Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-09-23
SATURDAY, September %, 1905

| them there and bring the Bible tc
church was a point that was empha-
sized.
The subject of reviews was well
discussed by f. L. GARDENER
Following a talk given by the
work, $3.44 was collected for state and
county work.
Prof. c., III. Atheide sang very
pleasing solo and Mrs Atheide pre-
scented the normal work in a very tell
ing way. Officers for the ensuing year
were elected as follows:
President-Wm. Nuesbaurn,-
Secretary-Miss Kate Yost.
Treasurer-Mrs. Lyman Meredith.
House to house secretary-Mrs. S.
N. Creech.
Home department-Mrs LaRue Van
Horn.
Primary secretary-Mrs. Delbert
Knight
Temperance secretary-Mrs. G. H.
Milligan.
Personal and Otherwise.
Mrs. Virginia Horn and daughter.
Beryl, have returned from Denver,
Colorado, where they have been spend
ing the summer with Mr.. and Mrs.
Findley Duff1eld and other relatives.
Mrs. Dennis, who has been spending
several weeks with Mrs. j. R. Wallace
has returned to her home in Des
Moines.
Mrs. w. j. Steckel returned Monday
from the east, where she has been
spending the summer with relatives
and attending the Chautauqua 1T
Chautauqua, N. Y.
Mrs. Hattie Minthorn, accompanied
by her little daughter, formerly of this
city, who have been attending the
golden wedding anniversary of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Peppers
of Ottumwa, spent Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. George Sewers and returned
the same evening to Ottumwa enroute
to her home in southern Oregon.
The marriage of Miss Mamie Lester
formerly of this city, to Arlo Combs
OF Red Bluff, California, took place
on Monday, Sept IL, at the home of
the brides mother, Mrs. Sarah Wal
ker, of Redding, California Mr.. and
Mrs. Combs will make their home in
Red Bluff, where the groom conducts
a cigar factory
Bloomfield. Sept %. = Mrs. James
MCGOWAN is err, Getting a handsome
monument at the grave of her late hus-
band, James MCGOWAN The stone was
shipped from Westerley, Rhode Island
and is a gray granite, weighing Is
TONS After its arrival at the depot
four days were consumed in hauling
it to the cemetery, @ distance Of about
1S blocks. The stone bears in round
lettering the simple inscription of
James MCGOWAN. When placed in po-
sition the total cost will reach $4,000
Four markers each weighing 1900
pounds, are also being placed at the
graves of Mr.. McGowans mother and
daughters.
T. P. Bence spent Wednesday in
Pulaski, where he was called to defend
James Gray, who was arrested for as
sault and battery with intent to COM
NIT great bodily injury on the person
of Robert Campbell. Gray was ar
raigned before Justice Reed and
County Attorney T. A. Goodson APP
peared for the state. The cause was
submitted to the attorneys who pre-
vailed upon the prosecuting witness
to dismiss the case at the prosecuting
Robert Campbell was also dismissed.
Mrs. John Bond left Wednesday for
Centerville to visit her father, John
Dunbar who is very sick
Paul Everly returned Thursday from
Fairfield where he has been spending
three months and will enter the
Southern Iowa normal, where he will
enron III lne COIu1l1eTCldl department
Lincoln Sanders has returned to the
military college at Lexington, Mo-,
having spent the summer vacation
with relatives.
Robert Boyd has purchased the
Stanley Hawthorne residence property
at consideration of $2,275. Mrs
Hathaway intends locating in Kan
sas.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. M. Smith returned
Wednesday from the Pacific coast and
other western points. where they have
been spending a couple of months.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Wray have re-
turned from Rush county, Kansas
where they have been spending a
couple Of weeks with relatives.
The Fortnightlv Whist club met on
Thursday evening at the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. w. L. Saunders. Mrs. John
Burgess won the souvenir spoon, and
Mrs. ]. A. Rominger was the subject
of consolation. The guests of the club
We're Mr.. and Mrs. T. c. Young and
Mrs. E. T. Mathews. Light refresh
ments were served.