Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-30
EDDYvILLE. )

Eddyville, Aug. 26.-Died, Tuesday
morning, August %, at his home at
Pekay, George Harris, colored, aged
3G years, of consumption, after a lin
gering illness. Mr.. Harris had lived
in this vicinity for number of years,
HIS wife died at Lost Creek about
fve years ago. He leaves a son and
Q daughter with whom he resided.
The funeral was held Wednesday aft
ernoon at 2 o'clock. Short services
were conducted at the residence by
Mr. Robinson, of Pekay. Burial was
made in Highland cemetery at this
place.
Mrs June Findley was an Oskaloosa
caller Tuesday afternoon.
Miss Gene DeLong has returned
home from q visit at Oskaloosa and
Bussey.
Mrs. Dougherty and daughter, Miss
Ethel, of Ottumwa, have been visiting
with Mr.. and Mrs w. A. Torrey.
Eva, the little daughter OF Frank
Secress and Jennie, the infant child
of Albert Secress, have been sick.
Miss Grace Wickham. of Sabetha,
Kansas, arrived Thursday for visit
with her sister, Mrs. e. l.. Bay.
Died, at o'clock, Thursday after.
noon, August rs, at the home of his
parents on South Fifth street, the in
FAINT son of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Com.
stock, aged l year, death being due to
cholera infantum after short illness.
The funeral will be held this after
noon Mt 2 o'clock and the body will
be taken to Kirl1ville for burial.
Mo- ryfr Fl yoAI -,
Thursday from few days visit at AL
bia with DR.. Rounds, who has been
quite sick.
Mrs. James Lawless, of Des Moines,
came down Wednesday night to be
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs N. B.
McNeese, who have been quite sick,
but were reported some better yester.
day. The other daughter, Mrs. Geo.
Pendray, of Keithsburg, Illinois, who
has been here the past ten days. de.
parted Thursday morning.
FLOYD Swisher, of Grnnell was a
guest of friends here few days ago.
Mrs. Hayes and children, Of Val.
ley Junction, have been spending the
week with s. S. Scott.
Mrs. Mary A. Crispin. who has been
at Oskaloosa the past three weeks. re-
turned home Tuesday night. She will
go back to Oskaloosa next week to
spend the winter with relatives near
there.
Mrs. e. Byrum, of South Ottumwa.
has been visiting at the home of her
sister, Mrs. Clyde Sumner.
VIM Allison, ST., has been on the
sick list this week.
MIR. and Mrs. j. T. Glen were at Bux-
ton a few days ago called there by
the serious illness of nephew, who
has been having appendicitis
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Wilson sent
their goods overland and departed
Thursday for Ottumwa to make that
place their future hole. They have
many friends who regret to see them
move away
Mrs. Matilda Odem has been i'll with
some form of rheumatism.
Miss Minnie Jones returned Wednes.
day from two weeks visit at Bux-
ton.
Will Huntley had the first Joint of
the third finger on his left hand brok-
en- Thursday while loading some stone.
Mrs. Daniel Beard, mother OF John
Beard, on the Frederic farm north Of
Lost Creek, has been quite sick with
malarial fever.
Samuel Vanness has been quite
sick.
VIM. Woten, of Coalfeld, was in
town Tuesday. Mr.. Wotten is pre-
pairing to move his family to Center
vile.
Agent H. j. Wing, at the Rock Is.
land depot, sold about 40 tickets to the
state fair at Des Moines this week.
The following were among the mum.
Der who attended: Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Hartman, Harry Oldham, Mr.. and Mrs.
O. j. Lind, Lee Harding, Ida Welch,