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

ator for Monroe township, completed
the canvass of his district last week.
Geo. Buck, our butcher, has bought
the Hutching property on Main street.
| Chas. Anderson, of Hamilton, was a
Sunday visitor at the parental home.
The ball boys are trying to secure q
game with Hamilton for the Fourth.
! The Avery ball team plays on the
home grounds next Sunday.
The Foster ball team went down
Sunday and played Blakesburg, the
scoreNof the game being II to 81 in IA
vor of Foster.
Miss Ida Boudin, Bertha Bowdin and
Otto johnson were guests of G. s.
Thornton Sunday.
Foster is not going to celebrate the
Fourth of July this year.
MUNTERvILLE.
Munterville, June 2s.-The church
social held in Munterville last Saturday
was a pronounced success. The net
the 500 mark. There were people
from Ottumwa, Christiansburg, Dud-
ley, Chillicothe, Avery, Smoky Hollow
Willard and other places. : The differ
ent committees, especially the ladies'
with untiring efforts did all in their
| mower to please everybody and are
| grateful to the many people who came
and contributed SO literally to the
cause.
Quite number of the Ottumwans
who came out to attend the church so.
cial, stayed over Sunday visiting
friends and relatives.
The Misses Emma, Josephine and
Anna Anderson from GIG West Mocha.
mic street, Ottumwa, visited with Mrs
L. L. Swenson, last Saturday and Sun.
day, returning home on Monday morn.
ing.
Rev. Mcneil left yesterday for Kan.
sas City to take a course of treatment
for his eyes which have caused him
SO much pain for some time. It will
probably be several weeks before his
return. The community earnestly
hope he may be permanently relieved
while there.
4 Mr.. Hoaglund, from Ottumwa, occu
pied the pulpit in the Lutheran church
Sunday and delivered very nice ser.
mon.
Mrs. A. E. Mcneil and children start
ed today for visit with her parents in
Illinois during her husbands absence
in Kansas City.
Munterville will have no celebration
this year on the Fourth of July. There
will be several picnics held in the
! groves round about where the neigh
bors will enjoy themselves in having {
quiet social time.
Mrs. Burnsdet's sister from Illinois
lhoc l,aan sc;t for x1o,4 Co.,
weeks with Mrs. Burnsdet.
Garfield and Jones passed thru here
a few days ago with a number o.
teams, tents and tools necessary fol
their work. They have a contract o.
NEARLY two miles of railroad track tc
build at Hiteman and will work quite
a number of teams to push the worl
as rapidly as possible.
VILLAGE GREEK.
i Village Creek, June 2s.--The raj,
4 that fell Thursday was very mucl
4 needed. =
i Joe Harlan is improving his place b.
giving his barn coat of paint.
/ Frank Wellman and wife spen
Thursday with friends near Amador.
Joe BOSNIAN marketed hay in Ottum
wa Saturday
Mr.. and Mrs. Garry BOSNIAN, of Eos
ter, Mr.. and Mrs. Steve Yochum anG
Mr.. and Mrs. John Engels spent Sun
day with Mr.. and Mrs. Girls Kosman.
Once more has the angel of deatl
visited our neighborhood and taker
from our midst the youngest daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Angle. Silvie hat
been sick but short time and her un
i timely death will be mourned by /;
4 large circle of friends and relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Kosman spen
i Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Mix,
Schwartz.
/ Church at Pleasant Home Sunda,
night was quite largely attended.
UTICA.
i Utica, June 2S.-The young ladies
society gave an entertainment last Fri
day night for the benefit of their soci
ETY..
i Joseph and Henry Heck have return
ed from their trip to Illinois.
i Mrs. Wolf has been visiting her sis
4 ter. Mrs. Mcintosh.
Jim Easter spent the day visiting il
Utica Sunday.
Raymond Gall had the misfortune tt
have bad runaway, breaking his bug
gy in very bad shape.
Mrs. I. 7. kecl1 and Mrs. Belle Ely
visited Mrs. Edith Daugherty in Bona
parte last Tuesday.
i Miss Nellie johnson has just closed
a term of school at the Brush college
/ Miss Lefty Cunning closed very
successful term of school at this place
last Friday. This term makes one yea
for her. She has made many friend!
while here.
i George Askew, who has been attend
| ing school at Ames, is at home for ;
vacation.
Il. d. C. club met at the home O
Mrs. Henry Warner. At the last meet
| ing the subject Chas. Sheldon was dis
cussed. The next meeting will be a;
the home of Mrs. A. j. Letter.
/ Miss Fanny Harlan and little Jay Wis
4 tied with their uncle, John Harlan, las
Sunday; also Miss Dollie Gall visited a
the same place.
4 NORTH ENGLISH.
| North English, June 2s.-Hon. Johl
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