Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-05-07
FIRE DOES DAMAGE.
Flames and Water Cause Several Hun
dred Dollars Loss at Bonaparte.

dred Dollars Loss at Bonaparte.
Bonaparte May 5.-(SpeciaD-Fire
which caught from the chimney yes
terday morning did damage to the
house belonging to Joseph Scheyli
amounting to several hundred dollars.
ance. The principal dimage by the
fire was the roof and in extinguishing
this the contents of the house were
damaged by water. The house was
occupied by Rev. ]. L. Ayrault
The funeral services Of Mrs. Annie
Pip were held from the home Of her
father, A. Chapman, yesterday after
Jones. The interment was made in
the Bonaparte cemetery under the aus
pices of the members Of Chapter A. B.,
p. E. o. society, Of which deceased was
a member. Those in attendance at the
funeral froma broad We're: Thos
Chapman and wife, of st. Louis, I'D
Chapman. and wife, of Maysville, Mo-.
and C. P. Chapman and wife, of Can
tril The floral offerings were profuse
Thos. Rob-, Of Pennington, was a
business caller in Bonaparte yester-
day
Keokuk.
The condition of A. Mcdonald, who
was operated upon at st. Joseph's hos
pital in Keokuk Tuesday, for goitre,
was much improved up to last even
ing, and he is expected to return home
in about ten days.
Gerry W'hitmore and little son re-
turned to their home in Keosauqua
Yesterday Mr.. Whitmore has been
employed here, laying brick for the
water works pump house for several
weeks.
+. w. Boyer was a recent business
visitor in Keokuk.
Roy Stone. of Pennington, was q
| Bonaparte visitor yesterday evening.
The residence Of Thos. H. Hornback
| is being repaired.
A large barn on the William Cavitt
farm, near Mt. Sterling, was burned
to the ground about 8 o'clock last
night.
Bonaparte. May S. - ], r. Sherman
and S. H. Blackburn left Tuesday Tor
Des Moines to attend the democratic
state convention which was held there
yesterday. The former was Hearst
delegate and the latter an anti-Hearst
delegate.
Mrs. William Song and little baby
returned to their home in Keosauqua
yesterday. Miss Frances Callen ac-
companied them and will make a
weeks visit there.
\ Mrs. w. S. Edwards and children
left yesterday for Fairfield, where they
will visit several days with relatives.
Dave Matlock was a business visit
or in Ottum wa yesterday and today.
Mrs. H. H. Meek departed for Des
Moines yesterday, where she was call
ed by the illness Of her sister, Mrs.
J. K. Wilson.
i Mrs. S. H. Blackburn and Miss Me
4 dora Cresap have been chosen as dele
gates to represent the Bonaparte So
ciety of P. E. o. sisterhood at the
state convention which meets at At
1antic, Iowa, next week.
l Mrs. Ed Coolidge and little daughter
returned yesterday from Bentonsport.
4 The funeral services Of Mrs. Walter
Pipe were held Wednesday afternoon
from the A. Chapman residence. Thos
4 P. Chapman and wife accompanied
1 the grief-stricken husband and remains
: from st. Louis to Bonaparte.
! At meeting of the school directors
at the office of DR.. G. S. Percival Tues
day the following teachers were
! chosen for the Bonaparte schools for
the coming term of school: r. M
/ Story, assistant principal. Miss Cook
, of Cantril, grammar department. Mel
, lie Mcdaniel, intermediate, Bertha
$ kissing, second primary, Gertrude
: Robinson, prim airy. The principal. Mr.
Tass, was reelected at a previous
| meeting of the board.