Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-04-07

nome IHuTSudy 1TOlil q WEN ESA'As
with rela tives in Lancaster, MO.
Mrs. Mary Langford of Sedalia, MO,
arrived here Tuesday for short visit
with relatives.
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Chas. Hinshaw departed Monday Tor
Tenino. Wash, where he will probably
remain all summer.
The Ladies' Aid society of the
Christian church met with MIS-. car
michael Wednesday afternoon. They
are arranging to hold a bazaar Satur-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harkins went to Fair
field to visit relatives and attend the
district convention Of Rebekah lodges
of Jefferson county.
Claude Hinshaw and wife of Ollie
were guests of the parental Oscar
Hinshaw home Tuesday evening.
The Misses Bertha and Ila Greeson
Of Packwood came over Tuesday TO
attend the play. They were guests or
Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Cox.
Miss Bertha Hixson Of Centervil!e
is visiting the Ed Smith and Harris
families north of town.
Miss Alta Pringle went to Washing
ton Wednesday evening to remain for
several weeks with the Guy Gardner
family.
played at the opera house Tuesday
evening Of last week by the home tai
ent dramatic club under the direction
of Mrs. S. E. Carmichael. A large and
appreciative audience greeted the per-
formers notwithstanding the threaten
ing weather
w. H. Davis and wife and Orville
Davis and wife have moved to Orc
gone They have long been residents
of this city and will no doubt be miss
ed For a number of years Orvlie
Central here.
The town election held Monday,
March 2sth 1910 was a determined and
strong fight. though unusually quiet.
There were two tickets in the field, the
Citizens and Republican. Fl. j. Hoogen-
akker, running for mayor on the CIT
liens ticket won by majority OF 50
votes ove!<,L. S. Hinshaw on the Re
publican ticket. Oscar Hinshaw,
nominee for assessor on the Repub-
lean ticket was elected by I votes. The
on the Citizens ticket won
out by a large majority. The park
had clear sailing on the
Republican ticket as they had no OPP
position The fight was on mayor and
The Citizens ticket is
of the younger class OF men
and their work for the coming year IS
looked forward to with considerable
interest
las Seaton received the appointment
of. census taker for this township
few DAYS since, having passed the re-
CURED examination.
Mrs. o. Greeson and Mrs. J. w. Hol-
lowell were over to Fairfield Wednes-
day.
Lorraine Trigg of Oskaloosa spent a
few DAYS last week with his parents.
Mrs. Lena Mendenhall and daugh-
ter have returned to their home in Os-
kaloosa after weeks visit here with
relatives.
Mr.. Shanefelt of Sigourney was a
visitor in town Saturday.
George Goodrich and Geo. Balderson
were over to Fairfield wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Cox are the par
ents of daughter born March 2Sth.
A little girl was born to Mr.. ana
Mrs. Orlando Hobson Wednesday.
Mrs. O. S. Trigg is here from Illinois
visiting the George Trigg family.
Jesse Smith living one mile north OF
town who traded his farm to c. L:
McKinsey for his town property and
livery barn and outfit will move TO
town soon.
Fred Hayzer who is attending school
at Ames visited his parents few days
last week.
Bert and Birdie Carl have returned
to Fairfield after short visit at the
Seymour Carl home.
Rev. J. Sopher and wife attended
the funeral of Thomas Terrell, Mrs.
Sophers father, at Oskaloosa last
Thursday,
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Gray and chill
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to Join the father and husband.
The little son Of VIM. leig was
taken to the Ottumwa hospital last
week where ne will undergo an opera
ton.
Dr.. and Mrs. r. H. Payne visited rel
atiyes in Chicago last week.
Homer Bennett has gone to South
Dakota to look up a location for
home.
George Payne of Chicago is visiting
relatives here.
Henry Bales of Washington was a
visitor with relatives here last week.
Frank Grimes has returned to OF
tumwa after a weeks visit here with
relatives.
Jas. Cox, living 31z miles north Of
town. who died of heart disease Friday
noon while eating dinner, was buried
Sunday afternoon Funeral cervices
were held at HOpeWeH cnurcH ElHIee
miles north Of this CITY conducted by
Rev. John Chacey. Mr.. Cox was vet
eran of the Civil war having enlisted
in CO. NJ, 18th Cavalry. l. va. He was
horn Nav 10, 1910 in Tennessee and
came to this county with his parents
in 1914 and has lived on and near his
fathers farm ever since. He leaves
a wife and six children, four sons and
two daughters. The pail bearers David
Nordye. Enos Johnson, John Carmich-
ael Hes Tracy, Philip Ward and An
drew Ramsey. were members of Charl-
ton post of the G. A. r. of which Mr..
Cox was also member. His remains
were laid to rest in the Friends ceme-
terry.
W. I. Ward of Lewis Case county.