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

house. the contract for which has been
taken by Will Williams, of Drakeville.
Mrs. Wallace, of Ottumwa, is visit,
ing at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
S. l.. Berry.
The Bloomeld band. which is con-
tinually improving uder the leadership
of John Hazelwood, furnished music
for the Fourth of July celebration at
Mt Sterling.
G. f. Davis, of the Bloomfield Farm
er, spent the Fourth at Oskaloosa.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Barker spent
Thursday in Ft. Madison attending the
Fourth of July celebration.
Mrs. Mabel Patterson returned
Tuesday from Des Monies where she
has been spending the past week at
the home of her parents. Mr.. and Mrs,
Dysart
Mrs. c. E. Curl intends leaving this
week for Colorado wher she will spend
several months visiting relatives in
different parts of the state.
Mrs. Mary Deal and Mrs. Kate Rick
ey are visiting relatives in Milton,
Messrs Will Richie and Harry Nc
Fadden left Monday for Colorado
Springs where they will spend the
next four months.
At called meeting of the P. e. o.
sisterhood held Tuesday evening at
the home of Mrs. A. II. Fortune three
limitations were made. Misses Eva
Lester. Ollie Wishard and Lncy Scar
borough being received as valued mem
bers CT the chapter
II. Cripper, general deputy of the
J1,,r+ AL Of ,n,.tn tr,
sepnding some time in this city where
he intends organizing branch of the
order for which he hopes to secure
fifty charter members.
O. N. Downing and family of Still
Water Oklahoma, arrived Tuesday for
a two weeks visit at the home of Mr..
Downings parents, Mr.. and Mrs. M.
Downing.
]. A. Williams left Tuesday on a
pleasure trip to Colorado, where he
will spend couple of weeks.
keosauoua.
! Keosauuua, July 5.--Mrs .Winn Ben.
nett of this place is confined to her bed
with very severe illness.
John Thomas. an old soldier of this
place. has received word that his pen
sion has been increased to $14 per
month.
Orange Calhoun and family of near
Birmingham, recently visited with AL,
torney j. c. Calhoun of this place.
Last Monday was the twelfth mar
riage anniversary of H. B. Sloan and
wife of this place, and on that even.
! ing relatives made call on them and
| enioyed social time Refreshments
/ were served
| County Treasurer H. L. McGrew
Mrs. Anna F. Baldwin and Miss Ella
| Stidger, all Of Keosauqua, will depart
I Monday for San Francisco, where they
will attend the Epworth League con
vention
Miss Florence st. John has returned
to her home here, having closed a
/ three months term of school near Can
tril Miss st. John has taught several
times in this district and has given
splendid satisfaction.
John Van Fleet editor of the Cantril
| Leader was a recent Keosauqua bust
ness visitor.
Mrs. Grant Fellows of Chicago is Wis
iting with relatives in this place.
! Tuesday Superintendent Dick hand
ed down his decision in the appeal case
/ of H. A. Topping ct al VS. the district
township of Union. This was an ap
peal from an order made to remove
and relocate the school house in dis
trict No. 4. The case was remanded to
the board for them to provide for the
schooling and Topping and Williams
children in adjoining districts and ii
this was done by the board then the
case stands affirmed and if provision
is not made for these children then the
case is reversed
w. S. Blaclzford and Jack" Morris
of Bonaparte were in Keosauqua Wed
nesday on business.
Andrew Meredith OF Davis county is
visiting with his brother, Leroy Mere
dlth of this place.