Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-10

week.
James McNew visited Sunday with
his sister, Mrs. T. G. Hawthorne, of
Crackers Neck.
FIoris.
Floris, April 10.-Fire Sunday night
destroyed the residence of John John
son, situated in the north part of town.
Loss $3.50; insurance $3.50; origin of
fire unknown.
Belknap.
Belknap, April 10.-Miss Emma
Ketcham and aunt of Ottumwa visit
ed here Monday evening with the
formers cousin, Charley Skinner, and
wife, while enroute home from visit
with friends at Drakeville.
The Hattie Putnam Medicine COM
pany gave an entertainment here
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
nights which was well attended. Lit
tie Earl Spohr won the prize for the
prettiest baby and Miss Ollie Jen-
nings won the prize for the most pop
ular young woman.
Mrs. J. NJ Mccormick left Saturday
morning for a visit with her daughter,
Mrs. Sadie klinginsmith of Lucerne,
Mo.
Mrs. C. D. Rhine and children of
Sherman Chapel were callers here Fri
day at I. Wares. Mrs. Ware returned
home with them for a few days visit.
E. B. Hooker, the night operator
here, has been given the position of
operator at Defiance, Ohio, for the Wa
bash railroad and left for that place
Wednesday night. Mr.. Hooker was
much pleased to secure the position
there as he and his wife can make
their home with his father. who re-
sides there. Mrs. Hooker after dis
posing of the household goods left for
that place this morning. Mr.. Waldorf,
Mrs. Hooker's father, expects to make
Belknap his home for awhile.
Tom Riley of Coatesville, Mo-, takes
e. B. Hooker's place as night opera
tor here.
Rev. Eskeridge, pastor of the Sec
ond Baptist church of Bloomfield,
preached here Thursday evening at
the M. e. church.
E. B. Hooker and wife took supper
Wednesday evening with Charley
Skinner and wife before leaving for
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Eta Mum of Sherman Chapel spent
the week here with her aunt, Mrs.
Cora Pickett.
VIM. Pickett and family visited
Bloomfield friends Sunday afternoon.
w. w. Allen and wife of Sherman
Chapel attended services here Sun
day afternoon at the NJ. E. church.
Mrs. Almyra Morris returned home
Friday evening from visit at the pa
rental R. L. Guile home at Moulton.
Orpha Morris returned home Satur
day noon from a visit at the parental
E. G. Morris home at Eldon.
| Anna Hughes and H. G. Dodd were
elected delegates Sunday to attend
the sixtieth annual meeting of Den
mark Association of Congregational
churches to be held in Ottumwa the
18th and 18th of this month.
A large number of young people
from Dunville attended services here
yesterday evening at the Congrega
tional church
VIM. Robertson received the news
last week of the serious illness of hi
nephew, James Brown, of promise
City. AT last report Mr.. Brown wa
apparently some better.
| 1. Ware was called to Drakevill,
Sunday by the serious illness o
Brady Williams.
l VIM. Robertson was called to Drake
vile Sunday by the report which wa
circulated here of the death of Jane
Brown, but found upon reaching
Drakeville that friends there had re
ceived telegram stating that his con
: dition was somewhat improved.
Mrs. Brown and daughter Stella 0
Drakeville, mother and sister of Jane
Brown, came here Friday evening t
take the night express to Promise Cit
as that train does not stop at Drake
: vile.
Viola Tomey of Bloomfield visite
here Saturday night and Sunday wit
! Mrs. Almyra Morris.
R. L. Gile of Moulton is visitin
here with his daughter, Mrs. Almyr
Morris. He left on the Rock Islam
at noon to spend the afternoon wit
friends at Drakeville.
Mrs. E. A. Patterson and childre
returned Tuesday from visit at tn
!. parental J. B. Lafferty home at Alexis
ILL.,, and are now making visit at tn
! parental M. F. Patterson home, mort
or DrakeVllle, but expect to come her
: to their home this week.
: Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hamilton an
adopted daughter of Ashgrove visite
|. with A. w. Martin and wife Sunday.
r Mrs. A. Martin and granddaughte
t Ada Martin. of Blakesburg visite
here Tuesday with the formers So
k A. w. Martin and wife. They were c
J. their way home from Kansas, whel
" they had been visiting relatives.
n Rev. Broyles of Floris spent Mo
S day night with A. w. Martin and wifi
Ethel Mort of Dunville called {
# Mrs. Libbie Martin Thursday.
Bunch.
Bunch, April 10.-Rev. Charles 81
ler from near Ottumwa, conducted Il
" meetings at the Pleasant Hill churt
Saturday evening and Sunday.
t. Mr.. and Mrs. Brooks, of Boone cou
S. ty, are visiting relatives at this plac
Mrs. Charley Hamilton, of Amadt
n. spent a week visiting at her parent
home, returning home last Sunday.
"a Mr.. Smith, of this place, died Satl
day, April 5, 1902. Funeral and int
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