Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-10-22

OU RlER: IU ES DAY, OC
/ of the order of I. o. F. Mr.. Starr
lis a representative from the lodge
here. Mr.Casner will visit for a week
with relatives near that place before
returning home, that being the place
of his hoyhood home.
/ George D.Cupp, of Birmingham was
a recent Keosauqua business visitor.
Mr.. Cupp has recently purchased the
widow Deahl residence at that place.
Miss Eva Shores, of this place, re-
Gently entertained a number of young
friends at her home in this place and
an enjoyable evening was passed.
i Chas. Streeter, of this place, was
recently called to Chicago by the Sc.
rious illness of his father Mr.. Street
er returned yesterday and reports
that his father is much improved.
Basil Boyer, of Pennington. was
brought before the local board of COM
!; missioners of insanity and was adj
I judged insane. Mr.. Boyer is an old
man about seventy-fve years of age
and has been in poor health, mental
ly, for about four years. He has
splendid physical health. His wife, a
much respected lady, wished that he
be taken to the insane department at
the county farm instead of to Mr.. Plea
SAINT. The board concluded that treat.
ment would do him no good on ac.
count of the length of time that he
had been insane and also on account
OF his advanced age, so they ordered
that he be taken to the county farm.
DR.. Sherman has the material on
his lot for the foundation of a new
residence and the work of excavating
the cellar has been commenced Mr..
Sherman will push the same on to
completion as soon as he can and
when completed it will be a neat
comfortable home
! Mrs. A. G. Lippencott and Mrs. Gus
Cornell, both of this place, are in Cres-
ton this week attending the Rebekah
grand lodge.
Dr.. Jas. A. Craig and Craig Man
ming have returned from a several
days stay in Chicago
Miss Jennie Fasnacht. of this place
is visiting with friends in Des Moines.
John Norris, d. C. Pettitt. Jno w.
Burns, Jno. E., Lowe and Isaac Crit
fifth. all of this place, are in Monlton
attending the reunion of the Third
Iowa cavalry.
Bloomfield.
Bloomfield, Oct 19.-Misses Laura
McCreary and Bessie Loney of Moray
} ia are visiting at the home of their
cousin, Mrs. Ben Selman.
i w. j. Sickle returned Thursday
from few weeks pleasure trip to
} California, leaving Mrs. Sickle and
Rev. and Mrs. Charles AYES OF Nor.
walk, O., who accompanied them, for
more extended visit.
\ Mrs. w. j. Law, Jr., and little taugh-
ter, Hortense, returned Friday to their
home in Evans after a few days visit
!. at the home of Mr. Laws sister, Mrs.
G. l.. Pennington.
Mrs. D. c. Greenleaf left Friday for
a two weeks visit at the home of her
sister, Mrs. T. B. Jones.
i John Burgess made a business trip
to Ottumwa and returned Friday.
Guy Blough and sister, Miss Lille,
of Pulaski, visited Wednesday at the
home of Mrs. j. w. Stark and attend
ed the lecture by Prof. Denote at the
NJ. E. church.
Mrs. l. NJ Earhart, who departed
short time ago on a pleasure trip to
:, Los Angeles, Cal Writes her daughter.
MIS-. Grace Mo9res GlIat she is enjoy
INK the trip greatly and is delighted
with the scenery and climate
The first entertainment of the lee
ture course was given at the NJ. Il.
church Wednesday evening by Prof.
DE Notice, who lectured on THE Harp
oil the Senses or the Secret of Char
acter Building" The lecture was fine
and was supplemented by stereopticon
views which were used as illustra
tons. The auditorium and lecture
rooms were filled and chairs We're plac-
ed in the aisles of the auditorium. The
receipts amounted to $500, which will
pay all expenses of the entire course
SO that all that is made on the remain
ing four numbers of the course will
be nearly all profit. Such results for
the first entertainment are very en-
couraging and predict favorably for
the future.
Mrs. j. B. Day returned Friday to
her home in Greenfield, Mo-, after
visit of six weeks at the home of her
sister, Mrs. G. P. Fryberger and tina,
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. V.
/ Smith
Abba.
Abba, Oct. 1S.-Mlss Della Ennis. of
| Tyrone. is spending this week with
her sister, Mrs. R. |. Wilson, in this
city.
Floyd McCreary, one OF our popular
young men, has been confined to his
home with sickness the past week.
Mrs. H. Aumick is entertaining her
brother-in-law of Peoria. H., at pres.
ent.
Cy Mcconnell, Jr., has so far recov-
cred from his recent attack of appen-
\ dlcitis, as to be able 10 be up and
around again.
Mrs. Albert McComb's little son.
Kenneth, is quite sick.
The members of the Eighteenth