Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-22

been located
Mr.. Baker Is man about forty-flve
years of age and has a family, some
of whom are grown and married. He
has been In fair health. though both
cred some with heart trouble. and his
friends are fearful that he may have
succumbed to that disease out on his
farm somewhere and strict search
has been made of the whole of 1t but
to no avail as yet.
1t seems very queer, as no trace Of
him can be found and no reason can
be assigned as to why he should want
to get away from there. Great alarm
and apprehension Is felt by his family
and friends that something serious has
happened to him and are hoping that
at any time someone will bring word
that he is well and strong.
Little Maryland Child Dies.
The nine months old baby of W. G.
Wayland. died Sunday morning and
was buried Monday at Delta. The
cause of death was cholera infantum.
Geo. Gutenberg Of Ottumwa is visit
ing at the Killmer and Gutenberg
homes
| Mr.. and Mrs. Neal Smith and child
dren of Cedar Rapids are visiting at
the Ralph Smith home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Shade of Belle PLANE
are visiting at the ]. H. Smith home
over Sunday Mr.. Shade has a Job
office in Belle Blaine.
Mrs. w. II. Needham, writing from
Columbus, O., reports that she has
been having very delightful time. She
visited the state penitentiary and
heard Mrs. Maude Ballingon Booth adj
dress the prisoners. Mrs. Needham Is
visiting this week the old places of her
youth and going over the grounds OF
her school days. They had the pleas
ure of visiting with Mrs. Pike in Co
lumbus, who is visiting with her
daughter Lucy.
Will Needham had the misfortune OF
! getting a grounder in the nose at the
game in Hayesville Tuesday. His
nose was broken. Mr.. Needham was
after a grounder and the ball bounced
quickly and struck him in the face.
Charles Heningers class Of the Pres
byterian Sunday school, enjoyed a de-
liEhtful picnic at the pumping station
last evening.
A. M. Meas Is starting about 5000
worth of improvements on his home
The house will be re-arranged. Tn
lower yard Is being filled with the dir
which is taken from the cellar. 1t will
improve the appearance of the place
wonderfully.
4 Will Minteer went to Hedrick or
business Wednesday morning.
Mr. and Mrs. VIII Minteer left thi
morning for Centerville. where the!
will visit with the Beck family and at
tend the Apponoose Chautauqua, whicl
begins this week.
Arthur Jones returned from Denve
Saturday evening His trip was some
what married by his getting sick as h
started home He Is better, however
at this time.
Mrs. Woodin and daughter Mrs
Hadley and daughter have returne
!. from their trip into Colorado.
: Henry Dawson of Des Moines Is Wis
iting a few days with old friends 1
\ Sigourney. This is the first visit h
tied the first part of the week In ke
ota with his siser, Minnie.
Chas. Sitter Is working in Wellma
at the blacksmithing trade.
Marshal Grimes had big force
men out at work on the Priest hi
:, Sunday. repairing one of the main
J which brings the water up from tn
river. It was big job as the pipe
! had to be disconnected by putting
r big fire under the connections an
. melting the lead. The finished the 10
: In rood time and everything is in frs
class condition now.
8 Francis Hamilton Of Thornburg, tn
father of Mrs Jennie Gibbons, move
the first of this week to Sigourne!
: and will make his future home wit
r his daughter. His wife recently die
. at Thornburg.
Fred Fishburn will take the ru
through here on the Washington an
f Knoxville mail train. He will reliev
3 Robert Donnell for a month, as tn
!. latter suffers every year with the ha
q fever
Jack Cover and Dr. Stone of Kes
. wick were here Tuesday in Mr. Cover
fine new auto.