Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-11-05

Miss Adeline Ellenberger. Mr.. and
Mrs. Bond will make their future
home on a farm south of the city, the
land being the property of the grooms
father, John Bond, Davis countys
treasurer
Milton Corrick of Chicago is spend,
ing several days visiting his sister,
Mrs. A. c. Lester and his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. w. Corrick.
Miss Ollie Wishard left Thursday
for Mt. Pleasant to enjoy the all Hal
lowe'en festivities as the guest of
friends.
Misses Edith and Mildred Sickle
left Tuesday for Kirksville, where
they are visiting at the home of Mrs.
Harry C. McCahan.
Mrs. A. w. Thompson who was in
jured in the recent EXline dreck re-
turned home Tuesday from Cincinnati.
She sustained spinal injury and al
though she has recovered from the
first shock of the accident, it will
probably be some little time before
she will be able to return to the mil
linery shop which she recently estab-
lished
Mrs. Lille Peck of Ft. Scott, Kan,
lis visiting at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Good and will be
accompanied on her return by her
young sister, Vera, who will attend
the TT. Scott schools for the next two
years.
Bloomfield, Nov. 2.-Mr. and Mrs,
Will Evans left Thursday for Chica-
go to visit until Monday at the home
OF Mr.. Evans brother.
Rev. D. A. Wickheiser who has &C
cepted call as pastor of the Chris
tian church of this city arrived
Thursday from Beatrice, Neb. Mrs.
Hickheiser and three children are Wis
liting at the home of Mrs. Wickheiser's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Morgan, and will
arrive here next week where they will
reside in the D. NJ McFaddin proper
ty. A reception was held in the Chris
tian church Friday evening in order
| that the pastor be given cordial
greeting and that both pastor and
people might become acquainted more
readily by spending social evening
together Refreshments were served.
TIL Cooking Club entertained friends
at Halloween party in the vacant
residence purchased sometime ago by
Henry G. Taylor, known as the Green
leaf property. A more desirable spot
in which to hold the orgies of the
fairies, ghosts and hob-goblins that
roam around on Halloween could not
be found, the silent, empty house and
the moonlight casting wierd shadows
all about the place formed perfect
rendezvous for fairy spirits and all
the little imps of Satan. Refresh
ments We're served. Lights We're turn,
ed off, ghosts attire donned and ghost
stories told until the wee small hours
when all the COLLINS raced before the
| break of day.
Judge w. w. Hubbard, of Cedar
Rapids and Judge H. H. Tlimble, OF
keokuk spent Thursday at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. o. d. Wray and spent
the day on Friday enjoying the legal
right to shoot quail to their hearts
content
Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Finney returned
Friday from Chicago and are visit.
ing at the parental home of Amos
| Sickle.
Mrs. Dora Allerton, of Abba, is Wis
ting at the home of her aunt, Mrs
Eugene Howell and leaves Saturday
for Colorado Springs to join her hus
band who resides at that place.
The teachers of the public schools
enjoyed a Halloween party at the
nome OF one of their members, Miss
Bette Priest.
Miss Ruth Mcclure, of Rock City
Iowa, was recent guest at the home
of Mrs. w. e. Galpin.
Mrs. John Ballinger and son, James
of Moulton, We're guests at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Galpin on Fri
day.
Miss Carrie McCuston left Frida,
afternoon for Belknap where she wa!
joined by Miss Ada Harris, of Center
vile, by whom she was accompanied
to Ottumwa where they spend Sunday
as the guests of the Misses Lewis.
Geo. Owens returned Thursday from
Alaska and is visiting at the home O.
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Woodfort
owens and that of his cousins, Misses
Ella and May Wallace. Mr.. Owens
leaves Saturday for Trenton, Mo.
The Woman's Relief Corps gave {
pie and oyster supper at the G. A. r
hall on Halloween and cleared SIS
The Ladies Guild of the M.E. church
served an All Halloween supper il
the Methodist church basement anC
were successful to the amount of SIG
EddyvilIe.
Eddyville, Nov. ELI Harshman, :
4 prominent farmer has sold his large
oV0 acre farm, on Fudge Creek. two
miles south of town TO parties in Hi
nois, and he and his family have gone
to Hot Sprigns, for the benefit of his
sen. The price paid for the farm was
$50 per acre, making total of $33,
900. 70
/ Mrs. N. B. McNeese and children
Roy and Fern, depart today for Middle
Grove, ILL.,. to visit Mrs. McNeese's
daughter, Mrs. George Pendray.
Mrs. r. M. Young has been sick il
bed with stomach trouble for seyera
days.
The funeral of Mrs Daniel Burns
took place from the residence OIL
south Fourth street at about O'CLOCK
Wednesday afternoon. She leaves
husband, two sons, and one daughter
besides her more distant relatives
The procession was quite a large one