The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-09-09
THE EDDYVILLE NEWS
Daily Happenings In a Live Town
Told by John R. Sipes.

Eddyville, Sept. S.-A simple home
wedding took place at the home OF
Mrs. N. M. Riggs at two o'clock this
afternoon, when her oldest daughter,
Miss Mabel Lee Riggs, was united in
marriage to Lawrence Edmund Cawley
The ceremony was performed by Faith
er Thos. +. Lotus, of Oskaloosa, and
the invitations were limited to the
immediate relatives of the young
couple. About twenty persons were
present. After congratulations and a
wedding dinner the couple departed
on the afternoon Rock Island passen-
ger train for Keokuk. On Friday they
will take passage on the Steamer Du-
bupue of the Diamond Joe line and
will go to st. Louis, and later they
will go back up the river to St. Paul
and then home. Immediately upon
their return home they will fit Up the
brides property next door to her
mothers home, and will be at home
to their many friends after October
1st Mr.. and Mrs. Cawley are both
well known and popular young peop'e
who have passed their lives at this
place. The groom is the Oldest son
of Mrs. Agnes Cawley, and for about
eight years he has been the local rep
resentative of number of the lead
ing insurance companies, and he has
also held a number of town and
township Offices. He and his bride
are both graduates of the Eddyville
high school, and she has for some
vile public library.
Mrs. Peter Francis, who was placed
in the hospital at Abba two weeks
ago, passed away at that place Mon
day afternoon, after a lingering illness
and after having attained quite an
advanced age. The remains will be
brought to Eddyville for burial. She
is survived by her husband, Peter
Francis, and by number of children,
among them being Alfred and John
Urion. The former is the man who
was elected as president or the Chica-
go board of education month or two
ago. Mrs. Francis had lived at Eddy
vile since her marriage 10 Peter
Francis about six years ago.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Emanu-
ell, of North Third street, Saturday,
Sept 4, 1909, baby boy.
Born recently to Mr.. and Mrs.
Perry Norman, formerly of this place,
but now of Oskaloosa, baby girl.
Warner and Hawkins sold the f.
M. Epperson farm, Just at the east
edge of town, and the John Oatman
property, also in the east part of town,
Tuesday, to M. l.. Clark, of Hedrick,
who will soon move to Eddyville. Mr..
Oatman, who lived here about two
and a half years, will probably move
back to Illinois.
Mrs. Henry Kitterman and little
son, Jerome, departed Monday for
Grafton, Nebraska, to spend about
three weeks, visiting her parents, Rev.
and Mrs W. Bohlen.
l.. McLoney, an aged resident of the
locality south of town, has been quite
sick with complication of diseases.
Misses Katie jaeger, Verna Beamer,
Helen Butcher and Maude Gray en-
tered St. Joseph's academy at Ottum-
wa this week. The first two named
young girls are new students at the
academy, but the othe two have at
tended before.
Mrs. Alice Bells, of Springfield, Mo-,
and her daughter, Mrs. Lulu Conrey,
of Leon, are visiting Mrs. Bells faith
er, w. p Broderick Mrs. Bells will
remain about month but the other
lady will only be here about a week.
Charley, the little son of Burn Lem
mon, arrived home Monday to enter
school here next week He has spent
the summer with his grandparents,
Mr., and Mrs Zed Oldham, at Sloan
Springs, Arkansas.
Mrs. Hulda Shafer, of near Pleasant
Corners, has returned home after
spending about fourteen months home.
stealing a 16O-acre claim near Ottum-
wa, South Dakota. Miss Zella Chris
man. of Blakesburg. who went with
her and also homesteaded a claim,
! has also returned to Iowa.