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


Everett Miller came home Friday for
a short visit with relatives.
| North Fairview.
North Fairview, Dec. 26.-Last
Thursday, December 10, occurred the
death of Columbus Oliver, son of Alb
raham and Mary Ann Oliver. He was
born April 16, 1859, in Putnam county,
came to Iowa In 1882, he united with
| the church of the Bretherns and was
a faithful and exemplary member up
to the time of his death. He leaves a
father and mother and one sister and
were conducted by Rev. Wolf, of the
| Brethren church and the remains were
laid to rest at the Dunkard cemetery
/ Miss Mabel Swain closed the No.
school for weeks vacation through
holidays and left for her home in Fair
field.
An oyster supper was given at the
4 Petzinger home Saturday night and
was well attended by large crowd
and all report good time.r~F-
l. Mace Loyeless returned from ANA
dor Friday and reports his father no
better.
Will Farrell passed through this vi
entity Saturday.
VIM. Potts and H. Dodabaugh was
in this vicinity Saturday on business.
Jim Taylor transacted business in
Batavia Thursday of last week.
Miss Mary and George Bartholow
and Miss Jennie and Jake Petzineer
We're shopping in Fairfield Thursday OF
last week.
Willie Bartholow made a quick trip
to Libertville Saturday.
Mrs. Lon Fulton visited Mrs. Mace
Loveless last week.
Walter Barthoiow made quick
trip to Ottumwa last Thursday.
There will be Christmas tree at
No. 2 Monday evening.
Park Campbell and wife visited at
the Petzinger home one day oE last
week.
W. A. Fulton and wife made bus
. mess trip to Fairfield last Thursday.
John Jones went to Ottumwa to call
on friends and relatives.
Stockport.
Stockport. Dec. 26.-Geo Shelmar
, went to Ottumwa last Wednesday.
L. e. Taylor returned from Missouri
Wednesday where he had gone or
business.
, The section men have all been lait
off but two on section No. g.
Roy Silvers has accepted a position
| as hostler in the round house at OF
tumwa and left Thursday for tha
llplace. fA
No new cases of smallpox have de
M, sr ~
ting along fine.
Miss Helen Johnston came hom,
, Saturday from Mt. Pleasant to spent
the hondays.
, Frank Lucas and sister Fay came
home from school to spend Christmas
! The school at Stockport has beer
+ closed for three weeks on account o
smallpox.
Ed Edwards came in Saturday, &C
: companied by his wife. They will re
main over the holidays. Mr.. Edward
, lis fireman on the Santa Fe railroad
Murray.
Murray, Dec. 26.-Romaine HalleI
wife and daughter. Of Kennesaw, Ne
braska, arrived Monday to spen,
Christmas with his parents and gree
his many boyhood friends.
M. F. Grigg was at home Thursda
night.
!. The NJ. E. Sunday school is prepal
5 ing a program for Christmas eve, bu
: the tree has been dispensed with
There will be five acting deaconess
and each one will bring donation t
be sent to the "Deaconess home" A
> the close of the entertainment tn
: lschool was treated.
\ Oren Ruffcorn and family will go
3 Weldon to spend the holidays.
q Mrs. Nellie Cahow will spend Chris
g Imas with home folks in Greenfield.
n Lloyd Duke, of Burlington, was tn
n guest of Con .;Harkin this week.
a Anna White assisted at the Bi
q Store Saturday.
IA |
a Fremont.
Fremont, Dec. 26.-W. H. Roof an
daughter, Miss Florence, left on Tue
81 day, Dec. IT, for Albuerque, New Me
II leo, where Miss Roof will spend til
n winter for her health. Mr.. Roof e
"A poets to be gone about two weeks
u Mrs. Josie Higgason, wife of w.