Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-09-05

Miss Mayme Porter is attending
business college in Ottumwa.
Mrs. Ellen Hagan expects soon to
leave for a health trip to California.
w. w. Harris and Miss Maud Ha-
gan were over Sundayr visitors at
Fairfield.
Miss Anna Hines visited at ottumwa
Tuesday.
James Merryfield,. of Delta, is in
Hedrick on business.
Avery.
Avery, Sept. 5.-John German and
wife spent few days in Des Moines
last week attending the fair.
Ed. Deskin and wife are visiting rel
htives north of Abba this week.
w. o. Appleman and T. J. Talboy re-
turned from Des Moines Friday.
J. w. Richter was in Abba Monday.
Rev. Schreiner filed his appoint
ment here Sunday morning.
Mrs. Jas. Amsbury and Mrs. Frank
Crabill were guests of Hiteman friends
a few days last week.
Mrs. j. w. Huston and her Sunday
school scholars enjoyed picnic down
near Eddyville Saturday Those in
the party were Misses Delta Apple
man, May Petit, Mabel French, Eth
elyn Crabill, Ruby TAFT, Gertie Ans
bury, Vic Crabill, May Stewart and
Rose Barnes, Messrs. Frank Crabill,
George Thayer, George Moore, Chas
Petit, John Moyle, Lloyd Huston and
Claude Stewart.
John Butler, of Maxon, spent Sun
day in Avery.
Misses Mary and Tessie Johnston
were Abba visitors Monday.
Mrs. T. e. Crabill and Miss Ethelyn
were Hooking visitors Thursday.
Mrs. Ella Morgan was the guest of
her daughter, Mrs. Harry Smith, of
Abba, Monday.
DR.. A. M. TAFT returned from Chica-
go Saturday.
Miss Bessie Appleman, who has been
visiting relatives at Des Moines re-
turned home Sunday evening on No.4
Miss Lucy Warner spent last week
visiting her parents near Frederic
Jas. Ellsworth and wife were Abba
visitors Monday.
Mrs. George Davis and son, James,
or Oskaloosa, were guests at the Les
senger home last week.
Hynes.
Hynes, Sept. 5.-P. Jenkins was in
Abba Friday as a witness in the Ey-
ans & Thayer case.
D. A. Loury made business trip to
Ottumwa Saturday.
Rev. McAllister, of Abba, preached
at the Friends church Sunday morn.
ing and evening.
Henry Butler returned from Wash
ington Monday where he has been in
attendance at the yearly meeting OF
the Brethren church
Labor Day was observed with a
goodly number of people from the sur
rounding country and good time re
ported from those present.
Rev. Thos. O'Rourke and wife are
going to Oskaloosa Tuesday to at
tend the yearly meeting of Friends.
Geo. Prall and family Sundayed al
Hooking.
Jno. Maring and family are moving
to Keb.
Foster.
Foster, Sept. Sc. G. Anderson
moved his family to Hilton las
Thursday.
David Lewis moved his. family t.
Hynes last week where he will work il
the mines.
A. H. Wright will move to Oska
loosa in the near future where he ha.
engaged work of w. c. Sheppard &
Co.
Miss Katie Convey of What Chez
has been engaged to teach the schoo
In the Darby district.
Rev. Leyrand filled his regular an
pontment in the Baptist pulpit las
Sunday forenoon and evening.
John M. Williams is settings off hi
stock with the intention of moving t,
Abba in the near future.
Mrs. George Tomlinson is very sicl
with consumption.
Our schools will begin On Septembe
l6, with Prof. N. J. Hibbs and Mis-
Annie Erickson as teachers.
John Terry came up from Appanoos
Saturday and visited lis family unit
Monday morning when he went to OF
tumwa to help to celebrate Labor Day
j. II. Treat and son, Will, have sc
cured work in the mines at Appanoos
and will work there this winter,
The people of Foster divided up O.
Labor Day. Some went to Abba. OF
tumwa, Hynes, and some to othe
places.
WooIson.
Woolson, Sept. 4.-Charley Tod
and Carrie Pringle aim to start to Co
orado Springs next week. Miss CARR
4 goes in search of better health.
Rothert Howell, of Glasgow, is her
helping on Mrs. Gregory's house
Ira c. Hadley's new barn is nearin
completion.
W. r. Hadley contemplates buildin
barn this fall.
w. D. Edwards has his new hous
ready for the painters.
The Messrs. Lamm, Frazier an
Smith, of Denova. with their wive
stopped here few hours enroute t
the Friends yearly meeting at Osk;
loosa this week.
Douds.
Douds, Sept. 5.-Rev. Daley and sol
Trink, of Troy, Ia, were in town Tue
day.