Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-05-27
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EDDYvILLE.

Eddyville, May 26-The committee
which was appointed by the CONNER
cial club two weeks ago to make ar
engagements for celebrating the Fourth
of July in proper style, has been
meeting with good success in the So
Letting of funds. and the intention IS
to observe Independence day with the
largest celebration in the history of
the town. Although the program has
not yet been arranged, there will be
speeches, races, fireworks, music by
the band, and other attractions. An
endeavor is also being made to give
balloon ascension.
Mrs. Rose McDole and daughter,
May, have been at Missouri Valley,
called by the severe illness of Mrs.
McDole's daughter, Mrs. L. I. Grigsby.
The sick woman is at the home of her
sister, Mrs. Oscar Olson.
D. M. Ford and George Cockrell. OF
this place. accompanied by Will Fish
of Talmage, who has been here on
the Iowa Central for Springfield, Mo-
From there they go to ST. Joe, Ark
with the expectation of filing on gov
eminent land. They will be met at
ST. Joe by M. Clegg. of South Second
street, who has been visiting friends
at Sloan Springs, Arkansas.
John Haywood has been sick the
past few days.
Among those from other points who
attended the high school commence
ment and visited relatives or friends
here We're: Frank Sloan, Earl Myers.
Frank Quigley and George Sullivan, Of
Oskaloosa; Bert Rowe, Clare Godfrey
and Mr. Cresswell, Of Abba.
Milton Fall has been re-roof1ng his
residence In the vicinity of Frederic.
Charley Pray, of Des Moines, who
Is newsboy on the Rock Island, stop
ped off and visited Eddyville friends
Tuesday.
Miss Leila westercamp, of near Os-
kaloosa, was Sunday guest of her
friend and former neighbor, Miss Min
ME Lamis, south of town.
Frank Wantze has been a sufferer
from rheumatism the past two days.
Earl McElroy has secured the con-
tract for building handsome new
residence at Oskaloosa for Mr.. and
Mrs w. r. Nelson, former citizens Of
this place. Mr.. McElroy went to Os-
kaloesa Tuesday evening to commence
work.
Mrs. A. L. Carson and daughter
Doris, and Mrs Frank Oldham and
daughter. Gertrude, attended the May
festival in Ottumwa. The two little
girls remained in Ottumwal over Sun
day visiting with friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Milton Blake, across
the river, spent Sunday at Cedar.
The son of Jonas Colt, of Lost Creek
who had quite cash cut in his throat
a week ago by colliding with a barbed
wire fence while at play, is getting
along well and the wound is healing
nicely.
The Memorial sermon will be deliv-
cred at the Methodist Episcopal
church at 2:3O o'clock Sunday after
noon by the pastor, Rev. w. S. Right
The G. A. R. post will attend in a body
and special seats will be provided for
the veterans. There will also be spe-
cial music in keeping with the occa-
sion. Everybody is cordially invited
to be present.
A. M. Lafferty was at Hedrck Tues
day and at Ottumwa Wednesday, look
ing after business.
Mrs. Catherine Cooper has built a
room twelve by fourteen feet in size,
and made other Improvements to her
property on Seventh street.
Among the recent business callers
at the county seats were: At Ottum-
wa, c. w. Wilson, on Wednesday,; At
torney Geo. L. Gillies and Fred Saville,
on Thursday; at Oskaloosa, Mrs. r.
]. Oldham and Mrs. G. r. Harper on
Wednesday.
Rev. w. S. Right left Thursday
morning for Atalissa, Muscatine coun-
ty, to deliver the address for the high
school commencement this evening.
Mrs. S. E. Williams has received
word that her brother, S. D. Johnson,
formerly of this place, but lately of
ST. Charles, Mo-, has graduated from
the Barnes Medical college at st. Louis
and will practice medicine as soon as
he decides on a location.
A list of about forty new books
were added to the Eddyville public
library Wednesday, and the board ex-
poets to add another list soon. The Ii
brary has been cleaned and re- painted
and new cases have been added maxi
ing decided Improvement The Ii
brary now consists of about 1890
volumes. The library board is as fol-
lows. President, Mrs. A. M Lafferty:
secretary, Mrs. Belle Y. Fails: other
members, .Mesdames A. w. Bell, F. M.
Epperson, D. p Guy. Eppe McCrea
and H. j. Wing, and Miss Sue Vance;
librarian. Mrs Georgia Boyd.