Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-02-28

4 a present which is greatly appreciate
! ed by the church members and citi
zens. The work is being done by Mr.
Benson,of Rockford, Land will prob
ably be completed by next Sunday ii
nothing prevents.
| Newton Sheppard is building a
handsome new residence in the north
west part of the city, which completed
will be one of the finest homes in that
section of the town.
Fred King is enjoying vacation
| from his position as clerk in Hill &
Co.'s dry goods store, and is visiting
at the home of his parents at Mark
keosauqua.
| Keosauqua, Feb. 25.-Attorney w
R. Very, of this place, is able to be
in his Office after being confined to his
| room for a week with the grip and a
severe attack of sore throat.
T. A. Williamson, Jr., who is clerk
ing in store at Bonaparte, spent Sun
day with his parents, Mr. and Mrs T
A. Williamson, of this place.
Dr. Bitter the travelling evangelis,
has rented the opera house and start.
ed a series of meetings
Rev. W. r. Jeffrey, Jr., and wife,
have gone to Washington. Iowa, to
spend few days with Mr. Jeffrey's
parents, and will return here Thurs.
day. in the meantime he will make
up his mind as to whether he will
take up his work again here as pas.
tor of the Methodist church. 1t is
earnestly hoped by all our people that
Rev. Jeffrey will resume his work,
both by the members of the church
and others. Rev. Cooper, the presid,
ing elder, has commenced the revival
meetings again., which We're brought
to such sudden close, and will be as.
sisted by the Rev. Gardner of the First
M. E. church of Keokuk, and others
until Mr.. Jeffrey returns, when it is
hoped that Rev. Jeffrey will take
charge of the meeting assisted by
these able preachers.
Mr.. Smith, the field agent of the
Ottumwa Orphan Home Finding Assoc
citation was in this place Friday of last
week and took with him Ona, the
twelve year old daughter of Mrs. Geo.
Kittle, who died some time ago of con-
sumption, and also the three small
children of Mrs. Frank Smith who also
died recently of the same disease, and
will place these children in good homes
This makes nine children that have
been taken from our town in the past
two months by the Ottumwa and Des
Moines associations to be placed in
| homes.
Keosauqua, Feb. 27.-Dr. J. M. Ran
dali, of Birmingham, was in Keosau-
qua yesterday on business.
| H. H. Meek, of Bonaparte, was a re.
cent Keosauqua visitor
| AT recent meeting of the board
Of supervisors, Ed. Corwin, of Milton
was selected as steward of the poo,
farm and John Jones, of Pittsburg
was selected as steward of the insane
department.
| S. w. Manning and Attorney e. L.
McCoid, of this place, are in Douds
today on business.
The residence of W. w. Shrecken.
ghost, near the depot, in this place
was observed to be on fire about s
O'Clock this morning Prompt action
on the part OF neighbors and the fire
department soon extinguished the
flames. Almost the entire roof was
burned away and splendid work was
done in preventing the entire loss OF
the building. Mr.. Shreckenghost had
the building insured.
Mrs. j. w. Harwood, of this place
went to Douds today to attend the fun
eral Of her aunt. Mrs. David Doud.
Rev ]. w. Potter. of Bloomfield, is
Visiting with his father-in-law, Capt
William McBeth, and attending the
M. E. revival meetings.
Henry Holtz, of Leando, was in
Keosauqua yesterday on business and
visiting with County Auditor C. c.
Rambo and family.