Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-25

kaloOSa by MrS. ". II. stephenson.
Frank Kussart returned Monday
noon from two weeks trip to Kan.
sas, Missouri and Arkansas. He was
the guest of his cousin, Phil l.. Keen.
er, editor Of the Miner, at Scammon,
Kansas, and also called on his friend
Henry MCGEE, at Sloan Springs, Ar.
kansas.
Mr.. and Mrs o. ]. Lind have return.
ed from a weeks visit with relatives
near Keokuk.
Lockman and Lost Creek INDUCED
in baseball game at Lockman Sun.
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Smith, of oska.
loosa, were calling on Mrs. R. Fish
Saturday night.
G. w. Wilson having disposed of his
business interests here, will move his
family to Ottumwa in few days to
make their future home there Mr..
Wilson was formerly leader and ia
still a member of the Eddyville band.
To attest the value and esteem in
which they were held the members
of the Eastern Star order and their
husbands gave Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson a
surprise at the home of Geo. w. NIL.
Ter Monday night which was very sue.
cesful. The guests remained from s
till II o'clock and enjoyed themselves
with music and games. The following
were among the guests: Messrs. and
Mesdames r. ]. Oldham and F. M. ED.
person, Mr.. and Mrs. R. Riggs and
daughter, Mrs. Berde Butcher and
daughter. Mesdames Theo OFT, F. w.
FATS, Levi Baldwin, and R. w. Boyd,
and D. w. Ward.
Craig Pos, who has been working in
bakery at Oskaloosa, returned home
Saturday to stay.
Miss Mary Scribner, of Abba, who
has been visiting her brother, George
Scribner, at Hayden, and with rela-
tives and friends here, returned to AL
bia Tuesday.
Willis Pyatt returned Monday night
from three weeks trip to Marion
and other points in South Dakota,
and at once resumed his duties as
night watch. Mr.. Pyatt went up to
look at the country with view to fl.
Ing on claim in the land drawing, but
was not favorably impressed with the
country.
Mr., and Mrs. G. L. Phillips left Mon.
day night for a visit with relatives at
Moulton.
The following were the departures
for the st. Louis worlds fair Tuesday
morning: Mr.. and Mrs. N. B. Halo.
way, of North Fifth street, and Mrs.
r. p. Holloway, Mr. and Mrs. Ernie
Lyon and Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Coleman
of Cedar.
B. B. Beamer and daughter, Miss
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callers in Buxton Monday and in Os.
kaloosa Tuesday,
Mrs. A. G. Campbell and two grand,
children, Leonore and Llewellyn Ponte
OF Creston came Saturday for weeks
visit with their relatives, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. R. Kussart.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Richardson, OF
Abba, were guests at the parental
Thomas Richardson home at HAYDEN
Chapel Sunday. The elder Richardson
has been sick but is reported somewhat
better.
Mr.. and Mrs. Manter of Chicago
have been guests of the c. G. Paine,
home since Saturday night.
Misses Anna Waugaman and Grace
Hartman were Sunday guests of Miss
Iva SAlLu, uSdT TGkdy,
DR.. M. Long has been i'll with an at
tack of liver trouble at the Penick
House.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. q. Berry of South
Third street, and Mr.. and Mrs. Geo
Berry, northwest of town, drove Il
Abba Sunday and attended a surprise
party on ]. K. Plymate, step father O.
Mrs. w. G. Berry, the occasion beine
his nth birthday anniversary.
Jack Williams and family of Buxtor
were visiting relatives at this place
Sunday
Rev. W. R. Yard is assisting Rev. J.
F. Catlin, of Beacon, in holding a re
vival at the Baptist church at Beacor
this week. Mr.. Yard has it arranged
so he can be at home each day.
Ed Hawke Of Abba was visiting with
| friends here Sunday.
There will be an entertainment at the
M. e. church Friday and Saturday
nights, August 26 and 81. 1t will b.
given by the Gilbert Entertaining Com
pany, and there will be views of thu
Chinese Massacre of the Christians
Philippine war, the great Galveston
StOTLH, SdTTlG NdllOu smashing Tine
saloons, funeral of President McKin
ley. electrocution of Czolgosz, thu
historic fight on San Juan hill, tn,
Martinique disaster, bombardment o
Taku fort, China. etc.
Mrs. Anna Galbraitn, of Waverly
Missouri, who has been visiting hel
sister, Mrs. R. D. Hall, the past month
departed Monday for her home.
A crowd of young people drove to thu
Cedar Bluffs, near Tracey, Sunday an,
spent very enjoyable day. The fol
lowing constituted the crowd: Misses
Laura ponegan, Myrtle Norman
Laura Allen, Daisy Harding, Ida Hohl
Hattie Berry, Cora and Dora Hohl
Mabel Johnson, and Pearl Johnson
Messrs: James Norwood, Hubert Done
gan, Carl Odem, John Denning, Henri,
Jones, Archie Gray, Frank Berry
James Powell and Perry Norman. De
spite the rain all had fine time.