Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-07-08
ELDON

G. M. Daniels and daughter Miss
Norma were called again to Ames
Wednesday evening by. the serious Ill
ness Of their daughter and sister, Miss
Beryl. .s ~... ...
Mr.. and Mrs. H. T. Taylor and Mr..
and Mrs. w. B. Douglas went to Fair
field to spend the Fourth and see the
fireworks but upon their arrival there
they found no celebration, so went
from there to Ottumwa to see the dis
play of fireworks at the Country club.
Hazen Moore received a message to
turn in his soldiers uniform to head.
quarters and he expects his release
by mail. .o. II ....... ....r ...4.
The Eldon concert band gave their
weekly concert Wednesday evening
which was the best program they have
as yet rendered. They played uni
ted We Stand" and raised the Amen-
was given by the audience. There
was a fine crowd of people and a
large number of cars, some from Of
tumwa, Agency and Batavia. The
boys surely did their best, and many
remarked what good band it is.
The remains of J. H. Van Wrinkle
was shipped to Ottumwa Thursday
morning to be inferred in the GENE
terry there. Mr.. Van Wrinkle was pass
ed his eightieth year and had been a
resident of Eldon for long time. He
had been in poor health for quite a
while. He leaves his wife and sister
and other relatives to mourn his
death.
Louis Fozekas has sold his ice cream
outfit to Henry Halsey who now sells
ice cream to the people of Eldon.
Miss Ellen Owen of Rock Island, ILL.,,
who has been visiting her brother
ALI went to Trenton. Mo-, to visit
Mrs. F. B. Nordvke, Jr. ... ... e..
r. D. Grow and N. U. Leullen made
business trip to Selma.
There will be meeting of the board
Of directors of the Big Four fair asso-
citation at the city hall, Saturday July
g., at $3.50 p. m, .y, ,-... b. e.. +.,-
,Orville Altman of Chicago is visit
ing at the, parental David Altman
home. Pa. e..r, y ...... LII
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Can are camping
along the Des MONIES in front Of the
Sumner farm this week. -a. ~
Harry McCarty returned home from
spending the Fourth at Bonaparte
Wednesday evening. .... g..
Chas.- Steele returned home from a
visit, in Bonaparte at the Blackford
home Wednesday evening. Miss
Blackford accompanied him home for
a short visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Jaques returned
home Wednesday evening from spend
ing the Fourth at Pennington.
Miss Mary Wilbur returned to her
home in Ottumwa Tuesday after a
short visit at the Rex Finney home.
Mrs. ]. A. Brammer was hostess to
the "Just Us" club at her home north
Of the city Wednesday afternoon. The
afternoon was spent socially and a
good time was enjoyed by all. The
hostess assisted by Mrs. Geo. Bolin
served dainty luncheon on the lawn.
Mrs. Nathan Frazier will entertain the
club at her home, July 49,
Mr. and Mrs. Royal Rapp Of Ottum-
wa are visiting at the parental A.
Rapp home.
A. c. Weygandt returned home the
first of the week from Chicago where
he attended the general board of ad-
justments of the Rock Island lines.
The Eldon members of Wapello
White Shrine we're invited to an auto
party given at the home of Mrs.
Frank Daggett in Ottumwa Friday ev.
ening.
Joel Stroud passed away at the home
Of his daughter, Mrs. Anna Bear Wed.
nesday, evening at $50 after an illness
of many months. Funeral services
were held at the home and interment
was made in the Bethlehem cemetery
Friday afternoon. ~