Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-11-21

H. A. Dinsmore, F. x. Beerkle and
son drove to Melrose last Sunday on
a business and pleasure trip COM
bined
John Spar made business trip to
Abba Saturday.
R. H. Shoemaker is improving his
by having nice cave made
Mrs. Eaton made business call to
Abba Friday.
Mrs. B. Glentzer, of Ottumwa, is Wis
iting with her sons, Will, George and
John, for a few days.
Mrs. John McCarty and son, Harold,
have returned from two weeks visit
with relatives and friends in Ottum-
wa, Chillicothe and Agency City.
The Lennon stock company is at
the opera house this week. 1t is re-
ported as a good theatre troup. Hite-
man is quite a theatre going place for
a town of it's size.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry A. Dinsmore
gave 6 o'clock dinner Thursday ev-
ening to Superintendent Waterman
and family, Mrs. Clara Alderman and
family, Miss Florence Dinsmore and
Miss F. Elsa Beerkle.
The locomotive engine of our rail-
road service has been sent to West
Burlington for general overhauling.
Professor Treasure of the high
school faculty was somewhat indis-
posed a few days of last week, al
though he remained at his post Of
duty.
Bonaparte.
Bonaparte, Nov 2O--A dance will
be given at the Whiteley opera house
Thanksgiving eve, Wednesday, No
vember u. A large number of dancers
is expected from neighboring towns.
Work on the waterworks system is
being pushed rapidly.
The infant child of Prof. and Mrs.
Moore was buried in the Bonaparte
cemetery Sunday.
The Keosauqua football team will
play the Bonaparte team here Satur-
day afternoon.
A. ]. Page is building a new house
in East Bonaparte.
A number of the dancers expect to
attend the masquerade at Keosauqua
Friday.
Clyde Bell of Mt. Hamill was in the
city Sunday
Meek Brothers travelling men have
started out on the road with their
spring line of suits and pants. .
Miss Minnie Christian visited Far
mington friends last week.
BeIknap.
Belknap, Nov. 20.-Frank Christ
who has spent the past summer in Ok
lahoma has returned home.
James Peck of Ottumwa was here
Monday.
G. F. Eberline and wife and w. IT.
McIntire and wife of Sherman Chapel
were guests Sunday evening at the ].
M. Eberline home.
S. A. Wells has returned home from
Agency where he has been assisting
his son, Frank, in grading.
Some of the men Of the neighbor.
hood joined in match hunt Wednes-
day, November Is. Winters Moss was
captain of the winning side. Ratio
Jennings was captain of the losing
side, and with the rest of his party
gave the supper Friday evening at the
hotel.
Mrs. Almyra Morris and grand
daughter, Orpha, were Drakeville Wis.,
itors Sunday.
Mrs. VIM. Dodd has been ill for a
few days.
Mr.. Dickinson of West Grove at
tended services here at the Congrega-
tional church Sunday evening.
Albert Mum from near Drakeville
visited at the parental home Sunday.
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is visiting here at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. John Combs.
Walter Mum called on his father-in-
law, Michael Ware, of near Floris,
Sunday afternoon.
G. V. Ware of Ottumwa was here
Sunday on business connected with
the packing house.
John Combs and B. B. Shaffer were
Ottumwa visitors Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Mum visited
Saturday night and Sunday with DR..
Munn's parents David Mum and wife,
Of near Sherman Chapel
Charles Pettet and mother of Sher-
man Chapel, and sister, Mrs. STAINS
berry of Van Buren, county, were visit
ors Friday at the J. w. Johnson home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Johnson returned home
with them, spending Saturday.
Mrs. James Peden and son, of Flor
is visited here last Sunday and Mon
day at the parental Samuel McCon-
nell home.
c. M. Johnson Of Monterey was a
business visitor here last week.
H, ]. Southern and wife of West
Grove were here last week and pack
ed up the goods belonging to Mr..
Southern's brother, AL, and moved
them to West Grove.
Misses Nancy and Esther Hearst of
Ottumwa visited here Sunday with
their cousin. Joel MCGEE.
keb.
Keb, Nov. 20.-The mines run full
time last week, new men finding work
daily
The new telephone line heading for
Kirkyille is being MT through tho