Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-05

church gave a New England supper
Saturday evening at which they made
about $25.
Mrs. Geo. P. Linaweaver and Mrs. j.
g. Cummings spent last week in OF
tumwa enjoying the fall festivities.
A. G. Roberts, principal of the Bona
parte school, spent Sunday with his
parents in Keosauqua.
DUDLEY.
| Dudley, Oct. Seth Wallace, of
Ottumwa, spent Sunday Mt the home
of his parents south OF here.
Mr.. and Mrs. VT. Hasselrooth went
| to Smoky Hollow last Sunday to visit
at the home of their son, "a. b. Hassel-
rooth.
Mrs. Frank West came up from OF
tumwa on No. 9 last Saturday to make
short visit at the home Of her parents
north of town.
Mrs.John s@enson visited her daugh-
ter at Avery last Sunday.
Miss Bertha Stevens returned home
on No 8 last Saturday from Ottunwa
where she had been visiting relatives
and attending the street fair.
Elias Canfield's new home is fast
nearing completion. The frame work
is all up and the work is being pushed
SO that it may be finished before the
cold weather.
Hon. Z. M. Epperson drove over from
Eddyville last Sunday seyening to
board No. here on trip east
/ Thomas Stodghin returned home last
Friday from an extended visit with
friends and relatives In Colorado.
Joe Ray, of ottumwa, spent Sunday
1 in and around Dudley with relatives,
returning home ON No. Sunday even.
ing.
| Bert Douglass has purchased three
acres of land Of the Wolf estate, west
| of here. near the stock yards. Mr..
| Douglass has purchased this tract for
the fine quality Of lime stone there is
imbedded in it. He will begin to un-
earth the same soon. This will fur
nish employment to large number
and will boom Dudley to the notch she
occupied some fifteen or twenty years
ago.
| sIGOURNEY.
Sigourney, Sept. 29.-Mr. and Mrs. s.
w. Brunt went TO Ottumwa yesterday
to visit their daughter, Mrs. W. G.
Dawson.
/ Mrs. Hardman, who has been Wis
iting relatives in Ottumwa for few
days, returned home last evening.
Miss Edith Wilson, of Washington, is
visiting at the Geo. James home.
Bruse Minteer moved yesterday into
the old Page property, recently pur-
chased by F. L. Goeldner.
The remains of Henry Myerdick ar
rived yesterday morning.
| Willis Phelps has returned from In
dependence.
Sigourney, Oct. 3.-Mike Kelly went
to Des Moines yesterday TO attend the
Capital City Commercial collie.
Al Logan went to Des AIoines yes
terlay to be absent for a day or so.
] Harry Brown was a passenger on the
west bound train yesterday for Des
. Moines.
DIR. and Mrs. Hildreth, formerly of
this place, but now located in Arkan-
sas, came in Saturday for visit with
old friends.
eugene Stevens, Sigourney boy,
who enlisted in one of the Dakota regf-
ments and has been in active service
in the Philippines, has returned home
to Sigourney. Gene looks we'll and
can give many exciting experiences Of
army life.
| Rev. A. B. Hightshoe has been re-
turned by the NJ. E. conference TO Sig
Quincy, much to the satisfaction OF his
many friends.
| Sigourney, Oct. Alas. E. Hardman,
of the Ottumwa Courier, arrived yes
terday from Iowa City, where he had
1 been attending Inauguration ceremo-
MES and visiting old college chums He
will visit in Sigourney a day or so be-
fore returning to Ottumwa.
| John Needham, of Oskaloosa, visited
at the parental home last night.
The entertainment given by the De
Moss Family Concert company at the
opera house, last evening, was good,
being highly appreciated by those in
attendance.
! Will Fitzgerald went to Arkansas
last night with view of investing in
some land there.
Mrs. Watzek, of Davenport, is
visiting relatives in Sigourney.
Geo. Duncan, formerly a resident OF
this county, is visiting friends in and
near Sigourney.
Owing to sickness in his family,
Judge Scott was unable ia hold court
yesterday. He arrived at o'clock to-
day, at which time the October term of
court opened.
Charley Porter, of Thornburg, is in
! Sigoqrney TO attend court.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. f. Johns, of Res
1 wick, visited last night with County
Treasurer S. b. Hoge.
Fred McWilliams, Henry Wagner
and Ed. Bower went to South English
| to attend Masonic lodge at that place.
Ed Bower remained over night with
his old friend. eN-County Recorder Ell
mer Root. The Master Mason's degree
was conferred upon Elmer Root by
North English lodge in a very pleasing
manner. & s
l BELINDA.
| Belinda, Oct. 5.-N.N. Wood aud wife
| We're visiting her sister,, Mrs. Rose