Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-05-30
EDDYviLLE.

Eddyville May 29.--Died, Thursday,
May rs, at p. M. at his home about
three and one-half miles west Of town
in Pleasant township, Monroe county.
John Derks aged IS years, death be-
ing caused by senile debility, following
an illnea of eleven days. Mr.. Derks
was born N Holland. He came with
his family to this countrv years ago.
While crossing the sea several OF his
children took sick and died. and were
buried In the sea- He Is survived by
an aged wife and one son, Joe Derks.
Funeral services were conducted at st.
Mary's Catholic church at ten o'clock
Friday morning by Father Guinan, Of
Abba. Burial was made in the Cath
Ollie cemetery here. The pail bearers
were P. r.. Leeling, A. w. Keene, G.
L. Miller. w. II. Gray. Chas. A. Briggs
and S. FL. Lamis.
Mrs. n. H. Harris. Of Abba, and Miss
Alma Ramsay, of Oskaloosa. visited
Wednesday and Thursday with Mrs.
r. E. Grattan.
Mrs. Emma Swan was an ottumwa
visitor Sunday. at the home OF her
mother. Mrs. Emma Lhost, who has
been sick.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Bell returned
Saturday from a short visit with Mrs.
Bells brother, Geo. Shahan, near
Avery.
N. B. Holloway has purchased the
q. w. Mckinney property at the COR
ner OF North Seventh and Mill streets
This property consists Of residence
and three lots, Mr.. and Mrs. Hallo-
way. who have occupied the H. G.
True tenant property. on North Fifth
street. Will soon move to their new
property
Miss Mary schafer spent Saturday
and Sunday with her friend, Miss Jen-
ME. Mcpherson, in Ottumwa. Miss
MCPHERSON was assistant principal of
Mrs. w. S. Right and daughters.
Misses Edna, Mamie and Vera, went
to Lovilia Friday for a visit with
friends at their former home.
Mrs. r. E. Grattan and daughter,
Jeanette spent Friday with Mrs. r. II.
Harris, at Abba.
Misses Fay Watkins and Ruth Nor
ris returned Friday from a few days
visit with Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Nor
ris, at Lost Creek
James T. Johnson, Of North Second
street. returned Thursday night from
short sight seeing trip to Burling-
ton.
Eli Harshman OF Bluffs, ILL.,, has been
spending q few days here on business
and pleasure.
Miss Sadie walthall visited at os-
kaloosa over Sunday.
Mrs. Rose McDole and daughter
| Miss May, who were called to Missouri
Valley, by the illness Of Mrs. Law
renee Grigsby. returned home We'd
| nesday night. Mrs. Grigsby having
about recovered, was able to come
home with them for visit. Her sis
ter, Miss Susie McDole will accom-
pany her to Missouri Valley on visit
when she returns.
Henry Crisswell and family, Of AL
bia were over Sunday guests OF Mr..
CrisswelPs mother, Mrs. Matilda Crisis
WELL
T. T. Armstrong and o. j. Graham.
Of Des Moines, were here few days
ago.
wylie Fall, of Abba, was business
visitor in town Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs Owen Reese, of Hilton,
4 came over Saturday evening and Wis
| tied over SUNDAY with friends at Pc
kay.
| j. M. Ryan has disposed Of his store
property to Mrs. Adeline Caldwell
G. B. Koett, of Ottumwa was bus
mess caller In town Friday.
John Wilcox Post No. 1873, G.. A. r.,
accompanied by the Independent Order
| of Odd Fellows, Daughters of Rebekah,
Modern Woodmen, knights Of Pythias
and other orders will observe Memorial
day at Leggetts opera house Tuesday.
May 30, at Q p. m. The following pro-
| gram will be given.
Music by the Eddyville band.
4 Song by the choir.
Invocation. Rev. w. S. Right.
Song by the choir.
Reading orders by Post Adjutant.
| Music by the band.
Address by Rev. G. W. Hampstead.
Song by the choir.
! Memorial services by post.
| Music by the band.
The order will then form under the
direction of B. r. Gordon, chief mar
1 shall and march to the cemetery,
where the decoration Of the graves will
| be observed.
| Mrs. Earl True was guest Friday
of her sister in-law, Mrs. VIM. Addi-
son, Jr., at Pekay.
Miss Lulu Heard went to Oskaloosa
Saturday noon to visit her sister, Mrs.
| Nelson.
James Miller is building new resi-
1 dence on his farm in the vicinity Of
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