Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-03-23
SALEM

oe1lelu, MdTCH ll.-SluaTIerly meet
ing OF the Methodist Episcopal church
was held at Cottonwood Sunday after
noon and evening.
Mrs. Anna Ratliff celebrated her
eighty-eighth birthday anniversary at
her home February 9.
The relatives of Thomas Dilts gath.
cred at his home Thursday, March 8,
and reminded him that his seventy
fourth birthday anniversary had ar
rived.
o. H. Tyner and H. G. Triplett were
elected last Monday to serve on the
school board.
Monday John Craig arrived from
Chicago.
Mason Miller has sold the property
where he resided to Mrs Jonathan
Frazier Monday. Mr.. Miller and fam.
lily have moved into his new house
just across the street from the one he
sold. He received $1,100 for the prop.
erty.
The spring term Of Whittier college
began Monday.
Grant Corsbie and son Bert left
Monday for Indiana where Mr.. Corsbie
visited relatives for a few days. Mr.
his return home Thursday
Arthur j. Hammer and Lurie True.
blood were married at Mt Pleasant
Saturday, March II. The bride is a
daughter of Alfred Trueblood, of Tip.
pecanoe township. The newly welded
couple left Immediately forthe groom's
home in North Dakota.
Thursday evening, March 9, at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. T. e. White
occurred the marriage of their daugh
ter, Miss Mae White, to Earl Dilla
vow, Rev. B. G. Hankins, pastor of the
Methodist Episcopal church officiating
Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram Joy, of Hays
City, are enjoying a visit with Salem
relatives.
Mrs. Eta Lightner and children
from st. Charles, are the guests Of
Mrs. Lightner's mother, Mrs. Esther
JOY, and other relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. g. Triplett spent
last week in Chicago They returned
home Friday
John Bicksler enjoyed a visit with
his family last week.
Mrs. Cantwell, of Mt. Pleasant
Alonzo Cantwell and his little soI
of Denver, Col, are visiting at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry James.
Dell Shriner and his sister, Miss
Coe Shriner, are home for few days
They are students at the business col
lege in Quincy, Ill.
an aged man, passed away at his
home west of town, Tuesday evening
at 8 o'clock. Thursday morning at Ii
o'clock, Rev. ]. T. Robert, pastor O
the Congregational church, of which
deceased was member, conducted The
funeral services at the church. Tit
wife and one daughter, Mrs. J. M. Ev
ans, mourn the loss of kind husband
and father.
Friday afternoon the Woman's mis-
sionary society met at the home O
Mrs. Maria Knight, topic, "Hospita
Work in China"
1 Miss Mary Carter, who is attending
school at Quincy, ILL.,, spent last weel
at home
/ The death of Mrs. Adelia Blacl
Cantwell wife Of Alonzo Cantwell, II
extremely sad. Mr.. and Mrs. Cant
well and their little son had recent.
arrived at Mt. Pleasant from thei
home at Denver, Col, and were visit
/ ing at the home of Mr.. Cantwell
mother. Sunday morning, March IL
Mrs. Cantwell died. Funeral ser
vices were conducted at Mt
Pleasant where the remains were lait
to rest in Forest Hill cemetery Mrs
Henry James, sister of Mr.. Cantwell
and her husband, of Salem, attende,
the funeral
4 ]. G. Pidgeon, Jackson Mathews
Harry Wilmeth and Mr. Collins wer'
at Mt. Pleasant Wednesday.
G. B. Lester went to Keokuk Mon
. day and returned Thursday.
Miss Anna Collatt was called t.
Trenton Tuesday by the illness of he
i sister, Mrs. Dolliel Morrison.
Mrs. Frank Mcmillan and children
are visiting relatives.
Miss Maud Whistler, of Danville, 1
helping to care for her sick grand
i father, Joseph Denney.
i The new bell for the Methodist Epis