Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-12-24

were pilOted Out by their Schoolmate
/ Carl Odem. arriving at this pleasant
home about 8 o'clock and returning to
town at the unusual hour Of a. m.
A good time is reported with supper
and games Those present were:
Misses Pearl and Mabel johnson, Lee
! ona Black, Grace Hartman, Mandic
Dalton and Laura Donegan; Messrs.
Willie Berry Jas. Powell, Floyd Ian
ming. Horace Burns, Earl Roberts, Fred
Skinner and Ernest Dorman.
A. l.. Cecil, of this place, and Joe
Barnett and It. B. Reese, of Sand
/ Ridge, have been drawn as special ju-
rymen to appear at Oskaloosa, Janua-
ry l, to sit on the Buck Williams
murder trial.
The S. D. A. people are having a
week of prayer" this week Rev. c..
A. Larson, of Abba, filled the pulpit
Saturday evening and Sunday after
noon and evening, after which the
minister returned to Abba.
George Mahaffey. of South Third
street, has been on the sick list the
past two or three days suffering from
that malady, grip.
| Mrs. Frank Padgett, OF Sand Ridge,
has been suffering from the grip and
complications.
Word received from Jerry Under
man, who has been in Colorado for the
benefit of his health, is to the effect
that he is improving.
Mrs. Frank Burns, of Sand Ridge. is
considerably improved.
G. A. Howell has completed new
barn on his place in the Hardscrabbe
neighborhood.
Jas. Padgett has sold his farm in
Harrison township, receiving $50 per
acre.
Mrs. Katie COPYRIGHT, who has been
spending some time here, has gone to
st. Louis to assume a good position
ON the Sporting News.
W. Harding has gone to Wichita,
Kansas. to spend the holiday season
with his brother
Recent Oskaloosa visitors from this
place were: l. s. Riggs, Mrs. F. w.
and Miss Sue Schaffer, and o. l..
Findley.
Recent callers in Ottumwa were A..
j. Gardner and Miss Della Wilcox
Contractor Geo. Chord and family
will spend the holidays at Oskaloosa
and New Sharon with relatives.
The little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
John Lanning, residing west of town,
has been quite sick.
! Walter Streeter, of Lucas county,
has been visiting his cousin, Perry Nc
Gee, on Gray's Creek
| Preparations are being made for a
ball on the X. P. hall Christmas night.
EIdon.
Eldon, Dec 24-Prof. Taylor left
Saturday for Seymour for short visit
and from there he will go to institute
at Des Moines.
DR.. G. L. Harvard and wife have
moved to Kansas.
MIR. Welsh was an Ottumwa visitor
over Sunday.
Rev. Hunt spent Sunday at Brigh-
| ton.
Miss Ella NJ. Thompson left Satur-
day for her home at Somerset, to
spend the Christmas holidays.
Miss Virgie Lucas, who is attending
Parsons college at Fairfield is home
for the Christmas vacation.
Invitations are out announcing the
welding of Miss Nina Sloan to James
Huffstutter at the home of the brides
parents at Floris next Wednesday ev-
| ening.
F'loris Baker, who is attending the
state university is home for the Christ,
mas vacation.
Leon Huxley is home from Peoria.
H.. where he has been attending col
lego, for the holidays.
The young married people will have a
| Christmas tree at the X. p hall Christ
mas night.
Miss Nebland Of Bonaparte is visit
ing relatives at this place.
! Miss Bertha Tenant left Saturday
for Oskaloosa to spend the holidays
with her parents.
b. o. Blake is spending the holidays
with relatives at Cherokee.
Invitations are out announcing the
wedding of Miss Nettie Haywood and
John Baldwin, at the home of the
brides parents, Christmas night
Mr. and Mrs. j. Dodge, of Des
| Moines and Claude Dodge, of Nebras,
ka, are visiting with their parents, Mr.
and Mrs. W. H. Dodge.
Mrs. Spillman and sister left yester.
day for Centerville to spend the hol
lidays.
Bentonsport.
Bentonsport, Dec. 24-Earl Conner
of Des Moines passed through here