Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-10-11

very SICK with lung FEVER, IS some pet
ter at this writing.
Mrs. w. d. Strong, of Ottumwa, &C
companied by her son Harold, spent
Sunday with her mother, Mrs. w. A.
Nye.
Mrs. R. M. Gibbs has purchased the
Burns property.
Mrs. S. Yochum returned Saturday
from trip to Europe.
Lebanon.
Lebanon, Oct. 11.-There was good
congregation at church Sunday to hear
the new minister, who was favorably
received. He gave very able talk.
| His family accompanied him.
A. Vanfleet and family, of Chicken
| Ridge, Mrs. Harrison and sister, Mrs.
! Curry, of North Prairie. Miss Lizzie
/ Cradle and sister Rose, and Miss Ellis,
of Bethel, were in the congregation
Sunday.
Harry Conner, of Troy, Lee Petit
and Miss Stella Davis, of North
Prairie, Lenna PICKLE, of near Pitts
burg, William Moore. of Chicken
Ridge, Myrtle Sullivan, of Chequest,
Mr.. Ellis, of Bethel, all attended the
Epworth League meeting Sunday even
| ing
! Miss Ruth Steel, an old and esteem
ed resident of this place, died Wednes-
day of last week after lingering i'll
ness. The funeral services were con-
Quoted at the Presbyterian church by
Rev. Hahn. A large number of friends
and neighbors were present to pay
their last respects to the deceased.
Ed. Robertson left Tuesday of last
week for Illinois, where he has posi-.
ton for an indefinite time.
John H. Landes, H. H. Disbrew and
e. P Walker. Of Keosauqua, were in
our city Monday on business.
! Mrs. Ed Robson, of Ottumwa
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. E. Rob
ertson, was here last week visiting he1
mother.
Miss Matte Farmer, of Chequest
is here on business and visiting among
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Mccullough, OF
Chequest, were Sunday visitors at the
Clarence Vanfleet home.
VIM Aldridge returned home tc
Pulaski last week.
Homer Ward, of this place, was il
troy and vicinity on business Monday
Mrs. Belle Johnson and children, Of
Milton, were visitors of Mrs. Slater
Saturday, while on the way to visit
her sister, Mrs. Harryman, of Che
quest.
Belknap.
Belknap, Oct. 11.-Mrs. Myra Morri:
, returned home Thursday from visi
with relatives at Moulton.
The trustees of the Congregations
church desire that people will no
hitch their teams to the trees in thu
church yard but tie them to the hitcl
i rack Those offending please taxi
, notice.
NJ c., Rominger and wife visited a
: Seymour last week. Otis Fucker ant
wife kept house for them during thei
. absence.
The Ladies' Aid society cleared
about $40 at their supper Friday even
I. ing.
4 Mrs. Martha Pence, of Eddyville, i
visiting here at the home of he
1 daughter, Mrs. Fred Eberline.
Rev. VIM. Beard, of Seymour, wa
!, visitor Friday evening at the OtI
: Pouckett home.
Mrs. Harmon Rhine left Tuesday TO
4 a visit with friends in Nebraska.
t Mrs. James Baird, of South Ottun
= wa was visitor last week at the {
+ f. Eberline home and also caller a
the Marion Eberline home.
k Orpha Morris came back here Satul
n day from Eldon to stay with he
grandmother Mrs. Myra Morris.
g Catlie Cree, of Bloomfield, visite
J. Saturday and Sunday at the Joel Nj
: Gee home.
I. Mrs. Julia Ellison. of Unionvillt
d was a visitor last week at the HERNIA
Middleton home
It Ted Blackmore, of Waterloo, ha
y lEeen here for the past week teachin