Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-05-06
THOMAS RODGERS DIES.
Relative of S. BeIser, of Eddyvillc,
..asses Away at Avery,

..ssses Away at Avery.
Eddyyille, May Sd. G. WestfaE
end family and Steven Eeigar and
family We're ut Avery Tuesday and
wednesday called there by tbs death
oi their relative, Thomas Rodgers. Alr.
Rodgers died very suddenly Of heart
trouble at about eight o'clock, Tues
cay morning, May 3 He was seventy
years of age at the time Of his death,
and was well known old settler OF
Avery. Mrs. Westfall, of this place,
was his Only surviving child. the
funeral services were conducted at the
Dunkard church at two o'clock wed
rssday afternoon and buria! was made
IN the cemetery at Cuba.
A Miniature Wedding.
A miniature wedding will be held
at the opera house next Tuesday even
Ing. May 6, by home talent. The char
aGters who will be united In the mock
ceremony will be known as Col. Tom
Thumb and Miss Celia Little. The
program will be as follows.
Weadjng-Arrival of the guests; the
bridal procession; the marriage cere-
mony; song by the bride.
Instrumental solo-"The Fairy
Dance" Mrs. F. E. Vance.
Cornet duet-"Non e Vere," Phil
lips and Roberts.
Vocal solo-"The Broken Pitcher"
Miss VIDA Spencer.
Instrumental duet-"Qui Vive,"
Oldham.
Reading-Miss Clara Mitchell. .
Instrumental solo-"Valse Styri-
cnna," Mrs N. B. Holloway.
Vocal solo--"My Ladies Eyes," Miss
Grace Burns.
instrumental duet-Mrs. E. L. Bay
nnd Miss Lorena Weber.
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Vocal duet-"Tell Me-" Mr. and Mrs.
Theo. OFT.
cornet solo-C. L. Phillips.
Personal and Otherwise.
Wig Harding departed Tuesday
night for a visit with relatives at his
former home at Valley Center, Kan
sas. His youngest son, Carl. accom-
panied him and will remain with an
uncle, Levi Harding. Mr.. Harding's
Oldest son, Archie is staying with an
aunt at Kirkville.
F. L. Stayner travelling agent of the
G. & N. w. railway, was here from
Cedar Rapids Monday on business with
f. ]. Oldham.
Rev. e. L. Mills, of Pella, VINO
preached at the Baptist church short
time ago, will fill the Baptist pulpit
again next Sunday morning and ev-
ening, May z. He will preach at
Pleasant Corners Sunday afternoon.
The Epworth League held business
meeting at the Methodist Episcopal
3 church Tuesday night and elected the
following officers to hold office for one
year: President, Mrs. r. j. Oldham;
first vice president, Mrs. w. S. Right:
second vice president, Otis Terrell;
third vice president, Miss Lucy Kus-
{ sart; fourth vice president, Mrs. c. r.
Harper; secretary, Miss Viola Done
gan; organist, Miss Alta Miller; Choir
lister, Miss Lucy Kussart.
Votes We're also cast for a treasurer
but none of the candidates received a
majority, so Miss Eva Kussart will
rem ain as treasurer. The League has
made quite an advancement the past
year, under the presidency of Ed Kus-
sart. Twelve or more new members
were added during that period.
Frank Epperson, who has been con-
templating moving to Chicago to be-
come assistant cashier of the Live
Stock Trust and Savings bank, has de-
cided to remain here and continue as
assistant cashier of the Manning &
Epperson state bank Though he would
have liked very much to have accepted
the position offered him, he has decid-
ed that 1t would best subserve the in
terests Of his father and the Eddyvi!le
bank for him to remain in his present
position.
Born Thursday, May 4. to Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ E. Beaver, on the old Albaugh
farm on Bluff Creek, a nine pound
daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex. Long and little
daughter, Beulah, Of Abba, We're Sun
day guests of their friends, Mr.. and
& Mrs. w. E. Nixon.
3 Mrs. Charles Poulton, Of Ottumwa
! came up Tuesday to spend week
with her father, G.. D. True, and other
relatives.
D. C. Burns and family have been
moving from the property of Mrs
Dick Barnett, on North Fourth street
to the H. D. Crisswell residence va
Gated by Elder and Mrs. s. H. Raglan
last week.
Miss Blanche Essham, Of Abba, was
guest Sunday Of her uncle. D. w
Ward and family.
The following were among the re-
cent Oskaloosa business callers: Mr.
and Mrs. Emmett Nixon, and Miss Lee
nora Johnson on Tuesday; Mrs. Martin
Emanuel and daughter, Pete, Mrs. j
ii. Miller and Mrs. Ned O'Brien or
Wednesday. a,
The little daughter Of John Wauga-
man has been on the sick list.
Mrs. H. e. Keene, Of Ottumwa, re-
turned home Thursday after short
visit with her mother, Mrs. Mary e
4 Fisher, on NORTH FlrSI street.
M. ]. Ward, Of Beacon, was a bust
ness caller here Wednesday,.
Pastor c. W. Hampstead preached
rne eighth sermon of his series on "The
Crisis of Christ" at the Congregation
al church last Sunday morning. His
subject last Sunday was 1.-THE Ascen-
SION" next Sunday it will be "The
Holy Spirit in the Work of Redemp-
tom" on Sunday, May A. he will con.
xclude the series by discoursing on "The
Z, Second Coming of Christ" On the
morning of the 21st inst, he will give
review Of the series Of sermons.
w. D. Davis, of Eldon, was a bust.
ness caller in town Tuesday afternoon
Gs Mrs Anna Hill. of Lakonta, was {
Nwisitor in town this week. She leave.
soon for Freeport, Ill. for visit witt
her daughter Mrs. Pearl Cox.
FOSTER.