Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-09-26
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Sigourney, Sept. 23.-Rev. T. B.
Hughes and family spent their last
two days in the city at the home Of
A. N. Strain and George James. They
left for their new home in Agency on
Thursday.
Attorney T. C. Legoe, of What
Cheer, was attending to business here
Thursday.
A. L. Howell, of Hedrick, visited
here Thursday.
Trustee Hewitt, of Delta, was tran
sacting business with Sigourney peo-
pie last Thursday morning.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. speirs, of Mar
expect to leave for a western trip in
abotu two months, first visiting Kan
sas, where they have two sons and
where Mr.. Speirs owns considerable
land. Then they will go to California
and if they like the country, will
spend the winter and early spring.
sigourneys school children now
number 635 as shown by the census
just completed. 295 boys and 33S
by 43. At the school board meeting
last Wednesday evening j. W. Lesan
was reelected secretary. Thomas
Kelly is president.
| DR.. A. P. Johnson is rapidly recov-
ering from his recent injuries. He is
now able to be up an dattending to the
| office business.
| Mr.. and Mrs. w. f. snakenberg
have returned from a visit in Mime
sofa, where they have been spending
the time with Joe Snakenberg.
John Lewis, Charles Shanafelt, w
D. Beatty and Henry Witten have re-
turned from their northern trip. They
investigated land values in the
province. and We're so well p ased
that they Jointly purchased tract Of
500 acres.
Mrs. Dobie, for over forty years a
milliner of this town, has sold her
| stock of goods and will retire from
| the business world
4 The street fair controversy is draw
| ing to a close. Papers are on file ask
! ing for order of restraint, and the town
council and street fair promoters are
! cited to appear in Washington, Ia, be-
i fore Judge Clements, now holding
/ court at that place, and show why
they should net be enjoined from the
use of the streets and the alleys The
hearing to take place today at 1870
| p. M
William and Henry Albers. now in
trouble in Venezuela, charged with re-
] sistance of authority, of which the
large daily papers have kept the peo-
pie posted the last few days are sons
of j. W. Albers, retired farmer and
good citizen of this city.
Peter Weir and Magdalena Kock
! were united in holy matrimony at the
st. Mary's Catholic church here Sept
10, A wedding feast served at the
grooms home in German township
| shortly after the ceremony Father
Hauser officiated. The newly married
/ couple will take up farming at the old
| Weir homestead near here.
The Presbyterian church people
have contracted to have new windows
put in their church building Each
wear sees some nice fixtures added tc
this edifice and it is fast taking or
an excellent appearance.
The Rebekah lodge celebrated their
i 4Tth anniversary at their hall last
Tuesday evening. Mr.. and Mrs H. f
Seydel honored members of the or
sanization. were presented with
tokens of esteem, as they expect tc
4 soon leave this place, Indefinitely.
/ Mrs Francis Schipfer and children
are visiting at the home of Mrs
Schipfer's parents in Dallas, Ill. Car
Schipfer q cadet at the Annapolis
academy, will soon have to return tt
is about expired.
\ DIR. l.. H. Huxley and wife went tc
Lone Tree today to help the parents
of Mr.. Hnkley celebrate their goldeg
| wedding anniversary.
Fred Arnold has gon to California
for an extended visit with friends ant
RELATIVES.
Mayor ]. P. Talley is home after {