Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-13

bough had prepared some refresh
ments in the shape of ice cream, fruit
and cake and all partook most freely.
At the conclusion of the evening, Mrs.
Margaret l.. Lewis, on behalf of the
members of the club. presented Mrs.
Kniddlebaugh's two months old baby
with Il beautiful silver mug with its
name engraved on it, The club eX-
poets to resume it's meetings again
this week, after having abandoned
them during the warm weather and
will meet with their president, Mrs.
E. E. Lewis, Thursday evening.
The Young Peoples society of the
u. p. church will give an ice cream
social in the church Tuesday evening,
August IS.
Master Kirk Jones is suffering with
very sore foot, the result of an acct
dent Friday evening while playing
with some friends. A bottle was ~
ing on the walk which Kirk knocked
off and broke. The glass cut deep
cash in his foot and nearly severed
/ the big toe from the foot. 1t was
promptly dressed, however, and aside
! from being very sore for few days,
no serious result is expected to follow.
Six members of the Uniform Rank
Knights of Pythias of this place left
| Saturday for Cedar Rapids where they
will be in attendance at the state en-
campment of the order Col NJ. M.
/ Perry and Major G. F. Brant who are
! both officers of the brigade left Sat
urday, while the remainder of Jewell
company, No. 10, of this place, twenty
one in number, left Sunday evening.
The entire company has been doing
| good work in drills for the past few
| weeks. and the citizens of Charlton eX-
pect to hear good report from them
during encampment week.
Rev. Pearson of Red Oak preached
a very eloquent sermon to good audi
ence at the Swedish Lutheran church
Sunday.
! Mrs. A. Savage and daughter Min
ME, have returned from a weeks visit
with friends in Des Moines.
Luther Kellar of Benton township
has departed for Hemmingford, Neb,
where he goes to look over the coun-
try with view to purchasing land and
making his future home in that state.
keb.
, Keb Aug. 12.-Mr and Mrs. William
: Hazeltine, of Ottumwa, spent Sunday
in town. the guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Henry McVeigh.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Jones spent Sun
; day in the country, the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Ira Miller.
Patrick Smith, of Eddyville viited
old time friends here on Saturday.
; Nelson Nicklin and family, of OF
tumwa, spent Sunday in town the
5 guests of James Snevlin.
William Nichlinson. of Valley juno
ton, Polk county, visited James Shev
: lin on Wednesday of last week.
Benjamin Hoover, of Avery, moved
J here last week.
re miners kindly remembered
: Morgan Phillips, who has been laid
up with rheumatism, on Wednesday
: by taking up a collection for him. The
: donations were liberal, as is always
the case with miners.
Mrs. Victor Johnson, of Ottumwa
spent Wednesday in town the guest o.
5 Mrs. R. Williams and daughters.
John Ewart, of Foster, secured worl
here Thursday.
e John RUSSELL of Colfax, was il
/ town Saturday on business.
! A number of ladies gathered at thu
2 home of Mrs. John w. Barnes OF
7 Maple street on Saturday night ant
gave her mother Mrs. Serefta Barnes
2 a farewell party previous to her depar
: ture for home in Lawrence, Kan. A
d number of presents We're given and ;
I. happy time is reported.
e Superintendent w. E. Williams re
e ports the output of the mines to b.
L 600 tons day and still increasing
which speaks well for Keb.
, Rev. John HASTE, of Ottumwa, spen
S Thursday in town with friends.
John Haddow, a returned mission
I airy from Virginia addressed the mir
r ers in the hall Thursday night. Hi
q lecture was very entertaining and full
of thought.
n The scribe is supremely happy owe
/ the nomination of A. B. Cummins TO
l. governor. He is personally acquaint
ed with him and predicts the larges
S majority for him ever fallen for GOV
S ernor in Iowa.
The miners received on Thursday a
invitation from the Federation of La
D Dor of Ottumwa to join them Labo
II day which was accepted. A solid DELE
le cation, three hundred strong, will b
s. there from Keb, everything bein
Il right
e Agency.
o Agency, Aug. 1.-THE new Burlins
e ton railroad grade from Street to tn
e cemetery, about one half mile
u length, is nearly completed and it