Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-11-21
South English were in town yester

from Hedrick and spent Sunday at
home. She is employed in a depart
ment store there.
Marriage licenses have been issued
to Charley V. Banes, aged 10, and
Sadie e. Barr, aged 20: Ira Cochran,
aged 21, and Mary Ellen Carroll, ag-
ed 16.
The board of supervisors is in SEES
sion. They are working today on two
road cases. One is in regard to a
road in German township and one in
Lancaster township.
John Vanosdol, of Ollie, was in ST.
courtney yesterday.
Mrs. Norman died at her home in
What Cheer Sunday and the funeral
occurs today at South English. Mrs.
Norman was the mother of Mrs. VIM.
Moore of this city.
G. E. Kleinschmidt and S. w. Brunt
drove to Martinsburg this morning on
a business trip.
M. S. Fish of Cedar Rapids was in
town yesterday. He is a son-in-law of
Henry Follman.
keosauqua.
KeoSauqua, Nov. 19-The body of
Miss Mary Johnston was brought from
Ft. Madison to this place on the ev-
ening train Saturday and the funeral
services were held at the residence
on Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
Rev. G. e. Perkins of the Congrega-
tional church delivered the funeral
sermon, and the body was laid to rest
in the Purdom cemetery west of
town. The deceased was daughter
of United States Consul Benjamin
Johnston. She was graduate of the
Keosauqua high school and was well
and favorably known and was one of
keosauqua's best young women. She
leaves father, three sisters and one
brother to mourn her loss. Miss Mary
was about 25 years old and died
of nervous prostration. Mrs. John.
ston, mother of the deceased, depart,
ed this life only a few weeks ago and
it is thought that grief had something
to do with causing Miss Mary's death
Miss Sarah, youngest sister of the de,
ceased is in very poor health and it
is feared that she will not recover.
Quarterly services were held in the
M. E. church at this place on Sunday
and Elder Cooper delivered the ser,
mon at the morning and evening ser.
vices.
Rev. Clark Bateman, of Des Moines,
filled the pulpit at the Christian
church on Sunday.
Mrs. A. G. Lippencott of this place
is very low with neuralgia of the heart
and it is feared that she will not re,
cover.
P. M. Harrison, of Lebanon, recently
visited with relatives in this place.
Tom McManus, of this place, has
gone on the road as travelling sales.
man for Meek Bros Wooden Mills of
Bonaparte. He will travel through
Missouri.
Deputy Sheriff R. P Ramsey was
recently in Milton on official business.
Attorney Will Walker was in Farm
ington yesterday on business.
Packwood.
Packwood, Nov. 2O.-Chas. Edmund
has purchased the Longerbone farm
two miles south of here, paying $6l.SC
an acre for it.
Mr.. Lehman is ill with an attack OF
tonsilitis.
David Roth has returned from a ten
days visit in Denver.
E. H. Faris is building an up.to-date
residence on North Main street.
Reason McClurg loaded his house
hold goods into a car and left for his
new home in Montana last week.
John D. Snider returned Saturday
from Plattville, Colorado.
The Ladies' Aid society of the M
E. church are making extensive ar
rangements for a Thanksgiving din
ner.
Frank Barngrower has purchased
two lots of David Roth and will cree
a fine residence on the same.
DR.. M. Childress was business Wis
itor at Mt. Union Monday.
Seymour.
Seymour, Nov. 2O.-Miss Gertie Jan
ison was a Centeryille visitor the lat
ter part of last week.
Miss Beatrice Harrison and Mrs
Martin, of Huntsville, Ala, returned
to their home last Friday after
weeks visit in this city with DR.. Mil
Ter.
Editor and Mrs. Mccormick, of tn,
Seymour Press, are Chicago visitors
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hoschar and Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Bower attended tn
Sunday meetings at Corydon Sunday
Rev. A. E. Clemens commenced a sc
ries of revival meetings at the Bap
fist church Sunday evening.
Mrs. S. e. Clemens went to Ottum
wa Monday for visit with her son
Joe Clemens.
Oscar McCracken left Monday TO
White Lake, D.
M. M. Wilson, of Numa, was a busi
ness visitor in Seymour Monday.
DR.. DeMoon returned home from
Lincoln, Neb., the latter part of las
week where he has been visiting hi
brother.
Mrs. ]. Williams, Of Mystic, visite'
her brother, U. D. Wood, in this cit,
over Sunday.
Pennington.
Pennington, Nov. 20.-Joe Easter
of Harrisburg, spent Sunday witt
Charley Dodds and wife.
Rev. Shepherd, of Fairfield. is hold