Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-09-12
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DR.. L. T. Richie was married last
week to Miss Smith who is sister
of Mrs. G. P. Herriott, of this place.
Rev. Collier preached his farewell
sermon at the M. E. church Sunday
night.
The basement of the new U. B.
church is completed and work will be
begun on the other part at once.
| Mrs. Mary Cave, of Moulton, is visit
| ing relatives at this place.
! Scott & Minor have opened up thier
new clothing store in Bradley's build
! ing on Main street.
! Henry Zigler, of Blakesburg, is
erecting fine residence on North
/ Hill for Henry Evans.
/ Joe Ball, editor of Inc Mystic Let
| ter, has been appointed postmaster at
this place.
Quite few from this place attend
ed the Seymour fair last week.
| A. j.. Masters, who lives south of
town, received car load of lumber
here Thursday for his new residence
which he is having erected.
Arthur Stone is just recovering
from few weeks Illness
The band boys gave Dr. Richie
quite pleasant serenade Friday ev-
ening
The band stand has been moved on
to the vacant let between Herriott's
drug store and DR.. Griffeth's office
and has been remodeled and painted.
| Chas. Huffman has built a new barn
on his property on Fourth street.
Frank Haines has secured posi-
ton as manager of a store at Glad
stone and will move his family there
soon.
Jas. o'Rourke left for Spring Val
ley. ILL.,. last week where he expects to
make his future home.
Frank Swanson has secured a posi-
ton as night watch of the switch en-
CINE and will move his family to town
Belknap.
Belknap, Sept 12-Mrs. Isaiah Swim
ney and Ernest Hill returned home
Monday evening from a visit with
! friends at Monterey and other points.
Miss Lottie Hill of West Grove accom-,
panied them home for visit
| Postmaster T. d. Mum returned
home Tuesday from Des Moines, where
he attended the fair and visited with
his brother ]. L. Mum and family.
Lora Harbour left Tuesday noon for
Oklahoma to visit with her sister,
Mrs. Alb. Emanuel and family.
Mrs. M. c. Rominger of Seymour,
who has spent the past few days here
with her daughter, Mrs. Nora Puck
EFT, returned home today noon.
/ Mrs. Lou Spohr attended the Eldon
fair few days last week
Mr.. and Mrs Thomas Ware of OF
tumWa visited here last week at the
parental l. Ware home.
Mrs. e. B. Hooker left Tuesday noon
for visit with friends at st. Joe Mis-.
souri,. Fl.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Rankin of Okla.
homa. who have been visiting relatives
here left Wednesday for the Pan
American exposition at Buffalo.
Joe Moughler, who has been work
ing for R. ]. Harbour for some time
is taking short lay. off. He attend
ed the Eldon fair last week.
Mrs. w. l.. Thompson of Ottumwas
visited here few days last week w4.nJ
| friends.
j. L. Dysart, formerly of Drake
| vile was visitor here last week.
Rev. Ed. Hastings of Floris and Rev.
e. w. Barber of Drakeville were visit.
ors here Wednesday.
| Mrs. Diana Myers and children Wis
tied in Bloomfield Friday and Satur-
day with the formers parents, George
Galpin and wife.
Mrs.Albert Pence and children arriv-
ed here last week from Nebraska,
where they have been residing for the
past four years. Mrs. Pence says
their crops out there were all burned
| out.
Mabel Miller left Saturday evening
for Ottumwa after weeks visit here
with her parents, j. W. Miller and
4 wife.
Mrs. Sherman Dillon returned home
Thursday from visit with friends at,
Eldon.
John Dawson, who has been at work
here this summer left today noon for
his home at Sutton, Nebraska
|. p. Kneedler and Dave Hardy of
Drakeville are here today baling hay
for Ratio Jennings.
Mr.. Koonts and family of Udell
have moved into the Cavanaugh house.
M. F. Patterson and wife of Drake
vile were visitors here yesterday af-
ternoon at the home of their son, Ed.
The following obituary notice of
I Mrs. Delmer Lee appeared in the
Hoopeston Chronicle: Nancy Maria,
daughter of John j. and Rebecca
Wakeland, was born in Marion coun-
ty, Indiana, July 10, 1878. When sew
en- years of age she was brought to
this vicinity and lived here until her
marriage. She was graduate of the
Hoopeston high school and taught for
some time afterwards. When quite
young she united with the Baptist
church in which organization she re-
NAMED faithful. consistent member
and Christian until the end January
81, 1896, she was united in marriage
with Delmer Lee, and soon afterwards
accompanied her husband to Belknap,
Iowa, where they have since lived.
Some time ago her health failed. con-
sumption making it's dreaded mark on
her face and form. Her husband
brought her back to Hoopeston in May
last to be cared for and nursed back
to health by those near and dear to
her. but their efforts were in vain.
/ Besides her husband and mother she
Il leaves five brothers and two sisters