Ottumwa semi-weekly courier., 1902-04-03
Short Tales Concerning People You
Know.
THE VICINITY OF OTTUlIWA IN BRIEF
Births, Deaths, Marriages, Movements
of Your acquaintances as Chronicled
by Courier's Staff of Correspondents
Who Know Whereof They Speak.
Belknap.

Belknap, April 2.-Mrs. Isaac Nc
Reynolds and children left Thursday
morning on the Rock Island for their
new home in Oklahoma.
obe Burns and wife are moving into
the building owned by R. l.. and ]. B.
Mccormick.
Bernice Bell is taking treatment in
Ottumwa.
There was large crowd in attend
ance at the Easter service at the M. d.
church yesterday afternoon.
j. T. Mum and wife expect to move
Tuesday to the farm they have rented
between here and Drakesville, and c.
A, Guile and wife expect to move in
as soon as the house is vacant.
J. ]. Galloway and wife of Eldon
visited here Saturday and Sunday at
the home of their daughter, Mrs. Sher-
man Dillon.
Mrs. Eva Allen of Pulaski, but for
merly of Belknap, who has been sick
for some time, is now in Keolluk TAX
ing treatment.
j. w. Toole and son Lloyd were OF
tumwa visitors Sunday.
G. T. Eberline cleared out the last
jack oak thicket in the neighborhood
short time ago and had wood saw
ing. The amount of wood sawed was
about eighty cords.
Mrs Elmer Ault visited in Ottumwa
last week with her mother and other
relatives. and also attended the we'd
ding of her brother George Ehrman,
to Miss May Lockwood.
Lizzie Mcconnell visited in Ottum-
wa last week with relatives and
friends and attended the wedding of
Owen Bradford to Miss Iva NJ. Baird.
Mrs. Lottie Shahan, a sister of W.
H. Mclntire, is dangerouslysfll at her
home at Grinnell.
Arlie McIntire of Drakeville visited
Saturday and Sunday with Lizzie Nc
Connell
C. F. Eberline sold bunch of cattle
last week that brought something over
$500.
A w. Martin and wife visited yester-
day at the parental Lewis Hamilton
home near Ormanville.
VIM. Puckett and family visited yes
terday at the parental Frank PICKETT
home near Sherman chapel
j. w. Miller returned home last Mon
day evening from South Dakota He
reports that he is delighted with the
country and filed on claims for himself
and Mrs. Mary Smith. He says that
the two claims lie on the west side OF
the Missouri river opposite to Pierre
and that the government agent told hin
that he thought within ten years HI
could get 500 an acre for the land.
]. w. Johnson, wife and Johnnie Wis
tied yesterday at Charley Pettit's nea
Sherman chapel, where they had fine
Easter dinner.
j. w. Johnson and wife were called
to Cincinnati Friday to attend the fiji
neral of Mrs. Henry Morgan, the wife
of Mrs. Johnson's brother. They re
turned Saturday bringing Harry, thu
three year cid son Of Mr.. and Mrs
Morgan home with them to take car,
of until Mr.. Morgan can make some
arrangements for the care of the chill
dren
Birdie and Edith Huffman and Sgd
ney Bates and Corney Turner of OF
tumwa were visitors yesterday at th
Joes McGee home.
Oscar Kinney and wife of Shunen
visited one day last week with Joe
McGee and wife.
Isaac Swinney and wife of Ottum
wa visited Friday evening at the Joe
MSISS LN'DiS. i lSy were GurOuIc U
Drakevilie for visit at the home O
their son Dick
George Rudd and daughter Nellie c
West Grove visited the formers mott
er, Mrs. Mary Ann Rudd Saturda,
Mr.. Rudd returned home Saturday e'
ening. Miss Nellie remained her
Saturday night with her grandma M
Connell, who returned home with he
S1Jn6aU r,1pcoipp for VII
Mrs. Anna Tulk of Udell visite
here Saturday with Mrs Frank Petite
Mrs. Tulk left Sunday morning for
visit at West Grove with relatives an
Mrs. Pettet left at the same time fl
a visit with Mrs. John Riley at Mou
ton.