Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-03-21

auQlence was well pleaSed WIN the
program. The net proceeds amount.
ed to SIS. This will be used to help
Ray for the new organ lately purchas-
ed by the Batavia school.
! John Harris. of Louisville, KY, Wis
lifted his brother, Ed Harris, last week.
Mrs. Joe Orndoff is visiting friends
at Belfast
The children of the Christian Sun
Gay school will give cantata at the
church next Friday evening. Every
enc is invited to attend.
Rev. Van Wrinkle, of Ottumwa, filled
'he M. e. pulpit here Sunday morn
ing and evening. He is working in
Des Moines
Jesse Sturgeon, a former teacher
here, spent a few hours Sunday with
friends here
M. S. Frisby is suffering from an
attack of the grip.
S. E. Woodruff and wife, of Compe-
liine, attended the R. N. A. lodge here
Monday evening.
Mrs. Lizzie Clark, of Des Moines,i is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frishy, also her sister, Mrs. Ida
Campbell.
DR.. Woods has sold his property to
John Fisher, of Nebraska, and will
move his family to Fairfield soon.
We regret very much to lose them
from our community They have lived
there for; the past eight years and have
la wide circle of friends.
At the school election last Monday,
Peter Cutchall was chosen director
lin the place of Ed. Harris, whose term
had expired.
| George Bunch returned Saturday
might from Oklahoma where he has
been the past two weeks. He pur-
chased a farm while there and ex-
I ects to move his family about the
first of April
E. L Frescoln is on the sick list
this week, caused from exposure the
night his restaurant burned.
Claude Smith came home Saturday
might from a two years stay in North
Dakota.
The NJ. E. Sunday school will give
:. an entertainment at the church on
Easter night.
Mr.. Franklin has moved into the
property on Main street, lately vacat-
ed by Mr.. Caldwell.
Ed Holmes new house is nearly
completed.
HayesvilIe,
Hayesville, March 21.-Mr. and Mrs
1. G. Stephenson and son Doyle were
: the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Miles Ba-
con.
; Edwin Winget returned Saturday
evening from Mt. Pleasant where he
: had been attending school at the Yves.
leyan University.
Miss Belle Wagner visited with her
sister, Mrs. John Stephe nson, of He'd.
rick, over Sunday
Mrs. Kate Strong, of Kansas City
: and Mrs. Pine Norton, of Keota, are
visiting their sister, Mrs. Mike Stass
who has been quite sick for the past
six weeks.
| Ed. Duree will leave for Des Moines
in a few days to take a course in phar,
, macy.
The Nonsense dramatic club played
2 The Crazy Idea at the hall Monday
might to full house.
: Miss Maude Jacobs will go to Des
Moines to take a course in music.
) C. NJ. Beall and Joe Hayes left Mon
Gay evening for Seattle, Washington
where they will spend the summer.
Hiteman.
Hiteman, March 21.-The mines are
running full time.
!. Some apprehension is felt here
i about the reported change in the con
: trolling interest of the c., B. & @. rail
Y road. Several of the men are asking
/ themselves the question-will the
/ change affect their positions?
+ On Monday last Conductor Fred
S Box met with what might have prov
/ en- fatal accident if it had not beer
for man who saw him and released
/ him from between the cars, where nc
had been caught in letting cars in on
g La switch. He was caught between