Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-08-03

Douds Friday. Our village and sur
rounding country We're very much
shocked at the state of atIails in con-
nection with his business.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. P. B. Brown,
Wednesday, the goth, daughter.
Blacllberries are in abundance and
everyone is getting his share.
Ed Peacock was in Centerville last
week and also in Milton, on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan Wilson were in
Milton Saturday.
There was Sunday preaching at III
o'clock by Rev. Hughes, and he gave
a good talk. He announced that Mr..
Smith, of the Iowa Children's Home.
would be here in the evening to give
us talk, and according to announce
ment he, with one of the boys he
brought with him from the chiidren's
home. We're here. Mrs. Hughes father,
Mr.. Connor, came over wiz. them. and
was here for League.
Messrs. Aaron and Thomas Nanfleet
and wives. Mrs. Nora Goumsey and lit
lie son. George, We're at the NJ L. SER
vice in the morning, also Ben Powell,
all of Chicken Ridge. Mr.. Powell was a
guest at the G. HI. Johnston home.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. L. Morse and daugh-
ter Kate. OF Boogerville, attended the
II O'Clock service Sunday and were
dinner guests at j. 7. Snider's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Cowan were Lean
do visitors last week at the home of
Elmer Cowan. Sidney Cowan returned
home with them and remained until
Sunday, and Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Cowan
came for him.
c. Evans, of Troy, came down Sun
dav for his mother-in-law, Mrs. Ham
nah Claflin.
A number from here went 10 the
basket meeting at the Baptist church
on Chequest Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Muir, of Keosauqua, are
visiting at the home of their son, Ralph
Muir.
UTICA.
Utica, Aug. 3.-Mrs. i. b. Topping
and family. of Burlington, are visiting
her sister, Mrs. Geo. Miller.
Mrs. Ben Johnston, of Springfield.
Ohio, is spending few weeks with
her sisters, Mesdames Downward and
Vance.
A number of our young people st-
tended the colored peoples camp meet
ing at keosauqua last Sunday
Claude Downward is down from Bir-
mingham visiting his parents.
Allie j. Thornley, started for the
Klondike last Monday.
Mrs. John Vance, of Stockport, visit
ed in this vicinity last Saturday and
Sunday.
YAMPA.
Yampa, Aug. 3.-The social given by
the Sunday school was financial sue
cess. The proceeds will be used in
buying new song books and toward
the purchase of new organ for the
Sunday school.
S. A. Beall left Tuesday for an en-
tended tour through the northern
states and Canada.
Mrs. Win KEGS, of Neosho, Kan. is
here to spend the summer with her
daughter. Mrs. Bailey.
A. j. Dreamer, of Bidwell, attended
church here last Sunday.
Mrs. Layton gave reception in hon
or of her sister last Saturday evening.
Mrs. z. Fulton has been quite sick
the past week.
CIIILLICOTHE.
Chillicothe, Aug. 3.-Mrs. Joe Var
ner, of Abba, is visiting her sister,
Mrs. Ball.
d. P. Fagerstrom returned from
Saturday and left for Luz
cas- Tuesday.
John Dixon is home from Creston
for few days.
DR.. A. K. Berry and family intend
moving TO Parker. S. D., about the
LIST of September.
Wells Chapman, of Dudley, was in
town Wednesday,.
Adam Warren is attending the re-
publican convention at Des Moines.
Misses Alta Gibbs and Libbie Berry
were in Ottumwa Tuesday.
There was good rain the first of
the week.
FREMoNT.
Fremont, Aug. 3.-Mrs. Ida Dickens,
of Competine, is visiting with her
brother, j. L. Caves, and other rela-
tives.
Miss Edith Endicott went to Bright
on Monday to visit relatives.
Mrs. w. S. Gardner and Edgar and
Iela Gardner, of Keoknf, visited over
Sunday at the Endicott home.
A party was given at the hall, Mon
day evening, in honor of MISS Eta
klingles, who is going to Des Moines
in a few days with her parents, to
make her future home.
Miss Iva Reed, of Oskaloosa, visited
with friends here last week. =
Miss Effie McALullin. of near Ottum-
wa, is with her sister, Mrs. J. S. Reeves.
Charlie Fellers is quite sick with ty-
phoid fever.
Frank Dinsmore has been quite i'll,
having tainted away twice Sunday
from being over-heated.
John Dawson has gone TO Ohio and
Indiana to visit relatives and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. K. Porter attended
the funeral of Mrs. Porter's mother,
at Oskaloosa.
Harry Canon, of Muscatine, is here
visiting relatives for few days. He
is cousin of S. L. Canon.
Mrs. John Remie. who died last Fri
day, was buried at Tioga last Sunday.
Funeral services were held at the
house.
BIDWELL,