Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-01-19
NORTON & SMITH
immigration Agents First National Bank BIdu'

young woman had scented some clue
and was expecting her guests. Those
present We're: Misses Hattie Berry,
Ida, Dora and Cora Hohl, and Hazel
Ogden, Messrs. Frank Waughman,
Carl and James Powell, John and
Gibson. @
Mrs. Andy Baker of Oskaloosa, spent
Saturday and Sunday visiting relatives
and friends here.
Mrs. Roy Lafferty is reported as
| quite sick. ~
Will Snow of Oskaloosa spent last
| Thursday here, a guest of his mother,
Mrs. Mary Snow. and with other rel
| atives.
Frank Mantle was taken quite sick
Friday evening with an attack of
| heart trouble, which rendered him I'M
| conscious for about two hours. His
| condition was somewhat improved at
| last reports.
A. L. Surbuer of Bridgeport, was
quite sick with an attack of the grip
recently.
James Courson, who has been very
sick with congestion of the brain, re-
| sulting from the grip, was slightly i'm
| proved Saturday.
A party of fifteen Of Eddyville's
| young people drove to the Lou Per-
ry home near Given Friday evening
| ctllu Spelll .llle lSNSlillS, lSlulllll6 ool
| ing the early morning hours. On the
4 trip up side board gave way, caus-
| ing CONSERVATION in the crowd, but no
serious injuries resulted. The evening
was spent in playing games. The par
tv was made up of the following: Miss
es Mary and Ida Gunsaulis, Zetta
Culbertson, Minnie Jones, May Nc
1 giles and Pearl and Mabel Lyons;
Messrs. Harry Simms Carl McClain
John Jones, Cal Chord and Clayton
| Gunsaulis.
| g. w. Clancy of South Third street
was taken sick Friday.
The Eddyville Social club did not
meet Friday night, but postponed the
!; meeting till two weeks later.
The Chicago Lyceum Lady Quartet
which sang at the M. e. church last
Thursday night drew full house ant
, was pronounced an unqualified sue
cess. Among the selections mos
worthy of mention were: Evolutionary
! selections, THE Village Gossip
"When Your Light Goes Out" ant
! Palmer; quartettes, Dear Little Gu.
) pid," and "Old Black Joe;" solo, "Th'
!, Pilgrim Father" by Mrs. Palmer
This was the third number on the lee,
: ture course. The fourth and last mum
, Der will be the Arion Male Quartet
: March 10.
!, McNees & Lutz had a force of mel
/ hauling ice to the company store a
f Pekay, the latter part of last week
: About 16 men We're given employ
} ment. Frank Scribner has been hav
| ing men at work hauling ice for j. w
: Beard, north of town. Parties from
Y Centerville have been at work allow
t. the Iowa Central bridge taking out ic'
e to be shipped to Centerville. Quite ;
a 49,, caa -irnfr Nr,o
| ployment on account of the ice in
l dustry.
4 Mrs. Fred Osborne, west of town
/ who has been quite sick, is not mucl
: improved
Miss Maude Nair, after pleasan
/ visit with her brother, G. S. Nair, de
parted Friday night for Kirksville
Mo-, her home
e The bay team belonging to j. H. Mil
/ Ter ran away Friday Harry Mile
r and James Townsley had started TO
1 a drive into the country and whel
: near the home of John Kirfman the,
E alighted to tie up the horses tails
$ The team broke away from them an.
, ran away. Near the VIM Albaugl
2 home they broke loose from the bug
e gy and ran on to Milt Blake's befor
E quite long walk for Messrs Mile
: and Townsley, but they We're game,
} and after catching the team they too
Y it back to the buggy and fixing u
t the breaks as well as possible, proceed
e ed on their journey.
A child of John Messo of Los
o Creek aged about four years has bee
!. quite sick with congestion Of tn
t lungs.
e Jesse MorriS' little son, Howard, o
g Bluff Creek. isNmproying from his re
lcent attack ofNpNeumonia,