Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-10-25

mock, was in Keb last week.
John Phillips has secured work at
Smoky Hollow and moved to that
place last week,
John Berry, formerly of Coalfield,
and Richard Rees, formerly of Beacon,
moved to Keb last week.
Jerome Taylor, of Sigourney, was in
Keb on business Saturday.
Miss Title Muller, of Ottumwa,
spent Sunday at the paternal James
Muller home.
Hedrick.
Hedrick, Oct. 24.-Cecil Norton, of
Des Moines, was in Hedrick a few
hours Saturday, going on to Brighton
over Sunday.
G. R. May was in Sigourney on bus
mess Monday.
Hon. Jno. Morrison leaves today for
a few days campaigning in the inter-
est of Lacey and Mckinley.
Several of the young people enjoyed
an oyster stew at Mont Beck's Tues
day evening.
Wilson Hughes, of Ottumwa, is dam
gerously i'll at the Ottumwa hospital.
Mr.. Hughes was formerly of Hedrick.
Harvey Spillman, of M. D. Wells
Shoe Co., was in town few hours be-
tween trains Monday.
Elmer Phelps, of Ottumwa, was in
Hedrick Monday.
Jas. Caldwell's baby was buried yes
terday at Abingdon. 1t had been i'll for
several days and died Sunday night
TIL reading circle had very pleas
ant evening Monday at the home of
Mrs. E. Hines.
Miss Winnie Hines is visiting her
friend, Miss Bessie Watson, at Mar
tinsburg.
Jacob Sechrist, of Martinsburg, is
very i'll at his home
Robt. Spiers is in very poor heath
at the home of his brother, James, at
Martinsburg.
Birmingham.
Birmingham, Oct ga number CT
our people attended the rally at Fair
field Saturday night.
Frank Elliott, who has been for the
past year in Montana returned home
Thursday evening.
Fred Cramer has sold his store to
G. w. Busk, of Moulton. and is talking
of going to Oklahoma
The republicans held a meeting in
the opera house Tuesday evening. VIM
Walker, of Keosauqua, being the
speaker. He had the political issues
well in hand and presented them fore
IDLY and intelligently.
Word has been received here of the
death of Bertrand Ragsdale, son OF
w. S. Ragsdale, United States Consul
at Tien Tsin, China. He is a nephew
of ]. S. Ragsdale of this place.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. F. Potter, of FIT.
Madison visited the first of the week
with e. H. Skinner and wife.
Mr.. Gilbert, of St. Louis, is a guest
at the home of B. F. Collins.
Miss Myrtle Moore visited over Sun
day with Miss Elva Nelson, near Mt.
Zion.
The Presbyterians have ordered a
new organ for their church.
George Cupp, who has been sick
with typhoid fever, is improving
Ray Moore spent Sunday with his
parents at this place.
MouIton.
Moulton, Oct. 25.-Tuesday occurred
the wedding of Mr.. Mckinley, road
master of the Burlington, and Mrs.
Bartholomew, of this city. They will
make their future home in Hannibal,
Mo.
Wednesday occurred the wedding of
Howard Hildreth, of Mt. Pleasant, aad
Miss Daisy Wood, of Moulton. They
will soon be Eat home" to their friends
in Mt. Pleasant.
Henry Ledbetter fell from a NOV
ing hand car Monday and was quite
severely hurt, suffering a dislocar;on
| OF the right hip and few bruises, but
nothing dangerous so far as is known.
Mrs. Epperson and daughter, Mrs
Sloan, formerly of this city, now of
Browning, Mo-, are visiting relatives
here.
| The Rock Island surveyors have sub.
mitted their finding on the route OF
the new cutoff and have gone to Kan
sas.
Many farmers report a yield of 70
bushels of corn to the acre this year,
thru this section. 1t is nothing I'M.
usual for large field to average 40 to
45 bushels per acre.
The republican uprising at Bloom.
| field at the time of the Dolliver speech
| was sumner for Davis county. II
| was beyond the expectations even To
| iCpubliCduS. II goes WITHOUT saying
that Davis county will not be solid
| for Bryan.
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kirkvilIe.
Kirkville, Oct. 25.-Asa Bridenstine
| visited Saturday and Sunday with rel
| atives in Fremont.
Mrs. Minnie McGlothlin took a trip
| to Hiteman Friday
Mrs. Carrie Martin and son, Herbert
of Murray, are visiting at the home OF
ner parents, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. d. Nc.
| Glasson.
Mrs. Ada Reed, of Delta, is visiting
at the home Of her mother, Mrs. Sarah
| Waddell.
Miss Leta Bridenstine came up from
Ottumwa Saturday for few days. Wis