Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-29

with Company M appearing resplend-
ant in their new uniforms, maroon and
white All receipts from this game
and others will be applied to the new
Armory fund
THE BERTscH GOLDEN WEDDING
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Bertson Of sisour.
ney Reach Half Gen.
fury Mark.
Sigourney. June 21.-A half hundred,
years ago Monday in Davenport, ia
cob Bertsch and Miss Kate Jacobs
were united in marriage. At that time
Mr.. Bertsch was "a years. and Miss
Jacobs FL years of age.
Fifty years Is long time, but Mr..
and Mrs Bertsch have enjoyed all
these years and are as happy as they
were when they first made the prom
ise
Last Monday they celebrated by
having at home their son George, wife
and family Of Oskaloosa; their daugh.
ter, Mrs. F. Fritz and family Of OF
tumwa. and Mrs. Philip Bertsch and
family Of this place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bertsch We're both born
In Germany. Mr.. Bertsch reached his
adopted country In 1S4S and he and
Mrs. Pertsch came to Sigourney In
Ao'Vp WAOAS liCy have IeSlucu ever
since.
Mr.. Bertsch has prospered and he
and his wife reside in, a neat home in
east Sigourney where they are always
glad to welcome their friends and old
acquaintance. The celebration was
pleasant occasion and their friends
wish them many more anniversaries.
Other toms Of Interest.
Mr. and Mrs. LIE Roy Randall
ViaftaH at thu mo- FOL Do JplI
in Lancaster township the first of the
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Randall Of
Centerville are visiting relatives and
friends in and about this place.
Walter e. Hoffman one Of the exam
liners of surveys for the U. s.. govern
ment came in from Cody, Wyoming,
Tuesday morning, to visit at the par
entail j. H. Hoffman hor,a a-d wien
other relatives and many friends here.
He expects to remain Until directed W
the department at Washington to COM
mence operations In new fields.
Mrs. Ada Armstrong has returned
from Hedrick, where she visited the
first Of the week with her brother,
Adna Utterback, and family.
Death Of William Conner.
William Conner Of southwest of the
city, died at his home at 8 o'clock
last Monday morning. He was taken
seriously Ill on Friday night proceed
ing and suffered a great deal until
death relieved him. He was in town
late that evening and seemed to be In
his usual health and good spirits. His
attack was something Of the nature
Of paralysis with other complications.
He was close to fifty years Of age and
leaves large family to mourn HIS
loss. The funeral occurred at the
family residence In the country at 2
o'clock Tuesday afternoon, conducted
by Rev. w. G. Wilson Of Delta and
the Woodmen lodge Of this place. A
procession of teams one mile and a
quarter in length followed the remains
to the last resting place, which was at
the Conner cemetery.
A. H. Brunt came in from Basin.
Wyoming. Tuesday. He has been out
there assisting in surveying work for
the government, on contracts which he
and his father were fulfilling They
have finished the work and will not
return to that country unless they SCI
cure additional contracts.
Bert Wilson has resigned his posi-,
ton with s.. White & Son. and aft
or short vacation expects to locate
I somewhere In the west He has had
many years experience in different
| lines Of merchandising and Is an unus-
| ually good salesman.
Aspasia Chapter, Order of the East
ern Star, held called meeting at the
hall Tuesday evening and went through
the initiation work in the presence vi
Mrs. M. Bills Of Davenport. Mrs. Bills
is one Of the deputy grand matrons Of
Of inspecting the work of this order
and to give them instruction and aid
where they might need It, They re-
port a pleasant and profitable session
| and the members OF the order speak IN
very high terms of praise for this Of
| f1cer
Ed Thies is the new clerk in tn.
gentlemen's furnishing department OF
| the store OF J. s. White & Son..
Warren Mclean Jr. OF Adair, is Wis
iting at the parental w. /. Mclean
home In the northern part Of the city
He expects to. remain for several days
and thinks that upon going to. work
again he will locate somewhere in the
west. He Is now contemplating a trir
| through the western country to find 4
| location.
Miss Patti F'ollman Of Lancaster Wis
tied In the city with relatives, and
friends the first of the week.
David Wendt Of Lancaster township
was transacting business and calltna
on his many friends in the city Mon
| day evening
Fred Neiman Of Van Buren, township
daughter, Mrs. Otto Schneider. and NJ
tie daughter, and Miss Nora Wend-
land. left on the midnight train, Mon
day nigft for Cheyney, Kansas. where
they will spend several weeks visiting
| relatives and friends.
| Miss Della Wandland of near What
Cheer spent Monday evening in the
city with friends.
A large crowd of Sigourney people
attended the William Conner funeral
southwest Of the city, last Tuesday aft
ernoon.
j. H. Hoffman and A. H. Brunt are
putting in cement walks at the front
O. their homes in the northeastern par,
of the city
LEBANON.