Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-11-04
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Eddyvflle,r NOV. 1.-The well known
Lecturer, Eli Perkins, will lecture at the
November 8, under the auspices of
Pleiades lodge No. Is, knights Of
Pythias. His. lecture will be divided
into two parts, as follows: 1.-THE Phil
osophy Of Wit and Humor," and Fun
and Fact in Japan and China" This
lecture, promises to be something UNI
usually fine.
Pastor C. w. Hampstead expects to
open a series of special meetings at
the Congregational church next Sun
day evening, Nov. 5. Everybody is in
vited to come out and hear these meet
Joseph Roberts, Of ottumwa, came
up Monday for a few days visit with
relatives. S
DR.. E. w. Reneker, of Falls City,
Neb., was a visitor Monday with G..
f. Harper and H. J. Wing.
Miss Allie Shea went to Ottumwa
Tuesday for short visit
Died, at 1880 o'clock, Monday morn
ing, October 80, at her home on North
First street, Martha, wife of Benjamin
Marsh, ST., of paralysis, after an ILL
ness of about three weeks, aged SO
years, months and 20 days. Martha
Bedall was born June 4, 1912, in the
south part of England. She was mar
1863, and they emigrated to America
about twenty years ago. After resid-
ing in West Virginia for some years.
they came to Mahaska county, and
lived there till last May, when they
moved to Eddyville. She is survived
by three children, Mrs. Morris Free
man. of oskaloosa; Mrs. JOS Wood
cock, Of Hooking, and Benz Marsh, Jr,.
of Buxton, six grandchildren and her
ha har Of
the Methodist Episcopal church -or
about six years. The funeral will be
held at. 10 o'clock this. morning, Pas
tor w. S. Right, officiating. Interment
will be made in Highland cemetery.
All of the children and grandchildren
are here to attend the funeral.
Mrs. M. "A. Lester entertained her
brother Mace Hagan, of Oskaloosa on
Monday.
Mrs. Henry Noe, of Sand Ridge, has
been sick with congestion of the lungs
Thos. Ewing, Kindred Harding and
u. L. McCord have gone to Missouri
to look at the country with a view Of
buying land.
Rev. Geo F. Webb, of Chicago, was
A. j. Gardner. He ALSO preached at
the Pleasant Corners church Sunday
morning and evening
s. S. Scott who has been employed
at Valley Junction the past five
months, returned home Monday night.
The little daughter of James Smith,
Jr., of Pekay, has been sick with ton
fsilitis.
O.. w. Sprague and Mr.. and Mrs
w. w Sprague, of Kansas, who have
been visiting at Oskalocsa, were the
guests of Mrs. H. M. Sprague and
other relatives and friends Monday and
Tuesday.
j. H. Harlan and little daughter
Irene, of Ottumwa, were here Tuesday
on business.
/. c. l.. Funk and family were at Os-
OF Mr.. Funks mother, Mrs. Jessie
Funk, who died Friday morning, Oc-
tober II, after an illness of about two
weeks, aged SO years. Mrs. Funk was
quite well known here as she resided
on farm five miles northwest Of
town for ten years. For the past
twenty one years she had lived in os-
kaloosa. Mr. Funk died about four
years ago. The surviving children are
Isaac Funk, of Centerville;y C.. L.
funk, Of this place; Ed Funk, Of
Chandler, Okla, and Mrs. Ada Roach,
of Oskaloosa. Mrs. Funk, whose
maiden name was Cynthia Haynes.
was a native Of West Virginia She
was married to Jesse Funk in Illinois
in 1910.
Miss Sadie walthall was in oska-
lcosa Saturday and Sunday and at
tended the funeral Of her little nine
year old niece. The child was a
daughter Of s. ]. Walthall, who was
formerly identified with the business
interests Of Eddyville. Death was
caused by typhoid fever. Miss Hazel
Ogden, also attended the funeral
Mr.. and Mrs. j. L. Allender re-
t'irnAd Mnndav from Batavia. where