Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-09-30

low pulllng a wagon bed over on to it'd
self. The bed had been removed from
the wagon and was laying on one side
on slanting piece of ground. Last
week Mr.. Goeldner himself was kicked
by horse and one leg broken in two
places. His good neighbors and friends
are going to see that his crops do not
suffer on account of him being unable
to work.
]. s. White and wife returned from
Chicago Saturday morning.
Misses Gladys and Audrie Eastburn,
of Hedrick, visited Sigourney friends
from Friday evening until this morn
ing.
S. M. Bootin, of Fairfield, is visiting
friends in this city
Mrs. G. Rakestraw, of the western
part of the state, is visiting at the
parental Cutler home in the south
western part of the city.
Rein Brown has returned from his
western trip.
John Stein of Osmond Neb., is Wis
iting friends and relatives here. He Is
little under the weather at present
and hopes to recuperate his health.
Sigourney is drawing a number Of
the retiring farmers from different
parts of the county, who have decided
to come to town to spend their declin-
ing years Thomas Virgins of White
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| The funeral services over the re-
mains Of Waldo Orrin Cline occurred
at the home of his parents in the
| southwestern part Of town at 2 o'clock
Friday afternoon, conducted by Rev.
Palmer, of the Presbyterian church. A
large crowd of friends were in attend
ance and the floral offerings were
called away at the age of 20 years,
| s months and 81 days. The disease
| that proved fatal, overlook him while
he was travelling with the Chicago
Amusement company, as one of the
| musicians. He was member of the
Sigourney band and the boys all at
tended the funeral in a body, march
playing funeral dirge. The band
boys furnished a big floral harp. Two
of the managers of the company with
which he worked, attended the funeral
| and the company then playing in Vim
ton closed from / to 5 o'clock on that
| day. The members of the company
also gave SIS to defray the expense
Of operation and hospital treatment.
His remains We're carried and laid
at school, He graduated from the
high school in 1903 and is the second
number to die. The blow Is a hard one
to the bereaved parents, and espe-
cially to the stricken father. He was
born and raised In this town and has
teen away but a few times and but for
few months at each time Every
| Eody knew him. The male quartet that
sang at the funeral was composed of
three of the members Of quartet in
which he sang.
Miss Ida Thompson is, visiting in
Winfield
j. w. Nolan, agent at the c., M &
st. P. depot, moved the first Of last
week into the property Of Henry Sey-
del, on North Jefferson street. Mr..
and Mrs. Seydel are making their
home with Mrs. Seydel's parents until
they depart for the west.
A lively crowd of young people came
down from Oskaloosa last Friday and
spent the day at the Mrs. G. D. Woodin
home.
Charles Startzman, of Topeka, Kan,
has been SPENDING a few days at the
4 home Of his father and sisters
The Sigourney high school have or
/ gained foot ball team and will soon
be ready for match game.
Ray Ellis has returned from the
!, west, and will visit here for while.
John Graft, of Des: Moines, has been
visiting the past few days at the home
OF Francis SHIPPER.
| Ray Utterback has moved from his
to live. near the home of his wife's
relatives.
The street fair matter has the APP
| pearance of having been settled. Last
I Thursday night at the council meeting
i the opposers of the attraction offered
to withdraw suit If the show would be
set off on a side street and not use the
space about the public square and
park. No arrangements Were made
however, as the council did not agree
i to what was asked. They felt that
having done all they could, in good
faith, they had nothing to retract Or
Saturday morning the day set for the
hearing Of the case in Washington, the
attorneys for the plaintiffs came in
4 and filed a dismissal of the suit. The
u company came in this morning. A large
i part of the paraphernalia is in place
and the rest being rapidly established
so as to be ready to put in a full per-
/ Torrance today on this the first day
4 Of the series.
Mrs Whit Jacobs, of Delta, is visit
4 ing at the home of her neghbor, Mrs
w I'll. Hamilton.
Row Barnes, of the northern Iowa
conference. visited the Methodist Epis-
copal church in this city Sunday morn
4 irg and helped with the mornings ser
! vices