Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-09

tended and everybody seemed to en-
joy themselves.
Miss Mamie Hardy closed a sue.
cessful term of school at Oaksprings
last Friday, June IS. The following
program was rendered.
Song by school ............ America
Welcome Address 49,. Ralph Selman
Oakspring School $50. Belle Hannah
A Lesson ...... ...... Ella Wheeler
The Domestic Tempest Nellie Wheeler
Observation-Disclosures ...... School.
The Mariners Dream. :. by Teacher
The Boy Washington >. Lewis Hannah
The Country Boy -. Howard Cassill
Jack the Evangelist ). Ralph Selman
The Better Way -. Therman Cassill
Recitation .............. Jay Roberts
How Uncle Henry Dyed His Hair
............ Teacher
Dialogue-Dates of Washington
-. :. 80. :. ....... -Four pupils
Queries ............ Howard Cassill
The Irish School Master ........
..... -. -. Ralph Selman
The Best Way ....... Ethel Roberts
Song by school. God Bless Our Ma
tive Land
A Doubtful Transaction 80. Teacher
| Validictory .......... Nellie Wheeler
Bethel.
| Bethel, July 6.-Charles Springer
was in Blakesburg Wednesday.
| Miss Rosa Chisman of Ottumwa
came ND on the Milwaukee. Tuesday
morning to spend the Fourth at home
Mrs Wilcox, who has been very
sick, is able to be around again. She
lis visiting her daughter, Mrs. Peter
Burgason, near Blakesburg, this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Burgason of Dud-
ley visited at Lutte Chismau's Sunday,
Msr Clara Springer visited her
daughter, Mrs. Ernie Mccartney Sun
day.
Frank Burgason of Blakesburg visit
ed his cousin, James Chisman, last
| Sunday.
BidWelI.
>Bidwell, July 6.-John Odenbaugh is
assisting Chisman and Harlan in har-
vest.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. NJ. Sackett and Mr..
and Mrs. Curtis Chisman visited Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Oswald Sunday.
Mrs. Margaret Dickson and her
daughter Mrs. Andrew Johnson. of
Munterville, visited her son, VIM. Will
cox at Hooking Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. p. R. Brooks enter
tanned Mr. and Mrs. James Johnston
and Navy of Bidwell and Dennie Gun,
diff and Misses Nettie Cundiff and
May Edmundson of Ottumwa Sunday.
/ Miss Eta Lottridge of Ottumwa is
visiting Mrs. Dave Grooms.
Miss Halle Cundiff of South Ottum-
wa is visiting relatives here.
Messrs. and Mesdames John
Grooms, Dave Grooms and George
Johnston visited Newton Johnston
near Chillicothe Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Grooms and
Misses Eta Lottridge and Halle Gun
diff are camping at the river near
Chillicothe this week.
Nels Hendricks and George Klinge-
meier attended lodge in Ottumwa
Tuesday night.
Miss Clara Cleveland of Ottumwa,
who has been visiting her sister, Mrs
| ID. Rosencrans, returned home Mon
day. She will soon leave for a trip
! west
Jas. A. Chisman and family and
Miss Lulu Dickson spent Sunday with
Mr. and Mrs. Will Dickson of Chilli
cothe.
B. P. Garfield spent Sunday with OF
tumwa relatives.
A Mr.. Flick of the firm of Flick &
Johnson, was at Bidwell Tuesday look
ing after the firms interests.
Isaac Needham is having his house
painted
The Milwaukee" is improving some
at Bidwell by putting in longer side
track and a new culvert. Flick and
Johnson Of Davenport have the con
tract for the grading which is il
charge of G. H. Stisser. The company
also put in an iron pipe culvert soutl
of Bidwell this week