Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-15

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Miller's Ridge, visited with Mr.. anu
Mrs. Sven Pearson last Sunday
An ice cream social was neld in the
Willard school house last Saturday
evening for the benefit of the Sunday
School and it was a success both So
cially and financially.
Miss Mary Small, whose home is
with Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Johnson, ar
ranged pleasant surprise for them
last week by inviting large number
Of their friends to come and spend the
day with them on their wedding ami
versary. There were over ninety
guests who brought an abundance OF
the good things to eat and all report
most pleasant and enjoyable time.
Mr. and Mrs. Jake Peterson and Mr..
and Mrs. John Peterson, from Blakes-
burg; Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Swanson and
Mrs. Newman, also l.. L. Swanson aud
wife visited with Nels Halls last Sun
day.
G. T.. Hall, of Blakesburg, visited at
home Saturday night and Sunday.
1t is reported that G. E. Hall, who
went to Oklahoma a few weeks ago
will remain there permanently, hav
ing embarked in the real estate busl-
ness there. He has the best wishes
of all his friends here in this vicinity.
BidWelI.
Bidwell, Aug 15.-Mrs. Albert Kerr
and daughter. Madeline, of Ottumwa,
are visiting Bidwell relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Chisman, Of
Dudley, visited relatives here last
week.
Miss Eunice Chisman visited in
South Ottumwa last week.
Miss Winnie Grooms spent part of
last week in Chicago where she won
prize for piano playing. She intends
going to Chicago this fall to pursue
the study of music.
A platform dance was given Satur.
day night by the Gosney brothers.
There was a good attendance.
Mrs. Thomas Smith, of Ottumwa
has been visiting relatives near Bid.
well.
Mrs. w. T. Hedrick and children
this neighborhood.
| VIM. Snyder, of Ottumwa is drilling
for coal on S. A. Burton's farm neal
Bidwell.
AL. Wagner took his concrete ganG
to Rathbun today to remove the frame
work of the piers recently built there
The Brooks cemetery has been I'M
proved by new fence.
The M. E. church at Christiansburs
has been improved with new roo
and spire.
Mr.. and Mrs. Selmon spent Sunda!
at Kirkville.
The friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Jane!
Johnston gave them a pleasant SUI
prise Sunday in honor of their TWEEN
ty-fifth wedding anniversary. The.
gathered at the Johnston home bring
ing goodly supply of eatables. /
number of presents were left as me
mentoes of the occasion.
l.. D. Hadwen, of Marion, was her
Monday inspecting the concrete worl
Moravia.
Moravia, Aug 15.--Miss Maud Jol
dan and Emma Brown, of Centervilli
are lne guests of Mrs. E. l.. Merrin
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, this week.
The ice cream social given by tn
ladies aid society Saturday evenin
n
Milo Trussell,who was injured Will
playing football in the spring, is bein
treated at the Ottumwa hospital
Ezra Coaltrain and Alonzo Turne
We're the two lucky boys from on
town to draw land in the Ell Reno di
trict. They will leave for that poi1
the first of the month.
A fine boy baby was born to Mr.
and MI. Jack White Friday night.
, Hes White, of Centerville, was Q
/ our streets Monday.
j. A. Biglow and wife, Of Foste
were shopping in our little city Tue
day
: Miss Ollie Clark, of Abba, is visitir
, with her sister, Mrs. Will Eastlack.
5 Miss Pearl Hoffman left for h
$ home in st. Louis Sunday after sta
i of several weeks with her aunt, MI
Will Thomas.
u Miss Nellie Buckmaster and fathe
of Unionville, are visiting with Ere
/ Buckmaster.
Dugal Forsyth, of Mystic, transat
e ed business here Monday and Tue
day.
: VIM. Davis returned from Ell Ren
0. T., Saturday.
$ Ben Peppers, of Ottumwa, was doy
Il Tuesday evening.
:, Lancaster.