Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-12-14

looks forward to the coming year as
one Of considerable promise.
Jacob Duree of Hayesville has com,
pletely remodeled and refurnished the
North hotel building. They have been
at work there for the past several
weeks getting everything in readiness
for an opening. Furnishings brand
new throughout. 1t will be known as
the Hotel Cadillac.
The board of supervisors adjourned
Wednesday afternoon to meet again
the first Monday in January 1906.
w. o. Childs and Robert Rice have
shipped ten car loads OF hogs from
this station during the past week.
Rev. j. w. Manhood, D. D., an evan
gelist of national reputation will com.
mence special revival meetings here
on January II.
The grand jury drawn to serve this
term are Charles Snakenberg, Sol An,
drews, w. G. Bowman E.J.Lyle, Frank
Schlitz, T. j. Virgins and George Bur,
dine. Charles Snakenberg was select
ed foreman.
J. H. Bott and family who recently
left this county for new home have
decided after a trial that they do not
like Oklahoma and have returned to
Iowa, locating in Iowa City.
Miss Grace Farmer is visiting In
Centerville, with her sister, Mrs Dog
gett
Lille Lally has returned to he,
home in What Cheer after an extend
ed stay here with her sisters.
Mrs. John Baty and little son Ross
have gone to Kansas to visit at differ
ent points within that state with rela
tives.
Sim Booten of Fairfield is visiting
here and looking after business mat
tiers.
Mrs. Ida Wheeler and daughters
June and Salome have returned from
few days visit in Richland with rel
atives.
Harry Harris bus driver for William
Barlow had the misfortune to break
his leg while on duty Wednesday
evening. He was driving to the trair
with delayed passenger and wher
passing over an unusually rough piece
of ground he was thrown from his
seat to the ground and his leg broken
Mrs. Alice Korf and Fordyce East
burne spent Thursday with relatives
in Delta.
S w. Brunt and G. E. Kleinschmldt
have gone to the southwest to investi
gate conditions and land bargains
They contemplate investment in the
real estate at that part of the coun
try.
! Calder J. Club base returned to his
home in Sheridan, Wyo. His children
remained here and he expects to re
turn in few days to make this theil
home for the present.
DR.. Eastburn made a business triI
to Hedrick Thursday.
Ambrose Burke is home from few
days visit with relatives in Oskaloo
| Sa.
Mile Brown has returned to Oska
| loosa to resume her work in Penn col
lege.
Eugene Stevens has returned tt
Cheyenne, Wyoming, greatly improved
in health.
Miss Myrtle Smith has gone to Rock
ford, ILL.,
]. E. Jaskson and an attorney named
Brocket of Des Moines, have been here
| looking after business matters thu
past two days.
H. P. Gearhart from Aledo, ILL.,, is il
the city on busiess.
B. H. Farmer and Frank Burroughs
of Ollie, were in town Wednesda.
evening. They drove up to attend thu
J Eastern Star lodge.
Mrs Lizzie Dupuis is vedy i'll ant
callers are not permitted to see her
At the annual election of officers il
1 Aspasia Chapter, O. e. S. last Wednes
day evening the following member
were elected to serve the chapter thu
coming year: w. NJ, Mrs. D. W
Lucas; w. p, A. F. Ashbaugh; A. NJ
Emma Blaise; Conductress, Mrs. ]. P
i Talley; Associate Conductress, Mrs. M
Smith; Secretary, Mrs. F. A. Schipfer
} Treasurer, Mrs. j. S. White. Instala
ton services to take place the frs
Wednesday evening of the new year
/ The application from the count.
clerks Office for another deputy in tn
!, office, in addition to the one they al
low, was not granted by the board o
supervisors.
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