Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-10-20


VIM. Atchison will leave tonight for
Cody, Wyoming, where he expects to
make his future home.
Jesse Critchfield, the fifteen year old
son of Isaac Critchfield, of Hilton. died
at his home Saturday morning of APP
pendicitis, and was buried in Oak View
cemetery at this place yesterday after
noon. His remains were accompanied
from his home by the miners union,
the Hilton band, of which he was a
member and large number of friends.
The funeral was one of the largest
that has ever passed through Abba.
Jack" Carruthers, who was injur-
ed by train some time ago in OF
tumwa, is able to around again.
Mrs. Rem Mcdonald, of near Everett.
Washington, Mrs. M. T. Arnold, of
Burlington, Kansas, and Mrs. Trenton
Coney, of Indianapolis, Ind, daughters
OF Mr. and Mrs. j. II. Love, have been
the guests of their parents on West
Benton street since last Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Hyatt, of Melrose have
purchased the Benton House with it's
furnishings and will conduct the same
In the future. Mr.. and Mrs. Benton
have moved into the Watson property
on East Taylor street
Mrs. I. B. Perry will entertain a
company of friends Thursday after
Mrs. Kate Ireton, of indianapolis,
Ind, is visiting her sister, Mrs. J. IT.
Love. The two have not seen each
other for forty years before.
Ben Mcdonald, son-in-law of j. H.
Love, and his son will spend next Sun
day with his wife here. Mr.. Mcdonald
Is commissioner to the worlds fair
from Washington and his son is COM
missioner of one of the buildings of
the exposition.
Henry Brown went to st. Louis this
morning to see the sights of the ex-
position.
Mrs. w. N. Moon, mother of Sher-
rod Moon, is quite low at present with
a complication of diseases and few
hopes are entertained of her Recovery.
The Ladies Missionary society of
the First Presbyterian church will
meet with Mrs. o. C. Dahlin at it's
regular monthly meeting.
+. c. Shaw was able to attend church
services last Sunday. His many
friends are glad to hear of this i'm
proVement in his health.
Abba, Oct 19.-The district court
will in all probability not Adjourn to-
day as was announced yesterday, as
the Hooking injunction case was not
finished yesterday but on the contrary
may consume all day today and ex-
tSiu oNCl lOutOTTOW. lW6uIy-elSnC
Italians took out their naturalization
papers yesterday.
The clerk granted a marriage per-
nit to wed yesterday to VIM. R. Smith
and Martha J. Snodgrass, both of
Hynes.
About a dozen of Albia's residents
went to Ottumwa to see the boxing
contest between Madison, of Foster.
and Care, of Chicago. They were
CO.. hot
from Foster was put out before the
first round was finished.
An Italian orchestra discoursed
some sweet music on the public street
yesterday. They also furnished music
for ball at the armory last night, at
which about thirty couple were pres
ent.
The P. E. o's. met in regular ses-
sion last night at Kings hall.
! G. G. Atchison and j. c. johnson
have opened a real estate Office in
Abba.
W. S. Fall. of Abba, is one of the
judges Of fat stock show in Kansas
City this week.
Bert Watson and Harms shipley are
attending the exposition in st. Louis
this week.
John and Lee Rowe We're visitors at
the worlds fair last week.
LII. MARI hoontZ ana VIE nave re-
turned from Beardstown, ILL.,, after a
visit with Mrs. Koontz's father, John
Coffman and other relatives and
friends.
The Cemetery association meets
next Friday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock
with Mrs. Moses Edwards.
John Vernon, of Charlton, transact
ed business in Abba Monday.
There are many bargains. but let 1t
be said in justice that the bargain