Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-10-19
SALEM.

Salem. Oct 1.-THE sixth annual
convention Of the Henry county Sun
day school association will be held at
the Methodist Episcopal: church at
Salem Thursday and Friday, October
1920. Each session will be most in
teresting and profitable. A large at
tendance is expected
Friday evenine a large and appre-
ciative audience enjoyed the c. e. So
cial union quarterly meeting at the
Congregational church. A very inter-
esting program was rendered.
The Ladies Missionary society of
the Congregational church gave very
home Wednesday evening.
Mrs. Bales, Of West Burlington, was
in Salem last week.
Mrs. /. S. Guy and son, Manual, are
guests at the home Of the formers
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. Davidson.
Mrs. Brenzer and Mrs. Bolger. who
have been visiting at the home of their
father, Thomas Kook, have returned
to their homes at Davis City.
J. H. Lyle and wife are enjoying a
visit with Mr.. Lyle's nephew, S. I.
Stoner of Hot Springs, Ark.
Robert Dinsmore, aged nearly 80
years, president Of the Savings bank
of Salem, died at his home at Mt.
Pleasant, Tuesday evening. Funeral
services were held at the residence on
Thursday. Interment was in Sharon
cemetery. Lee county.
The Philomatic club and the Zeta-
leathean society will hold joint open
session at Whittier college chapel at 8
p. M, October "a.
The Salem cornet band gave a con-
cert in the park last Friday evening.
Mrs. Maycock has gone to East Troy
Wisconsin, for an extended visit with
relatives.
Mrs. ole Wilson and child, of Hills
kins home Tuesday. Miss Addie Haw-
kins. of Basco, ILL.,, who is visiting
relatives here, accompanied Mrs. Will
son on her return home.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Cochran, of Hills
boro, a fter visiting relatives in the
western part of this state, stopped with
their daughter, Mrs. Belle Jordan, at
Salem, Tuesday, 121 acres. SIS per
o. H. Cook sold his farm south of
Salem, Tuesday, 121 .acresfi SIG per
acre.
Mrs. Ella Krouskop and her son-in-
law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs Geo.
Merrill, of Denver, Colo, arrived on
Wednesday and are guests at the home
of Mr., and Mrs. H. G. Triplett, Mrs
Triplett is T daughter of Mrs. krous-
at home after visiting relatives in In
diana.
Mrs. William Gay, who died Satur-
day, was sufferer from heart
trouble. While for several days she
had been quite ill, her relatives an6
friends still hopes for her recovery
Saturday morning loved ones, gather.
ed around her, watched the last fleet.
! ing breath at o'clock her spirit
entered into rest. May Wfddi-
field was a graduate of Whittier
college and for number of years wa.
a successful teacher in the. rura
schools and in the Salem high school
She was married to William Gay. II
1895. and was devoted wife and {
dutiful daughter. She will be sadl,
missed in the home circle and by he
acquaintance. The sorrowing hus
band an aged mother, who resided
with Mr.. and Mrs. Gay, and on
brother, Mr.. Widdifeld. of Creston
survive her and have the sincere sym
pathy of the community. The funera
was held at o'clock, from the Metho
dist Episcopal church, Rev. B. G. Haw
!, kins officiating. Whittier colleg
alumni attended the funeral in body
Among the flowers was beautiful
floral emblem. token of love and es
, TEEN from the alumni. Intermept il
. the Friends cemetery.
Allen Gibson, of Indian Territory