Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-07-14
ALBA.

Albia.-The P. e. Q. sisterhood have
added to the beauty Of the Carnegie
Evan library by the addition Of two
new lights. one on each side of the
entrance door. Some weeks ago the
slsterhood voted to light the outside
OF the building and they have been
waiting impatiently for their gift to
arrive. 1t came the past week, and
is a great ornament to the building
n sends forth a light as bright as
the many good deeds that have been
done before by the sisters.
The Ottumwa district conference of
the Methodist church will be held at
Knoxville on July 13, IA and is, and
the Abba Methodists are making ar
rangements to attend.
There was an exciting time at The
Burlington depot the other evening
when Chief Woofter attempted TO
place three colored men under arrest.
The mel were, wanted at a point Ii
Illinois, and been telegraphed to the
Woofter started after them the men
scattered n took down the tracks.
The police opened fire on them but
did not hit any Of them. Later an CT
fort was made to find the men at
Maxon but they had disappeared.
The work of paving South Clinton
street and the alleys around the public
square is proceeding slowly owing to
the non-arrival of stan The water
being SO high in the river has delayed
shipment of sand and that has set the
work back here.
Miss Maisy schreiner will return to-.
morrow from Des Moines, whe she
has been assisting in reading the ex-
animation papers in the office of the
state superintendent.
Dee w. Johnson came down from
l)aE HMnSnaS uacfnr1ovy Pow n o1,o1~..
days visit in the city while he is look
Ing after business matters.
III. M. Taylor has returned from
Chicago, where he had been In tho
Presbyterian hospital and receiving
treatment for his eye sight. He says
he now can see as far and as good
as anybody his age in the county and
that will be just as welcome news to
the friends in the county as it is to
the gentleman himself.
An operation was performed upon
Mrs. Malta Elder yesterday morning
for an internal ailment. DR.. Clutch
assisted by DR.. Jenkins OF Abba, and
DR.. Schafer Of Eddyville, performed
the operation, and Mrs. Elder is now
getting along nicely.
The general manager of the Pitts
burg Plate Glass Co, J.. P. Maxwell
and general manager Of the sales de-
partment Of the Patton Paint Co., Mr..
Reese. were in Abba Tuesday ana
they notified many of the men VINO
manage the yards Of the Hawkeye
Lumber Co.. to meet with them and
go into the matter OF the sales and
handling Of the two commodities. The
invitation was sent to the managers
of all yards Of the Hawkeye people
where the glass and paint are sold
and the following parties came to
Abba and were guests for the day:
Ralph Burnside. general manager OF
the Hawkeye Co.. Charles Marches,
Isaac Funk Of Oskaloosa, F. A. Ed
wards Of Mt. AYR, Yves Fleming Of
Osceola, Yes Craver of Avery, A. e.
Stump of North English, ]. .. Boyles
Plano. Added to this crowd was
sam Anderson who looks after the
Abba interests Of the company.
The supreme court has affirmed the
decision OF the Monroe county distrfsI
court in the use of the state of Iowa
VS.. Frank Ralston. Ralston was sent
to the penitenttary for the crime of
rape on his own sister. The decision
of the supreme court was handed
down Tuesday and it means that
Ralston will continue in the peni-
Tertiary until his sentence shall have
exnired.