Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-26
sIGouRNEY.

| ana family, former residents of this
county are visiting relatives here. He
reports as being about to dispose of
his Mahaska county farm and again
taking up his residence in Keokuk
county.
Geo. Richmond and family returned
4 Monday from their lengthy western
trip. They went by Southern route
and returned by the way of the north.
after havin gvisited in Kansas, Okla
homa and Colorado.
Mr.. and Mrs Otto Ogden, Of Mar
tinsburg, are visiting friends in the
/ city and attending Chautauqua. Mr.
Ogden is one of the enterprising mer-
chants of Martinsburg.
Herbert Biddleman, the Packwood
druggist, spent Sunday and Monday
with friends here, and took advantage
of the occasion to hear some good
music and lectures.
! DR.. Lamb, of Ollie, accompanied by
+ wife, were visiting in the city
and attending to business matters.
| Landlord Roop and family, of He'd
rick, attended the Chautauqua Mon
! day.
DR.. and Mrs. Taylor of What Cheer,
visited friends a few days this week
in Sigourney.
Hon. w. H. Young and wife, of He'd
rick, are visiting relatives and friends
here.
|
rick, spent Monday here at the home
of Mr.. Bertsch's mother.
Mr.. and Mrs. LATE Dudgeon, of
Competine, drove over Monday to Wis
it for few days.
| Hon. VIM. j. BRYAN, Hon. F. E.
White, and County Superintendent
Cap e. Miller and wife were entertain
home last Monday evening. Mrs.
Kleinschmidt is the daughter of Hon.
T. e. White
Rev Chevis and Rev. conartt, of
| Webster, We're in the city Monday on
Sunday school business. They also
made it an occasion to visit friends
and take in the Chautauqua.
Andrew Thorburn, Mr. and Mrs
Samuel Hurst, Geo. Hoyt and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jake Bowman Elsie
Bowman. Glenn Yoakam and Miss
Winegarden were visitors in tie city
Monday
Rev. w. N. Potter, of Ainsworth,
was visitin gamong Sigourney friends
last Monday.
VIM. Veitch, of Ottumwa, is visiting
his daughters and attending Chau-
tauqua.
John Shrader and family, Of Har-
i per, are visiting relatives and friends
| iE the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. S. Schaffer. of South
afelt home and attending the Chau
| tauqua.
Dr. Eastburn and children returned
to their homo in Hedrick Tuesday
morning after few days visit
i with friends.
IIedrick T,.e= -cy morning after a
couple of days visit with her brother,
Wallace illiams and family.
o. L. Thomas and wife, of Toledo
Ia. we're in Sigourney a few hours
Tuesday morning between trains.
Lee Harmed of North Toponish,
Wash, came in Tuesday for witt at
/ the home of his par nts here.
4 Monday dawne- bright and fair, and
early in the day teams began coming
into Sigourney from all dircctio MS
/ bringing hundreds of people. By noon
the town was full and all knew it was
to be the biggest day for the Keokuk
/ County ChautauGua. 1t is conserva-
lively estimated that five thousand
people came to hear w. J. Bryan. The
large tent was crowded to its utmost
and many had to remain outside. 1t
was hot place under the canvas
but the throng stayed thr oughout his
speech. He spoke on The Prince of
Peace" and demonstrated to his audi
ence that he was familiar with re,ig-
Ion and not stranger to the Good
Book. He was encourag ed througho
by strict attention and many express
sions Of approval from his hearers. He
came in about noon on an extra train
from the south and the man who had
been sent to Hedrick to meet him in
an automobile, did not find him. He
rode out to the grounds in a carriage
with democrat and republican leaders.
behind the Sigourney brass band, and
after them came many carriages and
vehicles of various kinds. The even
ing was spoiled by a high wind storm
coming up about ceven o'clock, fol-
lowed by a heavy rain which contin-
ued a greater part of the night All
though the night tenters were NOV
ing from one tent to another, and
from the grounds to town, in search
of dry places. The hotels and board
ing houses were all filled and many
went about the town hunting up
friends and acquaintance. A tree
was struck by lightning near one of
the tents and scared many of the
people out of the grounds Tuesday
morning r.any of the people gathered
together and left town for their
homes. Some who had intended driv-
ing home after the evening program
had to stand about till day light be-
fore they got started away. Before
noon on Tuesday the sun came out
and by noon the grounds were in very
good condition. In the afternoon a fair
sized crowd was assembled to hear
Robert McIntire on "Buttoned Up
People His discourse was excellent
and the crowd We're rapt in attention
, from the start until the finish. Many
are the listeners who are lou. in the
praise of the man. his eloquence and
power. Tuesday evening the program
, regularly set apart for that date was
given in connection with the one
, drowned out the evening befo e. We'd
, n 5day was the last day of this in
tellectual treat At 2:30 D. M, Fa ,hcr
) Vaughn convinced the people whether
, or not rs Life Worth Living?" and in
, the evening occurred the graduating
, of the normal class and an address on
: THE Reign of Law" by Judge NJ. j.
! Wade.
, The Monograms and Carbohydrates
r crossed bats in game of ball at the
Brown grounds at AIS Tuesday ev-
ening, and showed the crowd m in
teresting game. Score, 6 to in fav-
: or of the Contemporaries.