Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-17
AVERY

Fourth; also Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Munsell of Hynes.
Miss vira Crabill Of Ottumwa spent
the Fourth at Avery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Douglass OF CHS
holm spent the Fourth at Avery.
Mrs. Nina Goodwin, who has been
very sick. is improving.
Fred Schlaf wife and baby are
spending their vacation in Colorado.
Frank Moss and family visited with
the J. w. Moss family last week.
Rev. Nye spent several days with
his, parents at Agency last week.
Mrs. Will Davis and daughter.
Margie, were Abba visitors Tuesday.
James Archibald Is having house
erected on the lot he recently pur.
chased from p. H. Hynes.
Joe Davis and family came down to
spend the Fourth at Avery and with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram
Davis. Joe Is employed at the new
mine Of the Consolidation Coal Co..
near Melrose, where new mine is be-
ing opened. His brother, Dave, Is also
working at the same mine and was
home Sunday with his family
Vernie Woodruff of Illinois came
back with his family to visit the par
entail home with Mr.. and Mrs. Davis.
Alex Peterson has rebuilt on the old
site where the butcher shop stood be.
fore the fire, and this time It is a
restaurant building which is being con-
Quoted by Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Slaugh.
ter, who will serve lunch and refresh
ments. ~
Mr.. and Mrs. Worral are entertain
ing their daughter and grand daugh-
ter from Chicago the past month.
Rev. Barth Petit and family Of
Abba spent several days visiting their
many friends and their daughter.
Mrs. Harley Miller.
Mrs. A. w. Peppers will entertain
the Ladies' Birthday club next Thurs
day.
Mrs. Mae Needles entertained the
Ladies' M. e. Aid society at her home
last Wednesday.
Miss Dalza Thompson is visiting at
the Martin Hardsocg home at Of
tumwa.
George Moore, who came home from
Omaha to play in the Avery cornet
band July 4, returned last Monday,
taking with him Archie War;, who un-
derwent an operation for appendicitis
at one of the Omaha hospitals last
Wednesday.
The Ladies' Birthday club and Aid
were entertained at the Mrs. Lilly
Palmer home on the same date, large
crowd went over to spend the day.
and others came to spend the evening.
A very nice time was reported by those
present.
The following parties from here
spent last Sunday at the Red Mineral
Springs, near Eddyville: Mr.. and Mrs.
r. M. Clapp and son Robert. Mrs. J.
w. Richter and daughter, Isabelle, Mr..
and Mrs. War;, Mr.. and Mrs. Allen,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Palmer.
The following Farties who do not
believe that marriage is failure be-
came benedicts recentlyA taking unto
themselves wives: Thomas Cosgrove
to Miss Nellie Crowley Of Ottumwa,
who are now at home in the house
formerly occupied by AL Thayer;
Maurice Youngquist and Mabel Moss,
who live In the home recently pur
chased Of the Stewart estate. Both Of
the gentlemen are Of the office force
Of the Smoky Hollow Coal Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. Money entertained the
ladys mother and father Of Des
MONIES last week. a
Miss Lucille Pearson returned from
an extended visit at Des Moines.
p. H. Hynes, wife and daughter,
Delta, spent Sunday in Des Molnes,
returning Tuesday.
John G. Evans and wife also were
ut Des Moines. going via auto.
Faye War; and Mrs May Appleman
departed for Omaha last Tuesday to
visit with their brother, Ernest, of
Omaha, and to be near the hospital
where Mr.. War; underwent an opera
ton, for appendiciti last Wednesday,
which was reported by telegram as be-
ing successful.
Mrs. J. w. Richter, son Harold, and
daughter. May Isabelle, accompanied
by Mrs. Sarah Moore, departed for an
extended visit at Omaha.
Bert Townsend was an Avery visitor
Wednesday evening.
Rev. Shook preached at the Avery
church Tuesday evening and held the
fourth quarterly conference. Avery
has been doing some good work the
past year under the leadership Of
their pastor, Russell G. Nye, and they
are going to put furnace and base
ment under the church in the near
future, the committee on finance are
hard at work soliciting for this work
and It is certain that they will be sue
cessful.
The Epworth league was entertained
at the home Of Fannie Walker Friday
evening. A large crowd was present
and all business was transacted and
social and profitable evening spent
Last Sunday evening the new off,
GERS Of the Epworth league were In.
stalled.
Miss Winnie Evans and Miss Maude
Appleman were the delegates To the
and delivered their report
Sunday evening.
The White Ash Coal Co. set a new
record last week, running every day
last week but Saturday, pay day. They
have secured some railroad contracts
and expect to put in good time.
The Smoky Hollow Coal Co. is now
opening upia new mine at Chisholm
and the Avery minersbfejoice over the
manning as thew claim that Il Ia some