Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-12


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was made as comfortable as posi-
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Ormanville July 12.-Myrtle Lang
ford has returned to her home in OF
tumwa, after pleasant visit with her
grandmother.
Perry Heckart and wife are the
proud parents of a baby boy.
Quite number of people from this
place attended the celebration at
Bloomfield and Drakeville.
Zelvia, the oldest child of Mr.. and
Mrs. Win Backman, was buried at the
Ormanville cemetery July 4. s..9s,,
Mrs. Zylphia EYE spent the Fourth
with her father and sister at this
place. IL,
A party was given at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hunt Tuesday even
ing, July 8. Those present were:
Misses Stella and Edith Hawkins, Ny
Stella Owen, and Minnie Overture.
Messrs. Charley Moss, Jack Parcel,
Adam Bert, Charley Harrison
Jim Howk, Jerry Orman and Reece
Woods. a. .. =,
There will be basket meeting at
Sherman Chapel Sunday, July %.
Mrs. Lulu Kendall and children
spent last week visiting with her par
ents in Ottumwa.
Elisha Howk has returned from But
Ter county. He reports that the
crops are fine there.
Farmers are busy working in the
oats and hay fields.
Charlie Hunt and Marion Carson
attended the convention at Kansas
City the Fourth.
Charley Howk and Charley Eakins
have the mumps.
turned to their home in Illinois, after
visiting here with friends and relat-
ives.
Dean Heady and family, of Ottu1nwa,
spent Saturday and Sunday at D. o.
Thompson's. sc .,,..ee
Aaron Wyatt and family, Of. Bel
KNAPP, spent Sunday at J. A. Moss.
BELkNAP. a'3,. -
Belknap, July Mrs. Mile. Rhine
and children, of Sherman Chapel,
spent the Fourth here at the parental
l. Ware home. ,s..tl
Mrs. Will Chandler returned home
last week from short visit with rel
atives at Danvile. H.,
Harvesting began here last week.
The oats crop is the best here it has
been for several years.
I Wirt RlaD CHI Of Cn1dfo1d r0ln
who has ben visiting here for the past
where he Is visiting his brother, Mar
ion.
Misses Edna McCreary and Lizzie
Shdaley, of Bloomfield. were callers
Thursday morning at the G. H.
Hughes home.
Most of our citizens spent the
Fourth in Bloomfield and Drakeville
An ice cream social for the bene
fit of the church is announced for
July Ia at Wagner's grove.
Rev. Millice announced yesterday
that in two weeks he expected to hold
an old folks day service here at the
usual preaching hour. He preached
an interesting missionary sermon and
showed shoe worn by high class
Chinese bride, which emphasized the
cruelty of the custom which obtains
in that country of binding the feet OF
the hogh class female children.
Ella Mum, Of Bloomfield, visited
here yesterday with friends.
Winnie Smock, of Drakesville, is
spending a few days here with her
sister, Mrs. Tom Cameron.
Mrs H. G. Rankin was ill for a few
days last week.
Fremont Williamson, of Bloomfield
visited here at the Sam Wells home
Sunday.
Samuel Mcconnell and wife left
Sunday evening for Floris, to attend
the funeral of old Mr.. Peden.
Shermon Dillon and wife returned
home this morning from a weeks Wis
it with relatives at Eldon.
Miss Ruth Russell, of Bunch, is as
sisting Mrs. Frank Harbour with he1
work.
Will Wagner and family, of OF
tumwa, visited here Sunday with VIM
Pickett and family.
Rev. VIM. Beard, of Seymour, called
upon friends here this morning.
Will Wishard and family, of Bloom
field, visited here yesterday with John
Toole and family.
c. F. Eberline and wife. of Sher
man Chapel, spent the Fourth with
Mrs. Eberline's uncle and aunt, Sam
uel Mcconnell and wife.
VIM. Pickett and family returned
home Friday night from Kansas City
Allen Thompson came home from
Ottumwa to spend Sunday.
v. d. Bell and family visited Sun
day with Mrs. Bells parents, ]. T