The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-08-26
THE EDDYVILLE NEWS
Daily Happenings In Live Town
Told by John R. Sipes.


and Fuller families had the first of al
seties of family reunions at the l.. A.
Lennon home Sunday fnd while
they were together, % members in
all, and one visitor, they organized ami
association by electing officers and
decided to hold their next meeting I'M
the third week of August, 1910 All
present did justice to fine dinner. Al
number of views were taken of the
gathering. Those participating were !.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. A. Lennon and their
children and grandchildren, as fol-.
lows: Mr.. and Mrs. M. F. Snow, of
Ottumwa; Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Lennon
| and three children, Arthur, Jessie ana
| Nina; B. f. Lennon, Miss Grace
| Grant, and Harry Grant, of Burling-
| ton. Others present: Mr. and Mrs.
| Sam Fullner, of Kirkville, Mr.. and
| Mrs. Ed 'Fullmer and daughter Geor-
| gia, of 0ttumwa; Mr. and Mrs. viii
Fullmer. east of town, and Miss 20
rah ID. Caskey, of Sharon Center, o.;
visitors, Auton Dederiksen, Of Bur
lington.
| Mrs l.. A. Lennon entertained a
party of eleven ladies' from two till
/ FIVE O'Clock Saturday afternoon In
honor of her niece, Miss Zorah Caskey,
of Sharon Center, o., who after spend
i ing about ten days here, left Monday
| night for Ottumwa to be the guest OF
/ relatives THERE for a few days before
| returning home. Light refreshments
were served.
| An attempt was made Sunday to
make U. c. Bolibaugh the victim of a,
| surprise in honor of his 45th births
day anniversary, and to that end Mrs.
Bolibaugh had invited in ABOUT forty
relatives and friends, but in some man
ner Grant learned of their intentions
and was expecting visitors, but good
time was reported by those present.
After all had enjoyed eating a gener-
Gus quantity of Mrs. Bolibaugh's de-
licious cooking, they went out and en-
joycd the novelty of weighing them
selves, and it was found that the aver
| age weight of the crowd of Al persons
was 101 pounds, the weighing rang
ing from about 20 pounds up to 220.
| Considerable merriment resulted over
| this weighing contest. The guests
finally departed, hoping to be success
full in surprising Mr.. Bolibaugh next
| time.
Eddyville, Aug. 25.-Mr. and Mrs.
r. J. Oldham celebrated their six
| teenth wedding anniversary Tuesday
| by entertaining the following persons
at dinner: Mrs. S. A. Oldham and
daughter, Miss Lizzie, Misses Clara
/ and Olive Bolibaugh and little nece,
Frances Bolibaugh, and C. J. Sschafer
and family, of California.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Com
stock, near Coalfield, Saturday, Aug.
e. 1909, baby girl.
Warner & Hankins sold an S0-aCre
farm lying south of Frederic Monday
| to Herman H. Van Der Berg, of Pella,
who paid $65 per acre, or a total of
| $500. The farm has lately been
owned by Isaac Ferree, of near Os-
kaloosa.
Roy, the little son of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. r. Kussart, was given surprise
| by about a dozen of his little friends
who came in Monday afternoon to re-
| mind him that it was his ninth birth.
| day anniversary. The young host
| also received several nice presents.
The hours were from three till five,
and refreshments were served.
/. A. Wormhoudt departed Monday
night for Chicago to spend the week
on business. ..,- ..
F. w. Schafer arrived home Mon
day morning after spending about five
weeks attending the exposition at
Seattle and visiting other points in
the West.
Mrs. Smith, of Chicago. and Miss
Arpa Latta, of Latta Station, are
spending a few days with their broth
err and uncle, W. C. Ross.
Mrs. Mary Marley, of Eldorado,
Kansas, is guest of her sister, Mrs.
N. b. McNeese.
Mrs. Augusta Bohlen, of Grafton,
Nebraska, stopped off Tuesday to
spend a week visiting her sister, Mrs.
Henry Kitterman, while enrouta to
Chicago to teach in the public schools
of that place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ebert Epperson and
Mr.. and Mrs. Lutz of Ottumwa, spent
Sunday at the home of Mrs. p. Sulli-
van.
Fred Saville and family are spend.
ing few days at Bussey and Flagler
with relatives.
party from this place went to
Ottumwa Sunday in y. A. Thayer's
auto and attended the ball game.
Miss Lottie Koopans has returned
to her home at Pella after spending
a few days with her sister, Mrs. J. b.
Jones.
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