Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-10-10
Salem.

MISS Matte Willard is visiting rela.
tives near Mt. Pleasant
Salem.
Salem, Oct. 9.-Miss Myrtle Shook
went to Mt. Pleasant Saturday.
Mrs. Rue Garretson went to Keokuk
Thursday as a delegate to the w. r.
G. convention.
Mrs John Hayes and son, Claude,
drove to Mt Pleasant Thursday.
Frank Bell, of Winterset, spent
few days last week with home folks.
Mrs. Bell Frame is enjoying the
hospitality of friends at Keokuk.
T. o. Walker, of LaCrew, enjoyed
Sunday with Salem friends.
Friday Mrs. Ross and little son ar.
rived from LaPlatte, Mo-, and are
guests of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Mason Miller. The family will soon
locate on the Hoyt farm.
Mrs. Vern Fem and daughter, Miss
Cora, spent several days at the Keo-
kuk street fair.
Attorney Scott Bicksler. enroute
from Denver. Col, to New York, stop
ped over Friday with his father, John
| Bicksler.
Friday evening the M. E. church
choir met at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ernest Marshall. After some
time spent in music practice, all pres
ent enjoyed jolly time in the search
for hidden peanuts and the delicious
| flavor of rosy checked apples.
The children's Sunshine Society
met with Mrs. Keller Saturday after
noon. Hazel Jones not being able to
be present, the children carried sum
shine embedded in lovely boquet of
flowers to her home.
| Mrs. J. T. Ingram is having her
house near the school house remod-
leled.
Rev. Sinclair returned Saturday
from several days spent at Mediapolis
and Burlington.
/ Friday, Hi Pickard returned from
Dakota, where he attended meeting
of the Farmers association
Wednesday afternoon, the team be-
longing to Harrison John, while stand.
ing unguarded at the depot, became
frightened at the train and started at
full speed for town. Misses Myrtle
Shook, Coe Shriner and Maud Haw.
kins were enjoying a pleasure drive
and were not aware of their proX.
unity of the runaway horses until toe
late to turn from the danger. Whether
the team or the wagon struck the We
hicle in which the ladies were is not
known. However, the buggy was ov
erturned and the occupants thrown to
the ground. Fortunately the good be
havior of the pony saved what might
have been serious accident. Painful
bruises received by each of the ladies
; and broken buggy top were the only
! bad results. 1t was very narrow es
cape and should be warning to those
who have teams at the station at train
time.
WooIson.
Woolson, Oct. 10.--Mrs. Greer Of
Tennessee is here visiting the NC
Crackers, and other relatives.
A series of meetings has been in
progress at Mt. Zion for the past two
weeks, conducted by Miss Cox.
J. M. Corsbie and wife of Salem
were visiting here with their daugh
ter, Mrs. Mary Mendenhall
Jolie Hutchens of Blakesburg is
here visiting his parents.
Milasse Hinshaw and wife are visit
ing in Minneapolis, MINI.
Mrs. Albert Johnson contemplates
visiting sister in the western part Of
the state this week.
Mrs. Paxson of Pleasant Plain was
visitor here last week, at Meadel
Johnson's.
W. d. Edwards is having furnace
put in his new house.
Verle Oreland, Vera Hoskins and
Hal Mendenhall are attending schoo
lin Riohland this fall
Mrs. Clarence Johnson and daughter
of Blakesburg were visiting hereabouts
a few days last week.
ChiIlicothe.
Chillicothe, Oct 10.-Mr. and Mrs
Peter Nelson of Agency spent Sunda.
; with relatives here.
Ray Comstock accompanied by hi
sister, Jennie, returned Monday iron
visit with relatives in New London
: Messrs. Calvin and Frank Aber
nathy were the victims of a surpris,
r party at their home last Saturday ev
ening. A very delightful evening wa
: spent in games and conversation
r Those present were: Misses Leeline
May Strain, Mary Waddington, Bell,
l Alternately, Della Carmen, May Aber
nathy, Edna Jordan, Minnie Clark
: Anna Alternately, Helen Warren, Add