Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-12-14
NEWS FROM NEAR BY
Daily Doines Of Some Of ottumwa,s
Close Neighbors.
PERSONAL, SOCIAL AND POLITICAL
Everything From Joyous Births to TIN
Philosophical Observation ofSages,
Are ChronicIed by the CourIer's
Special Correspondents.

&AAV SnEOuICleU Wy INC SOuEAcE'D
Special Correspondents.
CHARLTON.
Charlton, Dec. 14.-Glenn Murray
was laid off from work Wednesday,
nursing very sore hand, in which he
had taken cold.
9. s. Barger returned to his home
in Abba Tuesday, after a few days
visit with old friends in Charlton.
Mrs. e. Braderick is SO far recovered
from five weeks illness as to be able
to be up and around the house once
more.
Geo. Newman, who has been work.
ing for Mrs. ii. ID. Copeland, at Oar
hngton Heights, is reported quite SER
iously i'll.
Master Kirk Jones is confined to his
house by serious attack of tonsil-
tits.
George Landers and his veteran
Fifty-frst Iowa band gave a pleasant
and enjoyable patriotic concert in the
4 opera house Tuesday evening to fair
sized audience. The band arrived on
the evening train and found the city
guard band to meet them at the train
and accompany them to their boarding
place. The city swas adorned with
flags and bunting in honor of their
coming, nearly every business house in
the city being decorated. Their con-
cert was of a very high order and
more than fulfilled the expectations o:
the people, many, of whom declared il
the best band that ever visited the
city, not excepting the Iowa State
band.
G. W. Harp, who has been suffering
Tor the past few days from severe
attack of rheumatism is able to be
around once more.
j. q. Berry was assisting II. d. Cope
land on his farm Tuesday in place OF
George Newman, who is on the sick
list.
sThos. o. Hughes, OF Whitebreast
township was in the city Wednesday ex.
hibiting some pieces of meteor which
fell on his farm the 10th of last month
Many people remember seeing it fall
and describe it as exploding just before
Teaching the ground.
h Miss Nellie Smith returned Thursday
from chicago, where she has been Wis
iting friends for several weeks.
The ladies of the Entire Nous club
are preparing to give ladies' negro
minstrel show in the opera house on
Dec. 10. good program has been pre-
pared.
TIE weather is still unsettled. We'd
nesday was a cold day, with the Their
mometer standing several degrees be-
low freezing all day The roads are
frQzen e4nd Rough. All day strong,
sold northwest wind was blowing,
with occasional spits of snow.
b. Rarger has left town. on. a
trip to Hot Springs, Arkansas, for his
health.
Miss Alsup, of Milo, began work at
the Bates House, Wednesday morning
BUNCH.
Bunch, Dec. 14.-Miss Grace Boyer
of Bloomfield, is out for two weeks
visit with friends and relatives near
Bunch and in Albany.
Elijah Hoover is building an addition
to his barn.
s; Miss Betty Preast organized liter
airy society at the Washington school
house. Meetings are to be held every
Thursday evening at p. m. All are
3 invited.
Miss Rosa Hoover, who has been in
Bloomfield during the summer, re-
turned home last evening for the win.
ter.
Mrs. w. I. Ballard returned to her
home in Henry county, last Friday ev.
ening on the $40 o'clock Rock Island
passenger, after weeks visit with rel.
atives near Bunch.
S. Kinsinger is building new smoke
house. since he has torn the big double
lo~ house away, that has stood since
y the early settling of the county.
Vince Stuffiebeam, of Bunch, attend.
ed the fiddlers contest held at the
Christian church at Bloomfield last Sat.
urday evening. He received one dollars
worth of coffee and pen .lnife for be.
ing among the good fiddlers.
Services held at the Scientist church
every Wednesday evening, in the Yves,
End.
CHEQUEsT.
Chequest, Dec. 14.-Quite number
from here attended the Chequest far
mers' meeting, which was held at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs.. ID. S. Ream
Thursday, Dec.7. All reported splen.
did dinner and an excellent program
We are expecting the new rural free
mail delivery through this section al
a amy day as it was to be established be-
tween Dec 1 and Is.
Claude Cray, who is teaching school
at No. s,'yislted over Sunday with his
parents near Troy.
Messrs. Ed Dooley and Jim Blacl,
were guests last Saturday of their
friend, Waldo Harryman.
A. i. Mccullough and family spent
Sunday at the parental home of Mrs.
) Mccullough.
Geo. Rambo, wife and daughter, Bee
ca. visited last Sabbath with Willard
! Parson and family, Miss Becca remain
ing for a more extended visit with her
Z sister.
Mart Farago sawed up fine pile OF
wood last Thursday.
Geo. Green, who is working near
Troy, visited here Sunday.
There was a spelling school at the
Ellis school house last Friday night.
Geo. Glissem drove to Leando Sunday
afternoon.
Mrs. Sam Webster is slowly recover.
+ ing from her recent illness.
Teller Rambo is absent visiting his
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