Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-11-12
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keosauqua, Nov. S:-Frank McClurg
of this place, who is attending medical
school at Keokuk, and who will grad
uate from the dental department there
next spring, was recently chosen pres
ident of his class. Frank is a worthy
young man and his many friends here
will be glad to learn of the recent hon
or bestowed on him.
At recent meeting of the South
eastern Iowa Fair association held at
Burlington, the date fixed on which
the fair is to be held at this place
next year is September is to 10. The
management proposes to make some
important changes and thereby hopes
| to make the fair a greater success
than it has been for the past few
years.
J Rev. A. C. Boyd and family have
moved from Selma to this place and
depot. Mr.. Boyd is the M. r. pastor
on the KeosauQua circuit. They
have been unable to move sooner on
account of sickness in the family.
| Will Moore, a respectable young
farmer living near this place, was 60
! ing from the court house down town
on election night at about 8 o'clock,
and was assaulted by some person in
hiding and knocked senseless for a
time. Nothing is known as to who
struck the blow and it is thought that
1t was case of mistaken identity and
4 that the assailant was after another
| person.
Miss Ethel Fleming has returned to
her home here from several days
visit at Keokuk and Hannibal.
Mrs. v. Lea of this place is visiting
with relatives in Memphis, Mo.
DR.. R. L. Boon of Bentonsport was a
recent Keosauqla business visitor.
Misses Ella Stidger Sybil Lentner
Jennie Foglesong and Pearl Harris, all
teachers in the Milton schools We're re,
cent Keosauquaz visitors. Misses
Stidger and Harris! are visiting their
parents and the others are visiting
with friends.
A. H.. Thatcher after spending sew.
eral days with friends in this place
has gone to Chicago, where he will
spend the winter. He. has passed the
summer on the Pacific coast He con
siders this his home and voted at the
election Tuesday.
Mrs. c. Wright has returned from
Chicago, where she has been visiting
for sometime with her daughter, Miss
Lizzie, who is in the deaconess work
at that place. Miss Lizzie returned
with her and will visit her parents
and other relatives in this place and
vicinity for several days and then re
turn to her work in Chicago.
V. L. Wilson and wife of Ottumwa
recently visited in this place with Mr.
Wilson's sister, Mrs. Jennie Brooks
From here Mr.. Wilson and wife ant
Mrs. Brooks went to Lebanon to visi
with Mr.. Wilson's and Mrs Brooks
father, d. l.. Wilson, and other rela
tives in that vicinity
Jno Dunlap and sister, Mrs. Emm;
Macarthur, of this place, recently de
parted for Des Moines where John viii
study pharmacy and his sister viii
keep house for him.
G. d. Streeter, of this place, wal
called to Chicago by the serious i'll
ness of his father.
The entire republican ticket carried
in this county by the following major
tiles, to-wit:
A. B. Cummins for governor 49,. SO
Lee Nagle for representative. $50. 40
H. L. McGrew for treasurer ..... 81
r. p Ramsey for sheriff ......... G.
, w. T. Dick for Co. superintendent
7. l.. Workman for supervisor. ..27
L. Morris for coroner 49
David Williams for Co. surveyor. "a
sisourney