Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-10

the county was in town Monday on
business.
T. H. Dye, of Milton, was a Keos-
auqua visitor yesterday.
Ex-supervisor w. G. Todd, of Farm
ington, was registered at the Hotel
Manning Monday.
There was a social of the Congre-
gational church at the Russell house
last evening. One of the features
was an old fashioned spelling school.
w. R. Carson, of Douds, was IN
town yesterday.
Mrs. Rice, of Bentonport, has or
ganized quite large class for the
purpose of studying French. She is
a very efficient and we'll qualified
teacher and her success in raising
such a large class in Keosauqua must
be gratifying to her.
Miss Maude Swan has returned to
Centerville to resume her occupation
as teacher Of music.
E. H. Rockwell, editor Of the Farm
ington Herald, and w. H. Knott, of
the Pennington News, were in town
Monday.
Beiknap.
Belknap. jan 9.-Charley Skinner
| visited his parents, who reside near
Sherman Chapel, Monday and re-
ports that they are preparing to
move to Ottumwa soon.
Mrs. Sarah Zigler, Of Bunch, and
William, Mary, Sam and Tom Rudd,
of West Grove visited friends here
Tuesday and Wednesday. Mrs. Zig
Ter and Miss Mary Rudd were Ottum-
wa visitors Tuesday night. All left
Wednesday for Westt Grove where
Mrs Zigler expects to visit week or
SO with them.
Alfred Turpin and family from
near Bloomfield visited here New
Years with Mrs. Turpin's sister, Mrs.
Dianna Myers, and children.
Mrs. Ethel Bunnell, of Ottumwa,
visited here last week with her
mother, Mrs. Mary Worrell.
j. B. Lafferty. of Alexis, Ill.,, visited
here last week with his daughter,
Mrs. E. A. Patterson.
Miss Efie Bolivar left Thursday
evening for visit at Floris returning
home this noon.
Miss Ora Combs of Bloomfield was
a Belknap visitor Sunday.
NJ C. Rominger was a Seymour WIS.,
itor last week.
Robert Denny and wife, Of Guide
Rock, Neb., arrived Thursday for a
visit with Mrs. Denny's brother, NJ.
c. Rominger, whom she had not seen
for sixteen years.
The following, officers have been
elected by the Congregational church
and Sunday school: Trustees, H. G..
Dodd, G.. H Hughes and o. w. Blank
enship; deacons, VIM. Dodd and H. G..
Dodd; clerk, Anna Hughes; treasurer,
H. G. Dodd; deaconesses, Hannah and
Anna Hughes; superintendent, Anna
Hughes; assistant superintendent,
Hannah Hughes; secretary, Mrs. Di-
anna Myers; assistant secretary,
Hattie Thompson; treasurer, H. c..
Dodd; organist, Laura Lockman as
sistant organist, Celia Dodd; librar-
ian, Bertha Bell; assistant librarian,
| Owen Thompson.
George Easton of Bunch spent
| Sunday here with his parents, A. M.
Easton and wife.
VIM. Pickett and family visited
Sunday afternoon near Sherman
Chapel at tbs parental Pickett
home.
Avery.
Avery, Jan. 9.-Cal Guthrie and Mr..
Graham were transacting businesses
near Abba Friday
Evergreen Grove, No. %, Woodman
Circle, held their installation of Off
GERS Saturday evening, January 5.
The officers are as follows: Mrs.
Jennie Bridger, w. G.; Mrs. Jessie
Smith, advisor; Miss Maggie Bitter
man, clerk; Mrs. Matte Guthrie,
banker; Mrs. Ellen Morgan, magician;
Lizzie Bridger, attendant; Mary Bill
terman, 1. S.; Maggie Butler, o. s.;
Lila Pelmer, Winnie Ellsworth and
Ida Anderson, managers and Elsie
Moore, organist. The w. o. w. also
installed their officers Saturday even
ing and a banquet was served for both
lodges in the hall down stairs.
The Rebekahs will install its Off
GERS for the ensuing year at the meet
ing which will be held Thursday even
ing, January 10. All officers elect
and all members are urgently re-
quested to be present. Refreshments
will be served after the lodge work
is brought to a close.
| H. T. Brown was a passenger for
Chillicothe Sunday evening.
Miss Ethelyn Crabill was a guest of
Chillicothe relatives part of last week.
Chas Duffy and Harry Evans were
Avery visitors Sunday.
J. L. Nelson was Chillicothe visit
or Sunday evening.
| The Avery ball club will give
dance at the hall Saturday evening,
January u. Music will be furnished
| by Crabill's orchestra.
Miss Delta Appleman was the guest
of Miss May Scavinger, of near Fred
eric, one day last week.
DR.. G. A. Montgomery and wife were
guests of Abba friends one day this
week.
Mrs. Ellen Morgan was an Abba
visitor Wednesday.
Miss Elsie Moore was the guest OF
friends in the country one day this
| week.
Miss Mary Johnson was an Abba
visitor Tuesday.
FIoris.
Floris, Jan. 9.-Miss Mary ROUGH
went tn 0ttumwa Monday auaDipo