Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-15

Is, 1901.
his season. Norm is one of the best
pitchers in southern Iowa. Herb Rees
3onaparte's catcher has also done
some fine work this season.
o. E. Rowland and wife, of Milton,
spent Sunday at the home of l.. d.
Brunk.
Mrs. H. Stewart was in Keokuk Sat
lrday.
Thos. McConnaughey was in Keo-
kuk Thursday, taking treatment.
Mrs. VIM. ,ealy is visiting her
Mrs. Walter Sedgwlck, near
Frank Coolidge was down from Ell.
don Friday.
Messrs Benz. Ketcham, Harry Wor-
den, Harry Boyer and A. Mcdonald, of
this city, attended the funeral of
Judge Sloan at Keosauqua Thursday.
Miss Margaret Stebbins is attending
the Lee county normal at TT. Madison
Aaron Blackford attended the de,
clamatory contest at Keosauqua We'd
nesday.
Work on the new $1,000 Presbyteri-
an church is progressing nicely. N.
H. Smith has been awarded the car
penter work
Miss Gertrude Mcdonald is visiting
in Fairfield
Miss Emma Riggs, of Leighton, is
visiting in the city with friends.
Frank Sturdevant was in Centerville
last week.
Hazel Dell.
Hazel Dell, Aug 15.-Jesse Helmig
is moving over into Davis county on
the j. A. Mcconnell farm.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Ruffing visited
Sunday at the Thomas Flynn home.
Miss Pearl Hollingsworth spent
Sunday at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Joe Jackson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Campbell of South OF
tumwa visited Sunday with A. l.. Bur
ton and wife.
Mrs. ]. M. Bailey is visiting friends
in Ottumwa.
o. G. Truitt and son and daughter
Master Dale Truitt and Mrs. Edit
Oglevie and his niece, Miss Lou Truit1
spent Sunday at the home of Mr.. ant
Mrs. E. Truitt of Drakesville. 1t be
ing E. TRUTHS siXty-fourth birthda!
about twenty others were present ant
spent the day.
Friday while out hunting, Newtol
Skinner was accidentally shot by CIV
Skinner. In picking up the gun
caught on stick and was accidentally
discharged. Seventeen shots strucl
MT. Skinner. 1t is thought that tn
wounds will not prove serious.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Moss are thu
proud parents of bouncing girl.
Village Creek.
Village Creek, Aug 15.-C. H. Cass
man returned today from Kansas an,
Missouri where he has been the pas
two weeks. He will start for Kansa
about November 1 to make that hi
future home.
Mike Schwartz and Joe Kasma,
marketed straw in Ottumwa last weel
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Lannon's are prou
of baby girl.
Nell Nellison, of Ottumwa, is a vi:
itor at Lewis Kassman's this week.
Ash Grove.
Ash Grove, Aug. 15.-H. T. Ahee an
, wife and mother were Bloomfield cal
ers Monday.
E Misses Maude, Edith and Eth
? Fletcher of Ottumwa are visiting rel
tivaS at this place.
e The basket meeting at Albany Su,
: day was well attended.
Mr.. Willis and Austin mccarthy mao
r a business trip to Moravia Monday.
+ Miss Dora Proctor returned hon
Mnn1nv frnp, NJ
{ she has been clerking for her unc
George Rheinhart.
j. N. Fletcher made business trip
Ottumwa Monday.
n Rev. G. w. Barber filled his regul;
appointment at the M. E. church Su
:. day.
s. John Fletcher of this place col
menced repairing his mill Monday.
g There will be singing at the Chri
tlan church next Saturday night.
v Hynes.
5. Hynes, Aug. 15.-Last Thursday
little daughter was born to Mr.. al
r. Mrs. Sampel Lewis.
d The three-year-old child of XII
Bates is very sick with typhoid fevt
t. Quite a number of people fro
s. Hynes attended camp meeting at Alb
last Sunday.
0, Pard Jenkins is spending a fl
days at Cedar Rapids.
n Mrs. Bertha James was shopping
Abba Tuesday.
The new railroad track to the mil
formerly owned by Mr.. Scavinger, b
,e now belonging to the Smoky HOLD
r. Coal company, is nearing complete
Dan Darlington and wife were Wis
lie ing Sunday and Monday at Hooking
TO The little son of l.. Lewis, former
-e of Hynes, but now of Hooking, "
If buried Tuesday in Abba cemetery.
10 Mystic.
~ Mystic, Aug. 15.-Miss Jessie Gil
illess, Of Centerville, spent a f,
lg days with Halle Studebaker Il
Or week.
Mrs. John Luse has been elected