Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-03-17

Mrs Lucy Patterson and daughta
| Mary returned home Friday evenin
from Charlton where they have beef
visiting their daughter and sister Mrs
| Will Culbertson.
| Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dixon Spen
Friday in Charlton.
| George w. Kicker attended the goot
roads convention in Des Moines.
Miss Belle Wright went to Abba OF
Thursday where she has employment
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Grandma Disney, who has been IL
at her home for. so many weeks. pass
! ed away Friday evening at s o'clock a
! short funeral service was held at the
residence at 9 o'clock Monday morn
ing, conducted by Rev. c. l.. Wake,
of the Christian church, after which
the body was taken to Sigourney
where another short funeral service
was held at the Christian church by
the Rev. Mr. Houghton, and intermen'
was made in the Sigourney cemetery
Mrs. Disney was we'll known and
leaves a host of friends to mourn hel
departure.
Mrs. McFarlane will entertain the
Birthday and Embroidery club Wed
nesday afternoon at her home.
Mrs. C. l.. Walker ran a very narrow
escape of losing her right eye Saturday
afternoon when she accidentally ran
rusty meat hook just below her eye
and bruised the eyeball quite badly,
but fortunately it did not pene trate
the eye, but nevertheless made
quite a painful wound. She is much i'm.
proved at present and her speedy re-
covery from the injury is expected.
The Dorcas society of the Christian
church will meet at the home of Mrs.
John Swartz Friday afternoon for
work.
Mesdames Brown, Bennett, Green.
Stoutner, Stewart, Coon, Correll.
Strain, besides the relatives. attended
the Disney funeral in Sigourney Mon
day afternoon.
The G. w. B. M. tea, which was to
have been held at the Armstrong home
last Friday. will be given Tuesday aft
ernoon at the Ezra Pool home. All are
cordially invited to attend.
A very interesting program was
given Thursday evening at the school
house by some Of the high school pu-
pills.
Clarence Pool left Saturday evening
for Des Moines to visit his brother
Herbert.
Miss Lillian Quinn, who has been
here for over five months taking care
of her aged grandmother, leaves We'd
nesday for her home in Lawrence,
Kansas The short time that Miss Lii
liam has been here she has won host
of friends who viii sadly miss her
when she leaves.
Mrs. lilly Linen .Houser is here
from Seattle. Wash. visiting her ia
Their, Peter Linen. Mr.. Linen intends
to accompany her home about the
first of April
Mrs. Chesney, who has been Grip
pie for three or four years, had the
to fall out Of her wheel
chair Saturday evening, but broke no
bones.
Mr.. and Mrs Will Holmes spent
Sunday at the home Of the latter's ia
Their, Chas. Holmes of West Chester.
who has been i'll for some time.
Demmit Bamford had the misfortune
to slip and break his limb in two
places.
The board of directors Of the Chris
tan church held their regular monthly
meeting at the home of O. K. Stoutner
Monday evening.
The girls division of the Bearean
Bible class of the Christian Sunday
school entertained the boys division
Friday evening at the home of their
tea cher, Mrs. A. E. Stewart.
The Rev. Walker, the pastor. OF
the Christian church, who lately
moved here. not being accustomed to
the steps of the parsonage, had the
to step off the porch, which
was four steps high. missing the steps
altogether, falling with all his weight
on his right knee, wrenching his knee
and was Jared up to such an extent
that he is laid up, but it is hoped that
he will soon be up and around again.
Mrs. w. C. Fish went to Chicago
Monday evening to visit friends.
Little Miss Beatrice Armstrong has
the mumps
Bert Northrup and family have
moved to Des Moines
Rolly Eckerman took a carload Of
cattle to Chicago this week
E G Lambert is moving three miles
south Of Keota on the Cady place
Jacob Lengman has returned from
South Dakota.
Mrs. Pearl Etter, who has been visit
ing at Keota, returned to her homs in
Columbus Junction Tuesday morning.
E. C. Hoth is moving into the place
recently purchased by DR.. McNurlen.
and James Shelenburgher is moving
into the place vacated by Mr.. Hoth.
Mrs. Theodore Green is on the sick
list
Mr.. and Mrs. Miles Green left
Tuesday for Ottumwa to visit at the
David Shafer home.
The Lafayette township Sunday
school institute convention was held
at the Presbyterian church Tuesday.
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