Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-09-11

Duke of this village, and Mr. and Mrs
Eli Emery east of the village, with
their friends. Dinner was served and
the day was only too quickly passed
School has begun here with good
enrolment with several out Of. town
pupils.
H. B. shide, the Milwaukee engineer
spent last week in Chicago, returning
Monday
Rev.. (Miss) tCox,.,of the Friends
church, preached her last sermon Sun
day night to very large audience
Miss Cox has been located here for
some, time and has large number OF
i friends who regret her departure from
the village. She will go. to Indianola
after attending the Friends" yearly
meeting at Oskaloosa which is now in
session. ~
DR.. Lokins and wife of Oskaloosa
Sundayed with Mrs. Lokins' mother
Mrs. Woolson.
John Greenlee, Fred Smith, Elwood
Hadley, Gilbert Jones and several
others are at st. Paul.
Mrs. Deborah Smith has been en-,
gagged as pastor of : the Hopewel
Friends church for the coming year
| Mrs. Smiths friends are glad she is tC
remain here.
Mrs. Albert Reed and little daugh
| ter are here from Oskaloos visiting
her friends, Mr.. and Mrs. Bond, north
of town.
James White and wife are both re
ported quite sick
DOC" Wade is very sick
Mr.. and Mrs. Clark Nordyke at
tended Lyle Bristow's funeral services
at Brighton Friday.
The new buildings on the South Side
are about completed.
+ Mrs. Alexander spent last week in
| Sigourney.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Morgan Clay
| Sundayed here.
Quite a number of people from this
! place are in Oskaloosa this week at
! tending the Friends yearly meeting.
o. E. Rehmel and two sons, of Wash
| ington. were the guests of G. l.. Reh
mel Monday.
The Ft. Madison excursion Thursday
will be we'll patronized.
! Miss Myra.. Bristow is very i'll with
typhoid fever. ~
Miss Eva Freel is. in Chicago.
Mrs. Fannie King, of Chicago. is
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Myron Walker are re
ioicing over the arrival of new baby
boy.
Mrs. Minnie Smith intends going tc
4 IndianOla in a few DAYS for few
weeks visit.
Lon Rafferty,, of Ollie, was here
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank swisher, o.
Brighton, were here Sunday.
~ Avery.
| Avery. Sept. 9-Mrs. Harry Smith
and children, Marie and Harold, and
Mrs. Bessie Lyons. of Abba, spent Sun.
1 day at the home of Mrs. Ellen Morgan
J. w. Richter and wife and John
Moore and wife and children spent
Sunday at the Lewis home over near
/ Coalfield.
Mrs. Ellen Morgan and Mrs. Edythe
Evans were at Buxton last Wednesday
calling on Mrs. Esther Brock.
H. E: Moore and A. K. Grant were
i Abba visitors Friday.
Among those who took in the thea
ter at Abba Thursday evening were
DR.. Montgomery and wife, E. T. Ev
ans and wife. H. e. Moore and Miss
Ethelyn Crabill, A. X. Grant and Miss
Anna Palmquist, Tom Petit and Nav
Bridges.
! Born, Saturday, Sept. 6. to Ed Des
kin and wife, a ten and half pound
baby boy. i
School commenced last Monday
with Prof. Hickman as principal and
Miss Anna Bilterman as assistant
u Mrs. Frank Crabill was an Abba Wis.
itor Monday.
Hedrick.
i Hedrick, Sept. 9.-The Hedrick fail
opened yesterday. The races begin to
day and the floral hall and other side
attractions promise to present draw
ing features. A successful meet is
A predicted.
i Dan Durfey returned from a bust
nesB trip to Missouri, Friday.
j Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dulin moved tc
Webster today where they will make
their future home.
Mrs. c.. NJ Stewart and daughter
Gertrude, of Kansas City, are visiting
/ this week at the L. D. Stinson home
Alvin Street, of Nugent. visited with
friends in Hedrick Sunday.
Louis Kracht, of Sigourney, was II
town yesterday consulting with the
management: of the fair. He may make
a carriage exhibit here
About twenty veterans of the civi
war will attend the national encamp
ment in Washington, D. c., the las
, Of this month.
w. D. Beatty, of sigourney, was il
the city yesterday on business.
; Eldon, Sept. Conductor Georg
Miller was quite badly injured Sunda,
on account of setting the air brake
too suddenly, it throwing him on hi
shoulders. He was unconscious TO
some time, but was much better thi
morning.
At the home of w. M. Boards last ev
ening about fifteen guests pleasant,
!, surprised the Boards family. Fruit
! coffee and cake were served. But TIL
guests were the ones that were sur
prised when they learned that MI
| Poarda had cnld hic inforaot IL, h;