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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-09-26

George of South Ottumwa, and Byran
Bowman and wife of Blakesburg;i
Misses Emma INC ulley, Allie,7 katies'
Nellie, Gertie and Olive MeReynoids,
Tillie and Ada Chance and Libofe
Hamilton; Messrs.. A. Nv Martin, Or
vile, Page and Vernon White. Nor
ris and Ralph Reed Ray and Victor
McReynolds.4 MIR. McReynolds and
family will leave soon for their new
home in Oklahoma.
The Fox River Baptist Association,
which was, held Mt this place %Septem-
Der s to s.. was well attended and ey'
erything done up satisfactorily.
| Miss Mabel Davis visited few days
with Libbie Hamilton and attended
the association.
Isaac McReynolds and family Wis
tied with Howard McReynolds and
family last Sunday.
Will Bandle, of Bloomfield, and Miss
Maud Bolivar, OF Belknap, visited
Sunday with the formers uncle ant
aunt, MI and Mrs. C. L. Hamilton.
Mrs. Hulda Hicks and daughter
Goldie, visited Sunday at Ed Whites
Jeff Houk, of Bloomfield, was call
ing on friends at this place Sunday.
Rev. n. P. Donahoo and wife wer'
business callers at ]. L. Hamilton
Monday night.
Quite number Of people from Al
bany passed through this place Tues
: day morning on their way to Ottumw
to attend the trial of VIM. Letter.
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Lancaster.

Lancaster, Sept. 26.-Miss Myrtle
Childs of Cedar Rapids is visiting
her sister, Mrs. Luke Follman.
The revival meetings are still in
progress at the Christian church, and
are being we'll attended
Mr. Miller. the Mormon preacher,
who has been visiting here most of the
summer, left Tuesday for Utah, ac-
companied by his mother.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Follman's in.
FAINT son died Sunday night. The fun
eral took place Monday afternoon at
o'clock and was conducted by Rev.
Walston.
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MunterviIle.

Munterville, Sept 26.-The plaster
ers are very busy now plastering the
interior of Johannes Pearson's new
dwelling.
Mr.. Hall is still very sick with no
hopes for recovery. 1t is now nine
teen days since he has taken nourish-
ment of any kind.
Mrs G. e. Hall and Miss Ella were
Ottumwa visitors yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. T. Johnson, east of
Munterville, who went to their old
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kirkville.

Kirkville, Sept. 26-Rev. Alexander
delivered a memorial sermon last Sun
day evening.
Next Sunday, rally day will be OBJ
served at the Presbyterian church.
Rev. w. S. Moore returned from con
ference Tuesday. His many friends
are pleased to learn that he Will re
main here another year.
Miss Lizzie Mckee is recovering
from a severe illness.
Thomas Kirkpatrick's home is
quarantined on account of a case O.
scarlet fever.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Pelham have re
turned from a visit with Mrs Pei
hams nieces in the northern part O.
the state.
Peter Lykins has put in telephon,
at his residence, on South Ceda
istrete.
Mrs. Caughlan is visiting at tn,
home of Mrs. Cockfair.
Miss Nettie Funk is attending tn,
4 C. C. C. College at Des Moines,
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Moravia.

mOTdVids
Moravia, Sept. 26.-Harry Sharp
spent Sunday in Hilton.
Jeff Turner transacted business in
Centerville Monday.
Rev. Thomas is confined to his bed
with severe case Of typhoid fever.
Miss Lou Sharp returned from a
pleasure trip to Chicago. She reports
"a pleasant time.
Harley Hobart left for Eddyville
Monday to accept position on the
Iowa Central railway.
Sheriff Clemie came over Monday
and arrested George Sisson, the alleg-
ed bootlegger Sisson had just been
released from the Wapello county jail,
after paying fine of 1925. He had
opened joint here, but the citizens
will not stand it.
| Rev. Norton, who has been attend.
| ing conference at Newton, returned
home Tuesday. All are pleased tc
learn that he has been assigned this
charge again.
A large number of our young men
attended the ball game at Centeryille
Sunday. Score, Centeryille, 81; In
dians, A. ~
L. d. Whitton was a Centerville visi
tor Monday.
Mrs. Graham and daughter, Mrs. DR.
Atkins, have returned home for the
winter.
A. L. Rouze, Will Chambers and Ed
Maikon visited the I. O. 0. r. lodge
at Abba Tuesday night.
Will Hicks and wife and H. H. Gear
heart left for Sacramento, Cal, Tues
day night.
The Hiatt brothers, who have beer
in the north part of the state with ;
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"A MOVE FOR A MONUMENT.
Steps Taken to Ensure Memorial
Mckinley at Canton.

Canton. o., Sept. 26.-At a meeting
of the executive committee appointed
under the authority conferred by the
cabinet for the purpose of conducting
the final obsequies of the late Presi-
dent at Canton. steps were taken for
the organization of an association hav-
ing in view the erection of a national
monument at the cemetery in this city
to the memory of President McKin-
lev
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Martinsburg.

Martinsburg, Sept. 26.-The infant
child, of VIII Rice was buried Monday
at the South cemetery. Rev. Clark
preached the funeral. Also a child of
Nj. aa1 Mrs. Geo. Creasey was buried
Tuesday at Mt. Zion cemetery.
Miss Nellie Sheridan Sundayed with
friends in Hedrick.
John Spiers returned from Dakota,
where he has been looking after his
interests.
Il. F. Richardson and family have
moved to Hedrick to look after the
water tanks of the c., r. & P. rail
road.
Geo. Eyestone, Will Lister and d.
Swrekard were at the county hub last
"Wednesday on business.
Roxy Smith fell from horse and
had, his shoulder dislocated. Roscoe
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Short Tales Concerning People You
Know.
THE VICINITY OF OTTUMWA IN BRIEF
Births, Deaths, Marriages, Movements
of Your Acquaintance as Chronlcled
! by courier's Staff of Correspondents
$3.50 Know Whereof They Speak.
Agency.


Sent. 2G.--DelnCStnencS.
Mower. has sold his farm two mites
sc1,.heas! Of tOwn To John Reno: the
consideration being about $4,000. Mi
Newell has lived on the farm lilG%
years.
There has been more trading in land
in this vicinity this summer than US
usi. L. johnson has sold the Jacob
MYtrs EarrA. but quite in advance o.
wha. lie paid for it two years ago. H..
r. Hille,Y has sold his farm cast Of
town. H. p. Baiies has sold his farm
and quite number OF others are
about to sell.
Mrs r. l.. jones, who fell and sus-
taiued se,erc injuries some time ago,
is rsaofeyiag
Tho a,satiag to organize the anti-sa
loon ;1aGHe .:.at was ~ lave been he'd
tol,s%%.at hi. nssI postponed until next
week &rtEs tt.!e
Phil i'.agik:a<. Who had his limb
broken some ti'Nc ago is recovering
siJourney.
sigournoy, Sent, 2G.-Maior Lacey,
IF 0ai, aioGsa. was i'll Sigourney for a
/. limo 1;es,iay evening.
Mar;'i;t:c !icn?ses were issued to
Inhn Ia5 10, y. Az Dvnsi,la Donnell,
22, Edward ] Grove. - and Ella G.
Hartman n: 'y:l,er W. Harris, 25,
and Maids =, EAasL, Il.
Ii. S. 2. Eosu, Is roicd into tho
Hahn nay 49,, Eenrs SnakeEbess
having .ara.~A tia" rlaee and moved
into his aa~iy on:ght. place. the Elijah
AlleE property in tie south part OF
town,
H Nj. Wilson oHa Andrew Hummer
came Gown troni I<esWi1k last night On
business
Msae isiesparrick and Geo. Baker
Nele r~c; rom !!nar;c!1 yesterday.
ADA las;e.lngcr wcl,.- to Hedrick
yesterday On a short visit.
A number Ut friends were nicely en-
tertai!,cG ~ Tbs Col. Mackey residence
"Wednesday evening.
VIII Miller started yesterday for
Salt Lake, accompanied by his moth.
err, Of Lancaster. Mr.. Miller is Nor
mon, and has been here during the
summer.
Jacob Hammer, of Harper, was in
Sigocrney yesterday.
James Club and wife returned
Wednesday, from an extended visit in
Washington state.
Auditor r. S. Wheeler is visiting
relatives at West Liberty.
Gildra Jones was in Keota yester
day
Howard Adams left yesterday TO,
Newton.
Mrs. Lee Gam left yesterday fol
Des Moines after visit with relatives
here.
Clarence Seaton arrived yesterday
morning from South Omaha. Clar
ence is in the employ of the Nebraska
Telephone company.
Mrs. Will Chandler left Wednesday
evening for her home at Philadelphia
after a few days visit at the home o.
her brother, D. P. Olive.
Della Mitchell of Nugent is here OF
short visit
The board of supervisors committee
inspected the poor farm Tuesday,
George Barlow was at Delta Tues
day on business
Attorney A. M. Aschraft was at Os
kaloosa on business trip Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mullin are visiting a
Adair. They have relatives there.
Mrs. Jay Jenkins is visiting at Ke
ota.
Frank Baker of Oskaloosa was in ST
courtney the first of the week.
DR.. Hadmeck Of Des Moines per
formed an operation on Winnie Co,
yesterday for tuberculosis.
C. G. Johnston was at Osllaloosa o.
business Tuesday.
Webster.
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Highland Center.

| Highland Center, Sept. 26-Miss Els.
ter Vaughn left last evening for the
Pan-American exposition at Buffalo
From there she will go to Boston
Mass, for a visit with her sister.
w. N. Knight, operator for the Iowa
Central at Phillips, ILL.,, spent Sunday
with his mother.
DR.. Spiiman of Ot.umwa made pro
fessional call here Tuesday.
jack .KntBht Of Eldol was in towr
Sunday. ylstttRg friends.
l Hiss TIaRnlAS4ss 81 Fremont visited
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Superintendent H. E. Kratz of Sioux
City has 1900 applicants from school
teachers for positions at that place.
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Footpads held up Engineer Sam
Trevilyan near the Hawthorn yards
at Davenport Saturday morning, Sc
curing about $40.
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BidWelI.

Bidwell, Sept. 26.-T. Gibson and
son are doing the grading on the Mil
waukee culvert recently completed at
Bidwell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reese Harris of River
side, California, visited friends here
this week
G. H. Edris, of Oskaloosa, sales
man of the S. J. Dutton Co., of that
city, spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Curtis Chisman. He returned to his
work Monday.
Miss Lola Blackman Of Lucerne, Mo-,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. F. E. Perry
Mrs Leibfarth of Ottumwa is visit
ing at the Klingemeier home this
week.
B. P. Garfield spent Sunday in OF
tumwa returning on No. 3 Monday
Mr.. and Mrs. F. E. Perry gave a So
cial party Friday evening in honor of
Blackman, of Lucerne, Mo-, who are
their guests.
Milwaukee surveyors were doing
work at Bidwell Tuesday.
Mrs. Emma Campbell of Winterset
visited at the home of her grandfath-
er Allen Morley Sunday, Sept. 15
The administrator sale at the J.W.
Dickson place was well attended.
Dave Grooms and wife of Chillicothe
spent Sunday and Monday at Bidwell.
Mrs. Manor and daughter of Willard
were Ottumwa passengers on No. s
Monday.
Mrs F. E. Perry and sisters went to
| Ottumwa Tuesday.
Ed. Grooms expects his wife and
son this week from Littleton. They
will live on Dave Groom's place, near
Bidwell.
A party, consisting of Messrs Roy
Gates, Ben Grooms, Tom Odenbaugh,
George, Blackman and Misses Mamie
Gates, Mollie Odenbaugh, Lena Black.
man and Lola Blackman, attended a
| play in Ottumwa Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Margaret Dickson and Miss
Mollie Nye were guests of Mrs. j. A
Chisman Wednesday.
Joe Chambers returned to his home
near Pleasantville Monday.
Supervisor w. S. Johnston has been
improving the highways this week.
| G. r. Chisman and wife and daugh
ter Eunice visited Dudley relatives
Sunday.
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Asherove.

Ashgrove, Sept. 26.-Veen, the eld-
est son of Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Albright
had the misfortune to break his leg
Saturday
N Fletcher went to ottumwa Mon
day
Mrs. Jennie McCarty is on the sick
list.
Floyd, the little son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Sherman Day is not much better at
this writing. DR.. Brockman of Ottum-
wa, Dr. Winsel of Drakeville and Dr.
T. j. Selman of this place are doing all
they can to relieve the little sufferer.
Thurman and Allen Day of Ottum-
wa were called here Monday to the,
bedside of their nephew and cousin,
Floyd Day.
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SvSggyvyvygyNyugvvS

months term of school at the Black
hawk school house last Monday.
Edward Ballard and family of Henry
county are visiting with Mute Sim
mons.
Sarah Ellen Carson of Ottumwa Wis
tied at the home of Walker Smith and
James Zigler last week.
The foundation is laid for a new
station at this place, much larger than
the one that burned.
The big frost last Tuesday night is
bringing the corn cutting to close
very fast in this locality.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elijah Hoover OF
Bunch are visiting at the home of
their daughter, Mrs. D. w. Baker of
Chillicothe.
Emmett Jones is building an addi.
ton to his house.
Mrs. Martha Hopkins died Septem.
Der 81. The funeral was held at the
house Sunday at o'clock, by Rev. A.
S. Downs of Unionville and interment
was made in the Taylor cemetery
She leaves husband and one child
three sisters and two brothers.
Rosa Hoover is home for a few
days. She will soon 60 to Chillicothe
where she will remain for some time
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BlackhaWk,

Blackhawk, Sept 26-James Smith
of Unionville and Willard Reynolds of
Bunch were Blackhawk callers Sun
day.
The Blackhawk school opened Sep.
TENDER 16 with Ralph Norris of
Drakcsville as teacher.
Charles Brown was caller in the
vicinity of Unionville Tuesday
Mrs. Mary Coop visited at the home
of Mrs. Hannah Gavin Sunday.
The remains of Mrs. Martha Hop.
kins, who died Saturday night were
inferred in the Taylor cemetery Sun
day.
]. w. Kink was a business caller at
Unionville Tuesday.
Will Moss and wife of Drakeville
visited at the home of VIM Elder Sun.
day.
Mrs. Minnie Elder and Lottie Brown
We're Unionville callers Saturday.
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UnionvilIe.

Unionville, Sept. 26.-Rev. Wilson
filled his regular appointment at the
Liberty church last Sunday.
Rev. Jones conducted series of
meetings at the Miller church, last
Saturday and Sunday.
Silas Boyer and family visited in
this vicinity this week.
Luther Weatherly and Clarence
Swain attended church at Albany Sun,
day night.
Several of the boys of this vicinity
attended the baseball game at Cen
terville last Sunday
Van Weatherly and wife visited
with relatives near Ormanville last
week.
O. G. Mason of Oelwein was visit
ing in this vicinity last Monday.
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home in Sweden last July for visit,
came home last week, and on arriR-
ing at their home found number bf
their neighbours there, who had sup
per on the table waiting for then..
The evening was spent welcoming
them back home again. Mr.. and Mrs.
Johnson both enjoyed their visit and
brought home quite number of ar-
ticles from Sweden to remind their
neighbors of their old fatherland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Erland Allen entertain
ed large number of their friends and
neighbors to dinner party last Sun
day.
L. L. Swenson and wife spent Sun
day at the home of Sven Pearson's.
The frosts of last week and showers
of this week have practically put
stop to the shocking of corn but OH
looking over the country one will find
over three-fourths of the entire corn
crop in the shock.
A social was held in the Willard
school house last Saturday night aud
was largely attended and a very nice
sum of money was cleared for which
it will be used for improving the in.
terror of the school building.
Chas. Peterson and Albin Allen call
ed on L. L. Swenson last evening.
Fairview.
Fairview, Sept. 26.-Mr. Clark, of
Adair, Illinois, came last week for a
visit with his daughter, Mrs. G. E.
Valley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac 10y were guests
last Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Batholow.
There will be an oyster supper given
next Saturday evening at the home of
James Taylor
Rev. E. O.. T1sassa. filled his last ap-
pointment herdsAS Sunday afternoon.
The pulpit will ff6hahly be filled for
a while by ministerial students from
Central University.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. D. Parker were
Eldon visitors Monday.
VIM. Flint, of Batavia, was bust
ness caller here last Friday.
The pulpit was occupied at the Bap
fist church last Sunday evening by
Rev. M. j. Sigler, of Waterloo. He
preached very able sermon in which
he payed very touching tribute to
the late President, referring to the
Presidents last words which he said
sounded and resounded throughout the
world, Gods will, not ours, be done"
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Pollock fell from tho same horse and
had his back badly hurt.
Geo. Eyestone, Jr., was called to a
position in Burlington last week.
Miss Belle Cartwright, OF Ottumwa,
cane in Monday evening from Wyman,
whera she had been to visit her broth
er Bert.
The political pot is beginning to boil
out riis way. Cummins and Lacey will
speak at Hetlri:k Friday. There will
pa quite II delegation from here to
hear them. Tha people here are sat
listed with Lace and think he ought
to be kept in congress and it will take
a good man u defeat him.
|, Quite a niUabtf of our old people
at Sigourney today
Butler.
Butler, Sept 25.-J. G. Kennel was
in Hedricll Thursday night.
Lily Palmer is attending school in
! Iictiiick
i Mrs. Mary Wells and Mrs. Mamie
Curtis We're shopping in Hedrick Sat
uTday.
! James and Harry Burgess were in
/ lledrl&k saturday.
I Mrs Will, Keilkoph and daughter,
! Pansy visited at the John Keilkoph
). home Friday.
4 Mrs Cant Scott is on the sick list.
J Mrs. Annie Watts and Mrs. Perry
took dinIer ut a. j. Burgess Friday.
Mrs. Jessie Palmer and daughter,
Amy We're in Hedrick Saturday.
N'eis Arganbright was in Ottumwa
Saturday.
There was a basket dinner and a
ban,ising at the river north of Butler
Saturday.
] Miss Bird Carroll of Eldon, and Mrs.
Ed Perry spent Wednesday with Mrs
/ Charley Davis.
Al. Burgess and wife were Sunday
visitors at Matt Arganbright's.
Murray.
Murray, Sept. 26.--Mrs. o. E Gar
rett was on the sick list Sunday.
| G. L. Lamb and family of Osceola
spent Sunday with relatives here.
Rev. Pelton is entertaining his faith
er and mother this week.
Frank Daniels returned from a trip
in the west Saturday.
j. T. Claver is home from Nebras
ka.
Ella Clark spent Sunday in the
country, at the home of VIM. Under
wood.
| Mrs Jake Bird is on the sick list
Chas Hines entertained his class
at his home Monday evening. A good
time is reported.
Rev. and Mrs. Guthrie, moving from
Diagonel to Oakley, were guests at
the M. E. parsonage Monday evening
Master Paul Simmons of Osceola
spent Sunday with w. B. Murray and
wife.
The Junior class in our school re
port very pleasant evening spent al
| the home of Miss Arnold, in the coun
try from s until II o'clock Monday
! p. m.
Miss Mayme Harlem, who has spent
some six weeks with her aunt, Mrs
o. E.. Garrett, departed for her home
in Marion Tuesday morning.
w. H. Hines left Monday evening
for a thirty-days' stay in Ohio.
o. e. Garrett and wife drove over tt
Thayer Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. Kate Hines and little daugh
ter Emma, are quite sick, which will
postpone their eastern visit indefi
nitely.
DR.. and Mrs. Hasty returned Monda.
from an extended visit in New Yorl
and many other points of interest.
Gill Halem moved his family int,
the Pickup house in the east part o
town.
Rev. Charles Chambers came in OF
No. Tuesday. He has been visiting
his old home since conference
Friends visited at the Rouk HON
over night, going out on No. 8 Wednes
day noon.
jim Cone still remains in critica
condition.
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Hickory Ridge.

Hickory Ridge, Sept. 26.-S. K.
Chisman is building an addition to his
house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Sylvia are the
proud parents Of "a baby.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Spears and son
visited at the James Chichester home
Saturday. .as!
G. f. Foster is on the sick list at
present.
Miss Anna Majors who has been in
Ottumwa for the last five years, has
gone to Red Oak. isShe was accom-.
panied by Miss Anna Oberg of Munter.
Vile
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Collett.

b. 80
Collett, Sept 26.--Miss Bird Ang-
stead is at home assisting in the care
of her sister. Miss Golden Angstead,
who has been quite sick.
Frank Johnson is moving into the
house lately vacated by. Clark Thomp-
son.
Mr.. Corren and Mr.. Fisher, of Hi
nois, are visiting at the Walter Cor.
rell home.
Mr. Oestook, who resides on, the
Smith farm, south of Collect, has pur.
chased a farm south of the Des Moines
river and will move to the same in
the spring.
Protracted meeting begins at the
Dunkard church next Saturday even
ing.
Our young people are preparing a
Temperance program for an entertain
ment to be given at Hebron church
October l.
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Pulaski.

Pulaski. Sept. 26.-Mrs. Ethel Pat
terson, of Bloomfield, came down Sat
urday4 and visited over Sunday with
Mrs. U. S. Smith.
Elmer Plank and family, of St.
Louis are here visiting his parents
and other relatives.
Mrs. Frank Engler, who went to
Ohio to visit relatives about a month
ago, died Friday night and was brought
back Monday morning. The funeral
was preached at the house Monday af-
ternoon at o'clock. She leaves a
husband and two sons to mourn her
loss.
Miss Amy King returned home from
Ottumwa Saturday.
Giles Ten Eyck left last week for
Baffalo to visit the exposition. He will
also visit his old home at Albany, N
Y, and points in Indiana before his
return.
Mrs. Maggie Batten came down from
Bloomfield yesterday evening to visit
friends few days.
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Laddsda ale.

Laddsdale, Sept. 26.-Mr. and Mrs.
Sen1ar and Mrs. Middleton have gone
to Buffalo to the exposition.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas McCrary were
guests of Eldon friends last Sunday.
Isac Timmons and wife and Thorn
as McCarty all went to Ottumwa last
Monday. ~
Mr.. Davis is spending a few days
with his wife, who is quite sick, in OF
tumwa.
Mr.. Daum, of ottumwa, attended to
business at this place Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Dial have gone
to Hooking Valley to make their
daughter, Mrs. Flockhart. a visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hilbert trans
acted business in Eldon Monday even
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Dial went to
Eldon Wednesday on business.
Miss Maggie Williams commenced
working in the store Monday morning
as bookkeeper.
sThomas Deal, ST.. went to Bloom
field Tuesday.
The Misses Orpha and Belle Fouts
were guests at the Williams home
last Sunday.