Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-11-18
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Sigourney, Nov. 15-San dy Moody,
of ST. Louis, is visiting his father and
friends here.
H. j. Fish, of Chicago, is in the
city.
E. L. Root and wife, of Delta, were
in the citv Sunday.
Miss Anna Belle Needham and
mother, spent Monday in Oskaloosa.
Miss Iolene Lee left for Mt. Pleas
ant last Monday after having spent a
couple of weeks here with her sister,
Mrs. c. N. Pace. Miss Lee expects to
spend the winter months in Califor-
mia.
f. D. Snakenberg left for Montgom-
! cry City Montgomery Co.. Mo-, We'd
nesday to be present as a witness in
law suit. Mr. Snakenberg as clerk in
the bank, kept accounts for A. ]. NC
Elroy when he was in business here,
and will be used to verify his work.
| Miss Fannie Vittetoe is i'll at the
home of her sister, Mrs. A. j. Bens-
miller.
Joe Bensmiller and wife, Of Ottum-
wa, are visiting at the parental home
| here and expect to remain for couple
Of days.
Walter Hahn is on the sick list and
| has been unable to attend to his work
for the last few days.
A crowd of young people gathered
at the w. H Needham home Monday
! evening at the invitation of Miss Anna
Etna Johnson, who goes to new
home in the west in the hope of bene-
fitting her health.
Miss Ada Shean commenced the
winter term of school in the West
LATER district last Monday, with the
average attendance Of scholars.
Mrs. Robert Johnson and daughter
Miss Etna, left on the c., R. I. & P
! passenger Tuesday at about noon for
city they move on to Denver and will
make their home in either Denver or
Trinidad for the coming year.
Mrs. Henry Latter was hastily sum-
moned to the bedside of her daughter
Mrs. Calder Club in Phoenix, Arizona
the latter part of last week. Relatives
here have received word that she
reached her daughter at 2 o'clock on
Sunday morning. Mrs. Club is suf-
trouble and does not seem to improve
any. Her condition is considered dan
gerous.
Miss Anna Kelly began the winter
| term of school at the East Laffal
school last Monday morning.
The men on the construction work
, OF the new iron bridge for the Indiana
Bridge company, being erected or
South Skunk river, between Lancas-
ter and Jackson township, seem tc
be meeting with considerable discour-
agement In the work. The high water
has caused them delay and damage
! They loaded their large pump in q
/, boat and with three men in it started
to take it out in the river, aiming tt
cross to the further side, and pumI
the water out of the tube piers. The
| load was too heavy for the boat and i
sank in the middle of the stream. the
men only being able to save them,
selves by means of a guy rope tina
was stretched across the stream. Thu
pump was sought by dredging. bu
could not be found though they mad
a thorough hunt for considerable spac
UP and down the river near where |
sank The supposition is that tn
1 strong under current carried boat an,
pump away A new pump was order
ed and after a short delay they are a
work again.
! j. C. Foster, of Hedrick, was bust
ress caller in the city for few hour
Tuesday.
A. x. swenson. of ottumwa, wa
calling on old friends here Tuesday
and in the evening left for Wash
ington, Ia.
The Ladies' Aid society Of the Meth
odist Episcopal church will serve
chicken pie supper in the James build
ing on the north side of the squar
Saturday evening.
The vault on. the east side of tn
court house is receiving some repair
on the windows, something that ha
,, needed repairing for years.
Mrs Chas. D. White has returne
! from several weeks visit with he