Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-02-09

+. Barnett Walter Logue and Joe
Barnett. The Judges rendered de-
cision in favor of the negative. AS
usual the house was packed. There
viii be at least one more literary if
not more. 4a'f
Attorney S. H. Klegg has been quite
sick, threatened with an attack of
pneumonia, Isl IL
Frank Clarlk's baby of Lost Creek,
has been sick with stomach trouble
Mrs. VIM. s. Barnett, north of town.
mad the misfortune to sprain her ankle
badly Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. e. Bootes, who have
resided res here since last August. are
preparing to move back to Kansas
City. Mr.. Bootes has been filling a
position as engineer at the Eddyville
sand plant
The members Of the Northwestern
band of Lakonta gave box supper
In their hall at Lakonta Thursday eve
ming. About $50 or 200 people We're
present. Including a number from Ed
dyville. The boys rendered a num-
Der of pleasing selections, after which
the boxes We're; auctioned off. There
We're 5S boxes in all, and the prices
paid ranged from s2.10 to 81. The
lady whose box sold for the highest
amount was to be presented with a
beautiful photograph album, and the
next highest water set. The prizes
We're Won by Miss, Kate Egan and
| Mrs. Will Holmes. The audience then
voted upon the most popular young
woman, and prize a one dollar cake,
was won by Miss Mabel Thomas. The
prize to be given to the LATEST man
IN the house was by general consent
given to Frank A. Coakley, a popular
young man of that vicinity. The prize
consisted of a package of tobacco and
a palm leaf fan. The entire proceeds
or the evening amounted to SAT. The
band boys may give a minstrel show
later.
Isaac Edwards has been quite sick
with lung trouble for the past week.
Mrs. VIM. Allison, Jr., who has been
sick for some time, has, recently had a
relapse.
Harry Oldham was in Ottunlwa on
business Thursday.
County Recorder L. L. McCord and
child of Oskaloosa spent Wednesday
in town calling on relatives.
Mrs. Elmer Darnell, who has been
very sick, was slightly improved at
latest accounts.
Hiram, T. b. and Frank Whitsell,
James I. Johnson, James Thomas, and
other farmers owning land in the VII
entity of the Sand Ridge school house,
have optioned their land to coal opera
tors.
d. c. Burns is able to.be out again
after his recent severe illness caused
by pleurisy, following an attack of the
grip and rheumatism.
Oskaloosa business callers We're:
Emmett Nixon and Mr.. and Mrs. Asa
Fisher on Friday.
The pupils of the Bluff Greek school
northwest of town, are preparing to
give a valentine drawing and program
Saturday evening, February 10, for the
benefit of the school library.
John Donegan's baby has been
having a bilious attack.
A. w. Riggs was a passenger to OF
tumwa Friday morning. Other pas
sengers south over the Rock Island
We're: Joe Warner, w. p. Broderick.
Miss Jessie Harper. and Mesdames
p. M. Fausnaugh and Fannie Cas-
satt.
Hurry and Early Grain, who have
been in Montana, Wyoming, Kansas,
and other points for some time, return
ed Thursday to Eddyyilie for an in
definite stay with relatives and old
friends. The former has been absent
about fourteen months and the latter
about two years. OF late they have
been in Kansas =, Sc IS, s.
Mrs. Caroline Briggs of Hayden
Chapel. has been ill with an attack of
neuralgia of the stomach.
Mrs. Lon Bickford, who recently had
the grip, had about recovered when
she was taken a few days ago with
an attack of peritonitis.
Abba.
Abba, Feb. S.--'David Harum," pre-
scented by the julius Calm company
at Kings opera house last Saturday
night, was well received by the large
audience, which was present to see
this popular play.
Today the district court will attend
to only the minor chancery cases. The
Jury is called for tomorrow and the
Cooley case will be the first one on
trial.
Mrs. Ed ]. Ramsay is still very Ill
at her home in this city.
Roy Willard left on No. 10 yester-
day for Corning where he will prob
ably assist in the drug store of his
brother, Yes willard.
Saturday the government registered
Ga degrees above while this morning
it showed 2 below.
Mrs G. M. Russell of Garden Grove
spent the Sabbath in Abba.
Frank Brogan of Oskaloosa, was an
Abba visitor yesterday.
Another visitor in Abba yesterday
was ]. C. Wilson of Burlington
w. r. Heiserman of Yuma. Colorado,
spent Sunday with relatives in this
city.
l.. A. Watts of Grinnell was trans
acting business in Abba this morning.
Ben S. Peppers and M. D. Shurley OF
Ottumwa transacted business in town
this morning.
C. c. Shepherd and S. d. Wilson of
Oskaloosa We're in Abba today on bus
mess
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