Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-05-21

yuma, formerly of this place. but they
We're disappointed as the program had
been changed SO he preached the vari-
Gus evening. The following is list of
those attending Tuesday night: Mr..
and Mrs. j. H. Miller, Misses Berdie
Miller, Lucy and Eva Kussart and
Minnie Jones; Messrs. Ed Kussart, Ir-
vim Terrell and John Jones.
Newt Scribner, who has been in the
west for several years. returned
Thursday for a visit with his sister,
Mrs. Maggie Brunt, and other rela-
tives. Mr.. Scribner was in Washing
ton state for while after leaving Ed
dyville, but came here from California,
where has has purchased land.
The following Eddyville citizens at
tended the republican state convention
in Des Moines Wednesday,: Mayor
rGant Cowley, DR.. F.. E. Vance and
Hon. F. M. Epperson. The doctor also
went up again Thursday to attend a
medical convention
Mrs. Tom Denning has been confined
to her home this week, suffering from
complications.
Mrs. Martin Emanuel went to Abba
Monday to spend a week with her
niece, Mrs. Matte Guthrie.
Herbert Sheffield visited from Tues
day till Thursday at Bussey with Rev.
and Mrs j. c. Caughlin, formerly Of
this place.
j. E. Thomas and daughter. Miss
Lillian, of near Lakonta, We're Eddy
vile business callers Thursday after
noon.
Miss Laura L. Allen was visiting the
fore part of the week at Oskaloosa, a
guest of Miss Neva and Frank Penick,
formerly of Eddyville.
Mrs. c. A. Pos and daughter, Miss
Hazel, left Monday night for Pella,
where they are spending week with
relatives.
DR.. VIM. Bolibaugh, of osceola, and
John Bolibaugh, of Nebraska, were
ing with their cousin, Milan Balibaugh,
and other relatives.
Among the recent Ottumwa callers
were Dell Hoes, Mrs. Frank Oldham,
and Misses Ida WEIGH, Anna Rohde
and Laura Black on Wednesday; Mrs.
F. 2. Vance Thursday afternoon.
Among the recent Oskaloosa bust
ness caller from Eddyville and vicinity
We're: I. R. Cox, of Bluff Creek, on
Tuesday; Mr.. and Mrs. e. w. England,
of near Lakonta, Frank Kussart and F.
w. Steinhoff on Thursday.
Mrs. =. l.. Bay has gone for a visit
at her old home at Sabetha, Kans.
At latest accounts, Mrs. John Hay
wood, who has been quite sick with
liver trouble and complications, was
no better.
A horse belonging to Jacob Hoog-
endoorn. of Bluff Creek, got on to the
right Of way and was
killed wednesday by freight train.
Mrs. Maggie Brunt, accompanied by
her brother N. j. Scribner, who Is here
from California, went to Abba Thurs
day night and attended the graduation
of their niece, Miss Eta Scribner.
l.. A. Rowe has force Of men at
work laying new water mains on north
Fifth street.
At meeting of the EddyVille ceme-
terry association Thursday afternoon 1t
was decided to charge all persons not
members of the association SO cents
for burial permit. All that Is neces-
sary to become a member of the assoc
citation is to pay 81 annually. The as
ISOLATION now has about Is members.
The officers are: President, Mrs. J..
w. Seifert; vice president. Mrs. j. r..
Davidson, ST.; secretary, Mrs. j. w.
Seifert treasurer, Mrs. S. A. Oldham;
executive committee Mrs. f. M. Ep-
person, Mrs. H. M. Sprague, Mrs. j. N.
Elliott, and Misses Mary Schafer and
Hattie Koontz. The association meets
the first and third Tuesdays at the
bank. The association complains that
persons have been taking flowers and
shrubbery from graves, and they hope
this sort of vandalism will cease. The
organization is doing a great deal OF
good toward identifying the cemetery.