Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-30

: Drakesville.
Hubert Knowles spent Sunday with
relatives at Fairfield.
Frank Moore and wife spent Sunday
with relatives at Mt. Zion.
Love Cross is visiting with his broth
e. Harry, at Knoxville.
Earl Bush, who has been visiting his
brother at this place, returned home
to Knoxville this morning.
J. n. Berth, who has taken posi-
ton as transfer man the freight house,
moved his family here from Muscatine
Saturday.
Batavia.
Batavia, July z9.-Two carloads of
hogs were shipped from this place to
Ottumwa last week.
Mrs Ada Kramer and Miss Bertha
Avery gave picnic for their Sunday
school classes Thursday at Glenn
Ford.
Rev. Gilbert and wife, formerly pas
tor of the M. e. church, visited last
week with friends. He is perfecting
plans for new church at Eddyville
and came to look at the M. E. church.
Misses Jessie Cole and Sadie Hanna
of Bladensburg, have been visiting
their grandmother, Mrs. S. ]. Cole
Mrs. Ross Sterner of Hedick came
Saturday to spend a week, with her
daughter, Mrs. AIDA Kramer.
Born, Sunday, July 81, to Mr.. and
Mrs. E. j. Vaught, son.
j. T. Copeland and Henry Ogden
have gone to Oklahoma.
Miss Madge Wright visited over
Sunday with friends and relatives in
Ottumwa
Tuesday being the birthday of Rollie
Hooking about forty young people
came in honor of the occasion and a
good time was enjoyed by all. Re-
freshments of ice cream, cake and
lemonade were served.
Mrs. S. A. Ruckman and daughter,
Laura Mace, of South Ottumwa visit
ed last week with Mrs. E. l.. Afford.
Ross Walker of Cedar Falls is visit
ing his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. C.. L.
Walker. @
Mrs. Lizzie Howard of Agency was
calling on friends here one day last
week.
The Christian Sunday school of this
place have appointed four delegates
to attend the county convention which
convenes at Fairfield August 10, ID
and Is: Misses eaHaud Moss and
Blanche Stever on Christian Endeav.
or work. and Mrs. Emma Brown and
work. "
Blakesburg.
Blakesburg, July ,29.-Cora and ia.
cob firkins are spending a week a.
Hamilton.
Miss Anna Abegg, of Ottumwa, is
visiting at the home of Ben Abegg.
Miss Oslo West has returned from
her sight seeing in the Rockies. She
spent six weeks there.
Mrs. Fred Johnson is entertaining
welcome visitor from Spikenard, her
sister, Miss Verna Ccngill.
Our dentist. H. e. Hurst, is going to
leave us to locate in Arkansas.
VIM. Berry has purchased a farm
of John Clearinghouse, and John
thinks of going to the Pacific coast.
On Friday, young son of Jake An
derson, who lives north of town, fell
from wagon and received severe in.
Juries by the wagon running over him.
1t took a good many stitches to repair
the scalp.
Last wednesday was Warren Peck's
seventeen birthday, and large mum.
Der of his old friends called at his
home west of town, held a banquet
and had general good time.
Lee Tlnsley, of Harlin, visited the
ola homestead this week, and had
handshake with old friends.
Douds.
Douds, July 29.-Mrs. Fletcher Rob
inson of Muscatine was visitor in
town Wednesday and Thursday.
John walker went to ottumwa on
business thursday.
George flndlay went TO Chicago
WIZ TWO cars OF cattie thursday.
AZ SAFE OF western horses held
mere oaluraay, put lew were sold.
~; George Baker George b. Haney,
M n, y. oralIiet; Hugn flndiey, James
hlefich, >. M. MORROW and A. l.. Doud