Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-11-09
ELDON

. The Christian Aid society met at the
Dee Eschelman home Friday for a
quilting bee.
The Junior and senior classes had a
weinie roast Thursday evening. Misses
Jacobs and Bell were the chaperones.
Ed Michael and family of Selma were
in the city today on business.
| The Woman's club will meet at the
library Thursday Nov. IL.
J. G. Nelson left this week for Bak-
ersfield, Calf, to visit his wife and
children.
Mrs. O,Ie Haagant and two children
returned to their home in Trenton. MO-.
after q weeks visit at the home OF her
mother Mrs. Alice Henderson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Rock returned
home this week from a months visit
with relatives in different points OF
West Virginia.
Mrs. C. e. Needham OF Knoxville is
visiting old time friends this week
Mrs. E. e. Barger returned home
this week, having been In Knoxville Tor
the past few weeks on account or the
death of her father
Mrs. Ed Radch and two children went
to Ottumwa to spend Sunday with Mrs.
Rauch's parents.
Mrs. Claude Camblin is In receipt of
q letter from her grandmother IN Aber-
deem, Scotland telling Of the death OF
one Of her four cousins who are In the
army. He was killed in one Of the re-
cent battles.
]. W. Riggs Of Selma made the pur-
chase of a Mogul tractor engine and
plow today to use on his farm near
Selma. During the last few months
there have been three or four tractors
bought by farmers in the vicinity Of
Eldon.
r. w Weber and r. D. Crow drove
to Floris on business.
w. o. Lyons and family were In
Floris this week.
Miss Ethel Conrad is in Selma this
week.
Mrs. E. E. Hilles is seriously Ill at
her home here.
Mrs. VIM. Friend and Omar Cresap
went to spend Saturday at the DR..
Cresap home in Bonaparte.
The Baptist Aid held missionary
tea at the home of Mrs Grace Hughes
this afternoon.
Mrs. George Roberts and children
went to F'loris today.
A. D. Shelter was taken into the
Shriners in Ottumwa yesterday.
VIM. Bray returned home from I'm
ionville this evening.
Mr.. and Mrs Eaton and daughter Of
Fairfield are spending the week end at
the r. D. Crow home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Riegles and daugh-
ter Keo went to Des Moines and Eldora
to visit relatives and friends.
Mrs. Dee Eshelman is visiting IN
Trenton and st. Joe, Mo-, with relatives.
Mrs. Berry Ross gave shower at
her home in Laddsdale Friday IN
honor of Miss Hazel Ross whose mar
riage to Ernest Jameson takes places
today.
The Grand Hope chapter No. Sc order
of Eastern Stars will hold their regular
meeting Monday Nov. In Masonic hall.
Mrs. H. r. Ritz opened her home on
Thursday to the Fortnightly club, for
an informal afternoon. The spacious
home was beautifully decorated in yell
low and white chrysanthemums ana
ferns. At 5 o'clock the guests were
summoned to the dining room where
Mesdames Ritz and Moore served
delicious two course luncheon. The din
ing table had pretty centerplece OF
the chrysanthemums, smilax and ferns.
Before the guests departed Mr.. Ritz
took pictures Of the crowd. The in
vited guests We're: Mrs. G. E. Needham
Knoxville Mrs. Frank Shane, Ottum-
wa: Mrs Chas Bierce, Ottumwa; Miss
I.ora. Hinkle, Selma; Mrs. w. S. Stone,
Cleveland, o.: Mrs. c. G. Sheppard, Os-
kaloosa: Ms. Elmer Demaree, Mrs. FL
mer F'inney, Mrs. E. E. Hilles, Mrs. f.
E. Barger, Mrs. c. M. Stanton, Mrs. II.
G. Germer, Mrs. N. NJ Moore, Miss Es-
Their Willard Miss Sallie Davis.
Mrs. S. H. Sawyer entertained at a
dinner for Mrs w. S. Stone of Cleve-
land, O., Thursday evening. The dinner
was served by Miss Alice Sawyers, aft
err which the guests sat around the fire.
place and enjoyed Halloween stories.
Those present were: Mrs. w. S. Stone.
Cleveland, o.; Mrs. e. e. Hilles. Mrs.
e. H. F'inney. Mrs. Joe Hunnell, Mrs. f.