Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-05-17
ELDoN.

Ottumwa, visited Eldon friends this
week and left for Pennington to visit
relatives at that place before her res
| turn to Ottumwa.
| During the past week many men ems
ployed by the railroad at Eldon have
| been laid off on account Of slack busi-
ness.
Mrs. w. A. Flowers was an ottum-
wa caller today.
| The Juniors entertained the Seniors
last evening at the home Of Miss Beth
| Tibbetts. three course supper WAS
served, games were played and the
evening was spent in a most enjoyable
way.
M. D. Shelby, Of Fairfield. was an
4 Eidon visitor today
A. " Buck, superintendent OF the
! telephone system, was over near Troy
this week, repairing lines and looking
| after business for the company. M
i Il. w. Hall left today for Davenport
on business.
Il c. G. Sparks was in Burlington try
ing a case in court recently
| G. A. Mann, of Sioux City, was In
the city on business yesterday.
e. e. Collins, of Cedar Rapids, was
an Eldon visitor yesterday. es
The w. G. II. u. will meet at the
home Of Mrs. Chas. Boxx Friday alter
noon, May 20. A good attendance -
, requested.
Il. J. Davis, of near Selma, left for
points in Oklahoma YESTERDAY.
There will bsya Inetiras S0f ifes ssorsp ~
zens of EldonEae W1ednesday asss1 s1ss-
at iMahaffey's opera house to arfe .ge
plans for the holding OF q Fourth Of
July celebration.
i Miss Blanche McTIaffey, of Fairfield.
came home today for visit with rela-
tives.
Miss Decca Lodwick, of La Mars, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. +. Phillips, OF
Il this city.
4 Geo. Cooper, Of Horton, Kan, is vis-
iting relatives at this place.
1 Mrs. Will Crawford and daughter re-
! turned home yesterday from Vlsit
with relatives in Floris.
Mrs. j. Enyart, of Eldon, is visiting
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. Voss,
near Ashland, this week.
}, Mrs. j. o. Hunnell Is visiting rela-
tives in Morayia this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Lutz and family. OF
!, Batavia, have moved to Eldon, where
they expect to reside in the future.
Mrs, r. I, Hammond, who W l'.l has s,s been
covered to be out again.
ALBA.
I Abba, May 14.--The remains Of Allie
Ramsay, who died at Dallas, Texas.
arrived in Abba this morning. The
funeral services will be held at the
Ramsay home in the Third ward to-
: morrow morning at 1880 o'clock. His
{ mother, Mrs. A. A. Ramsay, who is on
!. her way from Salt Lake, Utah, has not
arrived yet. She is expected this even
: ing on No. 4.
: Wallace Hickenlooper, who has been
3 employed by the American Steel co.
3 of Pittsburg. Pa, as civil engineer, is
visiting his, father Harrison Hfcken.
q chopper and other relatives and friends.
Mrs. S. s. Arnold, sof Charlton, who
. has been visiting her daughter, Mrs.
w. w. Trent, this week, returned to
!. home in Charlton yesterday on No. 2,
e Ed Delaney has SOLD his farm, which
,ilies west of Hooking to the Hooking
s Coal Co., for s45 per acre.
II Albert " Mendel, of Denver. a for-
! mer resident of this place, was visiting
: relatives and friends in town this
week,
Of the carpenter work on the Odd Fell
lows temple in the place of George
$ McCombs, who left town last week
very suddenly without leaving his adj
l dress.
I John A. DeMuth of Melrose, is in
Ill town this morning on business.
w. Il. Mitchem is visiting In Des
/ Moines. Ames and Marshalltown this
week /
7 Robt. Clapp, of Ottumwa, was visit .
: ing his mother and other relatives this
:. week
Mrs. Mack coons is visiting relatives
: in Aurora, Ill.
Miss Emma Strasburger, who has
e been visiting relatives and friends in
Y Des Moines. is home again.
t s, H. M. Byers of Des Moines, visit
t ed his sister, Mrs John Moore of Abba.
+ this week.
i Miss Ethel Swan, of Lovilia, has
8 graduated from Minneapolis hospital
4 as a trained nurse and is now at her
: home in Lovilia.,
Mrs. Jones, Of Hamilton hay been a
guest at the Pauline home Tthe past
few days.
The new main altar fo{ the new
a Catholic church has arrived Mass
: will be hald next Sunday morning at
+ 10:30.
Vim. Waechter. of Knoxville, was an
$ Abba visitor yesterday.
v A. Fl. Terry, the colored man who
e made break for liberty when Cheeks
o tried to escape from jail some time ago
: has been sentenced to four months in
h Jail for jail breaking.
a Rev. winthrop Allison will deliver
the baccalaufeate sermon to the high
s school graduates at the Presbyterian
: church Sunday evening. His morning
sermon will be What Think Ye of