Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-11-15
A. P. MINToNYE DEAD.
Father Of W. N. Mintonye, of OF
tumwa Passes Away.

EddyTille, Nov. IA. p. Mintonye,
Tor many years resident of this place,
died at his home in Oskaioosa about
Z o'clock Friday morning. Nov. ii. at
the age of "A years, 8 months and %
days. Adolphus Peter Mintonye was
born in New York state in July, 1880.
While a young man he went to Della
ware county, Ohio, and was married
there to Elizabeth Magee. After a
number of years. residence there he
came to Iowa, locating Ringgold coun-
1ty in 1855. A few years later he
came to Eddyville, and, except for a
year spent at Frederic, he has lived
here continuously since UP till shortly
after the flood of 1908, when they
removed to Oskaloosa and had since
resided there. Mr.. Mintonye was for a
number of years a merchant at this
place, being engaged in conducting a
grocery and dry goods store store.
He afterwards conducted a sawlnill
here. He became follower Of the
Baptist faith early in life while yet in
Ohio. He was a pillar in the Baptist
church at this place and was a. dea
con for number of years. This promi-
nent old settler of this locality was
taken sick a month or two after NOV
ing to Oskaloosa. For nearly a year
he suffered with cancer Of the liver
which developed into dropsy. During
his illness he talked much of Chris
tianity. He leaves wife and three
children: Geo. W., of Fairfield; w. N,
of Ottumwa, and Mrs. G.. J. johnson,
of Oskaloosa. He is also survived by
an aged sister, Mrs. Blake, who resides
In Oklahoma. Three sons, Jas J.,
Charles and Eugene, have preceded
him in death, the two last named dying
in infancy. The funeral was held from
the Baptist church in Oskaloosa Sum
day morning at 10 o'clock. Services
We're conducted by President Garrison,
Of Coe College, at Pella and Rev. w.
r. Yard. pastor of the Baptist church
here Burial was made in Highland
cemetery at this place at about one
being opened at the grave in order
that his many old friends here could
view the body. Mr.. Mintonye had lived
IN Iowa nearly fifty years and at Ed
dyville for about forty years.
Personal and Otherwise.
Mrs. Hiram Whitsel, of Sand Ridge,
has been suffering from catarrh.
Arrangements are being made by the
high school to give a lecture course
this winter for the benefit of the
school library.
Mrs. H. E. Dyke, of Anamosa,. has
been here since Thursday visiting her
brothers, Rufus and Sam Williams,
and with other relatives and friends
Mrs. Berde Butcher entertained
number of ladies' at a tea party Thurs
day night. The features were muisc
and light refreshments. The folowinfi
were the guests: Mesdames Thee. Ott
Clyde Riggs and H. r. Fortune;
Misses Carrie Myers, Bessie and Mary
Funk and Mabel Riggs.
Mrs. Tanner, of Oskaloosa, ar
rived Friday for an indefinite visit
with her sister. Mrs. j. Fl. Raglan.
Louis the past month seeing the
worlds fair and filling a position in a
hotel, arrived home Sunday morning.
Albert Johnson and Rev. w. r. Yard
attended a foreign missionary confer
ence at the South Side Baptist church
in Ottumwa Thursday. Rev. Yard
gave an address at the convention.
VIM. Smith, of Ottumwa. was in
town Thursday. Mr.. Smith has been
where he formerly lived.
Among the Ottumwa passengers
Saturday Were: r. B. Bickford and
family, John Lutz and Mrs Frank Old
ham.
Geo. James disposed of his, hack and
d1ay line Thursday to e. Nixon. Mr..
James will work on farm for time
at least.
Fred Osborne, west of town, has
been quite sick for some days, but vas
somewhat improved at latest accounts
Simon jaeger, of near Batavia, spent
Saturday and Sunday with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. John jaeger ST. and other
relatives.
The engine house at the Coalfield
mine caught fire and burned down
Thursday evening.
Rev. w. S. Right, the M. T.. pastor,
arrived home Friday morning from a
six weeks visit with relatives at Belt,
Livingston and Helena, Montana, and
Douglas, Wyoming. He reports a very
enjoyable trip. On Sunday he filed
his pulpit at the church.
Miss Olive Koontz has been ill for a
few days.
Tie Baptist people will have a week
of prayer this week to which all are
invited. Pastor Yard will probably be-
gin series of evangelistic meetings
next week.
Mr.. Vanderzyl. of Pella, came down
Creek, and to see his mother-in -law,
Mrs. Mary Homer, who has been very
low, and continues to grow weaker.
Miss Anna Briggs has been ill with
an attack of neuralgia.
Prof. l.. p. Breeder and Misses Ida
WEIGH, Anna Rhode, Clara True and
Cora Jansen, teachers in the Eddyville
school, were in attendance at a school
teachers convention at Chillicothe
Saturday. Prof. Breeder and Miss
WEIGH were on the program, their
subjects being respectively THE Ideal
Club for the Teacher" and School
Management"
I. A. Wormhoudt was at Pella to-
day.
Among the recent Oskaloosa pas
sengers We're: r. NJ. Beamer on
Wednesday Ebert Eppersop, Rev.
Yard and Miss Cora Jansen on FRI
day.
About thirty-five young people were
in attendance at dance given in the
Pythian hall Friday night for begin
ners.
Married, Saturday, November 10, in
Oskaloosa, Walter Acuff and Miss
Agnes Paterson, both of Lost Creek.
After the ceremony they went to the
brides home at Lost Creek, where a
surnptuous supper was given.
them. About forty guests were
present. The young couple re-
ceiyed many nice presents. The bride
is daughter Of Walter Patterson, of
Lost Creek The groom came here