Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-25

tary. He has had a large amount OF
work to do for the company in the past
six months in the way of incorporating
the company over under the new laws,
which necessitated the company get
ting new charter and the entire con-
stitution and bylaws, etc, We're chang
ed and improved over the old A. E.
Mcneil did all this work and the COM
pany will always appreciate his work.
All wish him health and success in his
new location.
Bernie Hahn and MI Wilson OF
Ottumwa also Miss Bessie McKaig
from Ottumwa, l.. L. Swenson and
wife visited at the pleasant home OF
James Grooms Sunday and enjoyed
the vocal and instrumental music fur
nished by the Misses Bessie McKaig
and Winnie Grooms.
N. P. Pearson and family visited
with Mr.. and Mrs. Sven Pearson Sun
day
Miss Vina Allen, Miss Nancy Allen,
Mr.. and Mrs. Jno Johnson, L. L. Sven
son and wife visited with Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Gustafson yesterday
Master Adolph Huffman came near
he was riding horse to water when
some loose horses scared his horse
which ran to get out Of the way and in
some way threw him off and the fall
rendered him unconscious for a time
and bruised his body quite severity N
several places. But at the present
writing he is able to be up and around.
RIackhavyk
Blackhawn, July 25.-The following
people attended a fishing excursion on
Soap Creek one day last week: Bert
King, Eldridge Brown, Nathan Nor
rison, Riley Elder, Misses Belle Elder,
Aida and Lottie Brown.
James Zigler was caller at the
home of E. Hoover Sunday evening.
Matthew Smith was a visitor at the
VIM. Brown home Monday.
The following Blackhawkers attend
ed church at Unionville Saturday ev-
ening: Charles Brown, Lester Coop.
Eldridge Brown. Albert Brown, Misses
Nora Chatterton, Belle Elder, Rose
Coop, Aida and Lolita Brown.
]. w. King was a business caller at
Bloomfield Monday.
Mrs. Becca Thorp and Laura Math-
erly passed through Blackhawk one
day last week.
James Zigler, who has been in Okla
homa for some time, returned here
one day last week.
William Reynolds of Bunch attended
singing school at Pleasant Hill Sunday
evening >.
Misses Agnes and Ada Mcconnell
visited Sunday at the home of Mrs.
Sarah Reynolds of Bunch.
Richard and Nelson of Bunch were
Sunday callers in this vicinity.
Misses Belle and May Glassburner
visited at the home of w. E. Brown
Sunday.
Will Coop was Sunday caller at
the Marshall Albright home in Ash
Grove.
Miss Lolita Brown and James Smith
visited with relatives near Bunch Sun
day.
Miss Edith Swain of Unionville Wis
tied at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Glenn Robb, Sunday.
Lancaster.
Lancaster, July 25.-Mrs. R. M. Kel.
| ley is spending few weeks with
friends below Ollie,
Mr.. Little has been working for Mr.
Martin during haSirg and harvest.
There was an ice cream supper at
Ed Shiltz' Tuesday night.
Daisy Randall is again at home.
The Royce thrashing machine is in
operation north of town.
Lulu Utterback is laid UP for the
present with couple of badly scald
ed hands.
The heat is almost intolerable for
the last few weeks. Elver Utterbach
has been the only one overcome by
the heat so far, but it is terrible fos
those following the threshing machine.
w. R. Kelly and daughter were WIS.,
| iting relatives near Packwood Satur-
day and Sunday.
Revs.Hightshoe and Campbell did
not fill their appointments here Sun
day as they are both absent for a cou-.
pie of weeks but Mr.. Miller, Nor
mon bishop, who is visiting here
preached in the Christian church Sun.
day night.
A few relatives and friends ate ice
cream at William Randalrs Sunday.
Laura Gilliland returned home a
short time ago, after spending some
time visiting friends in Missouri.
Abingdon.
Abingdon, July 25.--Rev. Jewell
Brown of Des Moines preached Sunday
evening at the Christian church.
DR.. Emerson of Packwood was in
town Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs R. M. Davis of Mar
tlnsburg spent Sunday at the home of
E.A. Ramey.
Rev. L. Lane of Fairfield was in
Abingdon Tuesday.
Mrs. S. D. Cline is visiting relatives
in Oskaloosa this week.
T. NJ, Clark had the misfortune to
break his collar-bone Saturday
William Campbell is quite ill.
Miss Bertha Norman of ,Packwood
visited Wednesday with Miss Cora
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