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

lpointment at White Elm Sunday night.
| Wade Harryman and wife Sundayed
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Stun
CESS, and visited with Martin Lute's
last week.
CEDAR.
Cedar, Aug. 17.-Miss Martha Moore,
It Wright, is visiting with her sister,
y, w. l.. Given.
-. n, Chick has purchased farm
sar Dudley. He does not take
possss,s On I'M .'ext spring, Fa .s5
| Last Friday evening a crowd of Ce-
1 dar young folks went to Eddyville ex-
/ pecting to take a steamboat ride up
the river, but the engineer had let the
1 lire go out and would not build it up
for them. All We're greatly disap-
4 pointed.
Miss Lily McCune, of Oskaloosa, has
accepted the position as teacher of
Round Top school.
| The Friends church of Cedar was
dedicated last Sunday afternoon. A
i very large crowd was present, all the
towns around being well represented
They have secured the services of Rev.
kenworthy. who also breaches at
| Wright. He will preach at Wright in
i
noon, and at each place alternately in
the evening.
| Miss Sadie Shaw, of Kirkville, visit
crest last week.
L. Il. Moore has 4 new telephone
wire from his residence to central
headquarters.
Miss Clystia Hayes visited with her
/ re Il
| Master Fred Moore, of Oskaloosa. is
visiting friends in this locality.
A number of Cedar's young people
are contemplating taking in Rinpling
Bros. show at Oskaloosa August 90.
Ira l.. Welch, of Griswold, Cass
county, is here visiting friends and
relatives.
FOSTER.
Foster, Aug. 17.-Lou Dale is in To-
peka, Kan, this week.
Farmers in the surrounding coun-
try report the corn as doing well.
Miss Fannie Miller, of Hummaconna.
was in Foster Monday.
John Thomas and Oscar Erickson
represented the miners at the conyen-
ton at Oskaloosa Tuesday.
G. w. Buck opened his meat market
on Tuesday.
r. Williams and wife spent Friday
and Saturday in Keb with their
daughter, Mrs. Adam Long.
Miss Anna Erickson is attending nor
NAL in Abba this week.
John G. Wilson went to Kansas City
last Sunday on the excursion.
]. w. Terry returned home Monday
from Ottumwa, where he has been vis-
iting his daughter, Mrs. John Hale.
B. X. johnson, Of Keokuk, was in
|, town Monday on legal business.
Robert Hughes, mine foreman, had
his knee injured Monday.
The mines are running full time
with small force.
cHILLIcoTIIE.
Chillicothe, Aug. 17.-Mr. and Mrs.
j. Ii. McCarty, of Hiteman, are visit
ing relatives here this week.
B. r. Douglass sand family moved
here from Dudley last week.
}. A. Sweeney and family. of Freder-
ick, spent Sunday with Mrs. Sween-
ey's parents. Mr.. and Mrs. John Roll
land.
G. P. Stevens. who has charge of
section at Abba, spent Sunday at
home.
John Gillaspie, James Abernatby
and Frank Stevens came home to
spend Sunday, returning to Ottumwa
on No. 4.
Il. S. Warren will leave for Colorado
Springs, Col, Friday to meet his wife
and children, who have been spending
the summer at Salt Lake City. After
a few days in the mountains they will
return home.
Goodman Ring and family have
moved to Burlington where Mr.. Ring
will engage in the insurance business.
Rey. lloober left Thursday morning
for Colorado points.
KEOsAUQUA.
Keosauqua, Aug. 17.-Hon. w. r.
Wherry and wife were in Ottumwa
Wednesday and Thursday. !
Mrs. =. Manning and Miss Ives went
TO Keokuk Tuesday, returning the
same day.
w. NJ. Walker made business trip
to tlnionville the first of the week.
Mrs. Capt. Twombly, of Des Moines,
is visiting her mother. Mrs. Funk. and
| other friends. Miss Eva, her dauph-
ter, is with her.
Mrs. Walter Moore, of Fairfield, ia
visiting friends here.
The Pioneer Association of Van BIZ
rem county met today in the court
house grove. Alarge crowd enjoyed the
occasion. The music by the Keosau
qua band. the old time visits with pic
mic dinner. handshaking and reminis
cences were all that could be desired.
and very fine program was rendered
| as follows: Invocation, Ed q. A.
liendrickson; Neurology. Geo. c. Duff
field; Greetings from Absent Pioneers.
read by B. $. Ream; address and read
| ing original poem. "A Friend in Need"
Tao Hussey, of Des Moines; Des Moines
Steamboats, and Their Captains, /. H.
BlacNledge; Early Court House REM
iniscences, Carlisle ST. John, of Des