Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-06-07
News of
Southern Iowa
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Gordon, of Woodland, California. in
which she says that their handsome
home was destroyed by fire Thursday
morning of last week. They succeed
ed in saving clothes, bedding and
valuable papers. but lost their books,
family Bible, and many other treas
ures. The fire is supposed to have
4 caught from a spark from tie chimney.
They expect to rebuild. Mr.. and Mrs.
Gordon formerly lived here and have
i many friends here who will regret to
hear of their misfortune.
Mrs. G. w. Culbertson went to
Chillicothe Thursday forenoon to
| spend a week with relatives.
Mrs. f. F.. Vance was an Ottumwa
business caller "Wednesday.
At the regular meeting of the
knights of Pythias last night arrange
| ments were made to observe Sunday,
June II, as Decoration day. The COM
mittee on arrangements is composed of
G. d Stephenson, Clinton Roberts and
| Ebert Epperson.
w. P. Gray left Tuesday for Belle
Plaine to canvass for a book publish
| ing house which he represents, but
was taken sick with nervous troubles
and returned home Wednesday night
Miss Minnie Page, of Oskaloosa, was
guest Monday of Mrs J. e. Carroll.
Mrs. Anna Palmgreen and children,
of Oskaloosa, We're here Wednesday
enroute TO Munterville to visit August
| Sandeen.
| Eddyville, June 6. - New time cards
went into effect on both the Rock Is
and and Iowa Central railroads Sun
day. The most important change in
| the Rock Island card will be in No.
2O6, the east bound passenger train.
Its time has been changed from 1908
to 9:07 a. nj. This train carries many
passengers TO Ottumwa from this place,
many of whom return on the 12:44
passenger. BY this change Ottumwa
business callers will have one hour
longer in which to transact their bust
ness IN Ottumwa. This train will cease
to be mail train, and No. 204, due
here at 2:57 p. m. will be made the
mail train instead. The only other
changes IN the Rock Island card will
j be in No. 203, the west bound morning
passenger. which will be two minutes
later, and the local freight going west,
which has been passing the east bound
passenger at this place at 10:0S a. M,
has changed to 9:55 a. m. The change
| in the Iowa Central time card has been
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much benefit to Eddyville people, as it
has for some time been impossible
to go to Abba over the Central and
return the same day. Much complaint
has been made on this account, but
the new car materially improves this
trouble Following is the new time
card: Northbound trains-No. /, pas
senger and mail, 6:10 a. m; No. SO
accommodation freight, $40 a. m; No
II, accommodation freight, 1920 p. m
Southbound trains-No. 2, passenger
and mail train, 9:01 p. m; No. 6S-
| accommodation freight, 6:55 a. m; No
10, accommodation freight, 12:45 p. m
In addition tothe above trains the fast
| passenger and fast freight, which dc
not stop here except en- orders or fol
water, will be continued, although the
time of all of the fast trains have been
more or less altered except that of the
fast passenger going north, which will
remain the same. 1t will also be noticed
l that the time of the two mail trains
has been changed, No. 1 going twenty
!, one minutes earlier in the morning
and No. 2 returning eleven minutes
later at night These trains have also
added Pullman coaches.
Born, Thursday, June 2, to Mr.. and
Mrs. William Rutan, of Pekay, q
, nine pound hoy.
Mrs. John Ward, east of town, was
an over Sunday visitor with her moth
er, who resides about four miles north
: of Ottumwa.
.. A. M. Lafferty left Friday for Sioux
City to attend Grand Lodge Of the A
f. & A. M. order as a delegate of Ed.
, dyville Lodge No. "a. Mr.. Lafferty will
be absent about week.
Miss Ida WEIGH, teacher in the fourth
room of the city schools. who was SO
fortunate as to win trip in the Cour
ier's great worlds fair contest. expects
j to attend the exposition in July. Among
the other people of Eddyville who ex
pect to take in the fair are: Mrs
Georgia Boyd and Miss Grace Grant
who recently won in the Eddyville
Tribune's contest, and w. w. DeLone
and family.
Mrs. B. B. Beamer, of Bluff Creek
departed Thursday night for Oklahoma
, to visit with her son, Eugene Beamer
and other relatives.
Rev. w. L. Howe was at Winthrop
I Friday and Saturday taking part il
! the high school commencement. The
orations were delivered at the schoo
house Friday afternoon and during the
evening Rev. Howe gave a program o.
select readings.
Charles Stuber, of near Dudley was
in town Thursday circulating papeI
/ to secure funds with which to build {
new Methodist Episcopal church a
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