Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-10-17
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sIGoURNEY.
Sigourney, Oct. 12-Riley Coffman,
of Delta, was here Tuesday.
Mrs Elven Hornback, of Chicago, is
visiting at the James Williams home
this week. Mrs. Hornback has been
visiting her parents in indianapolis
the past few weeks and after a short
visit here will go to Omaha, Neb., and
visit at other points in the west before
returning to her homt in Chicago.
The Christian Endeavor people of
the Christian church will give hard
time social in their church on the ev-
ening of October 20.
The Sigourney high school football
team will go to Thornburg Saturday
to play game with the Thornburg
team. Their team outweighs the home
club, but they venture with eXpecta-
tions of victory.
H. H. Killmer returned from Keota
on Monday and his wife came home
Tuesday morning. He reports that
Don Howard, his son-in-law. has the
contract for placing the lights and
electric lights in the new home of
Charles Singnaster at that place.
Charles Johnson has the material
on the ground preparatory : putting
a new cement walk in front of his
home on South Main street.
Ed White, wife and son, of San
Diego, Cal, are visiting at the paren-
tai J. S. White home in this city.
Mrs. Minnie Richardson returned
the first Of the week from visiting he1
parents in Ottumwa.
G. j. Goldthwaite is on the sick list
w. J. Moore and wife drove to South
English Tuesday.
Bud Armstrong drove over in the
south part Of the county Monday or
business.
Rev. c. - H. Moore, of Sherlock
has declined to accept the call of the
Baptist church Of this place on ac-
count of it being but a half time APP
poi .tment. 1t was at first expected
to join with the South English church
and let one pastor serve both people
but South English will not make ar
engagements for it.
c. K. Needham went to Des Moines
Saturday evening and met his wife
who is now court reporter at Newton
They spent Sunday together and re-
turned to their work Tuesday even
ing
Clark Cook, of Hedrick, is in the city
waiting for his trial to be called be-
fore the court. Mr.. Cook has sued tn,
town of Hedrick for injuries sustained
which injury he asks the town to pay
him damages.
George McCarty, Of Delta. in COM
pany with his wife, drove down Mon
day evening and spent a few hours
In the city.
Robert Adams, chairman Of the
board Of supervisors, was called tc
Warren township Tuesday to attend
to bridge matters. The men moved tc
IA location near Delta to erect bridge
but on trying to drive piling. discover
ed that rocks close below the surface
made pile driving impossible. They
have decided to erect stone abuttments
and rest the bridge on them.
Mayor j. P. Randall, of Delta, was
down Monday looking up business
matters.
DR.. Chas. swayze, Of Richland, was
here Tuesday.
F. NJ. smock and Charles singmas-
ter, of Keota. We're attending court
Monday and Tuesday.
w. I. Meade, mayor of What Cheer
visiting friends.
A. T. Reames and NJ C. Ulrey OF
the south part of the county, were ii
the city Monday.
w. H. Coffman and George Bottorff
of Hedrick, were here Monday.
A. D. Long, deputy sheriff, is unable
to be on dutv For the past two years
la small lump has been growing on hi.
neck near his shoulder, but he though
nothing of 1t until lately when he be.
gan to fear that it was going to BIZ
something serious if not attended to
He went to Iowa City for examination
and shortly liter that went to Des
Moines for operation. He is f.ettins
along very well at present, and feel:
hopeful now that nothing serious will
result.
w. w. Montz, of Van Buren, town
ship. was down Monday, drawn as {
petit juror, but was excused and re
turned home.
w. D. Ewing, of Delta, was Gale
Monday.
R. E. Raines, S. G. Ewing. Alv;
Snakenberg. Milt Taylor, Carl Hall ant
Willard Grouse, were down from Delt;
Monday and Tuesday.
w. N. McCarty, of Ollie. was a visi
tor Tuesday
D. H. Wilson and D. S. Shute, o
the south part of the county, wer
here Tuesday attending court.
Uz Powell, wife and two daughters
of KeotaN were here Tuesday.
The first number of the winter:
| lecture course will occur on the even
| ing Of October 26.
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