Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-17

manager for Carson, Rand & Comany
and then in Mr.. Streeter's employ. Mr..
McCrary will move his family to
Douds in the near future. Our PEG
pie regret to loose SO good a family as
Mr.. McCrary's, but wish them well
in their new home.
Munterville.
Munterville, Jan. 17.-Mr. and Mrs.
Gust. Wallace, of Ottumwa, visited
with Mr. Wallace's father, near here
last Sunday. Mr.. Wallace is very i'll
at this writing, being under the doc
tors care.
Claude, son of Mr.. and Mrs. d. w.
Baker, has been quite ill, but at the
present writing is reported to be inn
proving.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. T. Johnson visited
with John Swenson near Dudley last
Sunday
A most delightful time was spent
Tuesday at the hospitable home of
Mr. and Mrs. Johannes Pearson by
large number of invited guests, and
Mrs. Pearson served one of the most
elaborate and excellent of dinners.
Those present were Messrs. and Mes
danes Chas. Allen, Chillicothe, John
Peterson, John Nelson, John A Carl
son, Nels Swensen, Erland Allen,
Chas. Swanson, John Locke, Gust,
Burgeson, Chas. Anderson, L. l..
Swenson, Mrs. Ed Nye and two
daughters, of Chillicothe, Messrs.
Perry Swenson, of Red Oak, Alex. An
derson, Mrs. Johana Anderson, Mrs.
M. X. Hokanson, Misses Vina Allen,
Chillicothe, Gertie Pearson, Chilli
Gothic, and Edith Pearson, Chillicothe.
Perry Swenson, of Red Oak, is Wis
iting few days with his son, l.. l..
Swenson, and other relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Carlson gave
house warming in their new home
east of Munterville, January IL, by en-
PERTAINING large number of their
friends with dinner Those who en-
joyed the occasion were: Messrs. and
Mesdames John Peterson, A. I. john
son, Erland Allen, ]. F. Locke, G. b.
Anderson, John Nelson, G. H. Swan
son, Gust Burgeson, Johannes Pear
son, Jake Anderson, Gust. Carlson, OF
tumwa, Mesdames Johanna Anderson
and John Hanson, Messrs. Alex. An
derson and Jacob Hanson.
Seven families from Munterville
visited at the pleasant home of Nels
Hall last Sunday, where dinner was
served in honor of Mr.. Halls fathers
ninety-frst birthday to large number
of their friends and relatives.
Messrs E. and B. Peterson, OF Red
Oak, are in this vicinity gathering up
cattle for summer feeding on their
stock farm They will take several
no rIoa6c Of ottlo aWav from here
Mr. ant Mrs. John Peterson, l.. L..
Swenson and wife and Perry Sven
son spent pleasant evening at the
home of Gust. Burgeson last evening.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Gustafson,
January 4, daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sven Pearson return
ed yesterday from Hiteman where
they have been visiting the past few
days with Alex. Pearson, their broth
er.
Frank Gustafson and family visited
at the home of l.. l.. Swenson last Sat
urday evening.
Wilfred Johnson delivered hogs to
the Ottumwa packing house Tuesday.
Rathbun.
Rathbun, Jan. 17.-Mrs. l.. R. Col
ley went to Mystic on No. 8 Wednes'
day.
Miss Nellie Owens, of Mystic, came
down Tuesday and returned home
Wednesday.
George Tallman left for Chatham
ILL.,, Wednesday.
The entertainment and box supper
at the school house Thursday night
was a decided success and reflected
much credit upon Prof, Coulson anc
Miss Owings.
John Sebben was in Seymour Wed
nesday.
George Mcdonald is remodeling his
storeroom, formerly occupied by GIG
Hampton, and will convert it into {
i hall.
Pekay.
Pekay, Jan. 17.-Mrs.. Louis Bishol
departed for What Cheer Wednesda.
4 for a couple of weeks visit with rela
tives and friends.
i Jos. Cunion, who has been sick TO
some time, is convalescing.
Walter King, of What Cheer, is Wis
liting at the home of his nephew, w. j
Bourke and family.
Geo. Robinson, of Hilton, is visitin
relatives and friends here.
The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs
Thos. Williams, Jr., died Sunday. II
Iterment was made Monday at the o.
kaloosa cemetery.
Notwithstanding the fact that man
cases of smallpox exist in the SUI
. rounding towns, and altho it has eve
been reported that it was raging i
palav thic citv js still free from ths
much dreaded scourge.
!, VIM. Cook has been elected repr'
sentative from local lodge No 100
, M. w. of A. to the Indianapolis col
vention which will soon convene.
James Walter, son of Superinten
ent Walters, who has been i'll for SON
,, time, is thought to be improving.
Geo. Hatfield has returned to his o.
home in Pennsylvania.
Bethel.
: Bethel, Jan. 1.-THE meetings tn;
were being held at this place, came