Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-09-11

son and family. Mr.. Pearson is still:
on the road to Improvement in health
and soon hopes to be around again
f. w. Hall leaves for Cedar Rapids
today for few days visit among old
friends.
Charley Johnson and Gust Huffman
are Ottumwa visitors today.
Mr.. and Mrs. c, H. Swanson spent
the evening with l.. l.. Swenson and
wife last Wednesday.
Miss Warren commenced the fail
term OF school in Munterville, Sept. 3,
with very good attendance.
kirkville.
>Kirkville, Sept 11.-Mr and Mrs.
Sewell Briggs and two children, of
Cleveland are here for two weeks
visit with relatives and friends. MI.
Briggs is an employee at the company
store at Cleveland mines and is taking
a much needed rest.
The old soldiers Of Company B,Thir-
ty-sixth Iowa infantry, will hold pic
mic at the town hall here in Kirkvillo
Friday of this week. These gatherings
are an annual occurrence and are look
ed forward to with pleasure. 1t is es-
pected good speakers will be here. y
cordial invitation is extended to all
old soldiers and their families in this
vicinity. Bring your baskets we'll fill
ed and enjoy the day with old COM
rades.
Miss Nina Harsin, of Keokuk, came
up last week for visit with her sis
ter, Mrs. Ed. Sears and family.
The Misses Rachel Shields and An
ME Rhoda, of Eddyville, are spending
a few days visiting at the home of Rev.
and Mrs. Caughlan.
The funeral of Harry Runion, who
was killed by fall of slate in the Keb
mines Friday morning, was held here
in the M. q. church Sunday at 8 D. M,
Rev. A. G. Alexander, of the Presbyte.
The United Mine Workers. of whom
the deceased was member, attended
in a body. The remains were laid to
rest in the Kirkville cemetery.
There will be basket dinner picnic
at Cedar next Sunday by the M, e.
church at that place.
Nelson Bissell, of Guy. Washing.
ton, arrived here Saturday for visit
with his mother, Mrs. Sarah Bissell,
and other relatives.
Will Sullivan and family, of Oska-
loosa, spent Saturday and Sunday with
Mrs. Sullivan's mother, Mrs. Bissell.
Agency.
Agency, Sept. 11-Mrs. W. S. Moore
is visiting her parents at Burlington.
Mrs. A. e. Prizer, of Abba, is visit
ing her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. Ryan.
Mrs. M. A. Nye visited at the home
of her son, G. L. Nye last week.
The little son of Mr.. and Mrs. F. T.
Smith was buried here last week.
Rev. D. M. Lower baptized three
persons at the river Sunday after
noon.
Mrs. Geo. Nimocks and daughter,
of Great Bend, Kas., are visiting rela-
tives here.
Arthur Foster is visiting his sister
at Marysville, Mo.
Il. L. Lewis has moved his hard
make that place his future home
D. F. Comegys expects to move to
Oklahoma this week.
Ash Grove
Ash Grove, Sept. 10.-Rev. Conrad
is holding a very successful series of
meetings at the Christian church.
Rev. Millice, the M. e. pastor preach
ed his farewell sermon at this place
Sunday
Mr.. Martin, of Monterey, was Wis
itor of DR.. Bunch last Sunday.
The boys that went to Missouri for
peaches report jolly time as well as
a prosperous journey.
George Haunch is the clerk in the
CIR NV Fo%I sd
place.
Laris Hunter is down with the ty-
phoid fever.
Lancaster.
Lancaster, Sept. 11.-School opened
Monday, Sept. 8, with Noble Little and
Miss Zua Goodhart as teachers.
Mildred Gladfelter is ill.
DR.. Pfannebecker was in town Tues
day.
Miss Luella Hightshoe, of Sigour-
ney, visited with Miss May Hickman
this week.
Homer Sheridan is improving.
Mrs. Jesse McCreary of Sigourney,
attended church here Sunday.
Tuesday afternoon there was bap-
tizing on the river north of town. Rev.
Hightshoe baptized two candidates,
one of whom was from here.
The school directors were in town
Monday overseeing the change OF
books and helping to get affairs under
way.
The supervisor has been putting in
some work on the adjoining roads this
week.
Joe and Leonard Keaster narrowly
escaped death Thursday evening, VIII
their threshing machine broke thru
the bridge over Troublesome near the
Pennington cemetery.
Mrs. r. M. Kelley was in Sigourney
Wednesday.
Chillicothe.
Chillicothe, Sept. lid. Anderson
departed last Monday for his home IN
Chicago after two months visit with
relatives here and at Munterville.
Miss Mollie Nye returned Wednes-
day from a visit with relatives near
Dudley.
Mrs. Mary Ball has sold her property
to Mr.. Biggs, consideration 5000.
A pleasant surprise was perpetrated
on George Bowen last Wednesday ey-
ening Sept S. The occasion was Civ.