Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-10-18
EDDYvILLE.

nome SUNDAY AFTERNOON, ana burial
was made in Highland cemetery, a
large concourse of sorrowing friends
turning out to pay their last respects
to the departed. George Osborne was
born on March %, 1888, at Redditch,
England. In 1S49 he emigrated to the
United States, living in New York for
four years. He came to this state in
1858. In the following year he went to
Kansas and spent six years there. In
1850 he came back to Iowa and has
lived hereabouts ever since, the past
SO years having been spent upon the
farm where he died. He was married
to Miss Ida Sterling in December, 1860,
who with four children and four grand
children survives. The children were:
May, who died in infancy; Mrs. J. w.
Free. of South Fifth street, and Fred,
W. H., and Harry E., all of whom live
on the home farm. Mr. Osborne was a
stone mason during his early days.
After locating on his present farm he
turned his attention to farming, but
for years conducted a stone quarry in
connection. He passed away unex-
pectedly some time Monday night, of
paralysis, aged II years and months
His death was not discovered till the
following morning. Mr.. Osborne was
one Of the highly esteemed settlers of
this locality with many friends.
cdGOb De wv iieei, VINO mas IlVeQ mere
the past three and a half years, ship
ped his household goods to Knoxville
Friday and he and his family have
gone to live in that vicinity. Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Morgan, who recently
moved from Lost Creek to Mrs. Emer-
eta Ernanueps property on South
Fifth street, moved Saturday to the C..
@. Palmer tenant residence which was
vacated by Mr.. DeWlnter. Mr.. Nor
1t,in 1,an an, H.. r.
as a stock feeder.
s. M. Davis, who has been sick for
some days, was able to go to Oska-
loosa Thursday to take treatment of
specialist.
Taylor Beatty departed Saturday
afternoon for his old home in Illinois,
where he will spend a week with his
relatives.
DR.. f. e. Vance was in Des Moines
Friday seeing T. q. Kidd, who is in
Mercy hospital recovering from an at
tack Of appendicitis. The doctor found
Mr. Kidd much better and it was ex-
pected that he will be able to be
brought home before many days.
Clarence Swan was an over Sunday
guest Of his grandmother, Mrs. Emma
Lhost, in Ottumwa.
Miss Emma Stricken left Friday
morning for Des Moines to accept a
| SOOu pOSillOll DIS department uldliSGF
in a store.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Bell We're at
Chillicothe Friday attending the fun
eral Of Mr.. Bells granddaughter, Mrs.
Harye McFadden, who died Wednes-
day, October u.
Dan Culver moved his family
Thursday from rooms In Mrs. M. j.
Matters property, corner Seventh and
Mill streets, to part Of Mrs. G. Stuart's
residence, on Fourth street.
Frank Kussart, who lives in Mrs. L..
NJ. Stranges property on SOUTH Sec
ond street, has installed a Phone, his
number being 3s.
Mrs. D. o. Clapp and two sons, Of
Abba, drove over Sunday and visited
with their relatives, Mrs. Ada Hard
ing and family.
Miss Alice Meeker went to Avery
Saturday morning to spend week
Miss Edith Conner, of Ottumwa,
came Friday to visit Mrs N. 3. HALO
way.
Mr.. and Mrs. Patrick Denning vis-
tied at Abba from Thursday till Sat
urday.
A meeting was held at the w. S.
Shinn home Thursday night to make
arrangements for holding the Wapello
county Sunday school convention. 1t
was QeClQeu " HOlu II IN the M. H..
church, the first session being We'd
nesday afternoon, October 10, COM
mencing at 2 o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Drew moved
Friday to Fremont. They have been
occupying the Gertie Clark property,
on North Second street.
Miss Ida WEIGH departed Friday
night for LaPlata, Missouri, for a
Short visit with her sister, Mrs. M. H.
Cox. She also expected to spend Sun
day at the worlds fair.
Mrs. Chas. Garrett and son Paul
went to Centervile Friday night for a
visit there.
Dr.. Eppie McCrea and brother, Jas.
Wylie, arrived home Friday from a
three weeks trip to New York, where
they have relatives.
Mrs. Carl Anderson, of Des Moines,
came down Friday to visit till Tues
day with her brothers and sisters, the
Welches. Mrs. Anderson will be better
known here as Miss Grace WEIGH.
Mrs. f. X. belong left for Minnea-
polls, Mimi, Friday night.
Mrs. Llewellyn, of Pekay, had Sc
we're hemorrhage of the lungs FRI
day.
Chas. Mooney, south of town, was
called to MarShalltoWn Thursday