Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-07-03
M artinsburq.

Martinsburg.
Martinsburg, July Nv. G. Lister
and ]. R. Speirs were in Sigourney last
on business.
Geo. l.. Eyestone and wife and D. M.
Eyestone and wife visited at the H. C..
Lynn home in Sigouorney last Thurs
day.
Sunday was a lively day with the B.
& w. widening their track to stand
ard gauge. They accomplished the
work all in one day so that the regular
train due here at 1924 p. m. was but a
few hours late.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Powell have gone
to Hedrick to be at the wedding of
Mrs. Powell's sister, Miss BeuIah
Young, which will take place this even
ing at the Presbyterian church of He'd
rick.
AS Martinsburg will not celebrate
this year quite number of the towns
people will celebrate at Hedrick and
Ottumwa and Ollie and a few at Bur-
lington.
johnson Graves went to Avery Mon
day to visit his daughter and little
grandson
Little Carl, son Of John Spiers, fell
from the hayloft onto the hard floor,
striking on the back, of his head. He
was badly hurt but is better at pres
ent.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Pollock visited in
Sigourney over Sunday returning home
Monday evening.
The Rebekah lodge had an entertain
ment last evening, the women furnish
ing the cake and the men the ice
cream.
Grain is badly lodged and if the wet
weather continues there will be great
deal of it damaged
The corn crop is virtually all laid
by.
Word comes back from Mrs. /. N.
Ogden that she is not very much i'm
proved in health. All had hoped for
her speedy recovery.
Geo. Morain and B. F. Croker were
in Richland on business Monday.
Fremont.
Fremont, July miss Inez Sarvis,
who has been afflicted for about a
year with consumption. died Saturday
evening of hemorrhage. The funeral
services took place from the M. E.
church, Rev. G. L. Tenant, the pas
tor, conducting the services, assisted
by Rev. Critchlon of New Sharon.
c. M. Pearson has sold the Fremont
Gazette to A. p Norton of Marengo.
The latter took possession today Mr..
Pearson and ]. D. Springer have form
ed a partnership and bought small
daily at Eagle Grove. They go there
about July 8.
The continued cloudy and rainy
weather is threatening to the smaller
grain as much of it was extra tall and
the rains seem to be lodging it quite
a little.
The narrow gauge is thing of the
past. Fremont now has two standard
gauge roads.
Mrs. j. r. Dale returned yesterday
from Marshalltown where she had
been visiting, and also looking after
the nursing of her brother, Ed. Bish-
op, who is now out after a siege of
diphtheria.
Charles McVey of Viola, Kan, is
here visiting old friends and acquaint-
ances.
Samuel Dinsmore had sale last
Saturday of his household effects. He
goes next week to Ohio to live with a
sister. He is past "a years of age.
Harry Canon and Miss Laura Hedge
of Oskaloosa were married June s.
They moved into their home on Pine
street the last of last week.
Mrs. Jennie Cave left for Galesburg,
ILL.,, this morning for an extended visit.
Mrs. L. G. Fell and little daughter,
Mary, are here visiting at the parental
s. H. Heinsman home.
Exline.
Exline, July Rev. George Blagg
returned from Mt. Pleasant last Satur.
day where he had been on business
several days.
The appearance of the Exline Gene
terry Is much improved by the cleaning
it received Monday. 1t had become
badly grown over with grass and
weeds.
Miss Viola Van Buskirk left for Mis-.
souri, last Thursday where she will
make her future home. She had made
many friends here who were very
sorry to see her go.
l. o. Mintieth came over from Eldon
and visited over Sunday with his wife
and little son.
Miss Helen Benefel closed her
school near KNOXVILLE last Friday and
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