Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-12-04
Olive Branch.

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Olive Branch.
Olive Branch, Dec. 3.-Protracted
meetings closed Saturday night at
White Elm.
John Baldwin of Selma was through
here this week.
Orvill Davis, the little three-year-
old child of Mr.and Mrs. Lige Davis,
met with very painful accident, Sun
day. The little one got hold of some
powder and threw handful on theI
fire, burning his face and eyes very
badly, but he is getting along as well
as can be expected.
Geo. Loomis and wife of Pleasant
Ridge. visited over Sunday at George
Haney's of this place.
Martin Lutte was a business caller
here the first of the Week
Ben Pool was an Eldon visitor one
day last week.
Martin Lutte and wife spent Monday
evening with Worth Davis and wife.
Clyde Miller and Mary Kunzman
We're married Wednesday November
g.
There will be preaching services
Sunday evening at Olive Branch, con.
Quoted by Rev. Lisp.
Calvin Mum and son Roy, have re-
turned to their home in Eldon after
visiting few days with Jacob Schlot-
ter, and other relatives.
Work Davis and wife were shopping
in Selma the first of the week.
Miss Ruby Hamm is confined to her
room with sore throat.
The entertainment at White Elm
Thursday evening, was grand sue
cess.
Douds.
Douds, Dec. 3.-W. G. Parrot and
wife of Keosauqua visited over Sunday
with Miss Josie Talbot.
Earl Findlay, who is now travelling
salesman with headquarters at Rock
ford, Ill, visited with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Hugh Findlay, from Saturday
till Tuesday.
A very pleasant social gathering
was held at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
being the birthday anniversary of Mrs.
Barthelow.
Moulton Bills of Packwood is visit
ing his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. w. H.
Bills.
George Rambo was a Keosauqua
visitor on Monday.
A. B. Camp of Fairfield is a bust
ness visitor in town.
Mrs. Cyrus Greenheld and daughter,
Bertha, were shopping in Ottumwa
Tuesday.
Mrs. M. B. Smith returned home
Tuesday, after an extended visit with
relatives at Des Moines and other
points.
Quite heavy fall of rain and snow
has made it very disagreeable for corn
gathering. Probably thirty per cent
of the corn is still in the fields
The question for discussion at the
literary next FRIDAY evening is: Tele
phones VS. Rural Routes.
Chequest.
Chequest, Dec 3.-Geo. Hewitt and
Ed Nelson of near Leando were bust
ness callers in Chequest one day last
week
| Quite a number from here attended
the show at Douds about every night
! last week and report good entertain,
ments.
Miss Sadie Hissem began the winter
| term of school in district No. 8 and
Waldo Harryman in district No. ]
Monday.
Mrs. John Mccullough is GONZALES
cent.
/ Quite number of farmers attended
the l.. G. Lining stock sale near Pitts
burg Tuesday
! Geo. Lewis and wife visited friends
here Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Sperback Of
near Leando spent Sunday with friends
in Chequest.
| Jamie Parson and Miss Eva Han
shaw were guests Sunday at the f. S
! Plowman home.
Misses Laura and Ida Casady Went
to Milton Saturday. where they viii
attend high school this winter.
Lee Roush moved this week into
the property lately vacated by F. M
Lee and family.
at Troy Sunday of typhoid fever, was
taken to Birmingham Tuesday fol
burial.
Misses Grace and Eva Coffman re
Gently returned to their home at this
place after an extended visit with rel
atives in the northern part of the
state.
Program of the Chequest Farmers
club, to be held Thursday at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Roush: @ a. m.
''The latch string is out; come in anG
make yourselves at home";12 m, RE
member Your Faults; D. M, presl
dents annual address, John Swires:
election of officers; "The Pleasure ant
Benefit of Trip to the Rockies G
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