Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-09-01
KNOXVILLE.

Is Knoxville Wright, wife Of
Dillon Wright, died at the family
home in Belmont township, Warren
county, three and one-half miles east
of Milo August 20, 1908, aged 80 years,
10 months and one day. She was the
Ter and was born in Randolph county,
Indiana, October 49,, 1888. In the
spring of 1889 she came to Iowa with
her parents and settled in Jefferson
county near Pleasant Plain where she
grew to womanhood She was married
to Dillon Wright in Pleasant Plain,
July 8, 1853. A few years afterward
they removed to Oskaloosa and lived
there until the fall of 1879 when they
moved to Knoxville. Six children were
born to them, all of whom but two are
now dead.
Miss Bessie Black of Des Moines, is
visiting relatives in Knoxville.
Miss Gertrude Mcclure started to
Seattle Tuesday where she is employ
ed as a teacher in the public schools
at that place.
Misses Gorilla and Lucia Jenkins
have returned from their visit with
Indianola relatives.
Mrs. Willis Young and children, Of
Charlton, visited Knoxville, friends
last week.
Mrs. Elsie Roller and son Vernon
visited relatives in Des Moines and
T,arlham last week.
E. P. Stotler and daughter Of Will
mington O., are visiting Mr.. Stotler's
brother-in-law DR.. j. V. Brann.
Fl. @. West was in Pleasantville this
week installing hot water heat and
plumbing in the new residence of P.
A. Dyer.
Loren Snow has returned from a
visit with relatives in Moberly, Mo.
DR.. r. S. Conner mas opened den
tai parlor in Des Moines.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Crawford visited
in st. Louis last week.
Frank Auten, Of Grinnell, visited
friends in Knoxville last week.
Mrs. j. L. Teter visited her sister in
Waterloo last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Rosenberger and son,
Carl, of Cedar Rapids, are visiting
Mrs. Rosenberger's sister, Mrs. N. B.
Cherry and other relatives.
Great crowds are departing for the
state fair at this place and other
places along the line. Tuesday over
four hundred tickets were sold from
this place and on Wednesday morning
two hundred and fifty tickets were sold
for the excursion. Probably fifteen
hundred tickets will be sold to Des
Moines this week.
Miss Nellie Bellor, Of Charlton, visit
ed Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Darah last
week.
S. M. Ramsey, Of Johnsonburg, N. j.,
visited with his cousin. G. K. Hart. Of
this city last week.
Miss Clara Sloan. who with her
mother, has just returned from trip
abroad, is visiting her aunt, Miss Prue
Collins.
w. P. Broderick, of Eddyville, a
brother of the late James Broderick of
Knoxville is visiting relatives in and
around here.
Mrs. Clara Burdick and family will
remove to Mt Pleasant the first Of
next week where she has excepted a
position as matron Of the Beta Phi
society, and will have charge Of their
house.
Chas. Crouch IS now able to be about
with the aid Of cane.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jay Mcmillan will de-
part for their home in Colby Kansas,
today, after months stay with Mr..
McMillian's parents Mr.. and Mrs. A.
Mcmillan.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wright are Wis
iting his uncle. D. w. Rowland, in Lin
coin. Neb. During their absence
Emmett Hollingshead is taking
Franks place on the road as travelling
man.
Mr.. and Mrs NJ D. woodruff start
ed for two months trip through the
west. They will spend most of their
time in Spokane, Wash, and Nez
Perez, Idaho.
Last Friday Knoxville ball team beat
Bussey six to nothing. Sunday, F1asler
beat Abba TO 0.