Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-08-03

ouuQdy uedr WeSG GrOVe Win rela-
tives. Miss Jeanette Hargrove, of Pei
Ia, came home with them for two
weeks visit with Mr.. and Mrs. Galpin
Miss Efie Beckley, of Coatesville,
Mo-, visited here last week with her
sister, Mrs. John Riley.
Rev. w. z. Sauerman announced
yesterday that there would be no
preaching services for two weeks at
the Congregational church as he ex-
pected to be absent.
Mrs. Thomas Caldwell is visiting at
the Tohn Eckhard home near brakes
vile.
Peter Horn and family, of brakes
vile. visited Sunday at the Mrs. Thorn
as Caldwell home.
Mrs. Byrd Strickland brought her
little son home with her from Floris
last week. She expects to keep him
here for a while.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joel MCGEE very pleas
antly entertained a number of young
people at their home Saturday evening
in honor of Messrs. Willie Downing
and Arthur Wright, of near Bloomfield,
who in their turn entertained the
guests with some excellent music. The
boys are good musicians and play on
a number of different instruments. Ice
cream was served.
Joseph Harrop and stepson, Chas.
Giles, of Bonaparte, visited last week
with Mr.. Harrop's sister, Mrs. l. Ware
and family. Mr.. Giles returned home
Saturday and Mr.Harrop left this NOR
ming for home.
Mrs. G. w. Owens and son Clarence
left this morning for Ottumwa where
they win visit with Mrs. Ovens sister,
Mrs. Charley Burkhalter, and children.
Mr.. Owens left last week for Seattle,
Washington.
VIM. Pickett, wife and children vis-
tied Sunday with Mrs. Puckett's sis
ter, Mrs. George Livingston, and fame
lily, Of Soap Creek.
Chesley Pickett and wife visited
Sunday with Mrs. Puckett's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charley Howell.
j. E. Young, of Moulton, registered
at the Thompson hotel Saturday night
and Sunday, also j. d. Mcconnell, of
Drakesville.
Rev. w. L. sauerman, Of the Con-
gregational church, expects to leave
Tuesday morning for Oklahoma, where
he has call to an academy as an in
structor and pastor. He expects to be
absent two or three weeks.
Herman Middleton began work this
morning with the Wabash bridge
gang.
The rain, Friday night was of great
value to the crops here, it being the
first that has fallen in the last two or
three weeks except light shower a
few days ago. Blackberries were dry
Ing up but the abundant rain that fell
Friday night and this morning will
help them great deal.
Superintendent Anna Hughes, of the
Congregational Sunday school an
nounces that the next normal lesson
will be given on Sunday, Aug. IS, at
the usual hour, as the regular session
of the school Sunday will be given up
for the convention.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Wells and chill
dren visited Sunday night with Mrs.
Wells parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Carpen-
ter, of Dunville.
L0vILIA.
Loyilia, Aug. Mrs. Ruby Streeter,
of Lincoln, Neb., is spending the sum
mer months with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. L. ID. DeverauX.
Miss Maud Mullen has been sick for
the past three weeks, but is better at
this writing.
Mrs. G. r. Doe, of Mt. Pleasant, is
the guest of her mother, Mrs. Rilea,
over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter HIGHLAND. OF &c.
dar township, spent Sunday with Mrs.
Highlands brother, Otto Kenyon.
Rev. Decker, of Marysville, was call
ing on Loyilia friends Saturday.
G. ID. Beal is spending few days
visiting relatives in Bussey.
Miss Lille Lewis returned to her
home at Alligator, Miss, last Thurs
day, after month's visit in Lovilia.
Mr.. Treasurer, principal of the high
school for the coming year, was in Lo-
villa Saturday looking for a house, SO
he could get settled before school COM
menced.
Died, in Lovilia, July 81. 1899, Miss
Emma Planalp, aged AZ years. The
funeral was conducted at the house
after which burial took place in Wood
lawn cemetery at Lovilia.
Lovilia is making every effort to
make the coming Old Settlers day and
the Iowa Southeastern Veteran associ-
alton successful. The dates for same
are Aug. is, ~, 1s, 1909.
On Wednesday, July 10. at high
noon, occurred the marriage of Miss
Louie Stafford. of Lovilia, and Rev.
Vim. L. Fry, of Pleasant Plain. Rev.
DC. Smith, of Abba, officiated, assisted
by Rev. G. w. Wilson, of Lovilia. The
bride is the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
B. Stafford, of Lovilia, and one of Mon
roe county's best school teachers. They
left for their home at Pleasant Plain
last Friday.
Mrs. Jessie Bartlett, OF Mt. Pleasant,
is spending the summer with her mo-
ther, Mrs. L. b. Mcdonald.
Mr.. and Mrs. Judson Devereaux, Of
Lovilia, were shopping. in Abba last
Sunday.
HILLsBORo.
Hillsboro, Aug. 1.-W. N. Knigge has
returned to his home near Chicago.
Harvest is about over and some grain
is threshed.
The social at the Christian church
was success.
Mrs. Belle Benn visited here Sum
day.
Henry Boyle is recovering fast and
will soon be around.
The cake walk and entertainment