Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-06-18

Roberts, Ida, Cora and Dora Holly
Edna and Callie Gibson, Alma Gull
bertson, Pete Emanuel, Hazel Ogden,
Anna Waugaman, Maud Mayer, Grace
Floyd Lanning Walter Roberts, James
and Quit Powell, Quincy Myers, Will
bur Hall, Frank Waugaman, John
Denning, Henry Jones and Fred Glib
son; Rev. ]. H. Ragan, Mr.. and Mrs.
E. Stephenson; Mesdames Mary Moore
and w. o. Roberts,.
Mrs. E. A. McGaugh has been con-
fined to her bed with a cold and neu-
ralgia
Ed Plough, of st. Paul, Mimi, was
visiting with old friends here
Thursday forenoon, going from here
to Oskaloosa on the noon train. Mr..
Plough left Eddyville in 1886. This
was the first time he had been here for
eleven years, and he saw great changes
in the town.
Mrs. Carrie Dronesburg. of Missouri,
is here for visit of two or three weeks
with her uncle, w. A. Jones and other
relatives.
Mrs. F. E. Vance and baby and Miss
Sue Vance went to Oskaloosa Wednes-
day to visit Mrs Vance's sister, Mrs.
Geo. Gilchrist. The latter returned
home wednesday night, but Mrs.
Vance and baby remained until today.
Mrs. Otis Terrell has been quite sick
this week.
Albert Lennon, of Guthrie Center,
but formerly of this place, has been
visiting with relatives and old friends
here this week.
Miss Fern McNees has returned
from an extended visit with her sister,
Mrs. George Pendray, at Keithsburg-
Ill.
Judge John F. oliver and son, of
Onawa, have been visiting friends
here. The judge formerly lived at this
place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Chord, of near
Oskaloosa, Were guests wednesday OF
their nephew, G. S. Chord and family.
A wagon load of young people drove
up to the AL Simms home, north of
town. Wednesday night and gave Har-
ry Sinnms surprise. They arrived
about 8 o'clock, but it was not till
about 1880 that the return trip was
made. The evening was passed in
playing games. The following per-
sons composed the crowd: Misses Ida
and Marion Gunsaulis, Alma and Lu-
zetta Culbertson and Fay McNesse;
Messrs Fred Barnes and Cal Chord
Mr.. and Mrs. S. W. Page, of Buxton,
We're guests Tuesday at the w. P.
Gray home. On Thursday Mrs. ]. E..
Carroll and Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Lyons
drove to Buxton and spent the day
with them. Mrs. Carroll remained for
more extended visit
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. G. Liens. who
have occupied the Henry Criswell
property on North Third street the
past few months, have moved back to
Grinnell.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. M. Epperson, Mr..
and Mrs. c. L. Phillips, and Miss Grace
Grant departed Wednesday morning
for st. Louis to attend the fair. Miss
Grant was one of the fortunate ones
in the Eddyville Tribune contest.
Mrs. James Wylie and daughter, Miss
Eppie, east of town, accompanied by
Mrs. VIM. Hindman. of Ottumwa, left
the same night to take in the fair.
Ed Shields and family and Misses
Ida Welch and Ella Mefford attended
the wedding of Miss Lavada Shields
and Harvey Shields at Frederick We'd
nesday night The ceremony was per-
formed at the home of the grooms
father, John Shields, at o'clock, in
the presence Of about twenty relatives
of the contracting parties, Rev. Bates.
of near Abba officiating. At the con-
clusion of the ceremony an elegant
supper was served. The happy couple
VIII ieslue with lHe DTlueS parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Shields at Pleasant
Corners.
AS announced some weeks ago, A.
G. Rankin, the famous moulder- orator
will lecture at the M. E. church June
%, % and "a. Everyone is urgently
requested to attend.
Rev. and Mrs. w. r. Yard attended
the Central college commencement at
Pella and are visiting relatives at their
old home town this week.
Among the recent Ottufnwa business
callers were: Mrs. June Findlay and
little daughter and Mesdames Florence
Dunkle and w. P. Gray on Wednes-
day.
Frank Kussart, who has been. oc-
cupying rooms in the Nosler building,
moved his family Monday to Mrs. L.
M. Strange's property on South Sec
ond street.