Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-01-09
sleoURNEY.

Sieourney, Jan. 6.-Andrew Thor
burn and family Of Webster, were
transacting business in the city Thurs
day. a..s. III
visiting among his many old frfenSS
In and about town.
Miss Jeane Findley, Of Centervine; |
retvs6ed to her home Friday morning
sassqY ,rsek's visit here with relatives
and friends.
The KaHir Boys choir, the third
number of the city lecture course,
Methodist Episcopal church last
Thursday evening, failed to material
ize MANY people went to the church,
not having heard that the company
had not reached the city, but were
turned back at the door and disap-
pointed in their expectations Of spend
ing the evening with musical treat.
the evening before and on account OF
the heavy snow they were unable to
get to Cedar Rapids in time to catcn
the train for this place. No arrange
ments have been made as yet, but 1T is
expected that the boys will come here
to fill their part on the program at
later date.
DR.. Frank Adrian secured the con-
| tract for the pauper medical practice
| for Sigourney town and township, the
| county poor farm and asylum, the
| county jail, Van Buren, and German
| townships for the coming year for the
amount of 1926.
Carl Blaise of Des Moines, has re-
| turned to his home after having spent
/ the holidays among his relatives ana
| friends here.
on account of the severe storm last
wednesday evening the Eastern Star
| chapter was unable to meet and in
4 stall officers for the coming year, as
the lodge had intended doing. They
expect to do the work before the next
/ regular meeting.
John A. Van Tuyl and wife of Web
! ster were in the city few hours last
Thursday, on their way home from
Newton, where they had spent the
holidays.
g. s. Mahannah, Of Delta, was a
business caller Wednesday.
The I. o. o. F.. degree team of this
place., has planned to do the INSTALL
Their first date was set for last We'd
nesday night at South English, which
: on account of the weather they had tt
i postpone. Thursday night they work.
J ed in Keota and Friday night In He'd.
: rick.
Clarence Moore returned to sigour-
ney last Thursday evening, after
! Moines and Lincoln, Neb, during tn,
: holidays. He returns to Gibson ant
t again takes UP his school work Mon
9 day,
$ a joint public installation of thu
O officers Of the G. A. r. and w. r. G.
= Twill take place at the G. A. r. hall Oh
: the evening of January s.
Mrs. w. L. Etter and Mrs. Franco
Schipfer gave a Dime Kensington a
+ the Schipfer home on South jefferson
n street Friday afternoon for the beneh
g of the Ladies' Aid society of the Pres
|. byterian church.
: Members Of the Rebekah lodge Q
= this place, went to Keota Friday even
: ling. for installation and initiation ser
9 vices.
I'll Quarterly preparatory services wer
l. held in the Presbyterian church Fri
d day evening. Communion service
will be conducted by the pastor, Re,
Philip Palmer, Sunday morning, at
o'clock.
: Friday was the tenth birthday {
D Wilford Kracht, and he celebrated til
II event by inviting In number of h
friends for the afternoon.
The inclemerit weather Of last Wee
nesday evening was the cause Of til
giving UP of the prayer meeting
3 planned by the churches to be held
~ Various parts Of the city and at tt
ne same hour.
We Fred Himler is back from Mort
8. Dakota. He has sold his farm ther
l. but does not intend to stay away fro
SIS that country.
,nl Prof. E. Z. Faville has been secure
by til v-eolSuls County Farmers inst
IL tute. ke part in their rrn@rar
RI viii faka place here n