Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-12-03

dren nice banquet and supper in the
city hall on Tuesday night, previous
to his departure, as a token of their
respect.
Loss Johnson, of Lucas, spent
Thursday in town with his daughters,
Mesdames Inglebloom, Evans and Jen-
kins.
William Gillespie secured work as
blacksmith at the Bear Creek mines.
near Ottumwa and will move to the
above city on Monday, where he will
live.
John Moses of Cedar Rapids. was in
town on Tuesday on business.
Mrs. Thomas Evans gave TN after
noon dinner at her fine residence on
Vine street on Tuesday to her friends.
Those present were: Mesdames Long,
Williams, Inglebloom, Brown and
Miss Jessie Williams. All report a
bounteous repast and a happy time
with Mrs. Evans, who is the princess
of entertainers.
Thanksgiving day was spent by the
miners eating turkey with their fam
lilies. while others took their dinner
to the woods and spent the day hunt
ing.
Drakcvlle.
Drakeville. Nov. 30.-The meeting
at the Christian church is still in pro-
gress. Two little girls were immersed
Monday night. The children gave a
Thanksgiving program Sunday night.
and took up collection to the amount
of IS which is to be applied on mis-
sionary and building extension.
Sam Bryan. Ben Shull and Eli Tr,l-
lit hauled Mr. Winsell's household
goods to Bloomfield Tuesday MI
Bryan was a little ways in the rear
and just as he was going into town. a
team running away came tearing up
behind him, ran into his wagon, fright
ened his team and the horses became
unmanageable, throwing him out and
scattering hardware, queensware, -four
and furniture all along the street
They picked him up somewhat dazed
but he was able to drive home in the
evening. Damage to household goods
about $50.
The remains of Mr.. Patterson, who
died in Belknap Sunday evening. were
buried in the Drakeville cemetery
Tuesday at 3 O'clock. attended by a
large concourse of friends and rela
tives. Services we're held at the
house before leaving Belknap.
Miss Sadie Dodge OF Bloomfield is
visiting this week with her brother
Bert, at her old home on the farm
near the village.
r. ]. McIntire recently passed
through town with cattle and house
hold goods on his way to the dair.
farm, northeast of Bloomfield.
Louie and Nellie Truitt were here
Saturday night.
The Women's Aid society of the NJ
E. church met Tuesday at the home
of Mrs. Matt Housley and gave an OLE
fashioned II o'clock dinner in homo
of the eighty-ninth birthday of Mrs E
NV. Sayles. the oldest member of Tho
society. She lives about a quarter o
a mile east of town, yet she walked t.
town to her daughters, where the din
ne was given.
Orus Russell,wife and little girl ,abou
two years old, came into town Tuesda.
evening to do some shopping an
spend an hour or two with Mr.. Rus
sells parents. They started HON
just as the people We're going HON
from church. On getting into the bug
gy the horse became frightened, jump
ed, cramped the buggy, throwing Mrs
Russell out, dragging the lines wit
her Mr. Russell sprang out thinliin
! to recover the reins but the hors
) leaped forward, and ran about thre
hundred yards down the street. TIL
people ran in front of it and it turf
= ed and run through wire fence teal
, ing up several posts. The bugg
bounced and threw the baby but as
! went through the fence. Mr.. Russe