Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-24


full supper was given, the balance of
the evening being spent in social COM
ment. Mr.. and Mrs. Linblade will
make their home in Moline, where Mr..
Linblade has a lucrative position.
Humeston.
Humeston, April 24-Mr. and Mrs.
John Walker returned Friday from
Keokuk where Mr.. Walker has been
ATTENDING medical school.
Rev. j. B. Latimer, of Macedonia,
preached at the M. e. church Monday
evening.
Levar Bolon is reported quite sick.
! Jim Pearcy, who has been in Mis-
souri, for several months, returned last
week for visit with friends.
James Hinchliff, Lloyd Calbreath
and Arthur Barkhuff returned last
week from the Keol1uk medical school,
Frank Parker and family returned
last week from Wisconsin where they
have lived for several months. They
moved the middle of this, week into
John Chesnartt's property in Fairview.
The school board at their meeting
on Monday evening elected the follow
ing teachers for the coming year:
Prof. G. A. Axline, Miss Kelso, Ethel
Crawford, Essie Markley, Flora Claw
son, Lille Hall and Mary Taylor. All
are the present teachers except Miss
Crawford, who succeeds j. S. ulin MIR.
Ulin being elected as professor of the
Promise City schools.
Uriah Ault has retired from the no.
tel business and had an auction sale of
the hotel furnishings Saturday.
Mrs. John Bacon, who has been Wis
lifting her parents here for the past few
weeks, left Tuesday for Charlton to
visit her sister, Mrs. Frank Pearson.
From there she will go to Mediapolis
where she will join her husband, who
has accepted a position in printing
office at that place.
Excavations are being rapidly made
for laying the foundation of Frank Nc
Kibbens new store building on Main
lstreet.
Jim Mckinley, of Corydon, visited
his parents in Humeston Sunday.
M. Bennett has moved into the Sam
, Robinson property in the west part of
town.
Mrs. James Storey returned Thurs
day from FIT. Scott, Kansas, where she
has been the past few months for her
health.
Mrs. ]. w. Winland visited last
week with her daughter in Charlton.
. c. S. Humeston maze a business trip
to Chicago last week.
DR.. Mare has moved into the Crow.
! ley property on Front street.
Miss Mary Rinard, of Charlton, Wis
! tied relatives in Humeston last week.
: Amador.
| Amador, April 24.-Mrs. Marion
, Smith is slightly i'll.
Mr. and Mrs A. Wilkinson spent
: Saturday in town.
/ The farmers seem greatly discour
3 aged over the present drouth.
Russell Wellman, who is engaged as
+ stenographer in Ottumwa, spent Fri
t day with his parents.
!. Mrs. E. Day visited at the T. d. Will
liams home.
: A number of people from this place
a attended the funeral of Mrs. Arnold
); Tuesday.
n Laura Green is sojourning at the Ma
L rion Smith home.
f John Eggleston is assisting Mike
Schwartz with farm work.
d The Wellman school commenced
d Monday with Rue Shields as teacher
n E. Hanning is having his house re
l. modelled F. E. Berkey is doing the
/ carpenter work.
S Nora Day commenced school at Har
t Ian Monday.
J. VIM. Haning and son Ira made bus
S mess trip to town Saturday.
e A. Wilkinson lost valuable steer
last week
u Mrs. l.. H. Wellman visited Thurs
n day with her sister, Mrs. Berry.
Il Ira Hanning was in Blakesburg Mon
day