Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-05-30
DEPARTS ON EUROPEAN TRIP.
Rev. Father P. J. Gauie Of George
town Takes vacation--Father
Brownrjoo in CHARGE of Parish.

Rev. Father p. J. Gauie Of Georges
town Takes vacation--Father
Brownrigs in Charge Of Parish.
Tyrone. May 27.-Rev P. j. Gaule.
pastor of st. Patrick's parist att
Georgetown, departed Thursday even
Ing on Burlington No. for Baltimore.
Md, at which point he will be Joined
by friends. with whom he will sail to-
morrow from New York for Genoa.
Italy. from which city he will start
upon his tour of the old world. He
contemplates being absent for a per-
iod of three months during which time
the spiritual necessities Of the George
town parish will be carefully taken
care of by Rev. Father Brownrigg oil
Melrose, who in conjunction with his
parochial duties in Melrose. will also
hold services at Georgetown each Sun
vices at Georgetown at IL a. m. Next
Sunday services will be at a. m.
Missing Boy Heard From.
peared from his home three miles west
of this place has at last been heard
from. He Is located in Salt Lake City.
Utah. so it is reported,
Destructive Electrical Storm.
+ A destructive storm of wind, hail and
lightning prevailed over this commun-
ity Thursday evening at o'clock, at
tended with a copious downpour of
rain which amounted almost to q
cloudburst, causing the small creeks
which have their confluence hereabouts
with Cedar Creek. to overflow their
banks. However, little damage resulted
from the flooding of the bottoms adj
joining. The lightning was more de-
structive, however. On the farm of D
3. Carr, one mile north Of this place,
six head of cattle, valued at $780, were
struck and killed and on that of Will
liam Bracy a valuable COW was killed
by the same agency and a rick of hay
was consumed by fire having its origi-
nation from the sambe cause. On the
farm of James Flattery, four miles
south Of this place, q corn crib and
COW barn were struck by Lightning and
totally consumed by the resulting fire.
Near Melrose, the home of Ed White
was struck, also, by lightning, which
did considerable damage to the build
ing, but did not fire 1t. Mr.. White,
| time, was severely shocked, the rest
of the family escaping by reason Of the
| fact that they We're in the cellar at the
| time Of the accident.
| Mail Service Denied.
The recent, petition Of the George
town postoffice patrons. submitted to
the postoffice department, has been
turned down by the department and
as reason therefor the government set
| out the fact that the business ema-
mating from the Georgetown postoff1ce
per annum does not warrant the adj
ditional service asked for.
Melrose School Graduates Glass of Six
\ Saturday evening class Of six pu-
\ pills graduated from the Melrose school
/ Those who finished the course in the
/ Melrose school are Misses l.. Murphy
1 ]. Nevin, Kate and Alice Logan. r
| Grady and Phoebe Thyme and ]. Ward
Rev e. F. Gaule of st. Ambrose par
ish Of Des Moines was the guest of his
brother Rev. P. ]. Gaule, In George
4 departure for Europe.
Barney Nicholson is at present visit
ing with friends and relatives in Eng.
laid, having left for that country somi
days ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. John winslow are hap
|, py over the arrival of a son, born Fri
day evening.
D. E. Carr was an Abba visitor Fri.
day on business.
The Tyrone and Cedar Valley Tele
phone company and the Mt Carme
and Tyrone Telephone company. hav
made arrangements with the Burltng
ton Railroad company to place thei
. wires under the railroad tracks coming
into town.
Mrs. orland Starbuck and children
Master John and Miss Mary, after
two weeks visit at the home Of Mrs
: Starbuck's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. Z
Shehan. in town, departed for thei
home in woodburn Friday Afternoon
on No. 8.
Miss Wayne Navin Of jackson town
ship, who has been suffering for som
weeks with an attack Of appendicitis
J has gone to Chicago to undergo treat
! ment for the malady. She was accom-
, panied by her brother, Thomas. He
. many friends hope for a speedy recov
cry.
James o'Brien. who was seriously i
, some days ago, is recovering nicely
! much to the satisfaction of his multi
: tude Of friends.
J Miss Anna Judge of Wayne town
, ship visited with Miss Nora Shehan
! town over Saturday night.
: Philip Lynch lost valuable COZ
during the recent electrical storm
: The loss is fully covered by insur
+ ance.
o Mrs p. Mahoney was an Abba wis
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