Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-12-26

The body was brought her Saturday
and the funeral took place Sunday
from the Baptist church, Rev. Boden-
ham conducting the service, assisted
by Rev. Newt. Bigsam of Obey. Mrs.
Higgason was a daughter of Wrn.
Dinsmore of this place. She leaves
five children. She was forty-one years
old.
Jno R. Dale is at home from Chi
cago.
Miss Adeline Bishop came Satur-
day from Ann Arbor.
The three sons of Geo. Beck are at
home from the |. w. U. at Mt. Pleas.
ant.
Miss Anna Yemery and Miss Estel-
la Woodland are at home from Cedar
Falls school.
Inez Glantz and Miss McEwen are
at home from Pella college. Miss
Mary Ferguson, Roscoe Woodward
and Georgia Arganbright from Penn
college.
Mrs. Ada Rutledge of Tiffin, is at
the parental home, Mr.. and Mrs.
Woodland, south of town.
Mrs. Flora Fenton is visiting with
Mrs. Bishop and Mrs. Jno. r. Dale. g
Grandma Canon, mother of S. R.
Canon, and Mrs. Robt. Newell, passed
her ninety-sixth year Sunday and Mr.
and Mrs. Romt. Newell gave a dinner
in honor of the occasion
Mrs. S. A. Citizen was given sur
prise Saturday night. Sunday was
her birthday. Many neighbors and
fri L.
pleasant evening
| The M. E. Sabbath school will give
a Christmas tree entertainment to-
night
Russell Chapel Sabbath school are
to have chimney instead of a tree.
Most of the people, it is said, will
be glad to see an electric road built
| from Ottumwa through Fremont to
Oskaloosa but they look upon the
proposition with some doubt owing to
the fact that they have voted a tax
once or twice for railroad from OF
tumwa and that is as far as it went.
Sieourney.
Sigournay, Dec. 26.-Marriage IL
censes issued to Jacob H. Brown and
Lottie Keiser, Roy d. Nordyke and
Clare Vastine, M. d. Walker and
kathrine Kramer, Adelbert Roby and
Elsie Harvey, Perry Palmer and Lula
Dill, Joseph l.. Lowe and Wilhelmina
Dansdill.
w. H. Gemmill, of Dallas Center, is
spending the holidays in Sigourney.
Lloyd Schipfer and Sherman Need,
ham are home from Ames to spend
the holidays.
Guy Goldthwait, who attends S. U. l.
is home for visit.
Miss Laura Carroll is home from
college.
S. A. Koch is visiting at his Illinois
home.
P. Holligsworth was over from Nj,
gent yesterday.
Henry M. Wilson, of Keswick, came
to Sigourney Monday.
/ j. t. Sampson and son. of What
Cheer, were in town Monday
| Joel Long is home from Lincoln
where she attends school
Mrs. James Burke is visiting hel
folks at Union. 1ns9 So
Nose Parker and family, of Oskaloo
sa, are visiting in Sigourney.
4 Hynes. .tE
4 Hynes, Dec. ga small daughte,
farrived last week at the home ofJohr
Raynor and wife.
Mrs. Bertha James and Maggie Low
ry We're shopping in Abba Monday.
Andrew Burrell and wife went tt
Mystic Monday TO spend Christina:
with friends. r
Hilda Burkman was an Abba visitor
Monday.
A little child of Mr.. and Mrs. An
quire is reported sick.
Claude Matthias went to Albi. Mon
day
Rev. Harlan Parker went to Abb;
Monday to visit with friends.
Mr. Bells is on the sick list.
R. Fl. Mathews and wife were shop
ping in Ottumwa Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. Smith passet
through Ottumwa Tuesday enroute L
Evans where they spent Christina
with friends
Jim Clark and wife went to Ottum
wa Tuesday.
Mrs. Hugh O'Haren was an Ottunl
wa shopper Monday.
| Abingdon.
Abingdon, Dec. 26.-Mr. and Mrs. W
D. Martin, Of Hedrick, were th
guests of w. j. Fleenore Sunday
4 Dr. Foruice, of Fairfield, was i
Abingdon Saturday.
i Miss Lillian Harlan returned to he
4 home Saturday in Rome.
Willis Hood visited Fairfield friend
d Friday and Saturday.
g R. M. Davis moved his househol
n goods Monday.
: Mrs. D. H. King was in ottumw
t shopping Monday.
P. l.. Darling is completing ne
J addition to his house.
+ Mr.. and Mrs. Henry spent Sunda
with their daughter, Mrs. d. H. Kinl
e A. M. Davis made business tri
d to Fairfield Monday.
e Dahlonega.
$. Dahlongea, Dec. 26-The publ
n schools at this place adjourned Fl
ii daV until January e