Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-02-02

ably take place from the late home at
2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. inter-
ment will be made at Pleasant Cor
ners cemetery, located on his farm,
where his first wife and one child are
buried.
Died, at 10 o'clock Sunday forenoon,
January 81, at his home at Frederic.
Charles Akers, of pneumonia. Mr..
Akers had resided in and around
Frederick for many years, formerly
conducting a store at that place. but
of late years had followed the occu-
patton of a coal miner. He Is sur
vived by wife and several sons and
daughter. One daughter Miss Estel-
la Akers, is trained nurse in the OF
tumwa hospital. Mr.. Akers was taken
sick a week or two ago with pneumo-
daughter, Miss Stella, and another
trained nurse had been at his bedside
for several days and all that medical
skill could do for him was gladly done
but to no avail.
Ernest Griffin, the six year old lad
ously ill with pneumonia and spinal
trouble, at the James Griffin home, is
in serious condition
Mrs. Charles Farmhouse Of Oskaloo-
sa, was a guest Saturday of her par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Scott,
MISS MdnlIa Harper Injured Lie StCs1
ond finger of her left hand quite sea
verely Thursday evening by getting
the member caught in the safe door at
the store. The first joint was nearly
amputated, but was replaced by Dr..
Bay, who has hopes of saving the
joint ~.
:, John E. Barnett and son James. of
north of town. We're at Fort Madison
Thursday visiting j. G. Steele, who
is confined in the state penitentiary.
A petition was circulated here a short
time ago, requesting the governor y TO
parole Mr.. Steele, and many signatures
We're secured. Mr.. Barnett states that
Mr.. Steele is looked upon as model
prisoner and enjoys the confidence of
the warden.
Jacob Alder is in receipt of letter
from his daughter, Mrs. Ed Coins, of
Lincoln, Neb., saying Mr.. Coins will
soon be given position as passen-
ger conductor on the B. & M. rail-
way.
As a result of over exertion caused
by running to C atch the east bound
train Saturday night, Agent H. j..
Wing was quite ill for a time.
Elmer Denning, east of town, was an
over Sunday guest of his sister, Mrs.
| 1. L. Hit of Abba. Mr. and Mrs. Hit
and Wm Wolf, who formerly lived
| here, will move this week from Abba.
to Cherry Dell. Mo.
David Duffy of Frederick, has been
ill with something resembling pneu-
monia.
The following marriage licenses
were recently issued at Oskaloosa to
parties residing in the south part of
4 %, and Armilda J. Griffin, aged 81,
| both of Pekay; Stephen G. Casper.
aged %, and Mary Birs. aged 10, both
of Lost Creek; Henry Barton aged 80,
and Maude. M. McCammon, aged "a,
both of Pekay; Herman w. Pike. of
Oskaloosa, aged 26, and Blanche Gar
rett, of Cedar, aged %; Walter HI.
Brown aged "a, of Givin. and Mary
j. Malone, aged "a, of Bussey.
/ Roy Long, a young man at Coalfeld,
/ had his right hand so badly mashed
in the mine Thursday that one finger
nail had to be amputated.
/ A son of John Ward. east of town.
has been very sick with an attack o.
the grip. Other grip sufferers are:
| Misses Fay McNees. and Sweet Mil.
ler Mrs. Samuel Akers and Mrs. Peter
Duffy, of Frederic; Dick" Riggs, Mrs.
R. E. Grattan, Tena. the little daugh-
ter of John Roberts, of Bridgeport,
Morley and A. P. Malone at Pekay.
also the babies of George and John
; Patrick of Lost Creek.
|, Jacob Free is getting better after
three weeks attack of the grip.
Mr. and Mrs Vim. Allison, ST., and
! little granddaughter Ruth Allison,
were in Ottumwa Saturday. Mrs. AL
lison will go to Ottumwa three times
week hereafter to take treatment of
a, specialist. Other Ottumwa business
5 callers Saturday We're: Il. M. Epper-
l son and Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Scha-
: fer.
Walter Riggs and family of Oskaloo-
: 1 s,,nd dow nj Mrs
r Riggs mother, Mrs. Nancy Riggs.
Victor MCGEE. living on the county
$ line south of here, has been quite Sick
for several days with an attack of APP
E pendicitis.
h Con Sullivan, Jr., returned to Kan
sas City Saturday after two weeks
r visit with This parents, Mr.. and Mrs,
e Con Sullivan. =
r Mrs. j. B. Barber of Grays Creek
v has been suffering from an attack o,
rheumatism.
It Among the Oskaloosa business call.
# ers were: Sol Phillips on Thursday
: and Asa Fisher Friday.
lures of the Epworth League musica
concert February 10 will be: Tit
:. Milk Maids March," by a number o
: little girls carrying milk pals, and I
d tableau. Angels Serenade."
Z Harry Hodge was quite sick tn
$. latter part of last week with tonsiliti
n and complications. The fve-year-olt
I son of Thos Albers. of Lost Creek, ha
O also been having tonsilitis.
S Guy Noble of Abba, stopped off an
d visited friends here Saturday night
$ while enroute to Oskaloosa.
If Miss Lucy Kussart was on the sic
IS list last week.
: Ninos Powell of Oskaloosa, was buy
is ing horses here last week.
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