Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-16
Daily Doings of Some of Ottumwa's
Close Neighbors.
Personal, SOCIAL AND POLITICAL
Everything From Joyous Births to
the Philosophical Observation of
sages, Are chronicIed by The cour.
ier's Special Correspondents.
LaddsdaIe.

LaddsdaIe.
Laddsdale, Aug. 16-Mrs. Stella
Hamserly mourns the loss of her in
FAINT child. It's death occurred Thurs
day, Aug. 8. The interment was at
the Price cemetery.
The concert at this place was quite
largely attended. All enjoyed it very
much.
Mr.. and Mrs Hilbert and daughter
Lizzie made pleasant visit with Mrs.
Hibbert's mother at Keb recently.
William Goodwin, wife and children
spent the latter part of last week with
friends near Troy.
Miss Amanda White is still confined
to her bed. She has been suffering
very intensely at times for the past
four or five weeks with inflammatory
rheumatism.
arrangements are being made to
hold labor picnic in a beautiful grove
just north of here a short distance,
Aug. 25. All are anticipating good
time. Everybody is cordially invited
to attend and to help make this a
pleasant occasion. The miners have
worked steadily all summer and need
a day for recreation. The Eldon Sill
yer band will furnish the music.
John Carry and Ben Deford were in
Ottumwa Monday.
Miss Ethel Hinllle spent Wednesday
and Thursday of last week with her
friend, Miss Jessie Smith, of Floris.
Mr.. Yoder went to Bloomfield one
day last week and Mr.. Hilbert, also.
Lige Thomas was business caller
In this community Tuesday.
L
tended services at Eldon Sunday
morning at the Baptist church.
The marriage of Miss Rosetta Phil
lips to. William Lynn occurred al
Bloomfield Aug. 10. Mr.. and Mrs
Henry Phillips, the brides parents, ac
companied them to Bloomfield
. Married-At Eldon, on Tuesday af
tcrnoon, Miss Bertha Carry to Ben
Deford. They are all young people
of this place. All extend congratula-
lions and wish them a pleasant jour
ney thru life.
White Elm.
White Elm, Aug. 16.-Elder Morn
held quarterly meeting at the Free
Methodist church over Sunday.
G. w Swain, of Gilman, visited rela.
tives kere last week.
number of our people attended
the Eastern Star picnic at Eldor
Thursday.
Fear Hanshaw spent Sunday with
Blanch Carroll.
%. B. Parks, of Troy, visited rela
tives here Sunday.
Ray Garrett has resigned his posi-
ton as clerk in Phelps & Stuckling's
/ 6l11g store at E1doD
G. b. Anderson and ]. E. Durham
and Birdie Carroll are attending the
institute at Bloomfield this week.
In the ball game Thursday between
White Elm and Eldon the score was
6 to 2 in favor of White Elm. Battery
for Eldon, Brown and Kile; for White
Elm, Haney and Garrett.
Rev. Hunt will hold basket meet
ing at INT. Gilead, Aug. 10.
G. o. Davis and wife, of Highland
Center, visited with w. H. Davis ant
family over Sunday.
Lo Neb and wife visited the paren
tai Vaughn home last week.
Vess Haney returned from Gilman
last week.
w. e. Baldwin, of Selma, was bus
mess caller here Saturday.
e. Clark and w. A. Dawson made ;
business trip to Eldon Saturday.
o. B. Hughes has the contract tt
build the new school house, which will
commence soon.
May and Frank Sharp spent Monday
in Bloomfield.
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