Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-07-03
near Lakonta, continues to slowly but

gradually improve.
Rev. Leo Bateman, of Des Moines,
who holds the pastorship of the Chris
tan church here, preached Sunday ev-
ening on the subject, THE Saloon
Question from the Saloonkepers'
Standpoint" On Monday night he
gave a lecture entitled, Chickens
Come Home to Roost," at the opera
house, and on next Sunday afternoon,
July 6, he will fill the pulpit of the
Bluff Creek Union Chapel at 8 o'clock.
A grand Fourth of July celebration
will be given at Lost Creek under the
auspices of Local Union, No. 1926 of the
u. NJ. w. of A. Music will be furnish
ed by the Pekay Brass Band and the
David Waters Glee club. John P.
White, secretary-treasurer of the u.
M. w. of A., will be the orator and
Hamilton and Lost Creek will play
base ball during the afternoon.
| Frank Whitsel, of Sand Ridge, was
a business caller Saturday.
| A new brass banG has been organ
lied here with twenty members. They
will meet for general practice Wednes-
day and Friday nights, while Thurs
day night will be devoted to begin.
ners
The Grays Creek school, west of
town.. the Blaine school, near Lakonta
and the Charter Oak and Sand Ridge
schools, on Sand Ridge, all closed Fri
day with programs. The two last
mentioned schools, being near each
other, Joined and had program to-
gether.a These schools were taught by
the following teachers: Grays Creek
by Miss Lottie Totman, Of Eddyville
Blaine by Miss Eva Tharp, of near La
konta; Charter Oak by Miss Matte
Black, and Sand Ridge by Miss Bertha
Grimes, of Oskaloosa.
N. 3. McNeese went to Middle
Grove, Illinois, Saturday morning, in
response to a telegram which stated
that his daughter, Mrs. George Pen
dray, upon whom an operation was
performed for appendicitis, was worse
Mrs. McNeese is sti: with her daugh
ter
Mrs. L. C. Horner went to ottumwa
Saturday.
The following composed the crowd
of people who attended the Elks. fes
tival at Des Moines at different times
last week: o. H. Seifert, Mr.. and
Mrs. H. J. Wing, DR.. and Mrs. E. M
Knox, Mr. and Mrs. Grant Cowley
and Mr.. Barnett, who is visiting
them; Lester Horner and Misses Myr
tie McDole and Larue Black.
Although Friday was a cloudy, rainy
and disagreeable day. by which sever.
al were disappointed in their desire to
attend the circus at Oskaloosa, the
following attended the evening show
there: Horace Burns, R. E. Grattan,
Chas. and James T. Johnson, Clinton
Roberts, Presley X. Horner, Gervais
Fails, Will Criswell, Will McNeese,
John Smith, Phil Kussart, Gilbert Pet.
erson, Arthur Elliott, Theo. and Roy
OFT, Walter Lafferty, Earl True, Miss
Mary Denning. o. L. Findley, Richard
Lutz, and j. T. Brown.
Charley Ames, of Marshalltown, but
formerly of this place, was a recent
visitor with relatives and old friends
here
Mrs. Vim. McElroy, of Fudge Creek
was a recent caller IN town.
A. G. Beamer headed a crowd to
Kirksville. Missouri, Saturday night
over the Iowa Central, on sight see
4 ing tour The crowd was composed OF
the following: Peter Francis M. H
Cox, and John Steele, of this city;
and John Fleetwood, Henry MCGEE
and Ed Walker, of the country. They
returned Monday.
Mrs. Minnie Ramsey and daughters,
Bonnie and Rika, of Denver, Col, re-
turned to Abba Saturday to visit rel
atives after paying a visit of a few
days to Mrs. Ramsey's brother, Theo
OFT and wife, on Church street.
Miss Ada Middlesworth was in Os.
kaloosa Friday and Saturday visiting
her sister, Mrs. John Wright. Her lit.
tie nephew, Frank Wright, returned
with her and spent Sunday as her
guest.
Mrs. Chas. OFT and son, Roy. of All.
bia. visited at the Theo OFT and Mrs.
IJ. w. Seifert homes from Thursday
!! till Saturday.
Little Miss Flora Danforth was a
passenger to Oskaloosa Saturday to
visit her friend and former neighbor.
Miss Dollie Trotter.
Joseph Dunkin and Nose Israel, of
Abba, drove over and spent Saturday
afternoon in town. Mr.. Dunkin is a
cousin Of O. H. Seifert.
Fred Shaver, who has been at.
tending business college in Ottulnw wa,
was home over Sunday.
Mr.. Howell and son, of the west
side, and Miss Ida WEIGH, just east of
town, were among the passengers to
oskaloosa. Saturday.
Mrs. w. r. Nelson and son, Master
Rufus, depart Wednesday, July 2, for
an indefinite visit with relatives in
the east. They will visit first Mrs.
Nelson's brother, in Indianapolis, Ind.
concluding their trip by visiting an
other brother at Eaton, Ohio. Mrs.
Nelson has not seen her brothers for
sixteen years.
Hazel Dell.
Hazel Dell, July PA. L. Burton
spent Friday night at the home of
George Shields
Charles Harlem purchased fine
new buggy last week.
Miss Inez Truitt spent last week at
the home of her sister, Mrs. F. l..
Dexter
A number of the people attended