Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-22
w APELLO COUNTY
PIONEER DEAD
G. N. 3. MYERS, BROTHER OF
CHRIS MYERS OF oTTuMwA
PASSED AWAY AT HOME.

EddyV1lle, October n -
George M. B. Myers, who has been
IN poor health for over a year, was
seized with hemorrhage of the lungs
Saturday night and passed away at
about 10 o'clock. Mr.. Myers was an
old resident of Wapello county, com
Ing here from Eldon few years ago
He was a nearly resident Of Agency.
He was about So years of ase at the
time of his death. He is survived by
wife and six children: Mrs. C. A.
Riggs of Worland, Wyoming; Mrs. G..
w. Miller and George Myers, Jr., of
Indian Territory; Mrs. G. w. Wilson
and Misses Carrie and Edna Of Eddy
Vile. A brother. Chris Myers, resides
at Ottumwa. Mr.. Myers was civil
war veteran and had for years heen
prominently identified with the ]. O..
0. F. fraternity. The date OF the fu-
neral will not be decided upou until
word is received from his daughter
in Indian Territory. Burial will be
made at Eldon.
Other News Of EddyviIle,
Mr.. and Mrs. d. Johnson of Percy
have moved to Eddyville and are oy-
cupying the F. A. Johnson property,
on South Second street
R. B. jaeger sold his 1872 acre farm
two miles south of town. Friday. to
| William McMains. The deal was made
by Beamer Bros.
Miss Hattie Koontz went to Alba
Saturday to make her home with her
sister.
Misses Ada Middleswortb, Bridgia
Simons and Gertrude Pierson, three
| of the teachers in the Eddyville school
visited the Ottunwa schools rhurs-
day.
Mrs. G. w, Wilson returned Friday
frof the Rebekah grand lodge ut Des
Moines.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. stuber south
of town, returned Friday from a
three weeks visit with Mrs. Stu5er's
sister at Cody, Wyo.
| Mrs. s. A. Flick of Lomax, Neb., ar.
rived Saturday to spend the winter
with her mother. Mrs. R. Patterson,
and her brother w. l.. Hays.
| Miss Katie Werner went to 'oska-
loosa Friday to accept position in
DR.. Abbott's hospital.
Mrs. Jane Saville of Flagler is here
for an extended visit with her son
Fred Saville and other relatives.
4 t.
Funk of Belle Fontaine, Ohio, ar
rived Friday for a visit with the for
mer's sister Mrs. G. Cooper.
Henry Martin of Seattle, Washing
ton who had been visiting relatives al
WOODBURY., Is spending a few days
with relatives and friends here.
Bundy Fisher, who has been at var
ious points in the south and west the
past year, returned to Eddyvilie last
| week
ALT Cogan of Mercer county, Mis-
| souri, stopped off Friday and visited
| friends here while enroute to Oska-
loosa to visit his brother, Eph Cogau
Mrs. James Penick of Oskaloosa has
been visiting friends here.
| Wesley Ward spent Thursday night
in Abba.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Martin of Portland
| Oregon, who had been visiting NJ 0s-
kaloosa. came down Friday for 4 VISIT
with Mr.. Martins brother. ar Fred
| eric.
Mrs. J. 7. JOHNSON. who has beer
visiting relatives in Illinois tn. pas.
month, returned Friday eonpf,nicd
1 ny Fer daughter Mrs. w. NJ. Robin
| son of Saylof. who had also been In
IIlinris.
U. S. Consul and Ms. a. w. Swain
who are. spending a time a. Oskaloosa
looked after business Interests here or
| Friday.
Mrs. Swan of Danville. Ill, AMI r. l.
;. Morgan and 1au2hter, Mis-, i-arrie, oi
4 )ttLmva, visited /, the Jassa swan
home Thursday