Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-06-10
LITTLE BITS OF NEWS
Short Tales Concerning People You
Know.
THE VICINITY OF OITUMWA in BRIEF
Births, Deaths, Marriages, Movements
of Your acquaintances as chronicled
by courier's Staff of Correspondents
Who Know Whereof They Speak.
Rentonsport.

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| Bentonsport.
Bentonsport, June 1O.-Children's
day exercises were held Sunday even
ing in the Presbyterian church. The
church was beautifully decorated with
flowers and the children taking part
| all did excellently, both in singing and
reciting. Much credit Is due Miss Eff
file Seward for the training she gave
them. The choir rendered several fine
selections and Miss Eta Weaver sang
solo. The church was filled to its
full seating capacity and every one
pronounced the affair a grand sue
cess. Miss Fitzgerald visited last
week with Miss Eta Weaver, return
ing home Saturday.
Miss Cora Stevens visited in Pierce
vile last week.
1 Rev. s. NJ. Campbell visited friends
and relatives here Saturday and Sun
day.
Nearly two inches of rain fell here
in short time Saturday morning
| flooding the gardens and streets.
An ice cream social was given at
the Woods school house just north of
town Wednesday evening. A number
of the young people from this place
attended and report pleasant time.
Harry Jones of Bonaparte was a
business caller Friday.
The meetings that have been held in
the Congregational church for some
time closed last evening.
| Mrs. Henry Tyler who was quite
ill last week, is improving.
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1 fall into we'll one day last week.
The boys played ball Sunday with
the Vernon Prairie team and were
beaten as usual.
H. B. Hills made business trip to
Bonaparte Friday.
Otto Dorson and family spent Sun
day with his father, G. L. Dorson.
| A number of the young people at
tended the ball game at Bonaparte
Saturday and Sunday.
| A number of Vernon Prairie people
attended the Children's day exercises
Sunday evening.
/ Miss Ono Robinson of Vernon
Prairie visited friends and relatives
| here and in Vernon last week.
/ Thad Elliott Is at home again.
Robert Marriott, who has been visit
/ ing in this vicinity for some time, re-
turned this morning to his home in Ok
lahoma.
Murray.
Murray, June 10.-Hugh I, Lormor
has erected a windmill on his farm
west of town. Monday he expects to
begin moving the barn to new site
northeast of the house.
| Miss Ruby Bell is sufficiently recov-
cred to be on the street.
Oscar Klein returned to his home in
Burlington for few days.
Henry Kleins entertained cousins
from Burlington the past week. They
departed on No. 3 Saturday.
Missionary entertainment at the
Sells home this week.
The w. G. r.. u. has postponed its
contest another week.
| Commencement in Osceola was at
tended Friday night by number
from here, among whom were Misses
Flora and Mamie Klein, Flo Kook, Ora
hLillard. Cora Ries, Nellie Parker and
Anna Hoffman, Messrs. Joe Hoffman,
Frances Ahern and Roscoe Soil
Mrs. ]. J. Hoffman is able to be out
again.
Mrs. Robert Badger is recovering
from severe attack of measles.
Charles Bot has a very bad eve
from running a stick into 1t some
weeks ago.
The Tullis & Gilbert life sized NOV
ling pictures will appear in the M E.
church here Monday and Tuesday ev-
enings. Everyone should hear Nc,
Kinley's last speech as given by their
graphophone in connection with the
pictures.
Mesdames, Allison and Smith at
tended the w. G. T. U. meeting at Le-
roy Wednesday.
Miss Josie Vincent will attend the
commencement exercises at Cedar
Falls next week where her brother
| Arthur will graduate.
Married at the home OF the brides
parents, Mr.. and Mrs Nick Hoffman,
north of Murray, Frank Harris, of
Lorimor, and Miss Johannah Hoffman.
Bunch.
Bunch, June 10.-Mrs. Amos Bailey
and son, Ellsworth, were callers at
Wade McIntyre's and Jacob Swaim's
last Tuesday.
Miss Lora Box, who has been seri-
ously i'll is reported some better.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Swain were
business callers at Unionville last
week.
Miss Laura Swain has been work
ing at Glenn Robb's for the last two
weeks.
4 Miss Matte Whistler attended
injecting at Oak Grove last Sunday
might.
Rem Hull is on the sick list.
The Misses Bertha Mcintyre and Ina
Swain attended Sunday school at
Lone Star last Sunday.
Frank Smith and his mother were
called to Centerville by the illness of
Mrs. Smiths daughter, Mrs. Werts.
Werts.
Alphonso Hopkins was a caller at
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