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

ing after spending Christmas with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Coles, of
this place.
Mrs. r. C. Walker departed Wednes-
day for a few days visit with her
mother, Mrs Holiday, of Creston.
Eugene Mcfarland of Kansas City,
Mo-, is spending few days in the city,
the guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. H. Mcfarland, and visiting boyhood
friends.
C. w. Rose, who has spent four
years in the Klondike regions, and who
has been visiting with his family here
for the past few months, expects to
return to Alaska the last of the month
where he has located a valuable claim.
kirkviIIe.
Kirkville, Dec. 26-W. S. Pelham
has sold his corner lot where the COM
pany store formerly stood to the Ma
sons. The town would be greatly i'm
proved by a new Masonic hall.
Mrs. r. j. Johnson has been i'll for
the past week.
| Rev. w. E. Bradenburg spent few
days this week with Kirkville friends.
| Arthur Brown is putting down drill
ed well.
Miss Gertie Moore left Saturday
morning for Moulton where she is
spending her holiday vacation with
her parents.
| ]. o. Bissell sold his farm to Mr..
Mann of Des Moines. He expects to
take a trip through Missouri with
view of locating.
| Mr. and Mrs. Peter Lykins went to
Cincinnati Monday for two weeks
visit with Mrs. Lykins' mother and
sister.
Last Thursday evening Earnest
Kirkpatrick was pleasantly surprised
by few Of his friends.
Monday morning Mrs. Thos. Brown
: fell on the ice and fractured her arm
quite seriously.
The special meeting lat the Presby-
terrain church closed lost Monday ev-
ening. Rev. McCaslin left for Cedar
Rapids the same evening.
Last Thursday the marriage of Will
Der Armstrong and Miss Cora Picken
occurred at the home of her aunt, Mrs.
Geo. Forsythe, Rev. A. G. Alexander
: officiating.
Mrs. Geo. H. Kemp and daughters
left Sunday for a few days visit with
Mrs. G. l.. Bissell, of Ottumwa. Mrs
t Kemp, accompanied by her sister
:. Hattie Maude Sanders, will leave Wed
nesday evening for her home at Lima
i Indiana.
a DR.. Newell, of Ottumwa, visited in
: Kirkville Tuesday.
:. Misses Theo and Gladys Shaw. Of
e Oskaloosa spent Christmas with theil
i sister, Mrs. Stanton Seigrist.
nrtin n
Ottumwa, are visiting at the Reeves
s home.
t The home of Grandma Waddell was
o the scene of most enjoyable surprise
party, one evening last week.
Ella Williams and Nellie Funk, WHIT
J. have been attending school in De-
> Moines are home on short vacation
Geo. Steavers, of Fairfield spen
u Christmas in Kirkville.
II C. F. Eakins went to Ottumwa Tues
l. day to attend the wedding of hi
friend, Mr.. Parker.
Id Miss Tucker is spending her vaca
,. ton with her mother and sister in o.
=. tumwa.
IS The social given by the ladies of tn
Christian church Christmas eve wa
y we'll attended.
- Mrs. Maude InOmaS ana ner mOLne
IS Mrs. Waddell, are visiting relatives i
d. Kirkville.
The first number of the lectur
oi course the concert by the Webe
" Grand Concert company, on Wedne'
O. day evening was quite a musical trea
and was enjoyed by large audience
st. Pulaski.
r. Pulaski, Dec. 26.-Mrs. T. c. Boggr
visited in Milton Tuesday and We
er nesday.
"a, Rev. U. S. Smith, pastor of the
nj e. church, left yesterday for a tr
nd through the west. He expects to
Dissent about four weeks.
VI Mrs d. NJ. Baughman and daughte
tn Ida, left Wednesday for Roswell, Ne
to Mexico, where they will spend the wi
or ter with Mrs. Baughman's son.
Dave Augspnrger, principal OF II
or school at Keswick, came home la
LIP, Monday to spend the holidays.
ng Married, at the brides parents,
ng Wednesday, December is, Miss Els
Miller and Samuel Augspurger, Re
is w. w. Miller, father of the bride, Of
sit ciating. There were about forty-fi
guests present to witness the cerem
,w- nv which united for life two of DAY