Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-09-04
FRATERNAL PICNIC AT ED
DYVlLLE SEPTEMBER a.

Eddyyi1le-Co Committees appoMded by
the different secret societies met at the
Chas. Odem home this week and set
date for the Fraternal picnic when
had previously been talked of for TINS
month. The picnic will be held in the
park on Tuesday, September Ia, last
ing all day, and many visitors are ex-
pected from out of town. This picnic
will to a great extent take the place
of the Fourth Of July celebration which
was interferred with to a considerable
extent by inclement weather. A pro
gram consisting of bandconcerts, fra
ternal parade, base ball game. races
sports contests and speeches are being
arranged, the whole to conclude with
drill by the ladies' fraternities.
Other News.
!. %. Thompson, Assistant Attorney
General Of Washington, d. c.. while
enroute home from Kansas City to TO
peka. Kansas, stopped off and visited
his mother in law, Mrs. Lucy LaffertS
of this place and his brother George
Thompson OF Kirkville.
Hiram McKim departed Wednesday
for Cambridge. o., and will spend the
winter with relatives at his old home
there and iii Tennessee. Mr.. Mckim
YVES quite sick Monday night, but was
able to go on his trip Wednesday.
DR. r.. L. Bay has purchased two
lots of Earl McElroy, and will soon be-
gin the construction Of a modern, one
story residence for home for himself
| and wife. The lots are situated JUST
north Of the park and the old Plough
| House was formerly built on the lots.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Parberry moved
this week from the VIM Allison ten
| ant property to the Laferty properly
on North Fourth street.
| Mrs. w. G. Berry is at BosWortn,
| Mo. this week at tl%e bedside OF her
brother and niece, who are both suf-
fering from typhoid fever.
| Miss Helen Gray of Kirksyille Mo,
is visiting her uncle, Henry Gray, ano
her cousin. Mrs. T. M. Knox.
| Mrs George Strange and baby have
gone to Two Harbors, Minnesota, to
remain till winter with her husband.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Blakely of Bluff
creek. departed Tuesday for Revere
MO. to spend week with relatives
Ed Myrick returned this week from
Kirkville. Mo, where he made ar
teopathy the coming term. Arthur
| Pickereil will also attend.
/ John Sin1ons of Duluth, Mimi, Il
paying a short visit to his mother, Mrs
! Z. Simons.
1 Rev. J. C. Clark of Rochester, N. Y.
who preached at the Baptist church
Aug. 9Th, will preach at the same
i cnurCn next souUudy lfiolb'iiG e'''
evening in the absence of the regular
pastor, Rev. G. F. Prewitt. of Pella
who cannot come on account Of sick
ness.
Roy Palmer, who has been attending
the State Agricultural college at Anne
the past few years, left for Ames OF
Wednesday to enter for the comin
term.
Misses Helen and Celia Butche
have returned from a short visit wit
their aunt, Mrs. Andy Baker at Oska
loosa.
Mrs. Ada Harding. who formerl
lived in the Leeper property but VIII
has been living In the John Liebu
property, which was purchased by
p Dunkle during June moved int
the Leeper property again Wednes
! day.
? Will Parsons and family foremrly {
? this place, but lately of Lincoln, Mel
2 left Monday for Moulton, to resid
: They spent about ten days with Mr.
2 Parsons sister Mrs. James Moore, ea'
? of town.