Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-12-12
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were at Batavia and Ottumwa Tues
day.
Miss Mamie Wright is able to be
about again after a few days illness.
L. A. Rowe was at Abba Tuesday
on business.
Frank Comstock was business
visitor at Pella Tuesday.
3. G. Barnes, of Traer,. assistant
State Marshal clubs. was in town
Thursday looking after the interests
of the local organization.
The Masons elected the following
officers Tuesday night:
w. NJ, C. r. Hartman; S. W., j. M
Crosson; ]. w. S. A. Shaver, secre-
tary, b. W. Ward; treasurer, F. NJ.
Epperson.
On Wednesday night the Odd Fell
lows elected the following officers for
the coming semi-annual term: N. g.,
VIM. Allison, Jr.; ". G., G. S. Chord;
secretary, w. M. Stuber; treasurer,
John jaeger, ST..
Hamilton, visited at the parental W. G.
Ross home Wednesday.
j. F. Hohl. west of town. has re-
covered from an attack of the grippe.
Mrs Martin Emanuel and daughter
Miss Pete, drove to Buxton on Tuesday
on business.
The play, "A Burglars Sweetheart
appeared at the opera house Wednes-
day night under the direction of John
Corners. They play lasted about two
hours, was well attended and was
meritorious production.
| John Fleetwood who has been quite
| sick, is reported as worse.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Will Williams came
| over from Hynes Tuesday and Mrs.
Williams remained for a weeks visit
| with her sister, Mrs. James Dunning
A part Of the old elevator near the
Rock Island depot has been purchased
/ by S. H. Lamis, and he is moving it to
| the country.
G. c. Johnson, of Oskaloosa, visited
over Sunday with his family here.
Mrs. Samuel Williams has been ILL
! VIM. Parsons, of Abba, was in town
Monday.
Eddyville Dec GA daughter was
born to Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Whitsely,
Jr., north Of town., Sunday morning,
Dec. 8, but death followed almost i'm
! mediately. Short funeral services We're
conducted at the home Sunday after.
! noon by Elder G. w. Barnett, and
burial was made In Highland ceme-
terry.
1 The ladies' Aid society of the Con-
gregational church will meet with Mrs.
/ J. N. Elliott on Thursday afternoon,
t Dec. IA.
i Miss Duncan departed Monday for
] her home in southern Indiana.
4 Miss Ethel Mintonye was a guest OF
her aunt in Des Moines Thursday and
i Friday.
i Misses Case and Pearl Noe, who
Il have employment in Oskaloosa, spent
i Sunday at home.
i Duke Heki, after spending several
years In the west returned Thursday
4 night, and is visiting his parents, Mr..
: and Mrs. B. B. Heki.
1 Misses Fern Hartsuck and Emma
Riley returned to their home at Abba
Sunday night, after spending q few
days with Misses Goldie and Minta
Mater.
Eary McElroy visited over Sunday
with relatives in Oskaloosa.
Misses Mary Scribner and Edith Lee
returned Monday from Bussey, where
| they had been for few days visiting
Mrs. Maggie Brunt.
Mrs. John Wright and children, OF
.. Oskaloosa, were over Sunday visitors
with Mrs. Wright's mother, Mrs. l.
Middlesworth.
The Rebekahs elected the following
officers Saturday evening, to be in
stalled the first meeting night in Jan.
uary: N. G., Mrs. W.. M. Stuber; V
G., Miss Mabel Johnson; Rec. Sec.
Miss Lizzie Oldham; Treas, Mrs. R
s. jaeger. The Rebekahs expect tt
= drill Thursday night as they will have
, number of candidates soon.
Mrs. James Boden, of Coalfield, WHIT
I has been quite sick, underwent sur
. gicaI operation Monday.
Mrs. D. T. WORKMAN departed Tues
: day afternoon for Hezrum, Colo, tt
. spend the winter with her daughter
. Mrs Fred P. Moss.
The Christian Endeavors will have :
!, social on Friday evening. Dec. 8, at tn
+ home Of Bert Brodrick.
Miss Julia Conway. of Beacon, wa
:, an over Sunday guest of her cousin
: Misses Kate, Abbie and Mary Sulli
: van.
Charles Sturgeon spent Thanksgiv
VI ing and Sunday with his parents
o Extra, Audubon county
Miss Frank Funk opened the white
!. term Of school at Jefferson Monday.
a Miss Fanny McKanna, of De
n Moines, and Miss Rose Meany of OF
tumwa, spent Sunday here. guests
g their aunt Mrs. M. O'Connor.
Ell Miss Gladys belong is Ill, threaten
ed with pneumonia.
d The special meetings at the Congre
}, gational church. after continuing TO
n four weeks, closed Sunday night. Pas
tor Hampstead conducted the meeting
s alone most of the time the first -
: weeks, but he was ably assisted b
Rev. A. E. Kepford. of Des Moines
: during the last half Of the meetings
d The attendance was fair, and Their
were several additions to the church
: Rev. Kepford conducted a women
meeting Sunday afternoon, and thirty
# five women We're present.
n Harry E. O'Neil, president of tn
Oskaloosa & Buxton inter- urban rail
,f way, was in town Friday consultin
{, with DR.. F. NJ McCrea regarding tn
IS right of way through the doctors far1
e about Ave miles up the river north {
81 The Rock Island railway is erectin
\, q new windmill near the stock yards.
i Mrs. Walter Logue, of Sand Ridg
IS - Mrs. Geo. Myers, Jr.. of near. Buxtol
IoI has been visiting her mother, Mrs.
Ie - MI. and Mrs. Oscar Olson, of Or
tario, Ia. arrived Tuesday to visit Mr.
I'll OIson's mother. Mrs. Rose McDol
fir,t,