Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-09-25
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Drakevile.
Drakeville, Sept. 23.-Earl Townsend
came in from Texas last week to
spend few days at home, returning
to his work by way of st. Louis.
Ralph Morris who has been spend
ing few months in Dakota, returned
last week.
Miss Ivah Smock, of Bloomfield, and
O. G. Truitt and son, Dale, of Ottum-
wa, visited Tuesday at the e. Truitt |
home.
John Dodge, Jr, arrived from Texas |
the first of last week and after call
ing on relatives and friends for few |
days, departed for st. Louis.
H. E. Sayles and son, Donald of Ell
don, spent Saturday and Sunday, the
guests of MIR. Sayles parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Sayles, of this place.
Hickory.
Hickory, Sept. 25.-Messrs. George
Fallon, R. H. Watson, D. q.
Burns and several others attended the
meeting of the grand lodge of Odd Eel
lows at Des Moines last week.
Prof. Aull showed at the Miners hall
last week to good sized audience.
Mrs. Robert Selby departed Septem
Der Is for a visit with relatives in En-
gland.
Samuel Richards has returned from
Missouri and has started to work in
the mines here again.
Frank Carter, who was injured in
the mines some time ago, Is getting
along nicely.
Jesse Newell and wife, of Frederic,
are visiting the parental Arnold New
ell home last Sunday
J. P. Reese, of Abba the candi-
date for congress, was visiting friends
here Sunday.
VIM. Dean was business caller at
AiEia Saturday.
Rorn, Tuesday, September 16, to Ike
| Edg.pgton and wife, boy.
! Henry Judson who had the misfor-
TIME OF having his barn blown down
some time ago, is remodeling and
building it up again.
| BeIknap.
Belknap, Sept. 24.-Clyde spohr re-
turned home last week from Gilman.
The work of repairing the Congrega-
tional church was begun Monday
morning. About one hundred and thir-
4 ty-five dollars have been raised, but
it is desired that some more be raised
| to put the church in good shape. 1t is
hoped that all who can do so. will give
money or labor on the church.
Mrs. Laura Paget of Kansas visited
/ here Thursday night with Mrs. Elmira
Morris.
Mrs Maria Martin of near Blakes--
burg arrived this morning for visit
with her son, A. W. Martin, and wife.
Will Putnam who has put in the
past few weeks visiting here with his
4 parents, other relatives and friends
i expects to return to ST. Louis Thurs
/ day
4 Mrs. Catharine Dunn, daughter, Mrs
Clara Barker, and son, Jimmie, oil
Bloomfield, visited Thursday at the
Joel MCGEE home Mrs. Clara Burll-
halter and son, Paul, of Kankakee, 4 ILL.,
and Mrs. Emma Owens of Trenton
Mo. arrived that evening, being callet
her by the illness of their father, wht
is very Ill again.
Mrs. John Tomey of Bloomfield Wis
: tied here Thursday with Mrs. Elmirs
Morris.
Misses Hattie and Fora Thompson
left Sunday evening for visit il
: Ottumwa at the w. l.. Thompson
+ home.
Abbie Peterson of Drakeville visite,
: her Sunday at the Mrs. Eddie Patter
son hcme.
Mrs. ]. w. Johnson is visiting a
t Stiles with her sister, Mrs. Georg
: Blackwell.
Felix Dickerson and j. S. Huffma
S of Ottumwa and Mrs. Lola Davis c
!. Mcpherson, Kansas. visited Sunda
with Joel MCGEE and wife.
Mrs Samuel Cornell spent last wee
S at Floris with her daughter, Mr.!
st James Peden and family.
= Mrs. Jessie Spangler and littl
daughter, Nellie, attended the Den
n mark association of Congregations
churches at Mt Pleasant last week.
= Miss Louise McGahey of Seymour
came Saturday evening for week
'eI visit at the home of Mrs. E. A. Pate
son.
d John Brundage of Des Moines was
visitor here Sunday at the j. M. Ell
e. erline home, while on his way
" Shunem to visit his parents, Jane
at Brundage and wife.
s. John Dawson of Nebraska came
n Saturday.
ID w. S. Kinney of Perry township vi
lie tied with Joel MCGEE Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Shelton's lit
ID child is very i'll with fux.
" William e. Lafferty came up fro
in Milton Saturday evening to visit unit
Wednesday with his sister, Mrs. Edd
s. Patterson.
lg S. G. Sharon the station agent hel
lie for the past tire years, has resigne
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