Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-03-01
SIGoURNEY.

Sigourney, Feb. 26.-Rey. g. N,
Pace, pastor Of the Methodist Episco-
pal church, spent last Friday in
Washington, attending cabinet
of the state Epworth League
of which. official body he Is secretary.
The republicans of the city will hold
a caucus on the evening Of the 18th to
put in nomination one candidate for
mayor, one candidate for recorder, one
candidate for treasurer, two candi-
dates for trustees and one councilman
for full term, besides other business
that may regularly come before the
meeting.
Elmer Root, OF Delta was caller
in the city Saturday afternoon for a
few hours.
The jury in the case of Van Mar
shall VS.. the Iowa Central railroad
company came in at about 8 o'clock
Friday evening and delivered a sealed
verdict, as the Judge had left the city
earlier in the evening to return the
next morning. The next morning at
about 10 o'clock the verdict was read
w open court, and gave to the plain
tiff judgment against the railway
company for 1897.
Mrs. w. j. Moore Is visiting in
Thornburg at the home Of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. S. A. Potts, and expects to
remain a few days.
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Sigourney after a stay Of several
months at Mt. Pleasant, and at Gem
terville with her daughter. Mrs. Clay
Adams
Miss Emma Needham is on the sick
list
Arthur and George Richmond we're
called to Webster Saturday evening
by the serious Illness Of their mother,
Mrs. Chauncey Richmond. Mr.. Chaun-
cey Richmond died one week ago last
Sunday and his funeral occurred on
last Tuesday.
]. NJ. Startzman died at his home in
North Sigourney, last Saturday aft
ernoon at about 1920 o'clock. Mr..
Start2man has been in poor health for
the past several years, and during a
part of this winter 1T was thought he
would be unable to recover. However,
he gained in strength and was as well
as usual up to within couple Of days
of his death. when his condition again
became serious. He was nearly 80
years old and three children survive
him, his two daughters. Laura and
Jennie, who cared for him during his
years of failing health, and son
Charles, of Topeka. Kansas. Funeral
services at the family residence to-
day at 2 p. IN.
Henry B. Roney, of Chicago, was
here with his boys last Friday night
and gave program in the Methodist
| Episcopal church, under the auspices
of the Epworth League. The house
was crowded and the program was
first class in every respect, nearly ev-
cry number being encored.
| Miss Elsie Schilling, Of Hedrick
spent Sunday at the parental home
here.
| Waldo Young and Harry Warren, Of
Hedrick, spent Sunday at the paren.
tai home here.
Attorney George B. Baker returned
to his home in Hedricls last Saturda.
afternoon, after having spent severa
| days here in court.
Mrs. A. M. Richmond was called tt
| Webster Sunday on account of thu
serious illness Of her husband
mother.
! ]. NJ Downey has moved. into hi
4 new home on North Main street.
DR.. S. E. Bamford has his house
hold goods packed and is ready +
leave within few days for his nev
home in Nebraska, where he think
l he will locate in or about the city o
Hastings.
1 Willis Van Tupt has returned to hi
home in English River township, ate
attending court as juror.
Harley Adams and wife have return
ed to their home in Hedriek, after hav
ing spent a few days In and fbout tn
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