Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-09
Short Tales Concerning People You
Know.
HE VICINITY OF OITUMWA IN BRIEF
Births, Deaths, Marriages, Movements
of Your acquaintance as chTonicled
by Courier's Staff of Correspondents
Who Know Whereof They Speak.
BiGWeil.


Bidwell Oct. 9.-Daniel Wilson and
Clark Johnston of Lebanon visited
relatives here the past week.
L. P. Nye died Monday night of ty,.
phoid fever The funeral was held to-
day at Chillicothe Mr.. Nye lived en-
ly a little over year in this vicinity,
but made many friends.
Supervisor w. S. Johnston is work.
ing the roads. They have needed it
badly since the recent heavy rains.
Palmer Grooms is suffering from ty
phoid malaria.
Harvey Grooms fell the other night
in such way as to run nail into his
hand and is suffering severely from the
wound
Isaac Needham started Tuesday
night for a visit with his brother near
Fort Scott, Kansa.
B. p Garfield visited in Ottumw;,
Monday and Tuesday
Mrs. Mary Smith came home Tues
day. after a few days visit with her
daughter, Mrs A. Blizzard, of Ottum
wa.
Perry Smith of Ottumwa visited his
parental home at Bidwell Tuesday
James A. Chisman, who has been at
the Ottumwa hospital for the past two
weeks, returned home Tuesday.
W. S. Dickson and family of Chilli
ccthe visited at the home of Mr.. ana
Mrs. Jas. A. Chisman Sunday.
Rev. c. E. Hawk was calling Oh
friends here Wednesday.
William Wilcox of Hooking visited
his sister, Mrs. J. A. Chisman Friday.
Thomas Bailey of Miller's Ridge,
was bushes caller in this vicinity
Tuesday.
Miss Cora Dewey spent Sunday in
Ottumwa
Rev. P r. Brooks, who has been at
the Ottumwa hospital, is expected
home in a short time.
Hazel Dell.
Hazel Dell, Oct. 9-Mr and Mrs.
David Richardson are visiting with
relatives and friends in Abbott.
Mrs. L. L. Dexter spent Thursday
with Mrs. William Gift.
Mr.. and Mrs Thomas FLYNN and
children Sundayed with Dan McHugh
and family.
Mrs. Nora Finks of Allentown. ILL.,.
is visiting at the home of her sister,
Mrs. Sam Smith
/ j. P. Hollingsworth, wife and daugh-
ter, Maye, called on relatives near
Soap Creek Tuesday.
Mrs. Belle Goldsberry. of Marion Is
visiting at the II. Allcott home.
j. F. Hill was business caller at
H. G. TRUTHS Monday.
Mrs. Ada Baum spent Tuesday at the
VIM. Gift horne.
Meetings are being held at the Chris
tan Chapel church this week, con-
Educted by Rev. Bailey.
Unionvile.
Unionville, Oct. 9.-Rev Aired was
visiting in this community the latter
part of the week.
Miss Sylvia Tadlock visited last
week with her brother, j. A. Tadlock
]. A. Morrison and family visited
last Friday with his daughter, Mrs
Andy Eslinger, of Brompton.
w. C. Hudgens is having his house
4 at this place remodeled as he intends
to soon occupy it.
Jessie Collins has bought the Har
rington property and will take posses
sion at once
grade just west of town Monday
morning. Seven cars We're derailed
but fortunately no one was injured.
James Selix made business trip tt
Centerville last Wednesday.
John Hicks shipped hogs to Ottum
wa last Monday
Mrs. VIM. Morrison visited the frs
Of the week with her sister, Mrs. Ell
mer Houk, of Blakesburg.
4 Green Valley.
Green Valley, Oct 9.-Roy Creecl
has sold his farm to Lafayette Paris
for consideration of $500.
Miss Eta Lockman is improving
from typhoid.
Dr. Patterson, of Unionville, was {
business caller here Sunday.
Quite number of the neighbor wo
men gathered at the home of Mrs. en-
n IN q