Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-18
Divorce Cases Filed.
EDDYvILLE.

Eddyville, Aug. 15.-Died, Aug. 10,
at her home on the old j. T. Newell
farm south of town, Lavina, widow of
JOS. Turner, ST.. aged 70 years.. death
being due to cholera morbus. Mrs.
Turner is survived by six children:
One son, Joseph, Jr with whom she
resided, and five daughters, one liv-
ing in Kirkville, another at Washing
ton, Iowa, and others at Des Moines
and elsewhere. Mrs. Turner formerly
lived at Kirkville. The funeral was
held Sunday, the body being taken to
Warren cemetery, near Ottumwa, for
burial.
Miss AIDA Hall, of Moravia. come
over Thursday to visit for a week
with her friend Miss Cora Pyatt. She
will be accompanied home by Miss
Pyatt.
Harry Gibson, of coalfeld, accident
ally shot himself with revolver We'd
nesday evening, while returning from
Buxton. The bullet passed downward
through his right leg and lodged in the
left limb. The attending physician
was unable to locate the bullet but the
young man is getting along nicely
Calvin Manning, Of Ottumwa, was
here Friday on business.
Died. Friday morning. Aug. -, at
the home of his parents on the old
Bowen farm, near Muchakinock, the
infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Noe
aged about three years. The child
been i'll about two weeks. Funeral
services were conducted at the resi-
dence at l o'clock Saturday afternoon
by Mr.. Arnold, of near Cedar Inter-
ment was made in Highland cemetery.
Mrs John Simms and Miss Victoria
Turner of Bussey, came down Thurs
day night to visit with Mrs. R. M.
Patterson for a few days.
H. r. Fortune, Theo. OFT, C. A. Log
err, and Walter Lafferty drove to Os-
kaloosa Friday and attended the ball
game between Oskaloosa and Buxton.
The score was Is to in favor of Os-
kaloosa
Miss Eva Richardson, Of Abba, has
been visiting at the G. L. Miller home
at Hayden chapel and with relatives
here
Henry Criswell and family, of Abba,
were here Friday and Saturday visit
ing Mr.. Criswell's mother. Mr.. Girls
| we'll also f1shed on the river.
Mrs. Arabella Truax departed Fri
day morning for ST. Paul, Minnesota,
| to spend couple of months with her
| son, U. G. Truax.
Ted Shea, of ottumwa, spent Thurs
| day afternoon visiting his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. John Shea.
JAS L. Myrick, of Bluff Creek, has
been building new porch to his resi1
dence.
Walter Johnson, formerly of Eddy
vile, but now Of Washington, Ariz..
came Saturday morning for a short
visit with his grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Gervais Fails.
| Miss Minnie Jones went to Buxton
Thursday to be the guest Of her aunt.
Mrs. Peterson.
Mrs. James Glenn was taken quite
sick Friday night with congestion of
the stomach.
Misses Minnie and Grace Leeling. of
Agency, visited from Thursday till
Sunday with their grandmother, Mrs.
Caroline Leeling, and with other rela-
tfves hereabouts.
A change in the management of the
company store at Coalfield has taken
place. Frank Jones, who has been
manager for time, is succeeded by G..
G. Stubel, who has been holding the
position of bookkeeper. Messrs. Jones
and Strubel were Saturday callers
here
Mrs. H. C .Albaugh, of Bluff Creek.
has been one Of the sick.
Adam Embling has stalk of corn
at his property on Ninth street which
| is IA feet, inches in height, His
neighbor, Mrs. H. M. Sprague, has a
stalk II feet, II inches tall.
Mrs. D. w. Thompson and children,
Of South Third street, and David and
Miss Hazel Schilling, of Grays Creek,
drove to Knoxville Thursday to spend
a week with relatives.
Peter Saville's daughter is a sufferer
!, from malaria.
Bids for the contract for carrying
the mails between the postoffice and
depots are being advertised for. No
bids will be received later than Aug
ust %.
Gervais Fails, son Of F. W. Fails, de-
parts soon for Rochelle, ILL.,, to visit
with relatives for week or two.
| John Jones, ST., of near Coalfield,
has been quite sick with an attack of
rheumatism.
| Mrs. Al Roberts was an over Sunday
| guest of her son Earl at Buxton.
/ Joe Chiffon has been sick with
i stomach and heart trouble out at the