The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-03-27
EDDYV|LLEETCH|NGS'
RALPH CHORD AND NELLIE REED
KEEP THEIR MARRIAGE A Sc
CRET--JoHN PLUMMER FOUND
DEAD IN HIS BARN.

Eddyyille, March 22.-F. M. Epper-
son was business caller in Des
Moines Thursday.
Mrs. Thos. Moran of Marshalltown
is visiting this week at the parental
David Moran home.
Quit Powell transacted business in
Abba Thursday.
ID. Evans and family moved this
week from a farm near Eddyville to
the Cook property which Mr.. Evans
recently purchased
Jim Myrtle has bought the Gervais
Fails property in the east part of Ed
dyville. Mrs. Fails expects to go to
Colorado to make her home with her
daughter. .~,..s.
J. Alder has received a communica.
tiOn from his daughter, Mrs. Jessie
Gaines, living at Pasadena, California,
stating that she is enjoying visit
from Mr.. and Mrs. Schafer of Eddy
vile. Mr.. and Mrs. Schafer, who
have been spending the winter in Cal
ifornia, will return home about the
first of April.
Mrs. r. V. Mater, who underwent an
operation in the hospital at Oskaloosa
tuesday. is improving. The little
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Mater is
making her home with Mrs. Lue Lee
during Mrs. Matters illness.
BerniCe McMahon, Pearl Whiteman,
Edith Saville and Lulu Worrall at
tended the basket ball game in Oska-
loose Wednesday
Mrs. Thomas Martin and children,
Of Belle PLANE, are visiting this week
at the parental J. f. Bescoe home
north of Eddyville. Mr.. Martin and
family expect to move the latter part
Of the week from Belle PLANE to Mar.
shalltown.
Friends in Eddyville were greatly
surprised to learn of the marriage of
Ralph Chord and Miss Nellie Reed,
which took place Nov. 18th, in Cedar
Rapids, and which had been kept a
secret until the past week. The
bride and groom are among the best
and most popular of the young people
of Eddyville. The groom is the
younger son of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Chord and is at present assisting Fl.
]. Wing as agent for the Rock Island.
The bride is the second daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Reed, and although
resident of Eddyville for only two
years, she has made many friends. All
are pleased to know that they will
locate in Eddyville for the present.
The Eddyville High school basket
ball team and number of spectators
went to Oskaloosa Thursday to wit.
ness II ball game between the ball
team of Penn college and the Eddy
villo boys.
John Plummer, an elderly gentle,
man, was found dead about 80
O'Clock Thursday evening in his barn
where he had gone to do some feed
inS. When Mr.. Plummer had been
gone for some time his wife went to
search for him aud found him dead
in the hay loft where he had gone to
throw down hay for the horses. 1t is
believed death was due to heart fail.
urc. The deceased has lived for a
number of years on a farm southeast
of Eddyville and was highly respect.
cd man who will be greatly missed in
this community. He leaves to mourn
their loss wife and three children
Sanford Plummer of Nebraska, Sam,
uel Plummer of North Dakota, and
Mrs. Carl Mccartney of Eddyville
Miss Bocher, who has been caring
for Mrs. Wing during her recent i'll,
ness, left Friday for Chicago for a
visit with relatives.
Miss Nell Warren Of Libertyville
WAS called to Eddyville Friday to
nurse Mrs. A. Stuber, who is serious.
Jy i'll with pneuonnia.