Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-12-26

duties for a few weeks He was riN
ing IN wagon when he fell ON
aNgntlng on, the frozen ground WIN
sucn force as to break his collar bo{
a,iu renoer MIN unconscious. He w
taken to the home of his grandmotAAl
Mrs. M. j. Mater, where he is gettM
along very we'll The young men n N
prominent part in the high sch&
entertainment which was to have bA i
given at the opera house WednesdAI
evening, but on account of the acdN
| cent the program will be postponed
Indefinitely or given up entirely. 2
i Wilbur Hall received a new motor
cycle tuesday being the first one
brought to Eddvville.
Rev Wilson Mills, state Sunday
. school missionary for the Baptist
publication society, will preach at the
Baptist church SUNDAY morning and
evening. Dec. a.
F. w. steinhoff has leased his lot
Just east of Decker's livery barn to
Henry Biihler and the latter Is put
ting up building covered with metal
to comply with the fire ordinance.
Gilbert Epperson departed Monday
evening for Lincoln, Neb., where he
will spend Christmas with relatives.
MT. and Mrs. Miles Richards were
by the serious illness of Mrs. Richards
mother
Frank Culbertson's three months old
child has been sick with congestion OF
the lungs
B. B. Beamer and son, Leonard, of
Bluff Creek. departed Tuesday fore
Oklahoma. The former will spend al,
rev days at Jones. Oklahoma, on busi-S
ness, and the latter will locate on his
farm near Willzetta.
Artnur Epperson, who is attending
college at Grinnell returned Thursday
to spend two weeks holiday vaca-
ton at home.
social dance by the dancing club
was held in the Pythian hall Tuesday
night, and was enjoyed to it's fullest
extent by a good sized crowd, includ-
Ing several from Oskaloosa and Free
mont. The attention at first was to
have the Troubadours Grand Concert
Co, to appear here that evening, and.
after they had rendered their programt
the evening was to be devoted to,
dancing. However the Troubadcurs
could not be here, SO the dance was in
charge of the dancing club, Another
dance will be given Christmas night.
J. M. Crosson and A. L. Carson de-I
parted Monday night for Chicago tot
attend the fat stock show. Mr. Carson'sl
little daughter, Dorris went as far as,
Colchester, ILL.,, with them and stoIo'
ped off to visit relatives. Mr.. CarsoYo'
will also visit there enroute home Ts
Rev. T. o. Douglass, Of Grinnell wilt
fill the pulpit at the Congregational
church next Sunday morning and ev-.
ening, Dec. "a.
Miss Leila Beckman, Of Oska1oosa,
visited Miss Rena Ryan Tuesday.
VIM. Glass. who has been staying in
Ottumwa and taking treatments, re-
turned to that place Tuesday, after,
spending a week with his son, George
Glass and his daughter, Mrs. J. M.
Blake, across the river.
F. w. Fails departed Tuesday night
for Mogales. Arizona, to spend the
winter. While there he will be en-
ployed in store.
Miss Bessie Yeager and cousin, Will
Decker, of Agency, visited MISS
Yeager's brother, Prof. J. w. Yeager.
Wednesday and Thursday.
Daley Reeves, of Ottumwa, was a
business visitor here Wednesday.
Misses Jessie and Grace Martin and
Grace Barnhill, of Oskaloosa, attend
ing the dance Tuesday night, and WIS.,
tied friends here Wednesday.
James Shea, of Two Harbors MINI
arrived Wednesday to visit his pa
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Shea.
H. D. Wornhoudt, of Pella, was S
visitor in town Tuesday.