Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-28

MONIES to attend Drake university.
Miss Low Scoles, who has had charge
of the millinery department Of Baines
Bros. store, has returned to her home
in Knoxville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Stagner, Of Sey-
mour, spent Sunday with Mr.. .nd Mrs.
John Grady.
CHlLLICOTHE.
Chillicothe, June 2s.-Seyeral of our
farmers have been delivering hogs and
cattle to our stock buyer, George
Clark.
j. G. Bailey, the Burlington railroad
timber man from Fairfield, is here. with
large force of men and teams, cutting
I,and delivering piling to the railroad
company. The present outlook is that
he will have a large part of the sum
mer. They are quartered at the NJ. b.
Lamley hotel, and will take the timber
| from $50 acre tract of u. Gurgty;
also from farmers.
The ball game Sunday between Fred
eric Cyclones and Dudley Giants was IL
great victory for the cyclones. The
score was 10 to 25e II. 4at
| Chillicothe hadta very pleasant visit
from very merryfcrowd from Ottum-
wa on Sunday last. Those present
We're: Mr.. and Mrs. E. T. Covey, Mr..
and Mrs. C. B. Covey, Mr.. and Mrs. S.
j. Coyey, Roy,and Freddie Covey.
Miss Wilson, of Omaha, is visiting Mr..
and Mrs. Jewett, her grand parents, Ct
this place, but will return in few
days by way of Des Moines, for short
stay and from there home. ST.
| Grant Napnr, of Hiteman, is visiting
with his mother, of this place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Flint, CT Des
Moines, are visiting friends here.
oHEQUEsT.
Chequest, June 2s.-Cards ere out
announcing the marriage of Jay Plow-
man and Miss Elsie Kerr. at the home
of the groom's parents, Mr.. ;ind Mrs.
Jasper Plowman Wednesday,, June
~.
Chequest will not celebrate The 4th
of July.
w. C. Harryman and Miss Bertha
McCloskey attended the ice cream SOC
| ial at White Elm last Saturday night,
given for the benefit of the base ball
club.
| Miss Alma Rambo closed very sue
cessful term of school at Union last
Friday. That will be the end of school
in that old building, as arrangements
have been made for the erection Of
a new school house, on which the
work will soon commence.
Willard Parson and family, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Miller, of Leando, and
cothe were Sunday visitors at the G. w.
Rambo home.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. and w. c. Harry
man visited Sunday with G. G. Rodgers,
near Selma.
c. C. Rambo and family spent the
Sabbath with Ed. Nelson and family,
near Leando.
j. NJ. Morrow and Jack Walker, of
Douds, We're business callers here last
week.
Mr.. Fairchilds, of Leando, who deals
in poultry. was thru here last week.
There has been some rye harvested
and wheat will soon be ready for the
reaper.
FOSTER.
| Foster, June 27.-Hon. Fred Town
send was transacting business Friday.
Will Anderson, the boy that had his
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| finely.
VIM. Griffin and wife, of Abba, were
looking over their property Tuesday.
Quite pleasant shower of rain pass
ed over town Thursday.
Erwin Ridley returned to his home
in Ottumwa Saturday after two
weeks visit with relatives.
Jimmy Cain was a Moravia caller
Monday.
Harry Foster returned to his duties
as manager of the store after few
days visit to the parental home in Ce-
dar Rapids.
The mine is running full time but
| the turn is slow.
John Hughes was the recipient of
many presents from his children and
I. friends on the anniversary of his fifty
seventh birthday.
Mrs. Magnus Hanson was in Abba
transacting business Friday.
Miss Annie Erickson departed Thurs
day for Des Moines where she intends