Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-04-22
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Mrs. Fred Elliott Miss Madonna Scott
and Robert OConnor.
On Refreshments-Mrs Frank Ep-
person, Mrs. Geo. L. Gillies, Mrs. T.
A. OFT, Ed Kussart, Karl Mayer and
Miss Mary Funk.
On Decorations-Miss Grace Hart
man, Miss Abbie Sullivan, Frank
Waugaman and Carl Powell.
Invitations-Misse Edith Terrell,
Jennie Pyatt and Nellie Toohey.
The commencement exercises will
be held on Friday evening, May 10.
The members of the class have been
busy preparing their orations.
Other Interesting Items
Rev. E. L. Mills, of Pella, will fill
the pulpit It the Baptist church Sun
day morning and evening, April 90.
Joe Roberts, of Ottumwa, came up
Tuesday for visit with H. M. Beam
er and other relatives.
Miss Ida WEIGH, teacher in the
fourth room of the Eddyville school,
has been on the sick list for some days
but so far has managed to continue at
her post of duty.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Westfall, of Av-
cry, were visitors Monday with Mr..
Westfalls parents, Mr. and Mrs. ]. c.
Westfall.
Lewis Harding, ST.. an old settler of
his bed about seven weeks, was able
to sit up some Wednesday.
j. S. Estes, of Sidney, came We'd
nesday night and is spending few
days with his tenant, D. w. Thomp-
son.
Earl Preston, of Abba, was a guest
Monday and Tuesday with G. r. Har-
The infant daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
r. e. Grattan has been sick for few
days.
Miss Emma Larson, of Scranton,
came Wednesday afternoon for an ex-
tended stay at the B. B. Palmer home
on Bluff Creek.
The Mahaska county clerk has is
sued marriage license to Marley E.
Thomas, of near Lakonta. and Miss
Sadie Patrick, of Mahaska county. Mr.
Thomas is a son of j. E. Thomas, one
of the prominent farmers of West Des
Moines township. A license to wed
has also been issued to Miss Edna
Cashatt. formerly of Lakonta, but now
of Oskaloosa and Edward Parcel, of
What Cheer.
Miss Fanny Black, of Stuart, came
and will spend the remainder of the
week here in the interests of a S. D.
Adventist society known as the Young
Peoples Christian association, of
which she is state secretary.
While Hubert Donegan was engaged
Tuesday in blowing out stumps with
dynamite on his fathers farm on
Grays Creek, large chunk of wood
struck him in the back making quite
a bad bruse
The following persons from this
place attended the Denmark Associa-
| ton of Congregational churches which
was in session Tuesday and Wednes-
day at the Second Congregational
church in South Ottunwa: Rev. c. w.
Hampstead, Mrs. w. A. Waugaman,
and son, Frank, A. w. Riggs, George
Hartman and Mrs. J. N. Elliott. Pas
tor Hampstead of the Eddyville
church, was elected scribe at the meet
ing Wednesday morning.
The Fortnightly club met Monday
night with Mrs. F. w. Fais and gave
the following program: Toxic and the
Imperial Family, Mrs. r. j. Oldham;
The New Woman. Mrs. H. ]. Wing;
Esthetic Japan, Miss Sue Vance; Lam
guage and Literature, Mrs. F. P. Eli
oft; Discussion on Japan's Education,
etc. During 1905 the club will study
| Germany, her history, literature, art,
| etc.
j. l.. Albaugh, of West Des Moines
| township, and John Cubit, of East Des
Moines, We're chosen on a special VEN
| Ire OF jurors to serve on the MahaSka
county court. Mr.. Albaugh went up
Tuesday and was excused from duty.
John Sandiland has also been serving
on the jury at Oskaloosa
The tenant property on South Third
street, owned by Mrs. Nancy Riggs
and till recently occupied by Fred
Grosson, is being improved with new
room, pantry, porch and cellar.
| The following are some late cases of
sickness reported: Mrs. John Black
wood east of town; Mrs. George Glib
son. of Coalf1eld: Mrs. M. NJ. Bay, near
Shaft No. IL, Buxton, and Mrs. Grant
Dye.
Herbert Breuklander, of Pella, was
here Monday on business.
! George Gogo, a Hungarian miner,
was badly injured in dynamite ex-
plosion at Lost Creek Shaft No 8
Wednesday He attempted to soften
/ some dynamite by warming it, when
an explosion resulted. He received
fifteen or twenty wounds on his limbs
and body. DR.. Vance dressed his in
juries.
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