Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-07-22
EDDYVILLE.

will be given here by the U. S. Carni-
val company from July 81 to August
under the auspices of the Eddyville
Commercial club. This is the COM
pany which gives the carnival in OF
tumwa next week. w. c. Morgan. the
here this week, and has succeeded in
making the necessary arrangements
for the street fair and harvest carni-
val, and big time is expected.
Agent j. H. Field, of the Iowa Cen
trail, injured his hand quite painfully
on a nail while handling freight Tues
day.
Caleb Foster, formerly of this place,
but now of Des Moines, was visiting
Eddyville friends Tuesday and We'd
resday.
Misses Anna and Hattie Hospers re-
turned to their home at Pella Tuesday
after spending Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. l. A. Wormhoudt.
Mrs. Daniel Beard, residing on the
Frederic place, north of town, is sick
with malaria.
John Shea returned the first of the
week from a visit with his son, Will
Shea, at Blakesburg.
The union services in the park Sun
day evening were quite well attended.
Miss america M. Sea, who is known
as the singing evangelist, conducted
the services, and preached an excellent
sermon Miss Sea also filled the pull
pit at the Christian church Sunday
morning.
Fred Elliott, who has been working
in a hardware store at Oskaloosa the
past two or three weeks, spent Sunday
at home
Archie Lewis and Miss Annice Find
ley, of near Buxton, were Sunday
of fr;a 1c hoy,
accompanied them home to spend a
week with Miss Findley.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. ]. Williams, of Ham
ilton, have been visiting. at the paren-
tai w. C. Ross home this week.
Mayor Grant Cowley purchased an
automobile Tuesday. He is the first
Eddyville citizen to own an automo-
bile. Mr. Cowley has had a number
OF machines on trial the past few
weeks.
Seven new. members were taken into
the church at Hayden Sunday.
Mrs. r. ]. Oldham and Misses Anna
Rohde and Harriet Gwin attended the
Chautauqua in Oskaloosa Tuesday.
Minos Powell, of Oskaloosa, was a
business visitor Monday.
Mrs. Taylor, on the Richie place.
south of town, has been on the sick
list.
A. Trotter, of Hamilton, formerly of
this place, was looking after his prop
erty here this week and visiting rela-
tives.
Harry Glen and Miss Flossie Glen
returned to their home at Buxton Sun
day after spending two weeks with rel
atives and friends here.
Miss Lenora Johnson departed on
Thursday night for Portland, Oregon,
to attend the exposition. She will be
gone for a month or more and will also
stop at San Francisco, Denver and
other points on her way home.
A. G. Bckford, of Lockman, was in
town Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. ]. Keefe went to
Prairie City Wednesday night to at
tend the funeral of a friend.
Mrs. w. H. Sumner, who has been
sick for some time. is still very poorly.
Mr.. Sumner has also been ailing for
several days.
Mrs. H. Carson, of Moulton, was a
guest for short time Wednesday of
her mother, Mrs. c. Cooper.
Mrs. H. R. Fortune, of Chillicothe,
has been sick at the home of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. c. Kirfman,
across the river.
Dell Vance, one of the five miners
who was blown to pieces by a dyna-
mite explosion at Des Moines Wednes
day morning, was a former Eddyville
boy, having been born on the Lewis
Harding farm, north Of town, so years
ago He was the second son of Mr.
and Mrs Joseph Vance. and a nephew
of Mrs. o. E. Smith, north of town. He
grew to manhood in this locality, NOV
ing from this vicinity to Des Moines
survived by his parents, several
brothers and sisters. and bride OF
but a few weeks. He was an indus
trious, bright young man.
Recent Ottumwa passengers We're:
Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Ross on TUESDAY
and Mrs. Hugh Clark on Wednesday,
Clyde Sumner and family visited
friends at their former home at Bluff
Creek Sunday
N. B. Holloway went to Moline, Ill.
Tuesday on business.
new invention in the way of q
brick making machine is being tested
was devised bv F. w. Steinhoff some
time ago. and is being used by Nc
Neese & Son. They have lately fin
ished making 10000 brick for the
Riggs Lumber company, and they arc
still turning out the product at al
times. The machine is a small anc
simple affair." which could be put or
the market for a few dollars, and ye1
will do work superior to the expensive
machines used in brick plants. Ce-
ment is the material used, and even al
inexperienced person can turn ou
many brick in a day. A new idea ii
connection with the machine is a core
in the bottom of the molds, thus max.
ing hollow place in the under side o.
the brick, SO that one-ffth of the ma
terial is saved, and in addition the
cavity furnishes a place for the NOR
tar to settle into, thus making {
stronger wall than can be made with
ordinary brick. Brick in different de-