Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-24

| this being the third daughter to pass
away since Thanksgiving. The family
has the sympathy of a large circle Of
| friends.
Batavia.
Batavia, Jan. 24-Mrs. C. D. Tins
| ley, of Corning, is visiting her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. B. Mcneil.
| The teachers meeting last Satur-
| day was a decided success, there be-
ing about fifty teachers in attendance
and an excellent program was given.
DIR. Hinitt, president of Parsons col
lege, gave an excellent lecture on the
| subject of Literature" Prof. Will
hanson, superintendent of the city
| schools of Fairfield Miss White, SUI
perintendent of Jefferson county
| schools and Superintendent Dimmitt
| of Wapello county were present and
| gave some excellent talks.
Mrs. Woods and Mrs. Randall are
on the grip list this week.
Peter Nelson, of Batavia, was mar
ried last Wednesday to Mrs. Mary
Hull, of Chillicothe.
Cora Mcneil is out of school a few
| days on account of the grip.
Mrs. Casper Durr fell last Thursday
and injured her spine. Miss Nell,
her daughter, student in music at Mt
| Pleasant, was called home immediate
| ly.
Robert Harris is visiting his par
| ents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Harris, this
| week.
| l.. A. Thompson, special agent rur-
al free delivery, was in town last week
fi,,rr 4xrrS c@I
routes from the Batavia postoffice.
One of the routes win be north and
| east and the other, south and east of
| town. James B. Alverson and Rollie
Hooking have been appointed carriers
| of the two routes if they are estab-
| lished
The second quarterly conference of
the M. E. church was held at County
Line last Sunday and Monday
| Meetings are still in progress at the
Christian church. There have been
| twenty additions.
| The Negro Minstrel Monday
evening at Nelson's hall was well at
! tended.
Mrs. Lizzie Copeland is seriously
| ill.
Tom Mohler and wife returned Sat
urday from a weeks visit with his
| brother Charley, at WOODBURY..
Fairview.
Fairview, Jan. 24.-Quarterly meet
ing services We're held in the County
/ Line church last Sunday. conducted
by the presiding elder, Rev. Cooper.
Geo. Bartholow returned last week
from a very pleasant three weeks Wis
it with friends and relatives at Ma
comb, III.
Miss Mabel Swan was called home
( last Monday by the illness of her Sis
ter. Miss Clara B. Grice, of Fairfield,
| is teaching at No. in her place.
Rev. Shane closed revival meetings
at County Line church Sunday night
! A large number of people in this
community are suffering with the grip.
Some of our young people attended
an oyster supper at Mahlon Williams
last Thursday evening; also a mas
lquerade party at z. T. Mites Tuesday
evening.
Rev. Eyestone, of Libertyville, en-
poets to commence a series of revival
meetings at the Mt. Zion church this
week.
Arthur Miller was caller at the
Manning home last Thursday evening.
VIM. Stapleton was in this section
buying cattle Tuesday.
Lancaster.
Lancaster. Jan. 24-Rev. A. B.
Hlghtshoe filed his appointment at
the M. e. church Sunday afternoon.
Daisy Randall spent last week at
the home OF her aunt, Mrs. Will Con-
ner.
Protracted meeting began at the
Christian church Saturday night, con-
Quoted by Rev. Campbell.
Tina Beal has quit school in Sig
Quincy on account of her eyes.
DR.. A. P. Johnson passed thru town
Monday on his way to see patients
near Manhattan.
May Hickman, who has been sick
for some time, has again resumed her
studies in Sigourney.
A number of the school children are
having the chickenpox.
DR.. Schriner was on our streets
Monday.
Mr.. Hickman has just recovered
from the grip.
Mrs. R. M. Kelley was in Sigourney
Monday.
White Elm.
White Elm, jan 24.-Rev. Booton
closed a protracted meeting at the
Free Methodist church Sunday night.
Ezra Johnson of Saltwater Oak, is
visiting friends and relatives here.
Lyceum here Friday night was well
attended and all reported good time.
]. p. Swain was appointed justice
OF the peace by the board of supervi-
sors to fill the vacancy.
Ed Perry sold his fine driving horse
last week for $140.
Ray Hughes and w. M. Hollensbcak
of Eldon, are here.
John Swain and wife visited rela.
tives here Saturday and Sunday.
A number of our farmers delivered
hogs to Selma Tuesday and crossed
the river on the new bridge.
Rev. Daily is holding protracted
meeting at Oak HILL
Charley Eddy. of Memphis, Mo-, WIS.,
tied his parents here last week.
John Shark made business trip to
Ottumwa Monday.