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

N1hAIA1E VNEEAs
Village Creek, Aug. 4.-Phirs Bur-
ton was in .Amador Monday.
j. w. Haley called on Meiron Smith
Tuesday.
Smith & Bro. have started to thresh.
Lloyd Burton called on Girls. Kos
man Sunday.
Mrs. Grace icastburn and Grandma
BOSNIAN are on the sick list, but re-
ported better at this writing.
John ROUGH and family visited at
L. Kosman's home Sunday.
l.. Walker, S. A. Walker and +. H.
BOSNIAN We're in Ottumwa Saturday,
Joe Kosman was in Ottnmwa Fri
day.
AGENCY.
Agency, Aug. 7.-Mr. Roberts and
Miss Evans. of Williamsburg, and Mr..
and Mrs. Longquist, of Wymore. Neb.,
are visiting at the w. w. Smith home.
Miss Maude and May Reynolds and
the Epworth League convention at
Colfax.
Mrs. VIM. Keys, of Kansas. is visit
ing her father, Mr.. Mckowin.
Sunday. while Rev. ID. NJ. Lower,
pastor of the Congregational church.
was immersing Miss Pearl Palmer, at
the river, she tainted, but soon recov-
cred. There were nine Immersed and
seven taken into the church.
There were eleven taken into the NJ.
L. church Sunday morning.
Miss Minnie Nye and Will Nye were
Des Moines visitors last week.
Miss Flo. Bryan went to Beatrice,
Neb., last Tuesday to visit friends.
Mrs. G. w. Fair and daughter Vim
ME and son Harry went to Council
Bluffs last Tuesday for a months visit.
There will be a Sunday school picnic
in Fullen's grove, Agency, Aug. II. un>
der the auspices of the Congregational
Sunday school and church. A cordial
invitation is extended to all to come
and enjoy the festivities, Rev. d. NJ.
Lower, pastor.
MYSTIC.
Mystic, Aug. s.--afrs. Sandy Napier,
who has been very ill for some time
past, is convalescent.
j. W. Calvert. r. NJ. TAFT, and X. +.
Leighton attended the republican state
convention at Des Moines.
O. j. Dutiield, who was injured in a
around. During Mr.. Duffield's illness,
| Claude Lowerv, OF Centerville, took
charge of his drug store.
The instruments for the new band
arrived Saturday.
While trying to board moving car
last Wednesday evening, the 11-year-
old son of Tom Smith fell and was
seriously injured, one arm having to
be amputated.
BIDWELL.
Bidwell, Aug. s.-Miss Cora Bowen
and Miss Ella Holman, of Ottumwa,
were visiting Mrs. Will Grooms Thurs.
day and Friday.
| I. L. Manso visited his home at
Chula, Mo-, Tuesday and returned on
No. Wednesday morning.
Marshall Darby was called to Blakes-
burg Wednesday on account of the ill
ness of Mr.. Thode. the Milwaukee
agent at Blakesburg.
j. H. Grooms went to Ottumwa We'd
nesday evening.
Roy Garfield wasean Ottumwa pas
senger on No. 2 Thursday evening.
p. r. Brooks, Ora Reveal and Johr
1 Odenbaugh went to Ottumwa Satur.
day on business.
| G. w. Cummings. of Willard, came
| from Ottumwa on No. 3 today.
Ed Bowen returned from Ottumws
on No. Saturday.
/ Leila and Bessie Garfield went tt
1 Ottumwa Friday evening for brie:
visit.
| Frank Johnston visited friends a
dudley Wednesday,,
| Halle Wolf, of Dudley, visited hi
friend, Frank Johnston, Thursday.
Messrs. Rolla and Selmon Lewis, &C
companied by their wives, went fish
ling near Chil1icothe, Thursday.
John Grooms and wife and Dav
Grooms and wife went fishing Friday
| w. A. Hughes. of Moravia, supplied
Marshall Darby's place Thursda.
might.
George Johnston and wife and Will
Grooms and wife will visit friends nea
Chillicothe Sunday.
Elmer Allen and Frank Smith. o
Munterville, were here on bushes
Friday.
STOCKPORT.
Stockport, Aug. s.-A fine rain fel
here Friday night. the first for sever
weeks.
The shipments this week We're tw
cars of seed to Madison, one car o
hogs to Ottumwa, one car of lumbe
and one car of tile were shipped here
S. V. Whitaker was business Gale
at Bonaparte Thursday.
Burt Wagner was in Ottumw
Thursday.
f.. B. Whitaker. of Hillsboro, visite
at Stockport Sunday.
Dr.. GRADER is the proud possessor Q
a new boy. He is doing as well a
could be expected.
Mrs. Jane Fordyce is still very il
with little hopes of recovery.
The old maids convention Saturda
night was grand success, parties bt
ing present from Hillsboro. Birmine
ham, Chicago. ST. Louis and Keokul
All could not be accommodated wit
Z seats.
HAYESVILL.E
Hayesville, Aug. s.-Cosbon Ute,
back met with quite serious saccider
His team of colts took fright and ia
away, throwing Mr.. Utterback GU
breaking one arm and shoulder blad
and otherwise disfio.urinp him. A