Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-04-11


her meat in the barn this week and
the barn caught fire, burning barn,
meat, hay, one buggy and a traction
engine.
Ira Ware of Kelley, Kansas, was
here Saturday visiting his brother-in-
law, T. w. Conner.
Brighton.
of Richland, was in town Monday even.
ing.
Orvil Harkens, of Richland, was here
Monday night on his way to Center.
vile.
Clayton Turner, of Coppock, Sunday.
ed with his sister, Mrs. F. HI. Essley.
Mrs A. G. Wilkins has returned
home and will spend the summer here
with her daughter, Mrs. Glen Brier.
Mrs. VIM. Disbury was a Washing
ton visitor Monday.
Mrs. Matte Sheppard and baby, of
Packwood are here visiting relatives.
H. H. Meyer was in town Tuesday.
Mrs. R. M. Warren and children, of
Richland, were here Tuesday on their
way to Libertyville.
Henry Doak attended the show at
Washington Tuesday evening.
There were eight couples of young
folks to come up from Wayland Tues
ady evening, over the B. & w. and
transferred here to the Rock Island,
on their way to attend the show at
Washington.
Robert McClintic and Miss Clara
Wanerus attended the show in Wash
ington Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Hattie Kyle and daughter, and
Miss Edith Riley, of Washington, are
visiting at the C. T. Arnold home.
Miss Myrtle Denison returned from
Washington Monday evening, after a
weeks visit with her parents.
Mrs. S. B. Borden returned Tuesday
from a visit in Washington.
o. H. McClain, Fred Werner, Vim.
Disbury, Lands Pierce, Jake Werner
and w. L. Trundy attended the horse
sale in Fairfield Tuesday.
John Monatry, of Fairfield, was in
town Tuesday.
John Wanerus went to Fairfield
Tuesday on business.
Word is received from Harry Dit
mars that he lis sick with the measles
in the hospital at Olympia, Washing
ton.
Rev. and Mrs. Ingham went to AL
bia Monday for visit with Mr. Ing
hams parents.
Miss Mescham stopped for call at
Inghams Saturday on her way home
to Washington, from teachers con-
vention at Grinnell
From a telephone message from the
sheriff of Louisa county, Marshal Nc
Carly arrested Pearl Morgan Monday
night and detained him here until
Tuesday night, when he took him to
Washington and turned him over to
the sheriff to be taken to Wapello to
answer to the charge of seduction.
Joe Hebbs, of Feirfield, was in town
Wednesday,.
Mrs. L. G. Lemley, formerly of Rich
land, now of Chicago, transferred here
Tuesday, on his way to Chicago.
Bunk Ward, one of the Richland
horse buyers, returned from the Fair
field horse sale Tuesday night.
ChiIIicothe.
Chillicothe, April 11.-Claude Kit.
terman returned Sunday from a
weeks visit with relatives in Tracy.
Mrs. o. j. Garriott and daughter,
Lola, Of Ottumwa, visited last week
at the home of Mrs. Waddell.
Misses Belle and Alice Parker, of
Hamilton, are here visiting relatives
Mrs. George Arnold and daughter,
Garnet, of Ottumwa, were Sunday
guests at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. ].
B. Kitterman.
The ladies' aid society met Tuesday
afternoon with Mrs A. w. Clark and
elected the following officers: Presi-
dent, Mrs. e. S. Warren; vice presi-
dent, Mrs. j. w. Dunning; secretary,
Mrs. Frank Clark; treasurer, Mrs.
Charles Coggeshall. The society is
preparing to give a handkerchief ba-
Ear May Is.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Miller, of Lean.
do, arrived Tuesday for visit at the
home of their daughter, Mrs d. T.
Rambo.
The Easter program at the M. E.
church Sunday evening, was rendered
in a pleasing manner to a large and
appreciative audience. The church
was beautifully decorated for the oc.
casiop
Mrs.Fred Hull went to Lovilla Tues
day to be at the bedside of her moth
er, Mrs Margaret Mccarthy, who fell
on the sidewalk one day last week and
fractured her hip.
DrakevilIe.
Drakeville, April 11.--Sid Housley,
L, H. L,