Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-07-23
CAMP
AT ALBA AUG. q
ASSOCIATION HOLDS A TEN DAYS
sESSION-LEADY AND SHAW
IN CHARGE.

Abba, July 22.-The annual camp
meeting of the Holiness association
will be held this year again In the
city park. The meetings will begin
August 81, and continue for ten days.
Revs. John w. Leedy and George
Shaw will have charge Of the meetings
The university male quartet will fur
nish the music. The meetings in the
past have been most successful and
future announcements will be made
will be even better than any that
have been held in the past.
Other Abba News.
A man giving the name OF
Bell and his residence as Kansas City
was captured while in the residence
of Mrs. L. Chenoweth in the north
west part of the city last Tuesday
morning. George Kimball, who works
on the section and through the city
yards, saw the nan go to the Cheno-
weth home. He told Sam Fishburn,
a repairer at the round house OF
what he had seen, and the two men
made an investigation. They found
the man had entered the house and
they took him in hand and marched
him down to the Office of Mayor Clev-
er where. he was placed in charge of
Chief Woofter and taken to Jail until
an investigation could be made. When
the two men made the arrests they
we're armed with a monkey wrench
and a weed pulling hoe. They got
the fellow between them and marched
him down town. Mrs. Chenoweth is
in Colorado.
Bell makes the statement that he
city and becoming thirsty he got from
a freight train and went to the Cheno-
weth home to get a drink of water.
He found nobody at home and entered
a shed looking for a cup. 1t was Their
the railroad men saw him and took
him in custody.
Miss Rose Trimble and Miss Elba
Dewey are Albians who are enjoying a
trip in the west. They left yesterday
morning and expect to take in the
greater part Of Colorado before re-
turning home.
The sheriffs of Iowa are holding a
convention at Davenport today, and
Sheriff and Mrs. Griffin, of this coun-
ty, are in attendance. 1t is a salt
bet to make that Abba has the most
genial sheriff In the state present at
the meeting.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Clutch departed
Tuesday morning for a three weeks
trip to the west and northwest. They
left Abba for Deadwood, South Da-
kota, and will later go to Colorado
Springs, Denver and other places. At
Osceola they were joined by Mr.. and
Mrs. w. A. Bradley, of C~enterville, and
gether.
At the meeting of the city council
Monday evening it was ordered that
the property owners clean up their
premises. Notices were served the fol.
lowing day. If the places are not
cleaned and all requirements met with
as to the notices served the persons
will be arrested and. be made com
PEELED to pay a fine.
Mrs. W. H. Tyler and two children
left Tuesday morning for Lincoln, Neb,
Mr.. Tyler will go to the same place
in the course Of a couple of weeks
and accompany the family home.
J.. R. Bowsher and wife of Leon
were in Abba Sunday and guests at
the James Clutch home. They were
on their way to the east and expect
to remain for the coming month al
New York and other eastern places.
Mrs. q. T. Coons and Mrs. Hargus
Coons went to Des Moines Tuesday
morning and visited during the day
with friends.
Abba Is to gain another good fam
lily as permanent residents. Sol Loeb
who has been at Red Oak for sev@ra
years, has seen the advantages thai
are in Abba and will move his house
hold goods here next week, and here
after make this his home. Alba PEG
pie will welcome the Loebs to the
city.