Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-12-14

rand. Howe Berry and Bert Ross were
entertained Monday evening by Mr.. and
Mrs. Ira Haping.
Miss Mabel Hendrickson left Monday
for Bloomfield, where she will teach a
school.
G. w. Bachman was a business call
er in Ottumwa, Friday.
Mrs. Margaret Day and Mrs. John
Day called on Mrs. Williams Tues
day.
Al Haning got his ankle badly cut
last week while cutting wood. DR..
Udell was at once called and dressed
the wound, and at this writing Mr..
Haning is getting along as well as
could be expected.
Mrs. J. p. Berry recently purchased
a new buggy.
r. Il. Mellman visited aAmador school
Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Myers were royal
ly entertained Sunday by Mr.. and Mrs.
B. Wilkinson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marion. Smith spent
Sunday at the home Of Geo. Shields.
HUMEsToN.
Humeston, Dec. 14.-President Shell
ton, of Simpson college, Indianola, was
in the city Wednesday enrouteto Cory
don, called there by the serious illness
of his uncle.
N. E. Sloane returned last week
from an extended visit in Delta.
Row Ault was off duty last week
from the hobby horse factory on ac-
count of sickness.
Bert Stockwell passed through the
city Wednesday enroute. to Kniffin.
where he was married Thursday. to
Miss Lucy Hancock. They returned
Friday to Blockton, where the groom
is in business and where they will make
their home.
Carl Rush left Sunday night for
Lewisburg, where he began a term of
school Monday. His wife expects to
Join him there soon.
Rev. Z. B. Heaton, of Indianola, was
in town Friday.
John Mccoy and Miss Emma aIcFar-
land took dinner at, Osceola Thursday
with Miss Netherlands brother. Miss
Emma is now our hustling telephone
operator, and-"well, John is the as
sistant.'
The Boston Ladies passed through
town Friday, going to Corydon, where
they gave their entertainment in the
new NJ. +. church. 1t was said to have
been the best ever given in Corydon.
These ladies' gave an entertainment
there last year and the people We're
SO well pleased they asked for re-
turn date. The ladies all are surely
artistic in music.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. B. Hyden spent a
few days last week with Mrs. Hyden's
parents near Corydon.
The Christian meetings closed Sum
day night with twelve or fifteen access
sions to the church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. King spent Sunday
at High Point.
Allen Barker returned home We'd
nesday from Milo to spend few days
with his wife.
Mr.. and Mrs. Boyce have moved out
of their residence in the north part of
town.
Judge Tedford, of Corydon, was in
the city Saturday.
The third number on the Humeston
lecture course will be given Saturday,
Dec. %.
Tuesday was the wedding anniver-
sary of Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Burk. Their
children and some of their friends
gathered at their bospitable home east
of town. We did not learn the particu-
lars of the affair, but splendid good
time was reported.
Married, at Corvdon, Dec. 6, J. B. Tur-
ner and Mrs. Susan Gilman.
Captain Ament's Vaudeville company
will give an entertainment in the opera
house tonight.
Rev. Mcclure will preach at the Pres
bvterian church next Sunday morning
and evening.
A large number from Humeston at
tended the Boston Ladies' Symphony
Orchestra at Corydon Friday night.