Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-15
IOWA NEWS IN BRIEF.
To Hold Marshall Reunion

To Hold Marshall Reunion @
halltowh.-Th thirty-fourth
annual picnic and reunion OF the Mar.
shall County Old Settlers associations
will be held In this city next Thursday
August 10. at the soldiers home park
A big attendance is expected.
Dies at Battle Creek
Atlantic.-The news has reached
this city Of the death at the sanitariuM
at Battle Creek. Mich, of III. Scharrf
an old settler of this and Audubon
counties. The remains arrived In thit
city Friday. He leaves a wife, hill
second, and several children.
Horton Witnesses Maneuvers-
Observation-Disclosures g. G
Horton OF the soldiers home has CONT
to Des Moines to witness the arnI
maneuvers. He will be one OF parry
made UP by Adjutant General Thrift
whose guests will witness the manuev-
ers from an auto.
Old Cass Settlers Meet
Atlantic. The tenth annual meeting
of the Cass County Old Settlers assoc
cistion was held In this city and this
attendance was large, fully 5000 people
teiDg in the city on account Of ptha
| meeting. The address OF the day waa
delivered by the Hon. Horace b. Deem
er of the supreme bench, The associa-
| ton is in good shape and growing in
members every gay.
Gives Sum to Ellsworth
Iowa Falls-Father Coffin OF Fort
Dodge has just shown his interest IN
Ellsworth college of this city in a ma
terial manner. President Meyer Of the
| college Is in receipt Of a donation Of
$500 from Father Coffin, who ex-
presses himself as hoping to be able TO
give more later on. This Is only one
of a number Of substantial donations
a. 10 RI
past few months.
Atlantic Man viii Build
| Atlantic.-W. M. Smiley, a MUSIC
dealer Of this city, has purchased a lot
on Chestnut street here and will erert
new building for use as a music
| store and the upper part for a hail.
| The building will be of brick and wifi
be eighty feet in depth. Albert johnson
local clothing man, IL also preparing
to erect new building. -
Beeson Camp Wins
| Marshalltown. - The foresters q
Beeson camp NO 1856, M. A. w, carried
off the first honors at Maxwell In the
competitive drill Of the Central Iowa
the cash prize of $50. Colo was second
and two other teams, Maxwell and
Alden. participated. Marshalttownss
| score was almost perfect, 92.b, while
| Colo's rating was 77.B. -
Organize FraternaI Branch =
Sioux City.-As result Of the visit
Of Jerry 8. Green of Marshalltown, su-
preme secretary Of the Home Guards
/ Of the World, the twenty-ffth branch
organization Of that fraternai associa-
| tione has been organized in Sioux City.
F. W. Marshall was elected master
| workman. The supreme headquarters
Of the society formerly were located
at Davenport, but within the last veal
| We're changed to Marshalltown.
4 Play Benefit Game :
| Observation-Disclosures benefit to ex-
/ Mayor L. B. Jones who is now help;
less invalid, the lawyers Of this city
and the city employees will play cams
of ball August a. All Of the pro-
ceeds of the game will be given to Mr.
Jones. 1t has been officially announced
that Mayor O. L. Ingledue with his
800 pounds or better OF avofrdupois
will play, at least a part Of the game
i A number Of the police officers will
also appear in the city's lineup.