Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-11-28
EOSAUQUA.

County Superintendent Miss Meri-
deth. Supt. Leon o. Smith. Helen
Walker, Dot Brown, Julia Day. Bessie
Mccoy, Ruth Dibble. Rena Bell, Ethel
Bingaman, Madge Cameron and Maud
Miller We're among the number from,
here who enjoyed the county teachers
meeting at Bentonsport Saturday.
Music lovers enjoyed rare treat at
the home Of S. w. Manning Friday
evening. The Congregational church
choir gave musical which was listen
ed to by large company. Each num-
Der was a pleasing one and received
much applause.
Chas. Holbert of Lahore. N. D., has
been enjoying visit with his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. w. +. Holbert.
w. G. Donaho sold to J. A. Anderson
farm of 215 acres near Mt. Sterling.
The price paid was SIS per acre.
+. NJ. Lee Of Danville, ILL.,, spent
Sunday with his family here.
The supreme court has sustained the
decision Of district Judge in the Elmer
Price case OF Pennington which was
tried In the court here more than a
year ago and Price was sentenced to
Ave years in tie penitentiary
Emil Davis Of Milton was in town on
business Saturday.
Mrs. l. B. Day and Mrs. II. H. Dis
brow spent Saturday and Sunday at
the WEIGH home at Mt. Sterling.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Miller have
moved to Miss st. Johns house for the
winter.
Mrs. Fred White left Saturday for
Ames for an indefinite stay.
Alma Rambo Of Des Moines ia
spending her vacation at the home Of
her parents Mr.. and Mrs. G. G.. Ramho.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Miller Of Ottum-
wa visited over Sunday with Mrs. Mil
ler's sisters Mrs. Wm. Lining and
Mrs. Ed Walker. Co.,
AL Elder of Des Moines township
was adjudged insane by the insane
commissioner and taken to the hos
pital at Mt. Pleasant Monday for
treatment .. .. ..#
Mrs Mollie German left Saturday
for California where she will spend the
winter with her daughter Mrs. Cyrene
German Miller. Miss Phillis Kittle will
s'''>--'-- at the union central telephone
office during her absence. .. ....
Mrs. J. w, HARDWOOD entertained her
junior league at parties last week, the
older ones Friday evening and the
Younger members Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. c. D. Streeter of Keokuk ar
rived Monday for short visit at the
s. w. Manning and w. c. Cheney
homes.
Miss Lizzie Wilson left Saturday for
st. Louis. on business.
VIM. Summerville died at his home
in this city Saturday morning at $3.50
after a lingering illness Of four years.
He was II years old, native Of West
Virginia. He was a civil war veteran,
enlisting at Council Bluffs at the be-
ginning of the war and served until
the close. He was a member OF Co. K
18th Iowa. He came to Keosauqua at
the close Of the war and this has ever
since been his home. He leaves to
mourn for him wife who so kindly
cared for him during his long illness.
He also leaves four daughters and
three sons, all Of whom were present at
the funeral except Mrs. Blanch Nor
row of Oskaloosa and Mrs. Edith
Shaffer of Keokuk who are critically
i'll. Funeral occurred Sunday at 2:30 p.
m. at the Congregational church. Serv-
ices were conducted by Rev. Wilkin.
The G. A. RS gave their beautiful
ritual service at the church. Burial at
Purdom cemetery. f-
Mrs. A. V. Blackboard and little son
Of Bonaparte are spending the week
with her mother Mrs. Jennie Brooks.