Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-13

A series of meetings will be held at
Russell Chapel during Thanksgiving
week.
Mrs. Kussart and little son, of OF
tumwa, visited James Kussart last
week.
Mr.. Devereaux and family, from Lo-
villa, have moved into the Jay proper.
ty with Robert Arnold.
Eldon.
Eldon, Nov. 9.--Mrs. A. w. Miller
went to Ottumwa Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. Strayer returned to
their home at Valley Junction We'd
nesday.
Mrs. Chas. Nye, of Lancaster, Wis,
Is visiting her daughter, Mrs. H.
Woodhouse.
Lulu and May Rodgers. of Selma,
visited E,don relatives Wednesday.
Frank Davis went to Keosauqua
Wednesday to attend the wedding of
Harry White and Miss Lena Daugh.
ority.
Mayme O'Connell attended the con-
cert at Ottumwa last evening.
Myrtle Dreamer entertained at a
dinner party today. Those present
were Misses Julia and Fern Hills
and Villa Dreamer; Messrs Joe
Hunnel, Lou Huffstutter, Frank ia
ques and Chas. and Joe Robinson.
Mrs. d. O'Connell went to Des
Moines this morning to visit relatives.
The young married people gave an
afternoon tea at the home of Mrs.
Bertha Shillinger in honor of Mrs.
d. Nicklin yesterday Coffee, cake,
and fruit salad were served.
Mr.. and Mrs. I. Catcher and A.
Catcher, of Washington, d. c., who
have been visiting their nephew, M.
Hills returned to their home today.
Mesdames Flowers. A. G. Weygant.
M. and e. Hills entertained the -Four
M. club Wednesday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. M Hills. Ice cream
cake and sailed peanuts were served.
Those present were Mesdames =. H.
Sawyer, 8. Stone, I. G.. Tomlinson,
Geo. Earhart, Lafferty, Chas Shelter.
G. O. Gregg, Murphy, @. G. McCreary,
]. e. Hougland, H. c. Cox, e. Barger,
H. R. Baker, H. Flint and John Lake.
Mrs. s. E. Konouse, of Minot, N. D.,
is visiting her father, w. Baldwin.
Eldon. Nov. 12.--Mrs. A, Owens re-
turned from Rock Island Friday.
Mrs. S. e. Kououse was called to
Muscatine Friday night by the death
of her father-in-law.
Marcia Basquin, Laura Friend,
Chas. Bierce, Of this place. and Mr..
Peters, of Fairfield, went to Ottumwa
Friday night to attend Sapho, but
were disappointed at the company not
appearing, so attended the assembly.
They drove home.
Saturday afternoon Centerville foot
ball team played Eldon. the score be-
ing IL to in favor of Centerville.
Mesdames Chas. Finney and d. q.
Barger spent Saturday at Douds.
Mr.. and Mrs. I. G. McCrary and Mrs.
Garyin, of Edgar, Neb, were called to
Keosauqua Saturday by the serious
illness Of their father.
Mr.. Shaffer. who died of paralysis
Saturday, was buried at the Pierce
cemetery yesterday.
Lola Arenshield, of Ottumwa, is Wis
iting Jessie Kremer.
Mrs. p. Rodgers and children spent
Sunday at Ottumwa with her sister,
Mrs. Stevens.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Whistler are
visiting at Brighton.
]. q. Houghland has returned from
New York.
Saturday afternoon the Big Fair
association held a meeting at the
opera house and reorganized. VIM.
Crow was elected president. but re-
signed. and then H. r. Baker was
elected; DR., Jay was chosen yice-pres-
ident; o. ]. Garriott. of Ottumwa, was
elected secretary; NJ. Hills, treasurer,
and the following directors were chos-
en-: q. P. knight. c. q. Bierce, e.
Betterton, E. J. Perry and H. Hillery.