Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-12-26

friends and acquaintances. She has for
some time past been the organist in
the NJ. E. Sunday school and church.
The groom is a young farmer, well and
favorably known, who has already pro-
vided a home forhis bride near Wright,
Mahaska county.
Charles Mckee and two sisters, the
Misses Lizzie and Maggie Mckee, left
Saturday to spend the holiday week at
their old home at Delavan, III.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Lathrop are re-
joicing over the arrival of daughter,
born to them Saturday, the 23d.
Miss Henrietta Dinsmore is home
from Oskaloosa to spend the holidays
with her parents, DR.. and Mrs. ID. g.
DDinsmore.
w. S.. Pelham returned Saturday af-
ter an absence of six weeks or more,
looking after his mining claims near
Rapids City, S. d. He has done con-
considerable testing of the ore on his
claims and says the prospects are very
bright.
DR.. Willie Newell, who is student
at the Barnes Medical school at ST.
Louis, and who will graduate this year,
is home for the holidays.
Mrs. Maggie Healy, of Ottumwa,
spent Christmas with her parents, MIR.
and Mrs. James Stephenson.
George Ryerson and family spent
Christmas with friends at Lost Creek.
John Ryerson and family were the
quests of friends at Fremont, Christ
mas.
Ernest Zellner, of Fremont, was WIS.,
Il ,.J,,,<
Mrs. Elizabeth Davis.
Word was received a few days ago
from Mrs. Della McFadden at Wooley,
gar. who, with his wife, is spending
condition was serious. His many
friends here will wish for his speedy
recovery.
There will be preaching at the Chris
tian church next Sunday.
Christmas morning dawned clear and
bright and it bid fair'for green Christ
mus, but before night snow began fall
ing, and Christmas was white one,
after all.
/. LOyILlA.
Lovilia, Dec. 27.-NIr. and Mrs. J. H.
Hinton, of Abba, were guests of Mrs.
/ Skies Sunday.
Miss Carrie Clemens, of Lovilia, is
visiting in Des Moines, the guest of
Mrs. Gannaway,. of that city.
! Mrs. 0has. sHarger visited with Abba
! friends Saturday.
! A. f. Swasic, of Marysville, was call
ing on Loyilia friends Thursday.
Mrs. H. w. Nye spent Thursday in
Abba shopping.
| Miss Carrie Amber returned home
| Saturday from, Pella where she has
! been spending the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Bartlett, of Mt.
Pleasant, spent Christmas at the home
of L. b. Mcdonald, of Lovilia.
James Cashier and family spent
/ Christmas at the home of b. p. Cashier
in Abba.
~ FOSTER.
Foster Dec. 26.-R. Williams has
been laid up for repairs for two weeks,
owing to injuries received in the
4 mine.
Mr.. and Mrs., Adam Long, of Keb,
spent Christmas at the parental II.
| Williams home.sf,
School adjourned until January 2.
Prof Hills will spend his vacation at
his home in Seymour.
Vim. Madison and family, JOB Deere
and family, Of OItumwa, spent Christi
mus at the, parental John madison
home. ijl,s[
4 The entertainment given at the Bap-
fist church on Saturday night by the
school pupils was a complete success,
and Melted them $40 clear. which will
be used in purchasing globe for the
school and some books to add to their
library. -
There was Christmas tree in the
Baptist church Monday night. The at
tendance was large and the presents
numerous. More SO than ever before in
Foster.
Mr.. and Mrs Post, OF I.adddale
were pleasant callers on their many
friends re during the week.
Mr.. ard Mrs. II. Monoer and son
Frank spent the week at Abba, with
their daughter, Mrs. c. A. Monyer, and
Mrs. Monoer's parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Campbell.
j. S. Turner, OF Moravia, was in
town Saturday.
Robert Hughes started to sink a
shaft to the top vein of coal here this
week, which it is learned is nearly -four
feet thick and thirty feet from the
top OF the ground ,bhe new shaft viii
be within hundred wards of the one
now worked.
AGENCY.
IS Agency, Dec. s7---A1r. and Mrs. W. II
Spicer, Of Hedrick, spent Christmas
with Mr.. and MRS. Roberts.
{ John Bryan and daughter, of Plank
linton, S. d., are visiting relatives
4 here.
Marion AIillet and Russell Nye went
TO Chicago Saturday to visit friends.
81. N. Spry and others have purchased
an imported Norman stallion that will
cost them about 81 per pound.
Otis McCay has bought a piece Of
land north of town and is building 9
dwelling house on it.
The Sunday schools at the N. Il
and Congregational churches held en-.
tertainments Monday night for the
children.
j John Reeve is visiting friends a,