Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-08-28
MURRAY.

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Murray.
Murray. Aug. 2S.-Dr. Ross, wife and
son, John, of Osceola, came up and
spent Sunday with Mrs. Ross sister in
the country.
Mrs. Jones, of Alton, is visiting
here.
George Ellis, of Cedar Rapids, is !
visiting his mother.
Misses Cora Rees, Flora and Mamie
Klein, Messrs Roy Dutton, Arthur
Toby and Roscoe Soil drove over toI
Union to attend an ice cream social.
Mr.. Carver spent Sabbath with Miss
Grace Cone
NJ. F. Grigg was home Saturday.
Mrs. Susan Clark spent Friday with
her sister in Osceola.
E. J. Johnson and wife spent Sunday
with Mr.. Johnson's parents in the coun
try.
P. NJ. Lions and family were visiting
Mr. Lions father in the country Sun
day
Mr.. Hill arrived here from the north
part of the state Saturday and will
visit with his grandparents, B. FL
Stockwell and wife.
Mrs. Upton, of Burlington, is visit
ing her sister Mrs. Caroline Klein.
Miss Eva Sells returned Saturday
from Clarinda.
Mrs. Gaffin and Miss Zalka have a
sister visiting them from Villisca.
j. w. McClintic and wife returned
ihome from Des Moines Monday Mrs.
/ Bergsma, a daughter. accompanied
| them.
Will Eden made Murray his usual
business call Monday and visited home
folk.
Rev. o. P. Sonner and family are
preparing to move to Alton where
Rev. Sonner has accepted the pas
torate Of the Baptist church.
+, Hugh Lonnor returned home from
L Omaha Tuesday. zraa ~
| Miss Rose Johnson is attending the
state fair this week.
| Miss Dora Vanzandt and brother
Ralph, expect to depart for Cedar Falls
Monday where they will enter college.
John Schaffer and Eddie Klein eX-
| pect to go to Des Moines G. c. c. Mon
day.
Miss Mollie Groves, of Creston, was
the guest of Miss Anna Hoffman
| Wednesday. agy.
Willie Lonnor departed Tuesday for
| few days visit in woodstock. He
will then go to Humboldt where he will
/ enter the business college for the COM
ing year. !,
Tuesday B. F. Scott sold his farm of
1 100 acres, including the farm owned by
1 his mother-in-law, Mrs. Wiley, to east
ern parties at SIS per acre.
Tuesday afternoon Joel Fem sold his
farm north Murray, consisting of 100
acres at $8S per acre. These farms
are both we'll improved and close to
town.
The death of the ten year old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Seifcus of near
1 Hopewell, occurred Monday, Aug 25.
| The little boy has been afflicted with
| whooping cough and other troubles.
4 The remains were laid to rest Tuesday
at l p. m. Rev. Bott conducted the
services.
Humeston.
| Humeston, Aug. 28.--This vicinity
was visited Monday night by the heav-
lest rainfall of the season. Trains on
the K & w. branch of the Burlington
were delayed Tuesday owing to wash
outs just east Of here
Mrs. Mary Giltner, of Abba, returned
to her home Saturday after weeks
visit with friends and relatives.
| A large number of Humeston people
are attending the state fair this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. C. Crawford. of
Knoxville, have been visiting with
friends here for the past few days.
Mrs. John Moredlck and children re-
turned last Friday from Harrington,
Kansas, wheee they have been spend
ing the summer.
1 Mrs E. B. Eddy left Monday for
1 visit in Colorado.
Rev. Gilcrest is in Calhoun, Carroll
Y county, on business this week.
Miss Emma Clever, of Milo, is visit
\ ing this week with her uncle, M. A.
\ Clever, and family.
During the storm Monday evening
M. G. Carter's barn on his farm south
} west of town, was struck by lightning
and damaged considerably.
i Misses Maude Stirling, Bess Petty,
Alma Nelson and Jennie Lawson, of
Corydon, We're visitors here Sunday.
S. II. Moore returned last week from
i Omaha, where he purchased three car
loads of young cattle. eighty-six head.
One carload was for B. King, the 9TH
err two for himself
u Preparations are now being made
for the erection Of John Oltlfeld's new
'Iresidence in the south part of town.
4 It will be one OF the best houses In
1.-THE town. J. A. Wilson has the con-
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