Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-03-14
EDDYVlLLE.

Eddyville, March 13.-Mrs. A. L.
Carson, who has been very sick, is re-
ported as better and able to sit up a
little.
Roy Clutch, Of Lovilia, was an over
Sunday guest of Rev. w. S. Kight and
family.
Mr. and Mrs, Fred Nieuman and two
children, Of Wayland, Missouri, arriv-
ed Friday night for an over Sunday
visit with Mr.. Nieuman's aunt, Mrs
J. w. Seifert.
Mrs. Chas. Tinkey, Of Lost Creek
has been sufferer from tonsilitis the
past few days.
James Burrier, east of town, was a
business caller at Keota and New
Sharon last week.
Mrs. Emma Lhost returned to her
home at Ottumwa Saturday after a
visit of about two weeks with her
daughter Mrs Jesse Swan.
Howard Hedrick, of Des Moines, was
q guest Of O. H. Seifert for a few
hours Saturday night.
Miss Mary Logue, north Of town, has
been i'll and confined to her home.
o. H. Seifert was an Ottumwa visi-
tor on business last Wednesday.
The baby of Bert Hartshorn, of Lost
Creek, has been quite sick with cold
on the lungs.
H. T. Gibson and family, east OF
town were visiting with Mr.. and Mrs
Kirkpatrick, near Kirkville Wednes-
day.
I. L. Hit was a business caller at
Abba Friday and Saturday.
Rev. w. S. Right closed the pro-
tracted meetings out at Hayden Chape
Friday night. The meetings lasted for
week on account of the bad condition
Of the roads. Ed Kussart, the presi-
dent Of the Epworth league went Out
and attended the meeting Friday
night.
Miss Hazel Pos was given quite g
pleasant surprise Thursday afternoon
A number of her classmates called or
her in a body after school and pre-
scented her with picture on the &C.
casion Of her fourteenth birthday an
niversary.
The family of Ed Worrell, of Fred
eric was quarantined Wednesday, LULU
one Of the daughters having scarle,
fever. An older daughter, Leta, has
| also been quite sick, suffering from
pneumonia and complications. AT
latest accounts both were improving
somewhat.
T. B. Whitsel has been sinking 6
| shaft on his farm north of town.
A number of men were at work or
the East Main street hill for some
days last week, resulting in quite al
| improvement being made.
| The Crescent literary society rem
dered an interesting program at tn,
school house Fridav night, the literar,
having been postponed from the even
| ing previous. Miss Rena Ryan actet
as president in the absence of Mis-
Mabel Riggs. Among the number
We're paper entitled "Harum
Scarum," by Miss Rheuey Johnson
and debate, Resolved, That children
should not work in factories" Thos
| taking part were: Fay McNeese an,
Edna Right on the negative, and Ra,
Mater and Roxie McMahan on tn
/ affirmative The decision of tn
judges was to 0 in favor of the af
| f1rmative The next literary program
will be given in two weeks either OF
Thursday or Friday evening, by tn
Athenian society
Miss May Lott, Of Fremont, ha
been visiting at the H. T. Gibson home
east of town.
The town council met Friday night
the session having been postpone
from the Monday evening previous
Nothing was done outside Of the usua
routine Of business.
Married Wednesday evening, Marcl
| s, at o'clock at the home Of the off
ciating minister in Oskaloosa, Mis-.
Edna E. McFall to Clarence B. Tharr
both of West Des Moines TOWNSHIP
| Mahaska county. The bride is tn
oldest daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. job
McFall, and the groom is the younges
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Tharl