Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-08
NEWS FROM NEAR BY
Daily Doings of Some OF ottumwas
Close Neighbors.
Personal, SOCIAL AND POLITICAL


the Philosophical Observation of
sases, Are chronicled by The cour.
ier's Special Correspondents.
Hedrick.s N
Hedrick, Nov. 7-Election proceed.
ings went off very quietly Tuesday,
there being a large vote polled.
S. H. Sperry, of the Herald, was in
Sigourney Monday.
Chas. X. Needham, of the Sigourney
News, was in Hedrick Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cuddy, of ,Pekin, visit
ed Monday with relatives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. NJ DeArmond re-
turned to Keokuk Tuesday after few
days stay in Keokuk.
l.. A. Wilkinson returned to Iowa
City Wednesday.
Milton Giltner, of Ottumwa, was in
town Monday. -
The ladies of the Baptist church
served dinner and supper in the new
room of Ritter and Dudgeon Tuesday.
VIM. Packwood, of Highland, was a
'Hedrick visitor Monday. 9S II
Mrs. e. L. Scott returned to her
home in Ottumwa Monday after spend
ing a few days with relatives here.
Mrs. VIM. Stacks and two sons left
Tuesday for Seymour where they will
spend about ten days with relatives.
Rev. and Mrs. T. r. Clark, of Ollie,
spent few hours between trains in
Hedrick yesterday
The reading circle spent very plea
SAINT evening Monday with Mrs. Vel
Ter. The study of John Milton and his
Paradise Lost" was most pleasing.
The same will be continued at the
next meeting.
R. L. Ludlam Jr., of Owatonna MINI.
is visiting his parents for a few days.
keb.
Keb, Nov. S.-H. w. Michaels and
wife, of Ottumwa, visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Davis Sunday.
Thomas Reese, of Given, visited in
town this week. =
w. E. Williams and wife returned
Hiteman and Hooking Valley.
Thomas Price, of Ottumwa, visited
at the McVeigh home Sunday.
Rev. Lloyd Williams, Of Given,
preached here Sunday at II o'clock
gregation at each meeting.
William Neslit, of Collinsville, ILL.,,
was in town Saturday.
Thomas McHugh, Jr. was seriously
hurt on Friday. He made miniature
I coal mine in bank of dirt, drilled his
hole, put in his powder and fuse, then
touched it off with the above result.
His face was badly burned, both eyes
being closed.
4 HI. l.. Leisenring, of Ottumwa, spent
Sunday in town. the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Davis. l.e,.s. 4
g. w. Cook, of Grinnell. was IN town.
Monday on business. So X
Union Sunday school was largely at
tended on Sunday at 2 o'clock in the
afternoon.
Miss Anna Wilson, of Moravia, Wis
tied in town this week.
Mrs. Edward Waddell visited friends
in Foster this week
Joseph Reese reports his son as do
ing well with the new mines at Ma
drid. Their tonnage is sixty tons
day.
Mrs. Anna Miller, of Lacona, visited
friends here this week.
Humeston.
Humeston, Nov. S.-Miss Ella Ulm
is reported ill.,
Lloyd Colbreath is spending few
days with his parents.
Hon. Lewis Miles spoke at the
opera house Friday evening of last
week to large audience.
Will Shaw and family, of Milo, Wis
tied relatives in the city over Sunday.
Ed Herbert and family and Allie
Ulm left Sunday morning for their
new home in Oklahoma.
Henry Thomas is visiting his fam
lily this week
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Johnson, of
WOODBURY., visited relatives in town
last week.
Rev. Crizer made a business trip
to Davis CITY last week.
A mass temperance meeting was
held at the M. E. church Sunday even
ing.
Sam Mcfarland, of Charlton, was
in town last week.
The Wayne county teachers meet
ing will be held here in the opera
house November II.
ormanviIle.
Ormanville, Nov. 8.-Stella Owen
has returned home after spending a
week with her sister near Sher nan
chapel.
Stella Hawkins has returned home
after visiting relatives in Ottumwa.
Riley Kuhn, of Ottumwa, is ,isit-
Ing relatives here
Mss Agnes Reniker is visiting at
Birmingham
Albert Eakins has returned from
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.