Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-09
Obituary..

Edwards.
Obituary.
Fairview, Aug. 9.-Mr. and Mrs.
R. R. Parker mourn the loss of their
infant son, Russell. His death oc-
CURED at their home near Batavia,
August 2. The funeral was very large
ly attended. The parents have the
heartfelt sympathy of the large circle
of their many friends in their bereave-
ment.
Miss Jessie Saunders returned last
Monday evening to her home in Ma
comb, Ill.
Waldo H. Harryman had pleasant
visit with friends near County Line
last Sabbath.
Miss Marry E. Bartholo was caller
at Batavia Monday afternoon.
G. G. jackson visited with his friend
Chas. R. Parker. Sunday afternoon,
the latter has been suffering very in
tensely from a poisoned hand the last
few days.
Vess Orendorff was business call
er at this place Thursday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. e. Copeland and son,
Vernon of Laddsdale, were callers
In this community one day last week.
Mrs. Effie Ashmead made several
pleasant calls with friends here
Thursday morning.
The Thrashing is almost completed
in this neighborhood
Mrs. Geo. Bowers is reported
very sick.
Mrs. VIM. Wilson will give social
next Saturday evening.
Rev. Miller delivered a sermon at
Fairview church Saturday night from
the text recorded in Matt. 23-43.
Amador.
Amador, August 9--Mrs. James
Rush, of Parsons, Mo. was a guest of
Monday, of Mrs. N. Schwartz, of OF
tumwa.
The little child of Mr.. and Mrs. Bar
ney Kreiger, has been quite sick but
was somewhat better at last report
Mr.. and Mrs. John Phillips, spent
Sunday at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Myers.
|! Some of the young people of Amador
will start Wednesday on a pleasure
trip to Des Moines and Charlton
Mrs. Marion Smyth is very i'll at her
home northeast of Amador
A few of the people from this place
attended a basket meeting at Hope
well Sunday.
j. H. Berry, our enterprising mer-
chant, was in Ottumwa on business
Saturday.
Mrs. F. L. Baker and son Leland,
called at Bert Wilkinson's one even
ing last week.
Glennie Clearinghouse and Irma Day
called on Laura Schwartz and Josie
Linsky Saturday.
Grandmother Day visited at the Will
kinson home Monday, returning home
Tuesday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Myers visited
relatives west of here Sunday.
Pharis Burton and NJ l.. Haning,
were guests Thursday, of Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Spaulding, of Drakeville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Shwartz called
at Barney Kreiger's Sunday.
Scott Wellman, of Ottumwa, ar
rived Monday for visit with rela-
tives at this place.
Albany.
Albany, August 9.--Mrs. Dora
Collins and daughters, Pearl and May,
were in Bloomfield last week.
Sam. Hudgens and wife are re-
Joicing over the arrival of new baby
boy at their home
MLllard West is preparing to build a
large brick kiln east of town
| Roscoe Smith has been employed to
teach the fall and winter terms of
school at Albany.
VIM. holland has been laid up for
a few days with boil on his arm.
Mr.. Postman, of Blakesburg, was
in Albany this week
| Miss Martha Willard, of Pleasant
Home, visited with her sister. Mrs.
Carrie holland the past week.
Rev. John w. Seamster of Queen
City, Mo. will preach at Albany u.
B. church Friday night.
Rev. Kirsch will fill the pulpit Sun.
day, August IL.
Chequest.
Chequest, Aug. On. F. Lee re.
turned Thursday from Des Moines
where he attended the republican
state convention.
w. H. Harryman and sons were in
Milton Saturday.
Mr.. John McMullen is seriously sick
COuuly AuultOr L. w. Haney, WIG
| and little grandson, of Keosauqua
We're over-Sunday visitors with friends
mere.
Our school teachers, viz: Misses
Sudie Hissem, Nellie Written, Alma
Rambo, Lulu Clayton, Amanda Groves
Axle Petit, Messrs. M. F. Lee, R. w
| G. Harryman and G. c. Rambo, are
all attending the county institute al
Keosauqua, which continues two
| weeks.
| G. G. Rodgers and family spent Sun
day with friends here.
Thomas Gardner and wife, of Lean
do, visited Sunday at the parental
| Webster home.
Chas. Hanshaw and family and Miss
Eva Hanshaw were in Keosauqua
Tuesday shopping
| Postmaster Hill and Mr.. Harbon, OF
Milton, We're business visitors last
Thursday.
| MunterviIIe.
Munterville, Aug. Baseball near
Munterville Saturday Blakesbure
! nine played the Munterville nine
Score stood II to Z in favor of Blakes