Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-22

OOSCpu WdIHtTs ttiS
groom, came here from Kansas City
about eighteen months ago, and since
that time has been the efficient en-
gineer at the sand plant. He was ORR
ginally of ST. Paul, Minnesota. Mr..
and Mrs. Swintek are residing in the
BRIDES, property on North First street.
The news of their marriage came as!
quite surprise to their extended cir
Gle of friends, all OF whom wish them
long life and prosperity.
The large barn on the L.awnfield
farm. now owned by r. w. Walters,
of Abba, caught fire at about o'clock
Thursday evening in some unknown
way and was burned to the ground.
| The farm is occupied by n. II. Pad
gett. The fire originated in the hay
NOV, and was discovered by Fred
Padgett, who was in the stable unhar-
Messing his team. 1t burned so rapid
ly, however. that little of the contents
could be saved. About thirty tons Of
hay, some farm implements, and har-
ness belonging to Mr.. Padgett were
burned, together with a buggy owned
by Mr.. Walters. Mr.. Padgett carried
some insurance on the contents, and
| the barn itself was also no doubt
| burned. On Saturday night a straw
stack near the cemetery was burned,
making quite blaze and attracting
some attention.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. L. Mooney, who live
on the Ottumwa road, returned Sat-
| urday from weeks visit with their
| daughter, Mrs. Harry Green, and 9TH
err relatives at Creston.
| j. M. Vance of Eau Claire Wis, was
guest of his sister, Mrs. c. C. Palmer
last week while enroute to Maxon to
attend the golden wedding of Mr.. and
| Mrs. Jesse Snodgrass. This was the
. RrSf y had fpts
twenty-four years.
| While the band was playing Thurs
day night horse attached to buggy
| in the street became frightened and
gave jump knocking down G. S. Par
sons and little Rex Harper. 1t was
feared at first that the old gentleman
was quite badly hurt, but he soon re-
covered from the shock.
Mrs Patrick Meany returned to her
home in Ottumwa Saturday. after a
three days visit with her sister, Mrs.
Nj. O'Connor.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Will Stuber left for
| Waterloo Friday to be the guests OF
i Mr.. Stubers brother Charles Stubef
for a week.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Roberts, former
\ ly of near Eddyville, but now of Pitts
burg, Iowa, were over. Sunday guests
Of relatives and friends here
1 Mrs. Jas. r. johnson, Of San Ridge
has been quite sick, and her daughters
! living at other points have been sent
for.
] Walter Johnson of Washington
i Arizona, who with his bride has beer
visiting relatives here for the past two
weeks. departed Thursday night 70!
Mexico to accept position in stree
there. His wife remained here but
will join him in Il few weeks.
Il Cha rleS DaT a al, IN iltt of nelxa1opSa
was caller at the John Dcneghay
and John Blackwell homes last week.
! Henry Simms, who was quite badly
hurt about ten days ago by falling
/ timber while tearing down the OLD
4 shaft tower at Lost Greek, has about
4 recovered.
j A. l.. Carson was at Ottumwa ant
i Abba Saturday on business.
j Among the Ottumwa callers Satur.
day were: John Smith, Richard Jagel
and Claude Wells.
Miss Pearl Gosney, of Ottumwa. wa;
an over Sunday guest of her sister
Mrs. Henry Martin.
J, A high school literary society is be
, ing organized to. meet each alter.lat,
, Friday night to take the place of rhe
torcal work in the school. The frs
literary will be held September 30, an,
the public is cordially invited to at
tend these libraries.
Mrs. Avis Burke has been on thu
sick list.
! George Mahaffey and David Mattix
. of near Fremont. were in town Satur
, day. Mr.. Mahaffey reports that hi
, wife has about recovered from the at
tack of blood poison which she wa
suffering from some time ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Striekler an,
| daughter, Miss Emma, arrived iron
Kahoka, Mo-, Thursday to live here
They will go to housekeeping as 500
as they find suitable location. l.. Fl
,, Stricken. brother of Miss Emma. /
one of the new business men and h
has been here for some days.
!, The enrolment in the schol here
| quite large this term almost tire
hundred pupils being in attendance
among them many non-residents. Som
Of the rooms are considerably crowd
ed The following was the enrollman
by rooms OH Friday, September 16
High room 62, fifth room AZ, fourt
room 40 third room 40, second roor
46, primary 40; total 297. More pupil
may yet enter.
!, Walter Mooney drove to Fremor
) and Hedrick Friday.
Miss Ethel Noe, of near Oskalooss
, has been a guest of her sister, Mr.!
John Doneghay. the past week.
, Miss Annie Pidgeon, Of Salem, sper
Saturday and Sunday with her sister
Misses Eva and Julia Pidgeon, Eoln
I. from here to Oskaloosa to enter Pen
college.
George w. DeTar, of Gray's Creel
, was an Abba caller Wednesday,
Mr.. and Mas. Samuel Ryan, of Hick
Dry, We're in town Friday.
c. G. Palmer accompanied a shir
l ment of stock to Chicago Saturday.
: James Smith went to Ottumwa Fri
r day to accept position there
v Mrs. j. Q. Conner and children. {
y Knoxville, were over Sunday guests {
y Mrs. Corners sister Mrs. David Cow
den.
:. Mr.. and Mrs. Bert McDole, of Leigh
! ton. were over Sunday guests of rela
tives here, going from here to Ottun
5 wa to have an operation perforrne
upon Mrs. McDole. F
|, John l.. Nelson. the music ten CHI,
g and canvasser of Abba. who was kille
at Oskaloosa Thursday evening ha
+ been canyassing around Eddyville tn
I, past three or four months, and ha
!, made favorable impression upon I'll
people he met here. He left Edd,
vile Wednesday afternoon and droy
y, to oskaloosa with a team belonging