Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-17
Eddyville.

Eddyville March 16.-Under the aus
pieces of Pleiades lodge No. Is, Knights
OF Pythias, the Troubadours Grand
concert Co. gave musical entertain
ment at the opera house Monday night,
commencing at 500 and lasting till 10
o'clock. The instruments played were
first and second violin, flute and harp,
and the musicians were four Italians.
lady reader, Emily Louise Murray,
entertained her hearers with several
amusing selections, including one en-
titled "Pardners," and burlesque SER
mon on "Old Mother Hubbard" AS
an encore she recited, ga Boys Conclu-
sion." The program was divided into
two parts of five numbers each,
and the entertainment was a high
class and pleasing one. At it's close
an adjournment was taken to the K.
of P. hall, where dancing was in order
till one o'clock. About twenty-five
members were out, though many spec
tators were present merely to enjoy
the splendid music of the concert COM
pany. Among those present from 9th
er places were George Stacey and John
Logger, of Ottumwa; Mr.. Johnson, of
Marshalltown; Elmer Loeb and Miss
Roxy Saunders, of Abba; Miss Virgil
Bowen, of Oskaloosa; Claude Lanning,
Harvey Richards, Grover Cox, and
Misses Mona Cox and Louella Cashatt,
of Lakonta; Fred Johnson, of Pellay.
On Monday afternoon the school
election of the Eddyville district was
held at the city hall. G. G. Palmer
and G. L. Funk acted as judges and G.
S. Smith as clerk. The following
were the candidates voted for: H. &.
True and J. F. Hall for long term di-
rector to succeed Mr.. True, whose
term had expired; R. M. Beamer and
R. ]. Oldham for director to fill vacan-
cy caused by the resignation of G. E.
Schmidt; F. M. Epperson for treasurer
to succeed himself. A total of 1853
votes were cast, but about seventeen
of these were improperly marked and
had to be thrown out. The vote was
as follows: True, "a; Hall, rs; plural
ity for Hall, 10. Beamer, II; Oldham,
IL; being tie vote; Epperson, 1O2.
Messrs. Hall and Epperson were there
fore elected Messrs. Beamer and Old
ham having tied, the contest will be
decided by lot, probably at the meet
ing next Monday evening.
]. R. Kussart has been quite i'll since
Thursday with lnflammatory rheuma-
tism, being the third attack he has
had. He was taken sick at John
SCOTS sawmill out across the river,
where he had been working, and was
brought home Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w.. lowell, south of
town, were over Sunday visitors with
Mrs. PowelPs mother, Mrs. w. R. Mel
son in Oskaloosa
Miss Anna Burgess, after a months
visit with her sister Mrs. John Parrott
south of town, returns to her home at
Albany, Missouri, today.
James Page, of near Lakonta, has
been erecting residence in Lakonta
for tenant purposes.
Amos Roberts, of near Douds, visited
over Sunday with his father-in-law,
Francis Koontz, and other relatives
here. Enroute home Monday he stop
ped off at Ottumwa for short visit
with his brother, Geo. McClothlen
Mrs. A. J. Gardner on the county line
south of twon has been undergoing an
attack of tonsolitis.
Car Saunders, of Abba, visited with
friends here Sunday.
Miss Lou Warner, of Ottumwa, came
on Monday night for a short visit with
her father, James Warner, across the
river
James Prethro, the tenant on J. j.
Jager's farm, near Lawnfield, has been
a grip sufferer.
have preached at the Congregational
church Sunday on trial, did not do so
as he had decided to accept another
charge.
B. S. Beaner, of Bluff Creek, arrived
home Tuesday night from a two
weeks visiting and sight seeing trip
to Oklahoma. While there he was a
guest of his sons, Eugene and Leonard
Beamer, and his sister, Mrs. NJ M.
Fall. His son Leonard, who has resid-
ed in Oklahoma the past two years, ac-
companied him home and will spend
the summer with his parents.
M. J. Wing was able to be out a lit
tie Monday for the first time after a
three weeks siege of tonsilitis. Mr.
Fitzgerald, of Des Moines, who has
been acting as agent at the Rock 81
land depot while Mr.. Wing is sick, is
to be relieved by Mr. Grant, of Pella,
who came a few days ago.
w. N. Mintoyne, of Ottumwa, who
has been stopping here, was in Oska-
loosa Sunday visiting his aged father
A. P. Mintoyne, whom he reports as
not so well as he has been.
Mrs. Zed Oldham, of Harrison, Okla.
homa, is here for visit with her
daughter. Mrs. B. S. Lennon, who has
been quite poorly.
James Courson departed Monday
night for Seattle and other points in
Washington to spend three months
looking at the country with view to
locating. He expected to stop off at
Otley and visit brother and sister.
On arriving at Seattle he will take a
boat and go 100 miles farther. S. Stra-
| der, a relative of w. P. Broderick, and
who has been stopping here, left Tues
day morning to join Mr.. Courson.
Among the Ottumwa business call.
ers We're: A. E. Gaugh, John John
son and Harry Hodge on Monday, and
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