Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-09-04

pleasant time.
Miss Sadie Simpson visited friends
in Lucas this week.
Frank Davis and wife from the
country spent Monday in town taking
in the sights and visiting the formers
brother, David Davis, and wife.
Birmingham.
Birmingham, Sept. 3.-The Free
Methodist camp meeting which has
been in progress here for the past ten
days closed Sunday night. The crowd
Sunday was estimated at from 1000
to 5000 the day being cool and pleas
ant and the roads good
Mrs. Clarence Hope and daughter,
of Valley Junction, are visiting rela-
tives here.
Miss Nellie Countryman returned
last week from Chicago where she
has been attending summer school, and
left Tuesday for Des Moines where
she will teach during the winter.
Miss Annie Short has returned from
Des Moines where she attended the
Drake summer school.
d G. Petit, of Keosauqua, spent a
few days in town attending camp
meeting and visiting with his many
friends.
Mrs Fred Dreamer and children, Of
Clayton, H., returned home Monday
after a months visit with relatives.
Mrs. G. l.. Craft of Ottumwa. and
Mrs. Carroll Stanley, of Mason City,
returned home last week after visit
of several weeks with their parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Harley Graham and
Leo returned nome Saturday from a
trip to Chicago
Mr.. and Mrs. Matthew Farrell and
daughter We're over Sunday guests at
the j. w Farrell home.
Miss Ruby Murphy, of Mt. Pleasant,
was the guest at her brother Crile's
home during camp meeting.
George Wilson, who works at Val
ley Junction, made short visit to his
parents last week.
Miss Myrtle Moore spent several
days last week in New London with
her friend, Carrie Leppo, and left Tues
day for Keosauqua where she has a
position in the millinery department
of a store.
G. G. Countryman, of New London
visited parents and many friends over
Sunday.
| MI anu hi olSi iiph e'i z siiC pa
rents of daughter, born Friday night
| Miss Maude Baldwin, of Selma, is
the guest of Miss Inez Clark
| Mrs. Albert Smith, of Chicago; Mrs.
Thos. Wells, of Burlington; Jennie
Randall, of South Dakota, and Thos
Randall, of Mt Pleasant, have been
guests of their parents, DR.. and Mrs
j. NJ Randall.
l.. G. Boies returned Sunday from a
business trip of several weeks to Sc
dalia, Mo.
Miss Fora Harper, of Fairfield. is
the guest of her cousin, Miss Grace
| Allen
Misses Marie Cory and Ida Hope
returned Thursday from months
stay at Colfax Springs.
]. W. Hope and family returned Fri
day from a trip of three weeks dura
ton to various points in Colorado
They report an enjoyable time.
Mrs. Al Adams and son, of Selma
are visiting Mrs. Adams parents.
Prof. and Mrs. c. E. Akers, of Eldon
have spent several days here visiting
their numerous friends.
/ Miss Kate Fairchild, of Stockport
visited Nettie and Ida Jones during
camp meeting.
| Rev. ]. e. Wilkins, formerly pasto
of the NJ e. church at this place, pass
ed through town Friday.
Hiram Kirkpatrick and John Jones
who are working at Brighton, spen
camp meeting week at home.
Mrs Matte Woods, of Brighton, i
visiting her parents, D. X. Bonar aant
wife.
T. j. Smith is visiting his sons il
Montana and if pleased with the cour
try may locate there
Alva Maddix and family came u
from Keosauqua Sunday to atten
camp meeting.
N. l.. Calhoun and Will Goodson al
tended the state fair last week.
Lebanon.
, Lebanon, Sept. 4-George Sampl