Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-16
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Conlee's stxty-ninth birthday anniver-
sary fell on Monday, April IL, and at
about s O'clock Monday evening her
neighbors and friends came in on her
at the handsome new home of her
son Mayor Grant Cowley, located next
door to her own, on South Second
street. She was taken completely by
surprise. The company had not for
gotten to bring with them a beautiful
mahogany chair, upholstered in leath-
er. Rev. Howe presented it to Mrs.
Cowley with a neat speech. Light re.
freshments were served. The crowd
dispersed hoping that Mrs. Cowley
may live to enjoy many more happy
birthdays.
Otto Mayer, who resides on the Os.
kaloosa road, has been laid up with an
attack of grip.
A number Of young people ASSEMBLE
ed at the w. A. Jones home on South
! Second street Monday evening about
8 o'clock;;to remind Miss Minnie Jones
that it was her birthday anniversary
The evening was spent in playing
games and other amusements. Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Mead, of Oskaloosa, were
| NhoiNilSo at ZIG pal CllIdl jules
and Mr.. Mead entertained his hearers
with some splendid vocal selections.
A supper was served. 1t, consisted of
peaches, cake and pops corn. The
guests took their departure at about
IL O'clock, hoping to be PERMITTED to
attend many more surprise parties on
Miss Jones. The following were the
guests: Misses May and Nina Regal,
Cora and Jennie Pyatt, Ida and Mar
ion Gunsaulis, Mabel Johnson, Fay
McNeese, Eva Kussart and Grace
Hartman Messrs. Irwin Terrell, Ed.
Kussart,S George Edwards and Guy
Nair. Is go 80.
w., W.; belong, the postmaster, has
| been confined to his home this week
with antattaek Of stomach trouble.
w. F,3Jager, of North Third street,
has bargained for the 1876 acre farm
of A. l.. Oldham, east Of town Mr.
Oldham expects to move his family
to California in October Mr. jaeger
and family will probably move to the
farm about March i, 1906.
The PekaN5 band boys We're here
Tuesday getting a group photograph
taken, and while here they favored the
people withfa, number. of well rendered
selections. IN, Their band has about IA
pieces. a.
b. church next Sunday morning, April
II, as Pastor w. T. Howe goes out to
Hayden Chapel to assist Rev. r.
Weese. of Avery, who has the Hayden
charge, in conducting quarterly meet
ing. The usual Sunday evening ser.
vices will be held. A5
Craig Pos, who with his parents and
sister We're at Pela last week on &C
count of the serious illness of Mr..
Pos sister, was here over Sunday.
Craig returned to Pella Monday night,
his aunt having died early Monday
morning.
Mr.. and, Mrs. VIM. Anthony, Of
Evans, who have been visiting Mr..
Anthony,s sister, Mrs Henry Kirtley,
at Pekay, were in town Monday on
business.
Mrs Avis Bourke has had one room
enlarged and porch built to her
property on Second street.
John Fleetwood, who recently pur-
chased Harry Saunders property on
South Third street, expects to soon
remodel it preparatory to moving from
the Jacob Yoder to his own property.
mont, it is said a
Dolph Templeton moved his resi-
dence Saturday from lot on Eighth
street to lots across the street which
he has purchased of Z. NJ. Epperson.
C. L. Clancy had the misfortune to
have horse so badly injured in the
livery barn Sunday night that it had
to be killed The animals leg was
broken in some way.r ). A. ~
| II Dick Barnett, north ofstown, who was
kicked. by horse 10 days ago, is able
ito be about the house, and is gradual
| ly regaining the use Of his arms, which
were paralyzed at first.
Horse buyers were taking in horses
| Monday. A colored man brought a
number of horses here from Oskaloosa
| Monday afternoon He sold the sad
die on which he rode to young man
of this place. Later the officers receiy-
ed word to arrest him, as the saddle
| was TO have been returned to the own
err at Oskaloosa. The man was placed
under arrest Monday right and taken
| to Oskaloosa Tuesday on the noon
| train.
Miss Lulu Heard, of Oskaloosa, has
been visiting her mother, Mrs. Sarah
e. Heard, and other relatives here.
Dell Hoes and little son, Bert, were
over Sunday visitors in Montezuma.
| Owing to the river being somewhat
on the rise, the council has been max
| ing plans for building levee along the
river front.
The pulpit of the Christian church
was filled Sunday morning and evening
by Elder ]. H. Raglan, of Des Moines,
who preached here two or three times
previously. The attendance Sunday
was fairly good.
Among the Ottumwa business call
ers were: Mrs Frank Oldham on
Monday and Dr.. e. L. Bay on Tuesday.
| Ebert Epperson has been acting as
deputy night watch in the absence Of
R. M 3Beamer, who has been, in Mis-
souri, on business trip. s5