Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-30

and Mrs. Frank Henry and Henry Will
son were Ottumwa callers Saturday.
Several cases of measles are in town
at present.
Farmers are beginning to crib their
corn. Corn in this vicinity is better
than last year, but the crop has been
injured by wet weather Some farm
ers are complaining of the corn being
moldy and beginning to decay. This
is caused by wet weather.
Kirkville.
Kirkville, Oct. 3O.-William Balm
and w. s. Garvin have gone to Se--
dalia, Mo.
Miss Blanche Wittenmeyer spent
the past week in the country at the
home of M. Picken.
The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Proud was buried at Kirkville
Thursday.
The funeral services over the re-
mains of r. E. Holloway, who died of
heart disease at his home in Cedar,
were held last Thursday at Kirkville
and interment was made in the West.
view cemetery.
John Holloway of Bussey, M. Hall
loway and Mrs. Ina Conner of Ottum-
wa were in Kirkville last Thursday
to attend the funeral of their brother.
Mrs. Moler entertained few friends
at a carpet rag sewing on Thursday
evening.
Mrs. Townsend is visiting with rel
atives in Ottumwa.
Miss Blanche Hayes went to Ottum-
wa Saturday for a short visit with her
sister, Mrs. Manley Forsythe.
The social given by the Y. P. S. G.
E. of the Christian church on Friday
evening was we'll attended. A very in
| teresting program was rendered.
Mrs McCune and daughter, Gladys,
arrived Friday for few days visit
with friends in kirkville.
Masons are at work on the founda,
ton of the new Presbyterian church.
Miss Mary Forsythe visited over
Sunday in Ottumwa.
Pulaski.
Pulaski, Oct. 3O.-J. o. Power re-
turned home Tuesday from 1ndepen-
dence, where he has been employed in
a music store.
Frank Phillips and ramily left last
week for Lawton, Mich, where they
will make their future home.
The Twentieth Century club met
! with Miss Lille Blough last Saturday
afternoon. The study of the afternoon
was the Modes and Fersians.
Mrs Creech returned home last
Thursday morning for Omaha, where
she attended the Christian convention
at that place, She reports an interest
ing time.
j Mrs. Fannie Gleason of BloomIelt
visited in town last week.
Mrs. w. S. Slower of Bloomfield was
Pulaski visitor one day last week.
Mrs. Ed Higbee of Ottumwa visited
here over Sunday.
I Selection.
4 Selection, Oct. 30.-Corn is about q
per cent better this season than i
was last year. 1t will average abou
fifty bushels per acre. The late corr
has been damaged by frost and we
weather. Az
Joseph Haller and wife of Plainville
Kansas, are visiting relatives here.
The Ladies' Aid society met witt
Mrs. Gertrude Dotson last Wednesday
Rev. Hale of Kansas preached at tn
Christian church last Sunday morning
and evening.
!: Thomas Bible and family of Hite
man are visiting Thomas Ellison an
| family.
. The Ladies Aid society will give
box supper at Mia Dotson's Saturday
: November s.
Quite a number from Hilton attend
ed church at this place last Sunda
evening.
Misses Josie and Jennie Howell Q
Abba were callers in this vicinity las
Saturday.
The Christian Endeayor society wa
led by Rev. Hale last Sunday even
ing.
: Messrs. Hope and Gilroy of VIVA
Cheer moved their families to the I
!; E. Enix house near Selection las
! ! week and will work at Hilton.
o. X. Ann and NJ j. Robinson {
Abba were visiting in Selection las
Sunday.
Married. Monday, October 81, 6
), the residence of the brides mother,
Hilton, Harry Shelburg and Miss K
Thomas, both of Hilton, Rev. Hale o
: floating.
' Will Nichol of Abba was a caller {
the Jay Hinton home last Sunda
!. night.
James Spencer and family of Hilto
: were visiting at the Isaac White HON
Y last Sunday.
E. R. Robinson of Abba attende
' church at Selection last Sunday eve
y ing.
/ Dora and Rent Collect of Hockin
were callers in this vicinity one da
: last week.
i Pleasant Hill.
Pleasant Hill, October Soluble
d Nicklin and Blanche Carroll were ma
!, ried October %.
!, James e. Black and Ed Dooley wei
!, in Pittsburg last week.
George Sitz and wife We're shoppir
in Eldon last week.
Frank Shane was in Selma Sunda
: George Swain of White Elm, lie
! Tuesday for Mountain View, Mo-, IL
q visit with relatives.
Mrs. Z. Perkins, for eleven years
I,,l 10,