Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-09-20
WEDDING AT WEST GROVE.
Frost Smith NuptiaIs Sunday-sun-
dav School Convention at Mt. Zion.

dav School Convention at Mt. Zion.
Bloomfield, Sept 1S.-The marriage
of Miss Ida Smith of West Grove to
Francis M. Frost Of Lynch. Neb, took
place Sunday evening at o'clock at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. j. A. Will
liams. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. Archibald Stewart Kari. pas
tor of the Presbyterian church OF Ken
dell, Mont. assisted by Elder M. Down
Ing Of this city. Immediately follow
ing the ceremony 6 o'clock dinner
was served and Mr.. and Mrs. Frost,
the officiating pastors and E. ]. ana
Cowper Dixon left Monday for Lynch
where the groom owns large farm
and is known as one Of the prosperous
farmers Of that locality. Mrs. Frost
possesses a beautiful Christian char
acter, is very domestic in taste and
will make the new home a very hap
mother, Mrs Anna Smith of West
Grove. who will join them In few
weeks.
Sunday School Convention.
At the Cleveland-West Grove town
ship Sunday School convention held
at Mt. Zion church on Sunday, tho
officers chosen for the next year were:
Mrs Clara Beniger, president; Geo.
Lain, secretary. for Cleveland; Chas
w. Smith, president w. w. Senseney,
secretary, for West Grove. DR.. c. L..
Burrickman, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Cline,
and C. L. Marmon Of this city assist
ed in the program.
Death Of Miss Patterson.
Miss Clarissa Patterson Of Floris
died Sunday night at 10 o'clock at the
home of her nephew, Arthur Lepper.
She had been an invalid for more than
a year. The funeral services were
held at the Lepper home Monday aft
| ernoon and the remains were Inferred
in the L o. O. f. cemetery.
Joseph Merrill Passes Away.
The death of Joseph Merrill,
prominent farmer, who had made his
i home in Davis county for Al years
four and one-half miles northeast Of
!, the city at the age Of II years Death
resulted from heart disease, from
which he had suffered for severa
months. The funeral services were
held at the residence Sunday after.
noon, conducted by Rev. D. F. Ferrall
!. The burial rites were held at the I. O
, o. F. cemetery.
Other Items of Interest.
Mrs Drake returned Monday to he
' home in Abba, after spending a shor
2 time at the Jos. Higbee home.
Mrs. Frank Gaunelemon and chill
dren Of Huston, Texas are visiting a
! the Dorice Sanderson home
$ Mrs. Sue Conroy and daughter, Sue
: Of Orange. CAL, are visiting at tn
f home Of the formers daughter, Mrs
Sherman Rowe.
4 Eu-ene Lain and sister Fora, hav
: returned from Denver, Colo, wher,
{ they ha been spending few weeks
: sight seeing.
f Miss VIVA Altheide left Saturday 70
6 Des Moines to enter Drake universit
for the ensuing year.
Charley Meters, a high school grad
: uate Of '05 and a recent graduate c
q the S. /. NJ, has gone to Des Moines t
: attend Drake university. His brother
Prof. F. ]. Meier, is one of the instruc
n tors Of that institution.
d Mrs. La Rue Van Hon Of Ottumw
spent Saturday and Sunday In the cit
y as the guest Of Mrs. Herbert King.
e A. M. Pollard and wife Of Lockwood
1t Mo-, are visiting their nephew. c. !
g Fry, also Richard Harris and othe
is relatives.
N. H. Sheppard spent Monday
ID Pulaski on business connected wit
r. his cattle shipping interests.
lie Miss Melissa Curlow is spending
week in Milton on business.
lie Miss Stella Devault Is teaching tt
" Ham school, having succeeded Mi.
l. Beryl Horn, who is very i'll with t!
h, phoid fever.
is The public school opened Monds
s. morning in fine working order aft
the vacation during the fair A nun
Der Of tuition students have enrollt
in this year who attended last year. MI
n Bertha Marshall and Miss Kilt
Nv Swain entered the high school for II