Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-03-15

Took part in the capture of Malolos
March 81.
Under fire at Pasay from April 10
to 10 inclusive.
Skirmish at Norzagary, April 90.
Skirmish at Bustos, May 2.
Skirmish at San Isidro, May II.
Skirmish at Fernando de Nueva Eel
ia, May IS.
Skirmish at Arayat, October 1.
Battle OF San Isidro, October 10.
Battle of Santa Rosa, October "a.
Battle of San Rosales, November IL.
Record to January 1, 1900
Mrs. Thos. Robb returned Saturday
from q weeks stay in Denver, Col.
Miss Adella Reckmeyer returned
Tuesday from several months stay in
Wichita, Kansas.
Deep mystery still surrounds the
perpetrators of the bank robbery.
mUNTERvILLE.
Munterville, March 15.-Last week
was school meeting but the weather
was so bad that there was very small
attendance. Alex johnson was re-
elected for school director.
j. Oval sold fine bunch ofcattle
last week, consisting of nine head,
which Melted him a neat sum of mon
et.
Chas. Smith, teacher of the Munter-
vile school, gave spelling school last
Tuesday night and the school house
was filled to overf1owing with young
people. A very orderly crowd was
present and Henry Burnsdet had the
honor OF spelling the house down.
Andrew Elk went to Blakesburg
Sunday to meet, his daughter Mile,
who is coming home to stay for some
time.
Mrs. Lille Houdyshell and Mrs. Il.
L. Swenson were Dudley. visitors yes
terday.
Last Sunday Mr.. and Mrs. Oval in
vited a number of their neighbors and
friends in for social visit and dinner.
Everybody present was royalty enter
tanned and as the dinner hour arrived
all sat down to as fine a spread table
as has been seen for many day.
All did justice to the splendidly cook
ed dinner and passed pleasant day
with Mr.. and Mrs. Oval.
Last Saturday Chas. Smith closed a
very successful term of school in Mum
tSAN U VIZ uhO was pre-
pared for the afternoon in the way of
declamations, dialogues, songs, etc.
One recitation was especially well rem
dered by the school teachers sister,
Miss Minnie Smith. A number of the
school patrons were present. At the
close Mr.. Smith treated his school to
oranges and candy and all will remem-
Der the occasion.
Gus Carlson's house, south of here,
lis nearing completion, the carpenter
work being done by Samuel Anderson
of Avery.
The postoffice inspector called on the
postmasters at Willard and Munter-
vile last week. He also called on L..
L. Swenson while at Munterville.
A. G. Anderson moved last week
from the Mrs. Pearson's farm to the,
Burgeson farm near Willard.
Nels Swenson visited few days in
Ottumwa last week returning home
last Saturday.
The Munterville Mutual Fire and
Lightning Insurance association held
its annual meeting ait Munterville
March 6 and elected the following Off
GERS for the year:
President, EX-Supervisor johnson re-
elected; vice president, John Burgeson
reelected; treasurer, S. p. Wolf, re-
elected; secretary, A. Z. Mcneil.
A. j. Gardner and Aug. Huffman
were elected directors for a term of
three years each.
Frank Lindsay from Miller's Ridge,
was in our burg last week buying cat
Tile. He bought bunch of steers of
r. n ole
Mr.. Oval.
MILTON.
Milton, March 15.-Alrs. Wereman,
who has been suffering with rheuma-
tism for some time, passed away on
Thursday of last week. She leaves
four children and husband TO mourn
their loss.
Little. Bonnie Willowford returned
from Burlington this morning.
The protracted meeting which is to
be held at the N. T. church is to be
continued this week.
Mrs. G. l.. Smith and her sister, Mrs.
w. r. Hungate, visited in Bloomfield
on Monday.
HAYEsvILLE.
Hayesville, March 16.-AIrs. 3. f.
Hubbird, of Chicago, is visiting with
the families of t. c. Wilson and Joel
Richardson.
Abner Utterbacl, of Ottumwa, came
up Tuesday morning to look after the
interest of his farm, west of town.
VIII Colwell, of Hedrick, accompan-
led by his brother, Charley, of Illinois,
was in Hayesville Monday on business.
Doug jacobs and sister, Mrs John
Palmer, visited friends in Sgourney
Wednesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. w. Hayes gave a
party Tuesday evening in honor of
their daughters sixteenth birthday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Utterback spent
last Sunday at the parental UtterbaclS
home in Sigourney.
a very pleasant surprise party was
planned Monday evening in honor of
the fourteenth anniversary OF Miss
Avis Wilson. The evening was spent in
music and games, The puests flena rted