Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-04-30
Abba.

Abba.
Abba. April 27.-Mrs. Charles Jones
entertained a small company at 6
o'clock dinner last night.
Frank Porter, of Oskaloosa, has been
in Abba the past week.
Mrs. Morrison and Mrs. John R. Dun
can gave a reception at the Duncan
home Wednesday afternoon.
The band gave an open air concert
Thursday evening. A large crowd was
band is rapidly improving under the
leadership of Mr.. Mitchell.
Wallace Hickenlooper is home from
college to spend his summer vacation.
Morris Loeb is able to be in the
store again after weeks illness.
A committee of the high school boys
will meet with the school board this
evening to see about getting speaker
for the commencement exercises. This
has been tried before but somehow it
always ended in each member of the
class giving an Grafton.
The Monroe Odd Fellows celebrated
the eighty-second anniversary of Odd
fellowship, in this city yesterday. The
CAMPS from Hiteman, Avery and other
neighboring towns were here and a
nice program was well carried out.
Music was furnished by the Hiteman
and Avery bandit
Ray Tobey, who is attending college
in Chicago will be home next week
Thomas Lockman was an Abba Wis.,
itor yesterday. e
Bloomfield.
Bloomfield, April 81 Miss Elsie
Williamson, of Stiles, returned home
on Friday after a few days visit at
the home of Mrs. j. C. Wood.
E. d. Ressler. accompanied by his
brother. Alex Ressler, of Eldon, who
is visiting his sister, Mrs. Mary Deal,
drove over to Milton on Friday morn
ing and spent the day in that city on
business
The Rosewood lodge of Royal Neigh
bors met in regular session on Thurs
day evening and after the usual order
of business was dispatched, proceed
ed to the initiation of new candidate,
Mrs. Lewis Townsend. A short mu-
steal program was given in which a
vocal solo was sung by Mrs. j. G.
Wood followed by a violin solo by
Miss Alpha Tutwiler, the organ ac-
compartment being played by Miss
Odessa Swinney. Refreshments were
served
X. T. Hotchkiss made business
trip to Burlington on Thursday.
S. F. Mcconnell, formerly editor of
the Bloomfield Democrat, has succeed
ed d. M. McFadden as assistant cash.
Ter in the Taylor-McGowen bank. as
Stunning his duties in that capacity on
Thursday, and is at present spending
several days in Des Moines on bust.
ness.
e. c. French, of Ottumwa, was a
business visitor in this city on Thurs.
day.
William L. Goldberger, of Milton,
has moved in this city.
Mrs. Lena PreVo, who is teaching
a class in music at Belknap, drove to
the home of one of her pupils on
Thursday and while engaged in giving
| instructions the horse succeeded in
slipping the halter and finding itself
at liberty proceeded down the street
at rate of speed that was much too
rapid for the safety of the carriage
which, striking the edge of a bridge
| was entirely demolished, even the
wheels being ruined. The horse be.
came entangled in barb wire fence
and was badly torn. 1t was great
misfortune as it was very fine ami.
NAL which no small amount of money
could purchase. A conveyance was
dispatched to the place on Friday and
returned with the sad remains of the
wreck
DR.. Maud Daily, who recently grad.
uated in the medical course at Iowa
City, returned Friday to her home in
Troy, having spent the past few days
visiting her cousin, DR.. Lula M. Gil
| bert.
J. R. Bryant, section boss on the
Wabash railroad at this place, has
moved his family to Adelphi, where
he has accepted a similar position.
Rev. H. r. Trickett will deliver his
farewell address to his congregation
at the Christian church on Sunday
having accepted a call to the Chris
tian church at Lancaster, Mo, where
! he will make his future home.
Fairfield.
Fairfield, April 27.-Miss Kittie Jor.
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