Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-05-22

Mrs May Downing is visitor at
the Edward Tillotson homo today.
sIeouRNEY.
sigourney. May ia. N. Strain
and George James and family drove 20
South Skunk river Wednesday to pic-
mic and catch big fish.
| F. e. Wright of Keota, was a BUSH
ness caller in the city last Wednesday,.
A. w. Kadel and wife of Keswick,
drove to the city Wednesday to at
tend to business and visit relatives
and friends
j. G. Axmear OF Keswick, was a Wis.,
itor in the city Wednesday. i
Five Of the business men Of this
city, J. w. Lesan, J. s. White, Francis
Schipfer. Jr., D. w. Hamilton and
Harry G. Brown. were callers in Cedar
Rapids, Marion and Iowa City on last
| Wednesday, as representatives Of the
Business Mems club, in the interests
of the paving proposition. Going to
these places where they have had ex-l
perience, in the work they thought to
gain information important to this
city at the present time. They report
in favor Of brick paving.
County Treasurer G. q. Shanafelt
went to Chicago last Wednesday
evening. and will spend few days in
the city on the lake. He went that,
far with his son. Everette. who is on,
his way to Suffolk, Va.
Ezra Hawk. 66 years of age, who
died at his home In the south part OF
the city, Tuesday, was formerly a.
resident of Steady Run township, NOV,
ing to this city last February, where'
he thought to spend his declining
years He had been failing for few,
days, but his death came as a shock
to the town. The direct cause Of his
death was pneumonia. His remainsl
were taken to the Mt Zion church in
the southern part of the county on
Thursday morning. where the funeral
was preached, and he was laid to rest
in that cemetery Several of ttse, s,aeaH-
bers of the Masonic lodge accom-
panied the sorrowing friends.
/ Mayor w. H. Hamilton andtall the
members of the city council left on
! Wednesday evening for Waterloo to
of this business from the men who
have had experience. They expect 10
| be gone few days. and will visit Ce-
dar Falls. and perhaps other points
where paving Is in use, before return
4 ing.
/ Hon ]. F. Riggs, superintendent Of
public instruction of the state Of
Iowa, was in the city last Tuesday, att
| tending to business matters and visits
ing old time friends.
Recent marriage licenses issued
from the office of the clerk this week
Inez I. Seymour, 2s; Harley q. Heat
on, 81, and Della Hartley. 81.
i M. H. Mcfarland of What Cheer,
James Sheridan Of Richland, andl
Robert Adams of Sigourney, the pres
ent members of the county Board Of
"wednesday in the interests Of the
county bridge work.
| Decoration day arrangement are
under Roadway, and an interesting
program will soon be arranged and
published. Hon. c. M. Brown will be
ney brass band will furnish the i'm
4 strumental music. and the male QUAR-
| tet will sing. Miss Laura Carol is
| drilling an army Of the little singers Of
the public schools, and they will rem
der selections. Professions will be
formed after the program and the.
crowd will proceed to west cemetery
for further services and the decoration
of the graves.
i Miss Wilma Grimes of Alerton,
Iowa. Is visiting here at the E. j.
Grimes home in the northern par. Of
the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Armstrong OF
this place are visiting friends and rela-
tives in Arlington.
Mrs. G. A. Schriner and little chill
dren of Ollie, are visiting here at the
parental Hubbird home.
Misses Pearl and Lizzie Trezader of
Abba, are visiting at the j. ", Smith
home in the southwestern part Of the
i city.
Inc band boys have prepared q pro-
gram to be given in the public park
the coming Saturday evening. The
amount they asked for these concerts
mas not as yet been secured, but they
Il nIIr1er 1x,, ~.
Dave Patterson. H. +. Wagner, o. A.
Schipfer S. w. Richardson. Fl. f.
Goeldner, S. w. Needham, e. Z.
Phelps, and J. r. Mcvicker attended
the funeral of the late Ezra Hawk at
the MT. Zion chapel in the south part
OF the county last Thursday. These
men are all members of the Masonic
lodge and assisted in the burial cere-
monies at the request of the Martins
budg lodge of which Mr.. Hawk was
the Master.
Edward schiltz and Mike Klein Of
lancaster township, made business
trip to Ottumwa last Wednesday,
4 e. NJ Morrow of the southern part
OF the county, was attending to bust
ness and calling on friends at the
county seat last Thursday.
j w. f. Fitzgerald, living northwest
OF the city is reported to be very low
with dropsy. Mr. Fitzgerald was in
iured few weeks ago by being at
tackled by an enraged bull. but he was
recovering nicely from the bruises Of
that encounter when this dread dis
ease came on.
1 The alumni of the Sigourney high
school are making extensive arrange
ments for their reception to the gradu-
ating class of this year. The meeting
will be held In the high school audi
torium on Friday evening, May 25th.
The annual graduating exercises of
the Signourney high school will occur
1 at the opera house on Thursday eyen..