Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-05-23


Snyder will remain for longer visit.
Little Miss Loretta Smith, of Fair
field is visiting her little friend, Miss
Cleo McClurg.
Jake Algire is at home again.
Rev. Alters will assist Rev. Wilson
in communion services at Birmingham
Sunday.
G.. NJ Friend, attorney in fact for
the heirs of Mrs. Saunders transferred
to G. H. Lloyd, lot 3, block 5, town of
Brighton, consideration $500; and
Margaret l. Robinson and husband
sold to G. I. Terry lot in block 6,
consideration $1,100.
BY letter received by Ed. Deeds
from Rev. Chas. Creegan, of New York
city, it is learned that his mother, who
is now eighty-one years old, is not eX-
pected to live many days.
Oliver Lundin and wife. of Ollie, Wis
tied their son, r. e. Lundin, and fam
lily Sunday
Rock Island Roadmaster Shields was
in town Tuesday. He says they will
commence throwing gravel on the cut
off the first of June.
Tom Hockney is in town.
John Flegg and wife, of Clay, were
: in town Tuesday
John f. Lorher was over from Pleas
ant Plain Tuesday.
G. S. Bennett, of Washington, was
here Monday and went out to his faith
er-in-law's, Jacob Dillon's where he
will stop for few days fishing.
Three cases of smallpox are report
ed in the family of Samuel Copper, at
Trenton.
The committee on invitations have
issued neatly printed invitation cards
for attendance at the memorial SER
vices in the Christian church next Sun
day. The sermon will be preached by
the pastor, Elder o. B. Cornell.
B. S. White, of Humboldt, has been
here the past week visiting his parents
j. S. White and wife.
Mrs. L. M. Buck returned from an
extended visit in Chicago Tuesday
night.
Mrs. M. G. Terry and Mr.. and Mrs.
o. H. Wood, went to Burlington We'd
nesday morning.
c. II. and G. M. Keck, of Washing
ton, attended the directors meeting of
the National bank here Tuesday. They
We're accompanied by Irwin keck from
Florida, father of G. NJ. Keck, and Ed.
Smith, of Washington. Irwin Keck and
NIL oUlllu uTONG u IllCulduu lOT d Call
on friends there.
Lloyd Terry, of Oskaloosa, visited
his uncle, M. c. Terry Tuesday
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Gibson, May 10.
Cards were received announcing the
approaching marriage of Addie Deeds,
a former Brighton hoy, now of Ottum-
wa to Miss Ella McConkey, of Ottum-
wa.
The seventeenth annual commence.
ment of the Brighton high school will
be held in the M. z. church Wednes-
day evening, May 30. Members Of the
high school will present 1.-THE Mer-
chant Of Venice" Music will be fur
nished for the occasion by Walters
orchestra.
Hynes.
Hynes, May 23-J W. Whitaker has
moved his family to Cameron, Mo-,
where they expect to make their flu
ture home.
Jake Maring is visiting his grand.
parents at Eldon.
Mrs. Houchard was shopping in AL,
bia Thursday.
The teachers of the Hynes school
have resumed their duties after two
weeks vacation on account of small.
pox.
VIM, Bennett and family have NOV.
ed to North Dakota where they will
reside in the future.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. A. Lowry were visit
ing in Chillicothe Saturday and Sun
day.
John Nelson spent Sunday evening
in Chillicothe guest at the Johnson
home.
The new grade between Avery and
Hynes is progressing rapidly under
control of Garfield and Jones who are
pushing the work along and giving
good satisfaction all around.
Mrs. Lou Beclirnan, who has been
quite i'll, is slowly recovering
L. B. Fuller, Of Abba, was transact
ing business in Hynes last Wednes
day.
Douds.
Douds, May 23.-Mrs. Jacob Strong
of Kiibourne, visited here Tuesday
with her son-in-laW, o. A. HOFFMAN.
Misses Daisy Stump and Alice Walk
er, of selma, were visitors in towE
Tuesday.
E. 3. Smith, of near Utica, was in
town yesterday.
Mrs. Margaret Findlay is seriously
Ill at the home of her son, Hugh Find
lay.
George Camblin is on the sick list.
L. N. and S. McDoud intend moving
their large barn adjoining town. to thc
west part of their farnl--a distance O.
about three.fourths of mile. They
will cross the railroad track with i
enroute, and it is considered quite al
undertaking.
Albert Simon was in Fairfield OF
z business Tuesday.
Mr. altman, contractor from Eldon
was in town Monday.
Lee Doud started for st. Louis Mon
day, to be gone about ten days.
Floris.
Floris, May 23.--Messrs. Charles
Burgess of Bloomfield and Sam Wells
o. Belknap We're. here Monday.
Dentist Holmes of Eldon was here
Tuesday.