Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-06-29
ELDON

LADO1N
Mr.. and Mrs. R. D. Grow and VIII
liam Bray drove overland to Des
Moines Monday.
Miss Cuba Carter spent the week
end in Ottumwa with friends.
Mrs. Hendrin Of Kansas City arrived
Saturday for an extended visit at the
Mrs. Nancy Goodwin and Will Hendrin
homes.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. B. Wells stopped
over Saturday evening on their return
honeymoon trip and visited at the par
entail H. W. Enyart home, leaving Sun
day morning for Bloomfield where
they will make their future home.
Mrs. H. L. Cross visited this last
week at the home Of her daughter,
Mrs. J. Ed Easton and family.
A number Of local people motored to
Selma Sunday to see the ruins OF the
Archibald store which caught fire and
burned to the ground about a. m.
Sunday.
H.O. Grow and Miss Mary Chidester
motored over Sunday and spent the
day at the C. W. Weber home.
Mrs. Kitty Mohler of st. Joseph.
Mo-. arrived for short visit with her
mother. Mrs. Emma Shelter and other
relatives.
Mrs. A. D. Shelter and daughter.
Miss Mary, returned home from a
short visit in Trenton. Mo-. at the
Marve Jaques home.
Mrs. George A. Black will be host
ess to the Kensington club at her
home on East Castor street Thursday
afternoon.
Harry Weist has purchased the Mrs.
e. E. Devore property on West Churcn
street. Mrs. Devore having gone to
Washington to live with relatives.
Mrs. ]. O. Murphy has received word
from her nephew. Irwin DOWNING. who
is enlisted az baker and Is stationed
at Jefferson barracks. st. Louis. Mo-,
that he will be sent soon to New York
or Minnesota for his post. Will John
son, Ray Goodwin and Gene Rogerson.
who have been at Jefferson barracks,
were sent to Salt Lake City this week.
William BRAY md W. II. Crow spent
Sunday in Unionville. attending the
st. Johns dav exercises which were
held by the Masons In the school park.
N A Stump spent Sunday in Selma
with relatives and friends.
Bert Davis has received word from
his brothers. Walter and Wilson. VINO
have enlisted in the U. s. hosn'tal
unit and have been at Jefferson bar
racks. that they will be stationed at
Fl Riley. Kas., for some time.
Miss Baker of Geneseo. H.. is visit
ing at the home of her brother. H. r..
Baker and wife.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lou Huffstutter have
arrived for an extended visit with Mr..
Huffstutter's mother. Mrs. M. M. Hun
stutter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Robinson and
two daughters motored to Atchison,
Kas.. to visit Mr.. Robinson's mother.
Mrs Cecil Lyons was called TO MO-
berry, Mo-. by the death OF cousin Z.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Weber returned
home from Chicaro where they have
been visiting Mr.. Weber's mother.
Mrs. Douds passed away at the
Wapello county home near Ottumwa
Monday night and the remains were
brought to Eldon Tuesday for inter.
ment.
Miss Esther Shucks Of Peoria. ILL.,,
Is a guest at the Will Wise home.
Mrs. n. f. Ritz left Sunday for
Cleveland Ohio, where she will be un'
der the doctors care for some time.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Roberts went to
Marysville, Mo-, for visit with rela'
tives.
Mrs. Delmer ellis OF Peru. Ind. ar.
rived for an extended visit with her
mother. Mrs. Alice Weist, and other
relatives.
Mrs. Fred Cook and children of OF
tumwa are guests at the parental w.
X. Lutz home.
Word has been received from H. r.
Hilleary who is in Burlington with his
brother. that his health is greatly inn
proved and that he expects to be
home in week or two.
The funeral services of Mrs. Georgia
Rapp will be held at the Congregation
al church this afternoon at o'clock.
Grand Hope chapter No. 66, Order OF
Eastern Star, will take charge OF the
services at the grave, interment being
made in the Eldon cemetery. Mrs.
Rapp leaves to mourn their loss. her
husband. mother, Mrs. Emma Shelter.
son. Fred Healy, daughter. Mrs. Emma
Irwin. sister. Mrs. Kittie Mohler. and
brother, Charles Shelter. other rela.
tives and a host Of froends. She had
been a resident Of Eldon for good
PROF, HANcE TO NEW MEXICO.
Iowa City June 27.-Professor
James H. Hance Of the Iowa university
department of geology has been called
to New Mexico by the United States
general land office, to serve as mineral