Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-01-31
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Jan. 3U.-C. Is. F1Sher, one
of the old settlers of this locality.
First street. at about 1880 o'clock Sat
urday evening. after a prolonged ILL
ness Of several months from cancer of
the stomach. He had been growing
weaker for several days SO his death
was expected by those attending him.
Mr.. Fisher was for years engaged in
farming in the vicinity of where La
konta is now located. About two
years ago he moved to town and had
lived here since. He leaves a wife and
a number of children, among them be-
ing Mrs. H. E. Keen, of Ottumwa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cordie Garfield, of OF
tumwa, We're over Sunday guests of
the c.. NJ. Garfield home, on North
Third street.
Mrs. Charles Akers, of Frederick,
has been suffering from an attack Of
pleurisy.
Craig Pos, Cal Chord, and Frank
Corywell attended the show, ~.
Missouri Girl" in Oskaloosa Friday
night. Mr.. Chord was also a guest Of
his friend, Geo. w. Miller.
Miss Lily Lore, the youngest daugh-
ter of Levi Lore, south of town, has
been Ill with the grip.
The dancing club rave a dance in
the Pythian hall Friday night. The
Metropolitan orchestra from Oskaloosa
furnished the music.
Ell Harshman, Of Bluffs, Illinois, for
merly of this place, is spending a few
days here ON business.
Frank Stanaker, who has been Wis
iting his sister, Mrs. H. A. Bauman,
and other relatives h~ereabouts the
past week, left Saturday night for
Pella to visit his mother after which
he will depart for his home in In
diana.
Mrs, Frank Chisman, south of town.
returned Friday from a short visit with
her mother, Mrs. Florence Dunkle, of
Ottumwa.
Mrs. George Berry, of Bluff Creek,
was taken quite sick Friday night.
Mrs. F. q. Kidd and Miss Clara True
spent Saturday with the latter's sister,
Mrs. Theodore Inskeep in Ottumwa.
Miss 10 Dunning, of Chillicothe, was
an " Sunday guest of her friend,
Miss Grace Burns.
The baby of Geo. w. Barnett, north
of town, has been sick with an attack
of congestion of the lungs.
Jashua Emanuel, east of town, was
an Abba caller Saturday.
Miss Flora Danforth entertained at a
spook party at her home on Ninth
street Saturday night. The hours were
from z till II. Cards were played anG
refreshments were served.
Kill Lane, of Chilicothe, was an over
Sunday guest of Karl Mayer, Gid Leel-
ing and other friends here.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. C. Wright, of Oska-
loosa, We're here Wednesday attending
the funeral Of the formers daughter
Mrs. Otis Terrell.
Fin Bickford was sick the latter
part of last week suffering from an at
tack Of lumbago.
Miss Lizzie Brown was at Ottumwe
Friday visiting her cousin, who has
been sick.
Attorney J. F. Hall has been unable
to be out for several days on account
Of a siege Of quinsy.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. 2. Kidd will soor
move AVA from Eddvville, Mr.. kidt
having sold his farm Saturday to Mr.
Keefe, of Colfax. An invoice of tht
stock will be taken at once, and thu
new proprietor will at once tak'
charge. He and his wife will then be
come residents of this place. Mr., an
Mrs. Kidd AVE made many friends
during their two years residence hers
and all regret to see them move away
Rev. Right took for his subject a
the ~protracted meeting at the NJ. L
church Sunday morning, Doubt" Il
the evening he preached on Excuses
to a good sized congregation.
r.. M. Young, one of E~ddyville's oil
settlers, has been i'll with the grip an,
a cold.
Several of he Woodmen of this 10
cality will attend a social at Chilli
cothe Tuesday night.
Among the recent Oskaloosa caller