Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-10-24
Sunday the guest of his friend, Cy Nc
Cornell, Jr

Sunday the guest of his friend, Cy Nc
Cornell, Jr.
Homer Richey was a Des Moines
business visitor Tuesday of this week.
George Flanders returned to his
home in this city today after pleas
ant visit with relatives at Coalfeld.
\. r. Barnes returned Monday from
his visit to his boyhood home in Indi-
lana, and reports a very enjoyable time.
j. w. Ballew and family and Miss
Ollie Clark drove to Moravia Sunday
and spent the day with friends.
Mrs. Frank Norris is very poorly at
present with rheumatism
Editor Johnson. of the Union. went
to Knoxville Saturday and will move
his household goods TO Abba this
week.
keosauqua.
keosauqua, Oct.22.-Thomas D.Nlor-
row, of Douds Station, is visiting in
this place with his son, Geo Morrow,
Miss Jennie Ferris. of Douds, visit
ed in this place Saturday with rela-
tives.
Attorney j. G. Mitchell, OF Ottumwa.
was in Keosauqua yesterday on bust
mess. and returned to his home on the
evening train
Mrs. Harrison and son, Farley,
OF near Lebanon, recently visited with
Mrs. Mary Duckworth, of this place.
Mrs. Harrison is Mrs Duckworth's
grandmother, and Farley is her uncle.
Attorney w. NJ. Walker. of this
place, was in Pennington yesterday
on business
Mt. and Mrs, y. v Blackford OF
Bonaparte, visited in this place Sun
day with Mrs. Blackford's mother, Mrs.
Jennie Brooks MI. and Mrs. Black
ford have recently returned from the
Buffalo exposition where they have
been spending their honeymoon. They
twill commence housekeeping in Bona
lparte SOON.
Geo. w. Wilson. of Bloomfield. was
in this place yesterday on business
and also visiting with his brother, Nj,
| S. Wilson, of this place. Mr.. Wilson
has recently sold his large farm near
Milton this county to a gentleman by
the name of Lewis, OF near Chicago
Mrs. Belle Morse, of Birmingham
visited in this place yesterday with her
oiolCt- MI ~ de- tlil NQON.
| DR.. Sherman has commenced TO
! erect new residence ON his lots near
his old residence on Second street
Fairfield.
Fairfield Oct 22.-About two o. clock
| Tuesday afternoon fire broke out in
the home of |. ID. Jones, on East Bur,
| lington street. The alarm was given
land both fire companies We're on the
scene in It short time There was
| little for them to do. Fire had broken
! out in the roof near the chimney, hut
| it had been eXtinguished before the
! fire companies arrived. 1t appears
| that the fire started from defective
chimney and prompt action on the
| part OF members of the family proba,
! bly, saved the house from being badly
damaged.
Vel Ashmead, who lived on farm
near Brookrille for many years. has
purchased 100 acres of Van Buren,
county land for $4,000. The farm is
| located near keosauqua.
C. D. Mcpherson has gone to Kan.
sas City to attend the live stock show
which is held this week.
Mrs. f. Z. Black, a former resident
OF Fairfield. arrived in this city Sat
urday TO spend several weeks with
her father, j. P. Wray.
| w r. II. Alexander. resident OF
Washington. d. O., is spending his va
cation with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
VIM. Alexander on West Washington
| street.
Clerk Merckens issued marriage
| license Tuesday to Ed f. Shafer, 27,
and Miss Hattie Nelson, 10.
Company Nj has engaged the Giffin
orchestra entertainers of Chicago to