Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-01-05
little BITS OF NEWS
HORT TALES CONCERNING PEG.
PIE YOU KNOW.
The VICINITY OF OTTUMWA in BRIEF
trths, Deaths, Marriages, Movements
OF Your Acquaintance as Chronicled
by Courier's Staff of Correspondents
Who Know Whereof They Speak.
EddyviIle.

EddyviIe.
Eddyville, Jan. Mrs. T. w. Lyon,
living north of town. received wora
Sunday evening of the sudden death
of her father at DeKalb, Ill. tele-
gram only was sent and particulars
are very incomplete. Mrs Lyon and
her sons, Paul and Lewis, departed
Monday for DeKalb.
Rev. w. r. Ward. pastor of the Bap-
fist church, went to Blakesburg Mon
day to assist in conducting protract-
ed meeting there this week. The
minister was in Oskaloosa Saturday
visiting A. p. Mintonye. who formerly
lived here. Mr. Mintonye has been
quite sick, and Mr.. Ward reports his
as slightly improved by stull very
sick.
Mrs. N. B. McNees was taken ill
with an attack of neuralgia of the
stomach Sunday.
n Will McGlothlen of Ottumwa. spent
Christmas and Saturday and Sunday
with his brother, j. E. McGlothlen,
who recently moved from Mrs. Emily
Reeds tenant farm, west of town, to
the Hargesheimer place, just out of
town, which place he purchased last
Spring.
sa A team belonging to Richard Moore
of near Cedar, ran away Monday
morning. Mr.. Moore was driving into
town. The team took fright at a mule
near the school house and ran. down
Berdan street, across the railroad track
and continued west to First street.
The driver guided them into sand
pile near the ice house and no damage
was done, but causing considerable ex-
citement many believing the team be-
longing to DIR. e. l.. Bay.
= Miss Alice Dow and Charles Jolice
of Oskaloosa We're guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Harper, of Third street
& Christmas.
Miss Mcvey of Fremont was call
ing on friends in town last Sun
day.
Miss jamie Farmhouse and little
brother of Oskaloosa, came down Mon
day morning for visit with their
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H. Scott
on Second street.
The little daughter Of Jas. w. Nc
Crea, of near Lakonta, has been quite
sick with an attack of Group.
G. Z. Bland, of Rice county, Kan
sas, arrived Saturday for an extended
visit with his brother-in-law, George
Myers, ST., on Millers creek. Mr..
Bland spent Tuesday in Ottumwa.
Frank Culberson has leased Lincoln
MERGERS property on Berdan street,
near the Rock Island tracks, and will
soon occupy the same. Mr.. Mercer. IT
{ is said, will move to Des Moines, and
work on a farm near that place next
season
Mr. and Mrs. Jap Timbrell of Lost
Greek, returned home Sunday night
from Newton, where they spent Christ
mas with relatives. Mr.. Timbrell is
superintendent of the Lost Creek
mines.
Miss Pearl Moore, formerly of this
place but now of Knoxville, is here to
spend the holidays with relatives and
friends.
Craig Pos is spending the, holidays
with his grandparents at Pella, where
he formerly lived.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Toney of Bux-
ton. and Joe Kirfman and family OF
near Frederic, were Christmas guests
OF. Fred Wilcox and family.
Mrs. A. E. McGaugh left Tuesday
for Knoxville to spend a few days
with relatives. She was accompanied
by her nephew, Loren Geddling, of
Flagler, who spent Christmas with his
brother, H. r. Fortune, and with Mr..
and Mrs. McGaugh.
III Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson Burris of Os-
kaloosa We're Christmas guests of
Mrs. Burris' son, Clarence Hoffman at
route.
A. K. Besco, living on the Mcmillan
farm, one mile north of Pekay, and
one mile east of Muchakinock, had a
public sale Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Ieeling of Grays
creek, entertained the following guests
a few evenings ago with music on
sart. Miss Mary Miller, John Brunt
Miss Maude Miller, and Miss Jessie
DeBar
Mr. and Mrs. George D. Davis OF
Oskaloosa, We're Christmas visitors
with their daughter, Mrs. r. E. Graf
tan.
Mrs. Charles Booze of near Evans
Creek.
G. A. Lager spent Christmas with
his mother in Ottumwa.
Adam Geyer of Bussey was a re-
+ cent guest of old friends in this yicin-
ity.
c. W. Wilson and family ate Christ
mas dinner with relatives at Eldon,
] returning home Saturday.
Miss Sadie Cecil is spending the
holidays with friends at Eldon.
Mrs. Hattie Bowles of Beaman, was
Christmas guest of the Jas. Bo vles
home, south of town.
A. l.. Mercer spent Christmas and
SATURDAY ana Sunday With relatives
and friends at Des Moines.
A. L. Mercer spent Christmas, Sat-
urday and Sunday with relatives in
Des Moines.
y Bert McDole of Leighton was an
over Sunday guest of his mother. Mrs.
Rose McDole, and with other rela lives
here.
Mrs Howard Hedrick of Des
Moines spent Christmas with her
mother, Mrs. ]. w. Seiffert, and other
relatives Mrs. K. Hedrick of Ottum-
wa, was also a Christmas guest of
the Seiffert home.
Miss Cora Heki, who has employ
ment at Ottumwa, came home Friday
noon for visit with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. B. B. Heki.
The pupils of the school rendered
an excellent Christmas program Thurs
day afternoon, after which the school
closed until Monday. next week.
j. w. Gunsaulis, who has been wor
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