Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-01-18

Mrs. Tally and Mr.. Steward, all of
South Ottumwa, visited at A. ID. Munn's
last Sunday.
Rev. r. S. fague will begin series
OF meetings at Sherman Chapel on Sat-
urday evening, January 90.
Otis Crist and George McVey, of
Floris, were business visitors here
Tuesday.
r. C. Norris came home from Fair
field for a short visit with his family
last week.
Quarterly meeting services were well
attended at the NJ. E. church yester-
day. Elder. Coo Ar, tho lust recovering
from severe cold, was present and
took charge of the services. A liberal
collection was taken.
VIM. Pickett has sold his new prop
erty here tod. E. Eberline, of Sherman
Chapel. 1t is understood that Mr.. Eb-
crime does not intend to occupy the
house, but will keep it to rent.
Mrs. John Sample. of Sherman
Chapel, was "a Belknap visitor, last
week <
Mrs. d. NJ. Coonc, of Rosalia, Wash,
who has been here. several weeks Wis
iting her daughter, Mrs. Walter Bell,
MI ASSt FlOI- WAClG
she will visit relatives.
Joel MCGEE was business visitor to
Ottumwa last week.
Orla Burns returned home Friday
from his western trip.
Mrs. Jacob Millisack, of Ottumwa,
was visitor at the w. NJ. Williams
home Thursday.
Charley McCarroll, OF Ottumwa, was
a caller at the Williams home Thurs
dar, evening.
The many friends OF Miss Cora
Bell are sorry to hear of her severe
illness.
Mel Nelson and Cleo Bell are both re-
ported better.
+ Miss Grace .Hilman. from below
Bloomfield, and Miss Stella Monroe ,eof
Dunville, were visitors Sunday at the
NJ. c. Rominger home.
Will Chandler,Sef Odds, issvisiting rel
atives and friends in this vicinity
Miss Callie, Cree, of Bloomfield, spent
Saturday and Sunday here with her
parents.
Fremont Williamson of near Bloom
field, and Mrs. James Morris, of Dun
Vile, were visitors Sunday at the Sam
uel Wells home.
Revival services. are announced for
this week the same as last week at the
NJ. f. church. a good deal OF interest
is being manifested in the meetings.
Mr.. and Mrs, j. G. Morris, of La
Plata, Mo-, were visitors Saturday with
Mrs. Ida Carson and family.
j. E. Crist and family, of Floris, and
Mrs. Jesse McCreery, OF Bloomfield,
came here Thursday for the funeral
services of j. We Crist.
Joe Barclay was on the sick list last
week, and his place as night operator
was occupied by Frank Collins, of
Macon City, Mo, @ 81
j.. ". Crist died at his home near
Sherman Chapel, Wednesday, January
10, of consumption, at the age of SO
years, 4 months and days. He was
converted and baptised in the Baptist
church by Rev; VIM. Beard, in Deem
Der, 1869, in which church he remained
in good standing until about seven
years ago., when he united with the
United Brethren, church. About three
years ago he, began preaching for that
church. He leayes a. wife and seven
children and large number of friends
to mourn their loss. The funeral serr-
ices were conducted at the Harbour
school house by Rev. Jacob Jessop, OF
Eldon, on, Friday, at 1890 O'Clock, af-
ter which the remains were inferred in
the Harbour cemetery.
The infant son born to Mr.. and Mrs.
J. w. Bolivar on Friday was buried
Saturday at O'clock in the Dunville
cemetery. Mrs. Bolwar's life was de-
paired Of for a while. but she was slow
lily improving. at last report, Mr.. and
Mrs. Bolivar have the sympathy of
their many friends. ss55.
Mrs. 4. G. Davis has been quite sick
for some time.