Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-27
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Keosauqua, Dec. 26-Clair Muir, of
Kansas, is visiting with his uncle T.
l. Muir, of this place
Master Eddie Cone, who has been
attending the school for the blind at
Vinton, is home to spend Christmas
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. C. G.
Cone of this place.
Jno. Bell and family, of Valley
Junction, are visiting with relatives at
this place and vicinity.
F. d, Car, hardware, merchant of
Pennington, was in KeosatIqua Satur-
day on business.
Aaron B!ackford, of Bonaparte, spent
Sunday with friends in Keosauqua
Mrs. Joe Stidger, of Colorado, is Wis.
iting with her mother, Mrs John G.
Brown, and other relatives, of this
place.
Mr. and Mrs. V. l.. Wilson, of OF
tuna, visited over Sunday with Mr..
Wilson's sister, Mrs. Jennie Brooks
of this place.
An alarm of fire Sunday noon call
ed the fire department to DR.. Snyders
residence west of the court house.
When the department arrived. they
learned that it was only flue burn.
ing out and that the house was not
on fire. No damage was done to the
building.
County Superintendent w. T. Dick,
and Principal David Williams, of this
place, went to Des Moines on Tues
day evening, to attend the State
Teachers association. Supt. Dick
goes to attend meeting of institute
| instructors, and Principal Williams to
| of+on1 fho Mathematical Poupd ITO hi a
meeting. These meetings occurred
Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
! Selma.
Selma, Dec. 26.-Fred White, of
Keosauqua, visited with his sister and
friends here, returning Wednesday.
Two spans of the Selma bridge are
completed and the work on the ap-
proaches was finished last week
The workmen all went home to spend
Christmas.
The Methodist Protestant denomi-
nation held very successful Christ
mas program and tree Monday even
ing, conducted by Mrs. Enlow. Quite
number of we'll rendered recitations
and songs were enjoyed by those pres
ent. Jas. Porter impersonated Santa
Claus.
Mr.. and Mrs. Criddlebaugh, of near
Oskaloosa, are visiting their grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Sollenbarger.
Elmer Cole and Miss Belle Beghtol
We're married in Keosauqua Dec l6,
They intend to reside with Shadrock
Cole, the groom's father
/ The Free Methodists south of this
place are holding a rouSing revival
meeting.
H. C. Swift and family spent Christ
mas at the Swain home.
Claude Algire moved into the Willis
store building Friday.
Stephen Puffinbarger transacted
business in Eldon Monday.
Munterville.
Munterville, Dec. 24.-There will be
services held in the Lutheran church
early Christmas morning, as is always
customary with the Lutherans; also
in the afternoon of the same day
Rev.. A. Mcneil, pastor.
/ The obituary OF Glen Dewey Gustav
son, which was ommitted some time
ago, should be: Glen Dewey Gustaf
son, son of Mr.. and Mrs. John GUSTAV
son, died November %, aged two years
and a few months. Funeral services
were held in the Lutheran church Sun
!. day, November %, Rev. A. Mcneil Off
4 ciating, and burial in the church Gem
etery. The parents have the sym
q patty of the entire community.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Gustafson were
Ottumwa visitors yesterday.
Albert Johnson commenced to worl
for the Evans Coal company last week
4 r. M, Oval is hauling oats to Chilli