Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-10-25
Belknap.

urday.
Belknap.
Belknap, Oct. 24.-Mrs. Sarah Zig
Ter, of Bunch, was caller at the
Hughes home Thursday.
A delegation from this place attend
ea the republican rally at = loomfield
Tuesday.
Several people from here attended
me rally at Bunch Thursday.
Mrs. j. S. Huffman, of Ottumwa,
and daughter, Mrs. Lola Davis, of Nc
Pherson, Kansas, and Oris Kinney, of
Sherman visited last week with Joel
MCGEE and wife.
]. w. Bolivar had his residence re-
painted last week, ana with the new
addition just added to it, it is consid-
erably improved.
| Mrs. VIM. Dodd left Sunday morning
for visit with friends in Bloomfield.
Mrs. w. M. Williams and children
visited Saturday night and Sunday
with Philip Rothenstein and family
of near Floris.
Squire Johnson, of Bloomfield, is a
Belknap visitor today
Miss Gerada Wheeler visited Sat
urday evening and Sunday at West
Grove with her mother.
| Frank Yanke returned home Sunday
morning to West Grove, from visit
here with relatives.
| Rev. NJ. e. Moore, of West Grove,
filled his appointment here yesterday
evening. Few were in attendance on
account of rain.
Mrs. Maude Hicks. of Goldfield, Col,
who has been visiting here for the
past month with her grand parents,
I. G. Davies, and wife. and other rel
atives, expects to start home soon.
| E. A. Patterson and family made a
business trip to Ottumwa Saturday
James Brundage and wife, of Des
Moines, visited over Sunday at the J.
M. Eberline home.
Mrs. Elmira Morris and grand
daughter, Orpha attended the family
reunion at Moulton Sunday at the R.
l.. Guile home, which was held in hon
or of Mr. Guile's brother, S. w. Guile,
of Upton, Indiana, who is visiting with
him and other relatives and who ex-
poets to depart soon for his home
The program for the third semi-an-
nual Sunday school convention of Soap
Creek township to be held at Sherman
| Chapel, Sunday, Nov. Ii, 1900, is as
follows:
10 a. m.-Union Sunday school rally
led by w. w. Allen.
11-Sermon, subject, ''The Right At.
titude to be Assumed by the Commun-
lily Both Financially and Morally To.
wards the Sunday School," by Rev.
Randolph.
2 p. m.-Prayer and testimony SER
vive led by Rev. M. E. Moore.
2:30-Discussion, How Can We In
terest the Young Menu" led by Rev.
Randolph.
3:OO-Discussion, Shall We Have
Teachers Meetings." led by l. Ware
3:30-.The Needs of the Sunday
School" discussed by H. G. Rankin and
w. M. Lockman.
| 4:00-Collection for Iowa State Sun
day school association.
4:05-Business First, election of Of
ficers; second, time and place of next
convention; third, disposal of money
collected during session of union
school.
:3O-Dismissal by Rev. Randolph.
1880 p. m.-Address, What Should
Be the Aim of the Twentieth Century
Sunday School?' Rev. M E. Moore.
Competine.
Competine, Oct. 25.-Dr. B. w.
Searles and wife and Mr.. and Mrs. w.
| A. Work, of Ottumwa spent last We'd
nesday at the home of Hon. G. w.
Dickins.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Messersmith, of
Martinsburg, spent Sunday with rela-
tives here.
The M. w. AS gave a free oyster
supper at their hall Saturday night.
The lodge has been organized just one
year.
Little Lucille Dickey has been very
i'll for two weeks but is some better
at this writing.
Rev. and Mrs. A. X. Williams have
returned from three weeks vacation.
He is much improved in health.
Most of the republicans from here
attended the big rally at Hedrick
Thursday night. There will be repub,
ncan meeting here next Friday night
John Phillips attnded the l. o. o. F.
lodge meeting at Keokuk last week.
He reports pleasant time.
/ o. R. Eller and bride, of Lincoln,
Neb., are expected here this week for
a short visit.