Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-05-07

week.
A special train came up from Keokuk
Saturday evening with about one nun
dred members of the Keokuk A. 0. U.
w. and initiated the charter members
of the order in Pennington.
Mrs. There, mother OF Postmaster
w. T. There, died at her sons home
Friday night Funeral was held from
the same Monday afternoon
Dan Simpson visited in keokuk Mon
day
Walter Rockwell returned Tuesday
morning from st. Louis.
Miss Lolita Perry gave a picnic Sat
urday afternoon to number of her
intimate friends, near the oil wells.
John Corwin is home from Ottumwa
after an extended visit with his sister.
Brighton.
Brighton, May 7.-Charles Sheppard
and family have moved from Woolson
to Wayne, Mr.. Sheppard being sent
there as agent for the B. & w.
Mr. and Mrs. d. f. Berry returned
Sunday night from a visit in Musca.
tine.
Zeke Griffith went to Burlington
Wednesday to attend the wedding of
his son.
]. C. Barr, OF Winfield, took Mr..
Berry's place at the B. & w. depot
during his visit in Muscatine.
The memorial sermon will be preach
ed at the Christian church, Sunday,
May 26, by the pastor, Elder A. B. Cor
nell and the George Logan Post, G. A.
R., have accepted an invitation from
him to be present in body. 1t is I'M
derstood the invitation includes all
soldiers, whether members of the post
or not
F. V. Shoughnessey, well known
here, has been succeeded as Iowa Cen
trail agent at Richland by another
No orator has yet been secured for
| Decoration day. An invitation was ex-
tended to Rev. Hardy o. Ingham, of
the M. E. church, but he was already
engaged for similar service in an
other town and could not accept An
effort is being made to secure Colonel
d. J. Palmer. of Washington.
Lands Pierce spent several days
last week seeing the sights in Chicago.
The following teachers have been
elected for the Brighton public schools
for the ensuing year: Miss Myrtle
Kirby, room No. 1; Miss Stella Saw
age, No. 2; Miss Fife Cornell, No. 3;
Miss Rachel Montgomery, No. 4; Miss
Gertrude Coward, No. 5. In recogni-
ton of their excellent services in the
schools, Misses Kirby and Montgom-
cry are given an increase of SIS a
month in salary. The principalship
has been offered to Prof Samuel Quig-
ley, the present teacher, at $50 per
month, an increase of SIS per month
over the present salary. Prof. Quis-
ley has not yet accepted, but it is
thought he will do so, though he has
offers of better salary at other towns.
Misses Cornell and Savage have never
taught here. but have been doing sue
cessful grade school work, Miss Cor
: nell at Allerton, and Miss Savage al
| Ida Grove
Mr.. and Mrs. S. B. Borden visited
their son, S. o. Borden and family il
Washington Friday returning home
E Saturday.
y Miss Meta Garrett is home from {
trip to Battle Creek, Mich.
! J. Doiph went to Indianapolis, Ind.
!, Saturday and expects to return Tues
: day accompanied by his daughter Mrs
!, j. E. Cawgill and her daughter, Cecil
; A moving picture entertainment viii
y be given at the Methodist church Tues
day night under the auspices of thu
q Ladies Aid society.
The first band concert of the season
, was given by the Brighton band Satur
! day night E. M. Friend is the new
: leader.
= Wayne Worthington is visiting hi
q n Ia ytr,t,
- Mrs. w. Ross Davis and children, o
Bloomington, Ind. are visiting he
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Carmich
=, - ael. in Richland.
Z. e. McClain, wife and baby, Q
! Washington, visited their folks her
!, over Sunday.
> Miss Lucy Swisher was Washing
ton visitor Friday.
Mrs Pearl McClurg and daughter
Cleo,went to Richland Friday evenin
! to visit her people.
u Mrs. Haley White and daughte
Nora, were Washington visitors FIR
u day.
(: Mrs. Sales returned home from Ana
q mosa Thursday where she had bee
I, visiting her daughter, Helen.
e Mr.. Swisher returned home frol
BATAVIA SATURDAY evening Wnefe
4, had been on business.
s. g. w. Stockman was Fairfield vi
itor Saturday.
2 Chas. Prizer is here from Abba. "
r, understand that his health is poor.
Ralph Hollopeter returned hon
s. from Abba last week where he hf
been in the employ of the Iowa Ce
r trail as agent.
1T 1t is probable the Brighton w
have candidate before the repub
can county convention for coun
treasurer in the person Of J. B. Da
Ill Mr.. Day was candidate four yea
X ago and was beaten by the prese
incumbent, Aaron Hise.
in Word was received from Mr.. &c
who is a Mound Valley, Kansas, /
* ing doctored for a cancer on his fac
rs. that the only hope for him now is
have his jaw removed.
IN The Dutch Creek people seem
all have no doubt but that the Milwauk
cutoff will run through that secti
ne and they think they have room for
IN. mighty good little town at Dublin.
new town there will slice off lit
territory from West Chester, Keo