Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-01-21
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asxs4 OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
EDDYvILLE.
dd1fville, Jan. 1S.-The funeral Of
Mrs. Vary Leeper was. held from the
Jason Watkins home on North First
street.yat two o'clock Monday after.
noon, IND interment wal made in
Highla4d cemetery. Rev. g. w. Hemp.
stead, he Congregational pastor, cor.
quoted THE services. Mary Middles.
worth was born in Snyder county,
Pennsylvania, on March "a. 1887. She
was married to Nicholas Nichols, on
April 70, 1857, and to them five child
req Were born. Three Of them, John,
II. Nichols, Of Monterey, Mexico;
Mrs. Jane Watkins, and Mrs. LYDIA
Weber, of this locality, survive her.
They came to Iowa and located near
Ottumwa In about 1857, and some time
later came to Eddyville. Mr.. Nichols
died June %, 1873, and the subject of
this sketch was left in the care of her
children. Later in life she was mar
ried to Jonathan Leeper. Mr.. Leeper
died some years ago. The brothers
and sisters who survive are: Ner
Middlesworth, of Beacon; Archie, Rob
ert and Frank Middlesworth, and Mes
danes Agnes Specht and Louise Hack
enberry, who still live in Pennsylvania,
and Mrs. Milton Fall, who lives near
Frederic, but who Is at present So
journing with her husband in Colo
RADIO. Ner Middlesworth was present
at the funeral. Mrs. Leeper, who was
much respected, died of q cancer
oping.
A. J. Elliott, of Greeneville, Ill, came
Saturday to spend a week with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. jim. Elliott.
George Elliott, of Ottumwa, also came
Saturday.
G. A. Lager was taken quite sick
Monday night with an attack of peri.
%tonitis. On Tuesday afternoon he was
taken to Ottumwa and placed in the
hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl T. Raglan and
baby daughter, Of Des Moines, are
here on a visit with Mr.. Ragan's par
ents, Rev. and Mrs. ]. H. Raglan.
Born, Monday, January is, to Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Pierson, of Frederic, a
son.
Mrs. Dennis Hedrick, of Kansas City,
Mo-, arrived Thursday and Mr.. He'd.
rick came Sunday morning. called by
the illness and death of their grand
mother, Mrs. Mary Leeper.
Miss Pearl Palmer was in Ottumwa
Friday visiting her friend, Mrs. L. o.
Peppers, of Fullerton, Nebraska, who
who has been visiting relatives in OF.
tumwa.
Miss Edna Right has been sick and
unable to attend school.
H. B. Fortune, went to Abba Mon.
day on a business trip.
Rev. j. H. Ragan was a passenger
to Ottumwa Monday.
The remains of Clarence Emery
Hynes, the infant son of Namely
Hynes, was brought to this place from
Hynes Monday and burial was made
in the Catholic cemetery at noon Mon.
day. Services were conducted at the
cemetery. The child was n year
and 16 days old, and death was caused
by whooping cough and complications.
Claude Wells, of Ottumwa, was here
on business Monday.
Mrs. Jesse Swan was taken sick
Sunday night with an attack Of the
grip.
Pastor G. w. Hampstead, Of the Con.
gregational church, will discourse on
the following subjects next Sunday,
January %: Morning, "The Surren.
dered Life" evening, "The Muster
Roll of Fame"
Mrs. E. Newell, Of the Kirkville dis
trict, has been i'll with stomach
trouble.
Assessor G. S. Smith commenced up.
on his duties as assessor and census
taksr Monday.
Homer Padgett and James Beamer.
of Bluff Creek, took advantage OF the
Buxton markets Monday.
r. G. Albaugh's baby, west OF town,
has been i'll with pneumonia.
Ivan Albaugh, south Of town, has
been on the sick list.
Mrs. Johanna Cooley died Monday
evening at 1870 o'clock at the home OF
her son, Patrick Cooley, south of town,
having reached the advanced age OF
eighty years. The funeral will be held
from st. Mary's Catholic church at ten
o'clock Thursday morning, and burial
will follow in the Catholic cemetery,
Father VIM. Guinan, Of Abba, will have
charge Of the services
Jay Davis has been laid up since
Friday on account Of injuries sustained
at his coal mine below town. He is
somewhat improved.
Rev. Hopton, of Pella, will preach
at Pleasant Corners next Sunday
morning, January %, and at the Bap'
fist church here Sunday evening. Ev
erybody invited to attend.
Mrs. w. A. Waugaman took a crowd
Of twelve little girls out to the home
Of Rachel and Harry Burns Saturday
afternoon in a bob sled.
Fred Palmer, Chas. Oldham, Archie
Gray, Carl Powell and Karl Mayer re
turned Saturday from the agricultural