Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-20

COURIER: TO EsDAY, A
Rev. Tenant and family and Bonnie
Wilson spent yesterday at the bridge
on Skunk river, picnicing.
Will Lee. Arthur Lee, Jennie Lee,
Earl Lee, Nels Lee and wife, James
Newell and wife, James Boyd and Adj
di Aldman, went to Curriers' mill today
for a three days outing.
w. o. Blake has bought the Renner
meat market.
The Farmers and Traders Tele-
phone company has taken in about 40
new members and are now extending
it's line to Ben. Buskirk's, south of
town.
Ed. Porter has sold his lumber yard
to John Kennel. Mr. Porter will re-
move this fall to Oklahoma City, Ok
lahoma and engage in business.
Professor A. S. Fisher of Kansas
City and Isaiah Dillon, wife and grand
daughter, of Normal, ILL.,, are here on
visit with MIR. and Mrs. w. H. Roof
Mrs. w. H. Roofs family will have
family reunion here on, Saturday.
Henry Elliot, agent of the Iowa Cen
trail, was checked out here yesterday
and it is understood Mr. Donaldson
will take his place.
John Kennel has the foundation in
for his new elevator and the carpen-
ters began work Thursday noon. The
new elevator will be larger than the
one which burned
Avery.
Avery, Aug 16.-Ernest Moore and
William Bilterman returned from Des
Moines Thursday
Misses Lou Sheppard and Ethelyn
Crabill were shopping in Abba Tues
day.
Mrs. Ellen Morgan and Mrs. Edythe
Evans were Abba visitors Monday.
Miss Lucy Warner was a passenger
| for Ottumwa Sunday evening.
Mrs. f. E. Crabill and daughter, Miss
Ethelyn, were Hooking visitors Thurs
day
Marley Fisher, formerly agent for
the c., B, & @. at this place, now of At
ton, is visiting friends here this week.
| Miss Gertrude Amsbury returned
from Hiteman where she has been Wis.
iting her sister, Mrs. Grace Morgan.
Mrs. Corda Petit and daughter, Eel.
la, are visiting in Blakesburg this
week.
Mrs. Ben Vanatta entertained hel
aunt from Knoxville a few days last
week.
Miss Addie Cotterel is suffering with
sprained ankle.
Misses Mary Johnston and Elsie
Moore were Abba visitors Thursday.
Hilton.
Hilton, Aug 16.-This place was
visited on the evening of the 14th with
a local shower. There was also a
strong wind blowing. upsetting quite
a number of out houses.
The miners did not work on the 14th
on account of the lack of fiat cars.
A mass meeting was held to try and
Istraighten out the school tangle The
school board was given until Septem
Der / to take action in the matter. Hill
ton has over IT'S pupils of school age
and over 100 that would attend il
there was any place where they coult
be taught.
Mrs. Johnson and Miss Refs tool
the $50 a. m. train for Abba.
Cleveland.
Il Cleveland, Aug. 16-Robert Wood
and family are spending the week il
CreSton visiting relatives.
4 Miss Hazel Vreeland of Ottumwa il
the guest of G. W. Watts.
Mrs. Mary Myers and son. Earl, are
visiting friends at Bearon and Los
Creek.
! The Knights of Pythias band will
give social and open air concert OF
the hill in front of D. o. Campbell
residence, Saturday evening, Angus
| II.
| Mrs. VIM Thomas died at her hom
Wednesday evening, August IA, afte
an illness of several months. A hus
band and two small children survive
her.
Miss Rose Anderson and Miss Bird
Atherton spent Tuesday evening will
Charlton friends.
F. B. Thrall and family will return
to Ottumwa to live, Mr.. Thrall havins
resigned his position with the Cleve
land Supply company G. w. Hart
suck was appointed manager, tn
change taking effect, August Is.
J. H. Cowles was called to Mt. Pleas
ant Tuesday by the serious illness O
his mother.
G. L. Solberg of Chicago is bus
ness visitor at Cleveland looking afte
the interests of the Cleveland Suppl,
company'S store.
Sigourney
Sigourney, Aug. 16.-The normal il
| stitute closes today. This evening o,
ours the commencement exercises an
a lecture by Superintendent j. F.Rigg
at the high school building.
Jack Martin, of Polo, Iowa, is visi
ing here.
H. N. Seamons returned last Wet
nesday night to his home in Lawrence
Kansas The family will remain j
| Sigourney another week
Elsie Brolliar. of Ollie, has been VII
r iting Sigourney friends.
} H. G. White and family are visitin
relatives at Hedrick
Dr. H. F. L. Hardin left the othe