Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-10-04
Belknap.

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! Belknap, Oct. Mrs. R. l.. Bonar
returned home Tuesday from a two
weeks visit with friends at New Shar-
on.
/ Otis Pickett and wife moved Tues
day into the house vacated last spring
| by Sherman England.
Hon. B. F. Carroll and E. Roming-
er, of Bloomfield, come out Tuesday
evening and spoke at the school house.
| After the speeches rough rider club
was organized.
Fred Ebeline and family returned
here Wednesday from Nebraska
wnere they spent the summer for the
| benefit of Mrs. Eberline's health
which is reported as being greatly
improved.
w. L. Dunlavy and family left Thurs
day noon for their home at Monroe,
after short visit with relatives here
| and at Bloomfield
Mrs. Diana Myers and children
were Bloomfield visitors Saturday.
The Ladies' Aid society expect to
give an oyster supper at v. D. Bells
Friday evening.
School began here this morning
with Miss Gerda Wheeler, of West
Grove, as teacher, and with fifty-one
pupils present.
The third semi-annual convention
of the Sunday schools of Soap Creek
township is to be held at Sherman
chapel Sunday, November II.
Frank Petit and wife shipped their
household goods to Ottumwa Satur-
day where they will make their home
this winter as Mr.. Petit has employ
ment in the @. freight house there.
Rev. G. w. Barber, whom the con-
ference change to this work from the
Pennington charge, filled his appoint
ment here Sunday afternoon.
Mabel Miller returned home last
week from a visit with relatives in
Ottumwa.
s. G. Harbour and wife visited Sat-
urday night and Sunday with friends
at Pulaski.
I. Ware accompanied Rev. Barber
to Floris Sunday evening.
John Brookshire and wife and
daughters, Emma and leila, of Sher-
man, visited last week at the Marion
Eberline home.
Mr. and Mrs. Hardug and little son,
of Eldon, visited here last week with
Mrs. Hardug's sister, Mrs. Sherman
Dillon.
Fred Eberline and family are NOV
ing into Mrs. McClure's house here
today.
Eldon.
Eldon, Oct. 4.-Mrs. H. e. Ritz is
visiting her relatives at Cedar Rapids.
D. ]. Norton, S. H. Forman and
daughter, Margaret, of Washington,
spent the day at the home of Frank
Norton.
Will Adams is building new kitch-
en- to his property on Walnut street.
Elmer Weber has returned from Wy
conda, Mo.
E. J. Eisenhart, of Oskaloosa, is
spending the week in Eldon on bust
ness.
Mrs. Chas. Shelter went to Ottumwa
last night to visit.
Mrs. H. G. Neff is visiting at Wells
vile, Mo.
Jessimal Miller, who has been very
sick the past two weeks, is very much
improved.
Yesterday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
at the Congregational church occurred
the funeral Of Mrs S. L. Bostwick, who
died of blood poisoning at her home
Monday night, at o'clock. The East
ern Stars had full charge of the fun
eral. DR.. j. R. Kaye preached the
sermon. The members of the G. A. R.
Post were the pallbearers. The G.. J.
A., Degree of Honor and the Woman's
Relief Corps marched. Mrs. Bostwick
was a member of the Congregational
church and Of the four lodges just
mentioned, also one of Eldon's oldest
residents. She leaves five children to
mourn her loss; Eva B., Anna, Dewitt,
Mesdames Chas. Friday and Chas. Nc
MILAN, of Wyoming.
D. M. McHaffy is in Oklahoma on
business.