Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-10-08
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Eddyville, Oct. 6.-Married, at about
five o'clock, Monday evening. october
3. at the home of the groom's brother,
John Morris, on North Second street,
Miss Nellie Bicl1ford to Howard Nor
ris, the ceremony being performed by
Rev. j. H. Raglan, pastor of the Chris
tian church. ]. NJ. Jamison and Miss
Flora Danforth attended the couple
during the ceremony. The other wit
nesses We're Mrs. John Morrison and
two daughters, Ruth and Emma. The
newly welded couple will live with
the groom's aged mother, Mrs. Sarah
Norris, in a portion of the j. L. Crit
nth property. near the park. The bride
parents are Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Bick-
ford, till recently Of Eddyville but now
of Lockman. The happy young couple
are well known here and at
Coalfield, the groom having employ
ment at the latter place. They have
many friends to wish them well.
Frank Burns, who has been at Idaho
Springs, Colo. the past year, came
in from st. Louis Monday for an in
definite stay with his father, D. c..
Burns and other relatives
G. w. DeTar, of Grays Creek, was
an over Sunday guest of friends at
Marshalltown.
Sunday was the sixty-fourth birth
day Of Lewis Towhsley, and his wife
and children planned and carried out
u very successful surprise upon him
by inviting in IA number of Mr.. Gowns
ley's old war comrades and their
wives. A few of the intimate friends
kept him away from home on one
protest or another during most Of the
forenoon, and when he finally went
home for dinner he found about 90
people had taken possession, bringing
With them Il nice rocking chair and a
pipe. Dinner was served and a day of
much mirth and merry making was
PASSED. At about four O'Clock the
guests departed for their homes with
wishes for many more as happy birth
days. The following We're the guests:
Messrs. and Mesdaines J. Fl. Miller.
Wrl. Allison. Sr., B. f. Gordon. w. r.
Meeher, j. H. Miller, Amos Gray, J.
NJ. Ryan, ]. E. Fleetwood, Ben Towns
ley and B. e. Mick, the latter couple
being from near Dudley
Mrs. VIM. Cowley and Miss Daisy
Harding have been visiting with rela-
tives and friends at Charlton.
Mrs. j. B. Vaughan spent Sunday
at Leighton, with her sister, Mrs.
Nell Denberger; Mrs. Denberger has
gone to Lewiston, Idaho.
Hon. j, r. Lacey, republican nomi-
nee for congress, viii speak at Leg
gets opera house next Saturday
night, October 8.
Miss Mary O'Conhor was taken sick
Tuesday morning with All attack of
congestion of the stomach.
Born, Monday. October 8, to Mr.. and
Mrs. Nv. T. Reeves, Of Frederic, baby
girl
Will Homer who has been in Chi
cago,. the past two months, came home
Monday, to stay indefinitely.
Prof, G. L. Farmhouse, of Oskaloosa,
was in town Sunday
Among the recent Oskaloosa bust
ness callers were: Francis Koontz,
j. w. Berry. Frank Drew, l.. A. Rowe,
Mrs. c. G. Palmer and daughter, Miss
Pearl, and Miss Allie Gallagher, ON
Saturday; Chas. W. Fisher, Howard
Morris Carl Powell, Sam Williams and
Rock" Robinson on Monday,,
Mrs. Bert Armstrong. Or the Alec.
Picker farm, near K,hkville, has been
quite sick
..attorirey Paul B. Mason. transacted
45usii1ess In Ottumwa Monday.
Geo Elliott, of Ottumwa, was an
over Sunday guest of his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. j. N. Elliott.
John Smith and Will Chitwood were
sight seeing in Oskaloosa Sunday.
Mrs. ]. N. Elliott, B. S. Lennon and
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. A. Lennon attended
the wedding of their relative, Miss
Alta Snow, of Ottumwa to Mr.. Grant
of North Dakota.
The following We're the departures
for st. Louis Tuesday morning to at
tend the Worlds fair: Miss Manita
rell and A. E. Vance.
Among those attending the Adven-
fist camp meeting at Abba, in addi-
ton to those mentioned in previous
letters, were: /. R. Cox and family,
Miss Minnie England, James Watt,
James Beamer, Homer Padgett, and
Mrs. Kirfman.
Monday night for Chicago to spend a
few days on business.
Geo. Abbott, of Avery, visited friends
and relatives here Sunday.
j. s. Chandler was at Knoxville FRI
day on business.
Mrs. r. e. Holloway, Of Cedar, came
Saturday to spend a few days with
her son, N. B. Holloway, while her
daughter, Miss Stella Holloway, is in
Kansas on visit.
Joe Smeltzer and family and Miss
Lily Jones, of Los Angeles, Cal, came
Saturday for a visit at the parental
]. b. Jones home, near Coalfield. DIR.
w. w. Jones and family, of Kalona,
and John Jones, of Ottumwa, were also
here over Sunday, and participated in
a family reunion at the Jones home.
ed at Buxton the past year or two, re-
signed his position and returned
home Saturday. He and his mother
and brothers have been moving to
their farm north of town.
Sam Davis, north of town, has been
i'll with bowel trouble.
A new cement sidewalk has been
placed in front of the L. A. Rowe
building, occupied by the billiard hall,
making nice improvement
d. w. Ward, and w. F. Burns went
before the trustees of Harrison town.
ship, Mahaska county, Monday and in
duced them to change the voting pre-
cinct in West harrison, from Mucha-
KNOCK. The citizens of the north part
of town will vote this year in Mr..
Wards old unoccupied house on North
Fifth street, which will be much more
convenient.