Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-27
Agency.

Agency, Aug. 26.-The brick house
built by Major Beach in 1S4S, when
he was agent of the Sax and Fox In
dams is being torn down. The new Q
track, running so close to it that it is
not desirable place to reside. Mrs.
Hanawalt will use the brick and stone
for a foundation for her new dwelling
house.
Tompkins & Fitzgerald who had one
and half miles of grading between
here and Street, have finished the work
and it is now ready for the rails.
Rev. and Mrs. H. Brass of Lincoln,
Neb., who have been in New York for
some time, stopped here Saturday to
visit their daughter, Mrs. E. G. John
son.
Misses Verna and Bessie Lamme OF
Ottumwa were over Sunday visitorsyat
the j. M. Lamme home.
A new boy gladdens the home of Mr..
and Mrs. John Hess.
Mrs. Edwards of Bentonsport is Wis
iting at Rev. Thornley's.
Miss E. Davis of Fairfield was an
over Sunday visitor at. e. T. Aliens.
Rev. Thornley, expects to leave here
for his new field of work in Michigan
about September A. His pulpit here
will be supplied until conference
meets.
Mrs. D. Newell and Miss Vina
Humphrey are visiting relatives in Des
Moines.
Mrs. Willard Gay has returned from
visit with relatives In Missouri.
| A. Stewart and son, Walter, are Wis
| iting relatives In Oskaloosa.
| Misses Bessie and Cleo Bryan of
Charlton, visited Mrs. HI. Bryan last
week
Frank Hull visited relatives in Chill
licothe last week.
Ed. Hill left this morning for Ko-
lena where he will teach school this
winter, s,s
The public school will commence
SEPTEMBER 2, with the following teach
ers: Principal, F. w. Lambert; as
sistant principal Miss Della Chides-
ter; No. 4, Miss Mamie Foster; No. 5,
Miss Roxie Parker; No. 2, Miss Hulda
Cremer; No. 1, Miss Wright.
i Mr. and Mrs. j. g. Mast We're in OF
tumwa last week and attended the
wedding of their son, Charles.
Philip Watkins, who was thrown
from his buggy in Eldon and had his
thigh dislocated, is getting along as
well as could be expected,
BonaParte.
Bonaparte, Aug. ga large crowd
of Bonaparte people attended the. keo
sauqua fair this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. S. White have re
turned from their eastern trip.
Mrs. Blanche Coolidge and Tinte
Cox attended the dance at Hillsbort
Wednesday.
Theodore Vickers has returned from
the west.
The new business house of j. H
Cresap is nearing completion.
) Tampa.
Yampa, Aug 26.-Mrs. Whitmore, 0
! Eldon, Clell Farley and family ant
John Griffin have gone to Melrose t.
, visit friends and attend a family re
union.
j. S. Reno has sold his 400 acre farm
l at this place to parties from Illinois
We understand Mr.. Reno has bough
the 200 acre farm of A. j. Warren.
: Miss Meta Farley is visiting he
' grandparents in Eldon.
Guy Geager is now delivering hi
coal on his contract for the Yamp
d school for the coming year.
y Mr. and Mrs. c. M. Warder an
i daughters visited friends in Yamp
S Sunday.
e G. F. Wiley and family, and job
d Wiley and son visited friends in Yam
Il pa Tuesday
II Several families from this vicnit
! and Bladensburg Went on a picnic t
b the Des Moines river Tuesday.
y Miss May Reno and Miss Mary Ca
$ man We're Ottmnwa shoppers Tuesda.
n J. S. Reno has purchased new cor
I. harvester.
e Mrs. Maggie Beal and children. {
Y Ashland, visited at j. ]. Beal's TIL
II week.
l. Miss May Warder is visiting hi
cousin, Miss Laura Carmen.
+ A party of about twenty OF Agency