Iowa Old Press
Ottumwa Daily Courier
Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa
April 2, 1903
Douds [Van Buren Co, IA], March 30
- Mrs. John Trout, an aged lady and an old resident of this
county, died at the home of her son, Charles, northeast of town,
on Thursday, and was buried at the Mt. Moriah cemetery Saturday.
- Captain James Elrick has bought the J.S. Arbaugh residence
property and will move there after making some repairs.
Stockport [Van Buren Co, IA] March 31-
- The Farmers' Telephone Co., will locate their office on the
property of Robert Dorothy.
- B.A. Dill has gone on the road for the Rock Island railroad.
- Frank Old will go to Fort Madison this morning to work in the
Santa Fe round house.
- Wm. Newman and wife, John Brown and Elmer Morris, left Tuesday
for Cooperstown, N.D., to make that place their future home.
- John Vance has secured a position in Colorado and will leave
for there for a few days.
- Ben Newman returned to his home Monday being called there by
the death of his brother's wife.
Salem [Henry Co, IA], March 31
-Aaron Mills of Denova, will go to Oklahoma in the near future.
- Miss Crete Weeks arrived from Oklahoma Wednesday and will care
for her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Weeks.
- Mrs. James Brady of Farmington visited at Mt. Pleasant and
Salem last week. Mr. Brady came Thursday and remained until
Friday. He has been promoted from his position at Farmington to
Centerville, where he will be telegraph operator at a salary of
$90 per month, and have the assistance of five subordinates.
"Jim" was a Salem boy.
- Mrs. Rhoda Wilmeth is the guest of her daughter, Mrs. Miller
Beckley, at Memphis, Mo.
- Mrs. Marian Parker came from Ottumwa Thursday and visited with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. Scott, until Friday.
- Mrs. and Mrs. D. Grim received a message Tuesday that their
son, Roy Grim, was very sick at his home at Marshalltown.
- Mr. and Mrs. Andrie of Newton, Kansas, are enjoying a visit at
the home of Mrs. Andrie's father, Reuben Tomlinson.
- Foster Trueblood has purchased Aaron Mills' farm west of Big
Cedar.
- Mr. and Mrs. J.L. Ingrim left for Danville Saturday to visit
Mrs. Ingrim's mother and his sister, Mrs. K.M. Swan.
- Mrs. Frank Hawkins and son, Merrill, of Keokuk, are at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Will Hawkins for a two weeks' visit. Since their
arrival little Merrill has been confined to the house with an
attack of croup.
- Saturday at his home in the east part of town, occurred the
death of Thomas Sampbell, an aged citizen. Funeral services were
held at the Friends' church Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock,
conducted by Rev. Sinclair, pastor of the M.E. church, and the
remains were laid to rest at the Friends' cemetery.
Irish Bend [Van Buren Co, Iowa], March 31
- Peter Davis, of this place, transacted business at Keosauqua
Wednesday.
- Willis Luce and family from near Leando moved last week to what
is known as the Al Rousch farm, now the property of Samuel
Rousch, recently vacated by John Else and family who moved to
their new home near Lebanon.
- Lee Wolf, one of the prosperous farmers of the Bend, is
preparing to build a new residence on his farm, has the timber
all on the ground. George Wiley, of Leando is the contractor.
- Miss Blanch Strait and Lela Parson were Keosauqua visitors this
week.
- Mr. and Mrs. W.H. Channell are the proud parents of a second
pair of twins born Friday.
- Rob Buckmaster has been sick of pneumonia.
- Miss Mahala Green, of Ottumwa, is at the bedside of Mrs.
Frazee.
[transcribed by C.J.L., October 2005 & May 2006]