The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-10-07
THE EDDYVILLE NEWS
Daily Happenings In a Live Town
Told by John R. Sipes.

urday, Oct. z, 1909, BABY girl.
o. Albertson moves this week TO
the Comstock property, which he pur-
chased some time ago.
Two cases Of pneumonia have late
ly been reported in this vicinity, both
being little girls, as follows: Vida,
the little daughter of Ed Chapman,
and the two-year-old daughter OF X.
C.. Moore, of Grays Creek.
Thos. Chick, VINO out recently sold
his farm at Chillicolne, purchased
the 130-acre farm of Mrs. Ida Web
Der, near Blakesburg, Monday and
will move to the same next March.
Warner & Hawkins made the deal.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. McMains, who
have lived in Eddyvil'e and vicinity
for several years, moved last week to
the farm near Blakesburg, which they
purchased last year. Mr.. McMains
formerly conducted hardware store
here.
N. A. Taylor, who with his family
has lived in the Mrs. M. j. Crlsweli
tenant property since he took charge
OF the livery business here last win
ter, are the new occupants of the Kent
Chisman property. which was vacat-
ed by Mr.. and Mrs. McMains.
We learned Sunday that the old
VIM. England farm, in West Des
Moines township, was sold recently to
Pella parties for 500 per acre. AS
it consisted of 300 acres 1t brought
$50, 900. A. Albers, who has been liv-
IRIS on the farm, will move to the
Henninger farm, on the Charlton road
next March.
Mrs. j. C. Kirfnan, who had been
quite sick for several days, was taken
to Ottumwa last Wednesday and on
tie following day she was operated
upon at the hospital, and at last re-
ports was getting along nicely. She
has a daughter, Mrs. harvey Fortune,
who lives in Ottumwa, and Mr.. kirf-
man has also been with her.
Mrs. E. Parrish is having cement
sidewalk put in in front of her prop
erty, and a new walk is being laid
in front of the Fred Heard property,
which Mr. and Mrs. l.. X. Akers
moved into last week. Thus the ce-
ment sidewalks continue to go IN at
thist place, and 1t is reported that
walks will also be laid along the re-
mainder of the block where Mrs. Par
IRISH lives, to connect with the block
which was recently put in, just above.
Pickerell & Oden, the hardware
men, who last week purchased the
stock of implements and buggies OF
Fred Miller & Co., combined the two
stocks this week by moving their
hardware stock into the same build
ing as the other stock The building
hS,T just been reprinted and papered
on the interior, new shelving has been
put in and other changes and better
ments made. Fred Miller, one of the
members of the retiring firm, will
travel some for his health, and J. M.
Croson will continue to look after his
duties as postmaster.
The funeral services of Mrs. Alfred
Smith were conducted ct Bluff Creek
Union Chapel last Thursday, Rev.
Eugene Allen, of the NJ. e. church at
Oskaloosa, officiating. The attend
ance was quite large. The pail bear
ers were five of her brothers and
Harvey Richards, who took the place
or I hn hn
was in the west and could not be
present. Mrs. Smith Is the lady who
took suddenly i'll with peritonitis at
Whiting, Iowa, where she and her
husband had gone on a visit, and she
died there four days later, on Tues
were brought back to her home in
West Des Moines township for burial.
She is survived by her husband, an
adopted son, Lloyd Smith, her mother,
Mrs. Rebecca LitleJohn; six brothers.
| Clinton E., Frank M, David e., and
| Thos. T.. Littlejohn, all of this vicin-
| ity; VIM. H., of Rose Hill, and Mel
win LittlejOhn, of Washington state,
and two sisters, mrs. VIM. Smith, OF
West Des Moines township, and Mrs.
Alta Rogers, of Missouri.
Died at her home about five miles
north of town, near Fairview, Saturday
evening, Oct. Ind, 1909, Mrs. }. IL.
Switzer ST., of paralysis, after lin
gering illness having attained an adj
vanced age. Mrs. Switzer was born
in Pennsylvania, but had lived in this
vicinity since about 1857. On the
Sunday before her death family re-
union for the Switzers was held, at
which all the children were present
except one daughter living in Ohio.
AT that time the aged lady's death
was not expected to occur so soon, as
she appeared to be feeling fairly
well, but about three days later she
sustained stroke of paralysis, which
was the second or third one she had.
and her death followed three days
later. The husband and nine children
survive. as follows: Mrs. -. III. john
son. of Eddyville, Mrs. Annis Crosson,
of Oskaloosa: Mrs. kerns McEwen, OF
Cedar: Mrs. Kate nent. of Beacon;
Mrs. Ella Gunsaulis. of Portland. Ore;
Chas. Switzer. east of Eddyville: j..
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