Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-05-28

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Centerville and will take possession
about June /. Mr.. Speer expects to
remove his family to that city at once.
Fairfield, May 25.-Rev. Minaer and
family of Boston, Mass, are visiting
at the home of Mr.. Bellies on West
Jefferson street..
Miss Helen McGrew entertained a
number Of her young lady friends at
tea last evening at her home on West
Washington street.
Rev. w. j. Funkey Of the Lutheran
church will deliver the baccalaureatc
address before the graduating class of
the high school tomorrow at IL
o'clock a. m. "a
Rev. R. w. Taylor of Charlottesville
and Miss Edith Shields of Wash;n ston
were visiting in this city yesterday.
Mrs. j. G. Mcdonald died at her
home on South Third street Thursday
afternoon at $3.50 o'clock p. m. The
cause of her death was cancer Of the
stomach. Mrs. Mcdonald was ~
| years of age and was we'll known in
this city The funeral services will
be conducted this afternoon at $3.50
o'clock by Rev. Kemble of the Metho-
dist church.
Miss Rosamund Funkey lett this
morning for Des Moines, where she
will sing at the convention of the gen
| eral synod of the Lutheran churches of
the United States.
John McGrew, treasurer Of Van
Buren, county left for his home at Keo.
sauqua yesterday after short visit
in this city.
Yamra.
! Yampa, Hay 24.-The farmers in
this vicinity are nearly through plant
ing corn.
Yampa was visited by heavy hail
storm Tuesday evening but very lit
tie damage was DONE
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Cook of Jeffer
son county, visited friends in Yamps
Sunday.
Miss Clara Galloway has returned tc
Ottumwa after an extended visit al
home.
Miss Helen Beall visited her broth
er in Ashland Tuesday.
John Wiley and son Walter, were
Yampa visitors Sunday.
Miss Lizzie Carman is visiting
! friends in Yampa.
Mrs. May, Reno made flying triI
to Ottumwa Tuesday
Susie Reno has returned home from
Eldon where she was called by the Sc
rious illness of her grandmother.
Harry Dreamer of Eldon was in thi:
vicinity on business last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rifle visited at Arthur
Broadfield's in Competine Sunday.
I The Western Ballast compan,
which has burnt a pit of ballast ;
mile south of here, has closed thu
work and is now moving the rnachin
cry away.
Mr.. and Mrs. Layton went to Ottum
wa Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Burnaugh ant
daughter, Jessie, of Hedrick, visited
their daughter, Mrs. Rifle recently.
| Quite number of people of thi.
place attended Memorial service a
Bladensburg Sunday.
4. Village Creek.
4 Village Creek. May 4-The schoo
here is progressing nicely with Mis-
Monroe of Ottumwa as teacher.
Joe BOSNIAN and family spent tw,
days last week with b. Kosman.
Lewis fKosman and family spen
Sunday with friends near Chillicothe
marketed corn in Ottumwa Tuesday.
Mrs. Will Burton and Mrs. Will
Wellman spent Tuesday with Mrs
Dave Burton.
Mrs. Oma Wagner spent Wednes
: day with Mrs. Chris BOSNIAN.
: John Haley is helping Lewis Kos
man plant corn this week.
Miss Margaret ROUGH, Of near OF
tumwa, who has been spending few
days with relatives here, returned
home yesterday.
Eldon.
Eldon, May 24-Mr. and Mrs. A. ]
Fairchild, who were called here by tn,
death of Mr.. Mungerson, returned t,
their home at Kirkville Wednesday.
:; A surprise party was given Harr,
Hull Wednesday evening in honor o
his fifteenth birthday. Ice cream an,
cake were served.
A meeting of the cemetery associa
ton will be held at the office of /. H
Tomlinson Saturday evening at eigh
d o'clock.
Miss Grace Galpin, of Trenton, Mo
is visiting Mrs. H. G. Cox.
Mesdames III. Tomlinson, M. HEST
! EE. Finney and j. d. Houghland enter
tanned the A M club and auxiliary a
the home Of Mrs. Houghland Wednes
day evening. The color scheme il
pink and white was carried out. TIL
decorations were pink and white an,
the hostesses being attired in thos
colors. The fayors were carnations
Ice cream and strawberries, cake an,
coffee were served. Cards was tn
amusement for8the evening. Mrs. W
Kropp, of Memphis, Mo-, who is visit
ing. Mrs. H. G. Cox was the only GU
of town guest.
Mrs.,W McHaffy, of Glenwood, wa
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