Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-01-02

from abroad We're Mr.. and Mrs. w
Kelley, Mr.. and Mrs. S. Sanons, Mrs
NJ. Samons, of Creston, and Mrs. j.
Cook, of Kansas City.
WHITE ELM.
White Elm, Jan. 3.-Mrs. VIM. Hege1
was called TO Ottumwa few days age
by the serious illness of her father.
Rev. Gorrell and family spent Sun.
day with j. NJ. Carroll and family.
Sylvester Lanman and wife spent
Sunday at the Il. NJ. Haney home.
Those on the sick list are Christina
Lutte and Mrs. Gilbert.
Wade Harryman and wife visited one
day last week with c. c. Rodgers and
family.
Miss Bertha McCloskey spent the
holidays with her sister, Elva.
Miss May Colvin. of Keosauqua, is
here visiting with her sister, Mrs.
Davis.
Frank Sharp was here on business
one day last week.
Roy Haney went to Eldon Sunday af-
ternoon.
George Haney and wife spent Sunday
at the parental LOOMS home.
Miss Birdie Carroll visited Friday
with Miss Bertha McCloskey.
herbert Carroll spent tha holidays in
Bloomfield.
Miss Nora LOOMS is here visiting
with her sister, Emma.
MIRKvfLLr.
Kirkville, Jan. 3.-New Years dawn
ed clear, bright and cold, but moder-
ated before night.
Z. o. Thompson, who spent the Holt
days with his family, returned to his
work at Chicago Sunday night.
James Carson has been on the sick
list for the past four or five days.
L. n. Whitney was the unfortunate
loser New Years day of fine Jersey
COW from sickness.
Rev. j. c. Caughlan began a series of
revival meetings at Salem church Sum
day night.
Mrs. Matte Caughlan returned home
Saturday last from weeks visit wi.h
her mother. Mrs. Minnick, in Ottumwa.
Rev. Alexander, of Sumner county,
Kansas, preached an excellent sermon
al the Presbyterian church a week ago
last Sunday. He is expected back here
in February to assume the passionate of
this and Wilson chapel charges.
The social given by the town at the
hall Monday night was success. Ov-
er $50 was taken in.
Mrs. Jessie Hatfield, of Keb, has
been spending the holidays at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Kirkpatrick.
The NJ. L. Sunday school gave the
children treat at the church on New
Years night.
Rev. G. L. Roberts, of Des Moines,
filled the pulpit at the Christian church
last Sunday morning and evening. He
will preach here again Jan. IA.
Mrs. j. X. Sears and daughters, Min
ME aud Maude, of South Ottumwa, are
visiting relatives in Kirkyille and vi
entity.
Misses Mabel and Marvel Simmons,
of Ottumwa, are visiting with friends
in Kirkville for few days.
Miss Linnie Zellner, of Fremont,
spent the holidays with relatives here.
UTICA.
Utica, Jan. 3.-Geo. Nixon, of Kan
sas, is visiting with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Samuel Nixon, of this place.
Al Stewart and wife, of Clark coun-
ty, Mo-, visited in this community last
week.
Claude Downward returned to Biz
mingham after spending Christmas
with his arents.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Gentry have
moved from this place to Bloomfield,
Davis county.
Mrs. o. Dell is making her home
with Mrs. Warner this winter. 81.
Protracted meeting AT the NJ. T..
church next week.
Geo. Askew is home from Ames
where he has been attending school.
Hon. Joseph A. Kecll and wife de-
parted for Abba last Saturday. They
go from that place to Des Moines to
look after the interests of the Loyal
people of Van Buren, county. ,s
VIM. Day, who has been attending
the state veterinary school at Ames, is
spending the holidays with his parents.
Miss Mary +. Downward is home from
Fort Madison on short visit.
Miss Sibyl Nelson, of Canton, ILL.,. re-
turned home after spending Christmas
with her sister, DIR. Nellie Morris, Of
this place.
CIIILLICOTHE.
a Chillicothe Ian &C n yVhuf,ing