Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-12-03
EDDYvILLE.

of Des Moines, state attorney for the
Anti-Saloon League, spoke at the
Christian church Sunday morning and
at the Methodist Episcopal church
Sunday night in the interests Of the
league. The meeting Sunday night
was a union meeting. there being no
services at the Congregational and
Christian churches that evening. The
protracted meetings We're held at the
Baptist church as usual. Mr.. Houser
was listened to with interest by a
good sized audience. The attendance
would no doubt have been better had
more people known of the meeting.
ence was given an opportunity to sign
cards promising monthly donations to
the league.
Misses Bessie and Leila Dennis re-
turned to their home at Pella Saturday
after short visit with their sister,
Mrs. H. A. Bauman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adam Embling and
daughters returned Sunday from a few
days visit with Mr.. Enbling's sister.
south of Munterville.
Oscar Thompson's baby, north of
town, has been threatened with pneu-
monia.
Rev. j. C. Caughlan, who formerly
held the pastorate Of the M. e. church
here, but now of Moravia, was IN town
Monday.
Among the recent oskaloosa bust
ness callers were: Frank Epperson,
C. J. Schafer, Miss Goldie Mater and
H. A.. Baumany on Monday.
Mrs. Charles Rybolt and two chill
dren, of Abba, who had been attending
a family reunion at the A. Hiltabidel
home, returned to their home in Abba
Sunday night.
Miss Ethel Mintonye was i'll and I'M
able to fill her position as teacher in
the second room of the city school Mon
day forenoon.
Miss Eva Rector returned Monday
from a visit at Knoxville.
The Sunday school teachers meet
ing for this week will be held at the
Baptist church Friday evening, COM
mencing at GAS o'clock. Rev. Hemp
stead. the Congregational pastor, will
lead the meeting.
John Morris and family visited Sat
urday and Sunday with Mrs. Morris
sister, Mrs. J. c. Wright, at Oska-
loosa.
Mrs. Matilda odem, who has been
convalescing from severe sick spell
was taken out to the home of her
daughter, Mrs E. w. England, near
Lakonta Sunday.
John Haywood was taken sick with
] an attack of rheumatism Monday.
Mrs. r. E. Grattan and baby were
visiting with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Geo. w. Davis, in Oskaloosa Monday
and Tuesday.
Craig Pos was an over Sunday guest
of relatives in Pella.
Next Sunday morning Rev. Hemp
stead will preach at the Congregational
church on the following subject: eye
Cannot Serve God and Mammon." In
| the evening he will discourse on "The
/ Pertinent Precept of Paul the
Preacher The latter was to have
been his subject last Sunday night, but
/ the meeting was dismissed on account
of the lecture at the M. E. church.
| Mrs. Will Strube was taken sick
Monday night.
Mrs. w. r. Yard entertained the fol-
| lowing members of her Sunday schoo
| class in the Baptist church at dinner
I Friday: Misses Esther and Grace
Riggs, Hazel Pos, Mabel Jamison
Bertha Griffin. Vina Savile, Minta Sc
cress and Ida Scott. The hours were
from II a. m. till p. m.
Mrs. H. j. Wing has been sufferer
| from rheumatism recently.
Mrs. Ella Wright was an over Sun.
day guest of Prof. and Mrs. JOSEPH
Parks in Ottumwa. On Tuesday she
departed for her home in Chicago, af.
ter residing here nine or ten months
On Monday evening new secret 50.
ciety was organized here, being Eddy.
Vile lodge, No. 342 of the Modern
Brotherhood of America. This fra.
ternity formerly had small lodge here
but it had dwindled down. About two
months ago Jay Jones, of Iowa Falls
came here and has succeeded in work.
1 ing the order up to about thirty mem.
bers. Meetings will he held in the
Palace hall. The organization will have
the following officers: President S. A
Shaver; vice president, Mrs. Charlie!
Pos; conductor, R. H. McVey; inside
Waterman, Otto Mayer; sentry, Ernes
Norman; physicians, DR.. R. F. Shaha1
and DR.. Eppie S. McCrea; trustees
John Parrot f. w. Steinhoff and o. j
Lind. Mr.. Jones. the organizer, de-
parted for his home at Iowa Fall!
Tuesday night.
Recent ottumwa callers were: Joh1
PARROT and Paul B. Mason, on Mon
day.
Mrs. H. f. Keen returned to he
home in Ottumwa Saturday after {
few days visit with her parents, MI
and Mrs. c. B. Fisher
A. G. Bickford and son Ed, of Hick
DRY. were Sunday guests of relatives
here.