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

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very satisfactory manner. Following
are the services:
Methodist Protestant.
A Christmas entertainment was Civ
en- last evening by the Sunday school
of the Methodist Protestant church.
The program consisted of recitations,
solos and duets, and were much enjoy
ed by the large crowd present. A lad
der, which was trimmed up with can
dies, and presents made a very at
tractive scene. The members of the
Sunday school were given treat.
Second Congregational.
The Cantata given Christmas eve
at the church, by the members OF the
Second Congregational Sunday school
was well attended and much enjoyed.
The cantata was full of pretty songs,
solos, choruses and Duets, and was
costumed in first class style. After
the program treat was given to the
children. For the occasion the church
was tastefully decorated, which, made
a very pretty appearance.
South Side Baptist.
Last evening at the South Side Bap-
fist church, the members of the Sun
day school gave Christmas cantata,
entitled Santa Claus Entertained" to
a large and appreciative audience.
The church with a seating capacity OF
four hundred was taxed to the utmost.
The pupils gave an excellent program,
every number showing careful prepa-
ration and painstaking drill, and were
warmly applauded. The pupils wore
costly costumes for the occasion
which added materially to the attrac-
Itiyeness of the various numbers. A
| treat was given to the Sunday school
children.
Willard Street Methodist.
The Sunday school of the Willard
street NJ. E. church held a very inter-
esting Christmas program, CHRISTMAS
eve. at the church. On the platform
there was a snow house where Santa
Claus resided a fire place, chimney
a tree and a chair by the fire place
Santa Claus had been vaccinated and
was unable to call on the children
this year. so they had to call on him
where they received their treat
i Mr.. and Mrs. p. l.. Kelly, of Union
are spending the holidays at the home
of Mrs. w. A. Lane, 220 South Willard
J street.
Other South Side Items.
Audra Lyons spent Christmas witt
friends in Eldon.
Gee = Miller spent yesterday at the
home of his parents in Eldon
w. r. Lewis of Chester avenue, wal
in Oskaloosa Tuesday on business.
! Mrs. E. j. Hayes, of Valley Junction
: spent Christmas with South Ottumwi
: friends.
! DE-. Order, 100 South Ward street
has arrived for visit at the home o
, his family.
Y L. l.. Wear, of Church street spen
( Christmas with relatives and friend
4 in Oskaloosa.
Mrs. Elmer Doan, Ill South War
: street, is reported to be on the sic
list this week.
t Marney Rainwater, of Des Moines
is spending the holidays at the HON
d of his sister, Mrs. Byron Chosen, q
e Madison avenue.
Miss Maude King, 207 South Davi
street, is spending the holidays wit
u relatives in Eldon.
i Born Tuesday evening to Mr.. an
+ Mrs. Ed Chamberlain, of the Dain az
l. dition, daughter
d Mrs. S. f. Long, 624 Church stree
IL is spending a few days with he
daughter in Eldon.
!. Mr.. and Mrs. Nels Johnson al
spending the holidays with relative
and friends in Floris.
T.. Osborne, of Bussey, is visiting {
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Pacl
II 222 South LAWS street.
j. d. Trebicock, 100 Division stree
q departed yesterday morning on blu
J. mess trip to Kansas City.
d Joe Layne, of Chillicothe, is visitin
IL at the home of MI. and Mrs. j.
/, Layne on Burrhus street.
= Allen Sperry returned home yeste
u day from Hedricll where he was Gale
9 by the illness of his father.
= Miss Ruth Hull of Sheridan avenu
d is spending the holidays with Mi!
Grace Cutchall in Batavia.
Mrs. Ellen Cloyd, of Miner stree
has gone to Muscatine to visit wit
in her mother, Mrs. Hawkins
Nh. Taylor of Knoxville, is visitir
j. at the home of his daughter, Mrs.Cha
e, Taylor, 709 Wabash avenue,
=, Mrs. Sarah A. futile, 215R Nor
~ Davis street, is spending the holida.
~ with her daughter in Chicago.
Sc Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Newell,
n Burrhus street, have gone to Lanca
I'd ter. Mo-, to spend the holidays.
a a Walter Church, who has been qui
~ ill for, several days, has gone to b
-, =, home near Rome, to recuperate.
IS. j. w. Herod, 535 South Davis stree
has gone to Keswick for few day
a. visit with relatives and friends.
SU,l Miss Grace Cutchall spent Tuesd
II, afternoon at the home of Mr.. and MI
PIP y. E. Hull, on Sheridan avenue
at Miss Ola Arnold, of Abba, return
home yesterday afternoon, after sper