Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-12-26

at Biakesburg Saturday.
J. w. Separ was business caller at
the Caldwell home Sunday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Foster visited at
the Albert Major home Sunday.
Freeman Spears was business call |
er at the Foster home Monday.
Miss Grace Miller is on the sick list
at present.
Foster.
Foster, Dec. 26.-Prof. Hibbs was in
Abba last Saturday transacting busl-
ness.
E. NJ. AIDES and wife,of Bussey, were
over Sunday visitors at the parental
George HuXford home.
Rev. w. K Woodruff is very low
with lung trouble.
Mrs. ]. c. Hale, of 1921 West Main
street, Ottumwa came to Foster Tues
day to spend Christmas with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Terry.
Married. at the home of the brides
parents, Monday, December %, Miss
Ella AIDES to Alb Erskins,
Cox Brothers, of Hooking, held
church services in the M. E. church
here last Sunday.
Stark Mccoy moved last Saturday
into the house he recently bought OF
| H. F. Jones on Fourth avenue.
John E. Thomas has moved into the
Jones hotel on Fourth avenue.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. John Madison
Jr.. Wednesday morning, December Is,
a daughter.
Mrs. Mary j. Robinson, residing one
fourth of mile east of this place, is
confined to her bed with pneumonia.
Dr.. Smith, of Moravia, has the case
for treatment:
4. Miss Hilda Anderson, of Hilton, was
an over Sunday visitor with her broth
er, Peter Anderson.
John g. Wilson moved his family to
Abba last Monday
Selma.
Selma, Dec. 26.-Earl Schellhouse, a
bridge carpenter, employed on the X
d. branch of the C. R. & p. railroad
retired home sick last week. His faith
er-in-law, DR.. Geo. Baker, diagnosed
his case as chickenpoX. He left fol
Evans Saturday to resume work. Feel
ling worse, however, he started fol
home Tuesday and was taken from the
train at Oskaloosa with smallpox. The
: families of Baker, Schellhouse and Den
nings have been quarantined awaiting
results.
Bladensburg
Bladensburg, Dec. 26-Miss Tressi'
. Reno is visiting her father during thu
holidays.
The Bladensburg school closed las
: Friday for a weeks vacation.
Miss Elsie Fulton returned HON
J. Friday from Fairfield where she ha
;, been spending the winter.
l. Stanton Yeager, Willie Decker an
|, Josie Murray came home from Ceda
Falls last week to spend their vacs
q ton
Mr.. Temp Mcdowell, of Fairfield
II visiting his brother John McDoWe
II and family
The teachers meeting held at thl
II place last Friday night was we'll a
IS tended and proved success withor
doubt. The papers were we'll rende
IS ed and discussed Several of the pa
e rons took an active part in the discu
sions.
- Bunch.
n. Bunch, Dec. 2G.-Mrs. Francis Hun
1t phrey gave a sparrow killing last Sa
urday evening to the young folks. A
S. ter killing quite number of birt
is supper was served and the eVenlr
was spent in social way
a. Miller West will give turkey di
It. ner to his friends and relatives {
Christmas.
lie James Collins has gone to Dakota
is look for location.
C,oicr Il,rl- Of 0rTuanViI11 W.
er pleasant caller at the e. Hoov
in home last Sunday.
George Preast was in the coun
re seat last Monday on special bushes
~ Hiteman.
at Hiteman. Dec. 26.-Albert Harrisc
q who is a student of Parson College
Fairfield, is home to spend the he
days with his parents.
lis Miss Lizzie Martin is enjoying t
ID. holidays with relatives and friends
Oskaloosa.
M. Miss Florence Dinsmore, one of t
lin Hiteman school teachers, is spendl
he her holiday vacation with her parer
at Kirkville.
er. Mrs. Akin, of Ogden, Ia, has be
aw visiting at the homes of her brothe
in. O. r. and S. A. Corey, for a few da
past.
he Quite a number of people spe
asst Christmas day in Ottumwa and after
ed the Eisteddfod.
on There was Christmas tree and
sic tertainment at the Congregation
CIV church for the Sabbath school sch
,fi- ars on Christmas eve.
i've The sacred cantata given by
no. Congregational choir last Sunday
Wis iening was excellent and very intere