Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-10-03

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son, Charles Patterson, Sig. Pence,
Henry Mccoy and AL, Thrift attended
tneEr races at Abba tuesday.
Harry Harris and Harley Hobart
left for Eddyville Monday to accept
position on the Iowa Central railway.
Nick ti1att has returned from ms
tour in the north part of the state,
Mrs. Lewis Chambers of Jamestown,
Ind, arrived here Wednesday Tor a
months visit with her son, viii. she
is accompanied by her son, Wallace.
Dan Drake will leave for Detroit,
Mich, Saturday to make that point his
permanent home.
Clyde Patterson and Twist Johnson
Sundayed in st. Louis. 90
George White made flying trip to |
Hilton Tuesday.
E. T. Maiken was business caller
in Abba Tuesday. az
Mrs Wright of Galesburg, Ill, is
the guest her sister, Mrs. Frank
Reich, this week. SIS
1t is definitely known that there is
to be another bank in this little city.
| The site chosen for the new brlck
structure is on the north side of the
public square. Interested parties say
the building will be ready for oceu-t
pancy, in November. H., ~
UnionvilIe.
Unionville. Oct. 3.-Eben BuclSmas-
ter and family moved from this place
to Kirksville, Mo-, the first of the
week. y
VIM. Morrison and James Alpaugh
| visited near CenterYille on last Mon
day.
Rev. GCoombs, who succeeded Rev.
Frye as pastor of the M. e. church at
this place, has arrived here.
Raymond Marrow, of Moulton is at
tending school at this place.
The surprise party given at the
i Levi Swain home last Wednesday
night in honor of Clarence's eight
eenth birthday was well attended and
all report a good time.
4 C. B. Miller has sold his farm west
of town to HUGE Hicks for S42.50 per
acre
The reunion of the l. A. Morrison
family was held at that place last Sat
urday Those present were: VIM.
Morrison and family, Walter Whistler
and family, Andy Eslinger and family,
Sam Morrison and family, J. O.Moore
and family and Misses Wycoff and
Moore.
BidWeiI.
Bidwell, Oct 3.-Mrs. Leibfarth re-
turned to her home in Ottumwa last
Wednesday after few days visit at
the home of Henry Klingemerer.
Mrs. Buc1ner of Highland Center
visited Mr. and Mrs. Will belong last
week. II.
l.. w. Ho1ney of Dudley visited at
the home of C. R. Chisman SUNDAY
Mrs Reese Harris of Riverside, Cal,
who has been visiting here. accom-
panied her brother. L. w. Olney, to
| Dudley Sunday.
| T. Gibson and son and their grad
ing force finished filling the culvert at
Bidwell Monday and shipped their eff
fects, to Webster.
A force of men are at work laying
ties and steel for the new switch at
Bidwell DI.s
OH, Thomas of LuceFne, Mo-, visited
at the F. E. Perry home Sunday
Miss Lola Blackman returned to
her home in Lucerne, No, after a two
! weeks visit at F. E. Perry's.
l.. M johnson of Belleville, Kansas,
has been visiting relatives here,
Mrs. Isaac Needhamt went Tuesday
for visit with relatives at Bellville,
Kan. nc Ita
2 Frank Canfeld's baby. is not much
better
: Newton Johnston went to Smith
S Center, Kansas, Monday for a few
days visit,
: Everett Johnston and wife visited
8 relatives near Lebanon and Milton
t last week, and returned Monday.
L Mrs. Doll Fisk is again quite sick
Mrs. Elijah Hoover of Drakeville
: has been visiting her daughter, Mrs
:. D. W. Baker
:. Born, Saturday, Sept. %, to Mr.anc
q Mrs. D w. Baker, an eight-pound girl
All doing well.
k Miss Lulu Dickson visited he,
friend, Miss Libbie Berry, of Monroe
g county last week.
The Bear Creek Coal company will
II soon open it's mine on larger scale
$ than last year.
r. Dudley.
C. Dudley, Oct. 3.-Mr Gee has move'
his family to Dudley and will hereaf
e ter work in the stone quarry at thi
place.
Chas. Swenson who, is at present EN-
ployed on bridge gang on the @
s. branch between Abba and Des Nome
sr spent Sunday with his parents soutl
of town.
u E.. L. Peterson and family and c.. A
Carlson and family visited at Johl
lie Peterson's last Sunday.
Alfred Peterson, principal of tn
ID schools at Blakesburg spent last Sal
he urday and Sunday at the parenta
home near here.
be Ell Peterson went to Ottumwa Sal
st urday on business.
Ellet Cohagen, teacher of the No
ed school south of town, spent last Sur
he day with his parents in the souther
part of the county.
We Walter Roberts, who is teachin
sY school III Adams township Snent Sill