Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-25
Phillips Big Store

Mrs. David Cowden was a sufferer
from rheumatism few days ago.
Miss Jennie Vanderzyl, of Pella, has
been guest of her grandmother, Mrs
Mary Homer.
Mrs, Nellie Gladson of Des Moines
came Thursday for visit with her
sister-in-law, Mrs. Gillian.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. o. Edwords return
ed to their home at Ottumwa Saturday
after a weeks visit with Mr.. Edwards
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. |. j. Edwards.
Mrs. 3. M. Cook, of near Frederic
who Is subject to attacks of heart
trouble, has been sick lately.
Miss Rena Watt, who has been
attending an industrial school at Ber-
rien Springs, Mich, the past Il
months, arrived home Thursday night
She will return to school next sum-
mer
Mrs. David Edwards, north Of town
has been sick for few days with
cholera morbus.
a marriage license was issued at
Oskaloosa last week to H. d. Gibson
aged 81. of Coalfeld. and Grace May
Barney, aged 10, of Oskaloosa. The
groom enjoys considerable acquaint-
ance here.
Earl Roberts, of Buxton, came dowr
sodluiudS 1isAt W SpGllu lew QdyS
vacation with his mother. Mrs. AL
Roberts.
The following young people of Ed
dyville and vicinity, drove to the
Cedar Bluffs, fifteen or twenty miles
up the river Sunday: Misses Ida Hohl
Hattie Berry, Laura Allen, Cora Hohl
Mabel Johnson, and Pearl Johnson
Archie Gray and Frank Berry.
The little two-year-old son Of Mr.
| and Mrs. Fred Wilcox has been having
an abscess on his leg.
Miss Elgie Banner, of Givin, came
down Friday afternoon for visit with
her grandmother, Mrs Mary Danner
| and her aunt, Mrs. Sam Williams, o:
North Third street.
Miss Ella Mefford and Mrs. Russell
Fish, who have been conducting the
| Pen1ck house since last spring, have
dissolved partnership, Miss Meffort
retiring and Mrs. Fish continuing the
business. Miss Mefford has left Ed.
dyville and her sister. Miss Sarah
Mefford, of Blakesburg, will come tt
Eddyville to asst in the hotel.
Mrs. James Vance, north of town
has been i'll. Her daughter in law
Miss Alice Belzer, has also been sick
Miss Ada Middlesworth went t.
| Ames Thursday for visit there.
Jap Timbrel, of Lost Creek, returned
Thursday from trip to Colorado.
George W. jaeger, of near Batavia
came up Friday from Ottumwa ane
visited with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
John lager, ST., and other relatives
returning home Saturday afternoon.
A new clothing store will be started
in the Cawley building about Septem.
Der /. Wormhoudt & Strickler wht
| have stores at Newton, Pella, and Ka.
| hoka, Missouri, will be the proprietors
and they will carry $4,000 stock O.
clothing. L. III. Stricken, of Kahoka
| Missouri, will move here, as will alst
Ike Wprmhnudt, of Pella, who is
brother Of the proprietor, Henr.
| Wlormhoudt, of the same place Mr.
Wormhoudt has leased and will NOV,
to the F. w. Steinhoff tenant residenc,
where G. w. Wilson has been living
| The first show to appear here fo
some time will be "a Modern Wood
man." which will show at the oper;
house Thursday evening, Aug. %, fo
the benefit of the M. w. A. Forester
of Oskaloosa camp, No. $50. Thu
play will be an unusually long dram;
of six acts. They will carry a cast o
Miss M. Irene Kissick, the popula
Oskaloosa actress. An evening of ful
and reality is promised.
Peter Vance, youngest son Of q. I
Vance, formerly of this place, but nov
of Pennington, arrived Friday for
visit with old friends.
Geal Tennyson and family Of Mis-
souri,, are here for visit with MI
| Tennysons mother and brother, Mrs
Tennyson of North Third street, an,
George Tennyson, across the river
Miss Jamie Farmhouse, of Oskaloosa
has been visiting with her grandpar
ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Scott
Oscar Hartman, Of Knoxville, wa
| here Sunday.
John jaeger ST., has been circulating
a petition, originated by D. M Ware
requesting the board of supervisors O
Mahaska county to establish votin
place In the north part of town. TIL
voters living in the north part of towr
in Mahaska county, have heretofor
been compelled to go to Muchakinoc
to vote except in city elections, bu
now that mining town is a thing of tn
past 1t would appear that the votin
place should be changed to Eddyville
Samuel Harding, whose hand wa
SO badly injured Wednesday in
threshing machine. is getting alon
nicely.
The following Eddyville people wer
recent visitors in the country: Re,
and Mrs. w. r. Yard, Mrs. Rhod
Brlsss, MIS-. Rose McDole and daugh
ter May, Mr.. and Mrs. Thee OFT, Mrs
r. j. Oldham, Mrs. G. E. Stephenso
and Mrs. Belle Walker.
Eddyville, Aug. 24-Clayton Chan
der on the Harshman place, south O
town, was kicked by horse Monda,
forenoon and his left forearm wa
fractured.
Mrs. 8. A. Stephenson and daughter
Marie, of Boone, were over Sunda
guests of Mrs Stephenson's broth-ir
law, G.. e. Stephenson, and on Tues
day they went to Pigeon to be th
guests of Mrs. Stephenson's father