Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-03-07
j. F. SLOAN PASSES AWAY.
Appanocse County Man Dies-Was a
Mail Carrier Twenty Years.

Mail carrier twenty Years.
Moulton, March Especial Joseph
Franklin Sloan died at his home IN
miles north of Mark, an inland town.
twelve miles southeast of this city,
Sunday, March 8, after short illness,
caused by stomach trouble. Mr.. Sloan
was born in Boone county, Mo-, Sept.
80, 1S47, thus having acquired the age
of so years, Z months and days. A
wife is left to mourn the loss, together
with four living children, Warren
Sloan, Art Sloan, Mrs. J. M. McCor-
mick Of Des Moines and Mrs. James
Wardlo, The funeral services We're
conducted at the home of the deceased
by Rev. p. Burgher after which inter-
ment took place at the Hopkins ceme-
terry. So passes another early settler.
Mr. Sloan had carried the mail be-
tween Moulton and Mark for twenty
years.
Fire Destroys Property.
Fire destroyed the John Henderson
property in South Moulton early Sun
sponded but the building was too far
gone. The fire is supposed to have
commenced from a defective fue
Nothing was saved. Insurance is about
$500. Mr.. Henderson will rebuild soon
Organize Band.
a new band has been or
ganized under the leadership OF
Samuel Tate. # consists mostly Of
school boys between the ages of Ia and
10 years. They are Douglas Dooley
Jay Tharpe, Tad Corrick and Paul Kill
ifo;n cornet, Earl Elartan; clarinet
Stuart Mace, Will Bennett and Clay
Corrick; tenor, Leo Craig; alto, Briee
Springer and Chef Rogers; tuba, Will
Chamberlain; trombone, Reed Hast
ings, baritone. Tuesday night is the
Raymond Dhority spent Sunday in
Moravia.
Paul Paxson visited friends and rel
atives in Ottumwa Saturday.
Ralph NJ. Davis assisted the Phil
harmonic orchestra at Bloomfield Fri
day evening.
Among those attending the contest
Friday at Bloomfield were: Misses
Lula Bryan, Inez Downing, Mabel Hen
sen, Retta Trakes, Mary Jordan, ona
Horn; Mesdames Downing, r. M. Da-
Wis; Messrs. Harry Powers, Will Cham
berlain, Esco Jordan, Luke Moore
Reed Hastings Stuart Mace. Fred Cor
rick, Enos Corrick, G. w. Bryan.
J.. r. Barley left Saturday for two
weeks nchalk taking tour.
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Floyd Killfon of the Centerville
Journal visited friends and relatives
here Sunday.
Henry Curry of Bloomfield transact
ed business in this city Saturday.
Gus Eby was down from Abba Sat
urday.
Will Heckerdorn, who skipped out
from the Howell House, where he was
driving bus, after stealing two rings
some clothing and money, was giver
twentyfour days in Jail by Mayor Da.
Wis. The fine was SIS. Young Hecker.
dor said that he belonged to a "silvel
Dollar club in Chicago,eand that if hi
asked them they would pay his fine
He says this is the first time that hi
eyer stole anythinf and the reason HI
did was that he wanted to get ever
with his employer.
Misses Ola Johnson, Reulah Dunbar
and Della Hill We're in Ottumwa Satur,
day,
Mr.. and Mrs. F. C. Moore left Satur.
day for Ottumwa. from which place
they will 90 to Chicago:
Mrs. O. S. Pullian and daughter
Olive, of Sargent, Neb., who have beer
attending the funeral of Mrs. Pulliam'!
sister, Mrs. Ben Silver, near Orleans
are now visiting her brother law
G. T. Pulliam.
Ed Marrow visited Edward Shuts ii
Centeryille Sunday.