Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-08-20
FUNERAL OF MRS. QuITMAN
POWELL IN EAST EDDYVlLLE.

Eddyville.-The funeral services of
Mrs. Quitman Powell were conducted
at her home east of town Sunday
afternoon, Elder B. W. Petit, of Abba,
officiating, after which budial was
made in Highland cemetery The ate
tendance was quite large, the following
being among the number from out Of
town: Mr.. and Mrs. q. Powell of Mis-
souri,, Mrs S. E. Burdick, of Des
Moines, James Powell and Mr.. Long,
of Abba and Mr.. and Mrs. w. R. Nell
son, of Oskaloosa.
Mahala, daughter of Carson and
Abigail Whited, was born Sunday.
October Is, 1S4S, at the old home
stead in Mahaska county, Iowa, and
lived in the same county all her life
except for ten years when she lived in
Bluff Creek township, Monroe county.
She united with the Christian church
in Eddyville on March IL, 1865. She
was united in marriage to Quitnan
Powell September %, 1873. To this
union We're born seven children, one
of whom died in infancy. Mrs. Powell
departed this life Thursday, August
10 1908, at 1920 p. M, of paralysis, at
the age of SO years, months and %
days. Left to mourn here loss are the
husband, five sons. one daughter, and
three sisters besides a host of rela-
ties and friends.
Mrs. Wade Dead.
Mrs. c. H. Stuber, south of town,
was called to Cody, Wyo., Saturday, by
the death of her sister, Mrs. Wade,
formerly of Richland. Mrs. Wades
two daughters, who had been visiting
in Iowa, returned home with her. The
body will be brought back to Rich
land for burial.
Other News of Interest.
The B. Y. P. u, gave an ice cream
social at the church Saturday night
n al !, i,,er
also had graphophone music.
| Ed Hawke, formerly Of this place,
but now of SaltLake City, Utah. came
over Monday from Abba where he had
been visiting and he went down near
Kirkville to visit his parents.
w. H. Gray was a Sunday guest Of
his brother, J. A. Gray, at Kirksville,
Mo.
| Arley Rainsbarger. who went to
Watertown S. D., two weeks ago. re-
turend to Eddyville Monday morning.
| M. c. Delaney has returned to his
home at Hubbard, Mimi, after a
short visit with his cousin, Ed Shields
and at Ottumwa.
Mrs. B. Wickham and little grand
daughter, Florence Gravatte, departed
Saturday for their home at Sabetha,
Kan. after spending a few days with
her daughter, Mrs. e. L. Bay, and in
| Ottunwa
| MISS lSdDel Gray, OF AlDld, spent
Sunday with her aunt, Mrs. Lewis
Harding, and her friend, Miss Cert
rude O'Connor.
Walter Lester returned to his. home
at Abba Saturday after spending a
few days with his grandmother, Mrs.
| M. A. Lester.
| Mrs. Emma Linderman, who has
spent the summer attending summer
school at Drake University, at Des
| Moines, has returned home.
The Christian Sunday school will
ust 20 in the grove of Frank Padgett,
81 miles northwest of here
Frances, the little four-year-old
daughter of Frank Comstock, near
Coalfield, has been quite sick with
neuralgia.
/ Walter Heki has returned to Ottum-
wa after short visit with his mother,
Mrs. Alice Heki.
Many from this place attended the
circus in Ottumwa Friday.
| Little Misses Helen and Celia Butch
er went to Knoxville Thursday for d
visit with their grandmother, Mrs. c..
| Butcher.
Miss Ida Scott, who has been visit
in~ relatives hereabouts returned to
her home near Abba Thursday.
Mrs. Cordie Garfield, of Ottumwa,
who is sojourning here. visited rela-
tives at Centerville Thursday and Fri
day.
Mrs Ferd Elliott has been visiting
friends and attending the chautauqua
at Abba.