Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-08-17
CHEQUEST.

Chequest. Aug. 17.-Mrs. Mary
Graves, of Ottumwa. has been visiting
friends in this locality the past week.
Willie, the small child of J.T. Hissen,
who was kicked by Il horse last week
and badly injured, is getting along as
! well as could be expected.
! The S-year-old son of Jack Polling
had his arm broken last week by fall
ing from an apple tree.
a. u. Mccullough is back from Des
Moines where he attended the republi-
| can state convention.
Quite a number of the farmers have
been delivering timothy seed at Milton
| this week. some of them receiving 81
ltper bushel
Several of the teachers returned to
their homes here last Friday after at
lending the Van Buren, county normal.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Boyer, of Keo-
sauqua. visited over Saturday and Sun
day with friends in this section.
George Boyer, of Leando, was call
er in these parts last Sunday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. George Lewis, IF FSttss
burg, spent last. Sunday with their
son-in-law,e A. L. Mccullough, and
| family.
There was regular preaching SER
vices last Sunday at Providence church
and at the Union school house.
Dell Smith called on friends near
birmingham last Sunday and oMnday.
Several Chequest people attended
Old Settlers day in Keosauqua We'd
nesday.s
Quite number from here contem-
plate going to Birmingham next Sun
day to attend the F. NJ. camp meeting.
DUDLEY.
Dudley, Aug. 1T.-Miss Freda Sven
son, of Ottllmwa. who has been spend
few weeks at the home of her parents
west of here, entertained quite d
large number of the Young people of
the neighborhood last Friday evening.
The amusements for the evening con
sisted of games and social converse,
in which all present took an active
to the fullest extent. The lawn was
beautifully lighted with Chinese liant
erns, and the interior OF the house
profusely decorated with flowers. Re
freshments, consisting of ice cream,
cake and fruit, We're served.
Bert Cannon, Chas. Smith and Alfred
Peterson are attending normal i'll OF
tumwa. ..t
Miss Jennie Wagner, who has been
spending few weeks at the home OF
S. p. Wolf, returned to Ottumwa last
Saturday.
Misses Title Allen and Emily Sven
son. OF Ottumwa, visited few DAYS
with friends near here last week.
Miss Clara Peterson is visiting rela-
tives in Ottumwa this week.
Albert Burgeson expects TO leave for
Omaha the latter part of this. week.
Will Wright made short visit at the
home of his mother, west of here, last
Saturday, returning to Ottumwa on
No. the same evening.
Quite number of people from here
and the neighboring vicinity attended
the Morrell packing house picnic at
Grinnell Thursday.
Pekin, Aug. 17.-G. II. Carter went
to Oskaloosa Tuesday on business,
purchasing large fan mill.
j. L. Peck, of Winfield is in town this
week.
Jasper Smith, of Hedrlck, was in
town Tuesday.
Miss Maude Mitchell went to He'd
rick Tuesday evening, returning We'd
nesday morning.
Mr.. Evans, of Chicago, was in town
Monday and Tuesday.
Miss Mae Mitchell went to Mt. Pleas
ant Wednesday.
Lawnie Curtis came home from
Hedrick Monday with fractured knee,
which was done in getting caught in
a threshing machine belt AT Butler.
r. C.. Jordan, of Burlington, was in
town Monday.
NJ. Dudgeon. of Competine, mas gone
to Mt. Pleasant for weeks visi! with
friends.
A. NJ. Bean has returned frora Sig
o.rhey, where he has 5ser attending
rcrn al.
BUNCH
Bunch, Aug. fins p. b. Hams
and children, of Moravia, visited her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel L.ass-
Burner, Saturday AMI S",iGay.
w. j. Shook. wha was kicked by one
OF his horses one day last week, is rap
idly improving.
Mrs. Bertha Knot, of Henry county,
who came here a few days ago 10
visit friends and relatives, is now very
i'll. She is under the care of DIR. Sell
man. Her husband was notified ana
is now with her.
John Wooden bought fine driving
horse of Wilbur Stevens, of Bloomfield,
one day last week.
Stella Hoover visited with her sister.
Rosa, of Bloomfield, last Saturday and
Sunday.
Elder S. b. Downing will preach to
the people in the streets at Bunch next
Sunday evening.
Quite number Went from Bunch to
Allerton on Bryan day, Aug. IA, on The
excursion.
Frank Reed. Eli Swain and b. Il.
Coop started last Friday in wagon
for the northwestern part of the
state.
Miss Williams, of MouIton. is visit
ing friends and relatives near Bunch.
Quite number met al the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. f. Z. Jones. last Sunday
evening. The time was spent: in mli-
sic, both instrumental and vocal.
ORMANVILLE.
Ormanville, Aug. Ottumwa's iol-
" picnickers of Aug. 10 comprised
the following named persons: Elder