Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-08-24

day evening in honor of her sister,
Miss Katherine Hilner, who is visiting
her.
John Calvert left yesterday for Keo-
sauaua to take in the fair.
Ray Hughes young son, Lawrence,
is dangerously sick.
Chas. Chilson, formerly of this place,
is very dangerously sick with typhoid
fever
Eldon, Aug. 2s.-Miss Mamie Dooley
left yesterday for Des Moines to visit
her sister, Mrs. j. w. Dingerman.
Miss Bessie Enyart was an Ottnmwa
passenger yesterday;
Miss Grace johnson returned yester-
day from Des Moines where she has
been visiting.
Miss Maud Hinkle left yesterday for
Ottumwa.
Frank Callen returned home yester-
day from Cedar Rapids.
Frank Morris, of Pennington, pass
ed through the city yesterday on his
way home.
Miss Ethel Conrade is visiting in
Trenton, Mo.
Mrs. VIM. Cooper is quite sick.
Lloyd Kreamer is visiting in Keo-
sauqna.
II. r. Baker left last night for Mays
vile, Mo-, on business.
Mrs. Chas. Abbott and daughter,
Edith, are visiting in Council Bluffs.
Mrs. F. Sloane and son. Donald, re-
turned this morning from Ottumwa
where, thev have been visiting.
Miss Bertha Amelang, of South Of
tumwa, is in town today.
j. A. Bradley returned. yesterday
from Centerville.
Geo. Myers is quite sick.
j. w. Hall is in Ottumwa on bust
ness.
Yesterday afternoon. in Justice Ro-
lands court of those arrested on a.
charge of robbery, two of the ac-
cused turned states evidence and were
turned loose. The third, 'Red'' Rus
sell, is still at large.
A very enjoyable party was enjoyed
last night by about twenty-five friends
of May and DIN Isabelle, at their
home.
Eldon, Aug. 23.-Wilbur Harper met
with quite a serious accident Monday
afternoon, while visiting in the coun-
try at the home of Ray Hughes. In
getting out of the baymow he ran a
pitchfork into the feshy part of his
arm.
Clarence sewell is off duty at the
telegraph office owing to sickness.
Miss Floy Murphey is ill.
The Eldon base ball team was to go
to Washington today to play that
town but the Washington team for
feited the game.
Lieutenant d. A. Jay returned last
night from Burlington where he has.
been attending the encampment of the
Fiftieth Iowa.
Lee King, of Fairfield. is visiting at
the home of Joe. Hunnell.
Fred Myer, of Bloomfield, is visiting
at the home of R. Ritz.
Max Cowen, Emery Conrade and the
Misses Florence Baker, Mae Isabelle,
Hazel Shelter, Cora Ritz. Bessie Close
and May and Nora Hull attended a
concert given by Prof. Rheem, of OF
tumwa, last night at Yampa.
Capt. Hinlsle, of Selma, spent the
day in our city on business.
Frank Carter arrived this noon from
Rock Island. Mr.. Carter will act as
day operator here.
J. w. Hall is erecting a new wind
mill on his place across the river.
Emery Lucas left today for Keosau-
qua to attend the fair.
Mrs. r. NJ. Neff and daughter, Mrs.
Harry Neff left last night for Musca-
tine to visit.
LEANDO.
Leando, Aug. GA good rain fell
Saturday night which will help with
the blowing. Corn is making a Won
derful growth.
Political aspirants are already look
ing around and counting noses. 1t is
rumored that Capt. Elerick will be a
candidate for representative from
Van Buren, county again.
VIM. Swiess returned from Kansas
Saturday, He reports crops of all
kinds good in that state, especially
corn.
L. c. Miller, young farmer of Lee
ando, has secured position as clerk
in Keokuk, and has gone to that city.
DR.. d. I. Rambo, of Leando, has 10
Gated in Chillicothe. IA
Mr.. Robson, a respected farmer liv-
ing south of Lebanon, visited over Sum
day with John Hunter in Leando.
Quite a number attended camp meet
ing near Birmingham Saturday.
This. is fair week at Keosauqua and
quite a number from this locality will
attend.
Mr.. Springer, of Leando, will move
to Illinois as soon as he can dispose of
his property here.
James Lewis and family, of White
Elm, visited relatives at Leando Sum
day.
STOCKPORT.
Stockport, Aug. 23.-The drug store
was burned last Monday night about
o'clock, and the entire contents was
consumed. The fire was bursting
through the walls of the building
when discovered. The origin of it is
unknown. The insurance on the stock
was $4,000 and on the building 5000.
Two cars of seed to HI. d. Evering-
ham, of Fit. Madison. and two cars of
hogs to Ottumwa, were shipped from
here this week.
Thirty of the citizens took advan-
tage of the excursion Sunday over the
FIT. Madison railroad and went to Bir-
mingham to the camp meeting.
Rev. p. II. McBeth filled the pulpit
at the M. Il. church Sunday at IL a. m.
c. o. Swan and family visited at We
ga Sunday.
The X. of P. lodge was visited last
Saturday night by members from Keo-