Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-29

1
Year.
Elder T. ARenfro preached the me-
mortal sermon at Stockport last Sun
day.
Eonaparte.
Bonaparte, May 29.-Over a thou
sand people witnessed the baseball
game between the Nebraska Indians
land Bonaparte nine here last Sunday.
! Herbert Rees was in Keoluk Mon
day.
The Keokuk baseball team will play
the Bonaparte team here June Z and s.
Mrs. George Spranliie of Mt. Ster-
ling is visiting in the city.
VIM. Cassidy of Troy is in the city
Since the recent rains, the creamery
here has been running nearly every
Iday.
Guy Meek of Fairfield was in town
Sunday.
c. H. Middleton has commenced the
Ierection Of TWO new residences on his
recently acquired lots in East Bona
Iparte.
The Pulaski baseball team is booked
for game Sunday
The foundation for the finish brick
building is finished The cellar is al
so dug for the Brewster and Page
block. The brick work on the new
Cresap building is progressing rapidly.
Floris.
| Floris, May 29.-The Eldon Tele-
phone company has its posts for its
llne. This makes three lines for this
| little town.
Mrs. j. swinney and Mrs j. G.
Heady, of Bloomfield, were visitors
| here last Tuesday.
j. M. Lepper returned Saturday
| from Des Moines where he has been
attendlng the Old Soldiers reunion.
Elder Walker preached memorial
sermon at the Christian church last
Sunday.
| S. z. Order. of Bloomfield, was n
business visitor here Tuesday.
Foster.
! Foster, May 29.-Robert Hughes of
Beacon was visiting relatives here
last Sunday.
| David Lewis and family of Hiteman
were over-Sunday visitors at the
parental David Lewis. ST., home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Magnus Hanson of Hill
ton We're visiting at John Benson's
Sunday.
Stark Mccoy has bought the Jones
Hotel on Fourth avenue and will take
possession in few days.
Thomas Lewis bought the N. G.
Wilson property in the north part of
town and takes possession at once
Anthony o. Holland moved his fam
| ily to Hilton last Saturday.
| There were no services at the NJ.
| q. church Sunday as the pastor, Rev.
| Jordan had to conduct funeral ser
vices at Hooking that day.
Quite number of the Foster peo-
pie attended the quarterly conference
| of the Free Methodist church at
Brompton last Sunday.
| David Anderson of Ottumwa is Wis
| iting with his family for a few days.
Roy Monear of Ottumwa was call
| ing on the home folks and friends last
| Sunday and Monday.
VIM. Lewis and family of Hiteman
were visiting Mr.. Lewis parents, Mr..
and Mrs. David Lewis, ST., over Sun
day.
| A corps of engineers were here last
week and ran two preliminary lines
from the main line of the c., M. & ST.
| P. road west on the Sheppard land.
The Phillips Fuel Co. has com
menced sinking new shaft a half-mile
northwest of the old shaft
The damage done by fire in the
mines has been repaired and hosting
coal was commenced Monday morning.
LoviIia.
Lopilia, May 29.-T. B. Mcdonald re-
turned home from Grand Rapids,
| Mich Friday.
4 Rev. C. w. Wilson of Bussey called
on Lovilia friends Tuesday.
| Mrs H G. Swan of Lovilia left
/ Tuesday evening for St. Joe, Mo-, to
visit with her sister of that city.
Mrs. VIM. Fry of Martinsburg is a
guest at the home of her father, Col,
H. B. Stafford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Burnett of Ell
dorado was the guests of John Spen-
Ger Tuesday.
James Broderick of Quincy, ILL.,, has
been the guest of PR Clark and fam
| lily; also G. H. Clemens and family.
Mrs. Alberta Swan left Wednesday
flor Bagley to visit for short time
with her sister, Mrs. d. Pringle of that
1 place.
Otto Ryan and son, Gilbert, were
shopping in Abba Tuesday.
Mrs. G. r. Doe of Mt Pleasant visit
ed with her mother, Mrs. Caroline
Rilea Sunday
Drakeville.
Drakeville, May 20 Miss Kate
Lockman is visiting here with her sis
ter, Mrs. Mamie Jordan.
George Taylor has returned from
his western trip accompanied by his
mother who has been visiting her son,
Alvin Taylor of Nebraska.
| About 1880 o'clock Sunday evening
two mad dogs passed through this