Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-03-13


ent in the evening and led the En-.
deavor meeting and preached a very
helpful sermon from Eccles. 1918, Id.
Mrs. Philemon Buris, of bagley, re-
turned home this morning from a Wis.,
it here with her son John. Mr.. Bur.
ris accompanied her as far as Ottum.
wa
.Humeston.
Humeston, March 12.-J. w. Mccoy
has been suffering from rheumatism
the past week.
Miss Ethel Crawford closed a very
successful term of school at Maple
Grove last Friday.
l.. S. Clothier, of Lucas, was in
town last week on business.
County Superintendent Maud Ell.
more, of Corydon. visited with Mr..
and Mrs. Joe S. Ulm last week.
Mrs. Otis Cook, of Charlton, visited
last week with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. o. j. Barker.
I. NJ. Wood, of Cambria, was in town
on business last Monday.
There will be revival services at the
M. e. church this week. The pastor,
B. f. w. Cozier, will be assisted by
Rev. Edward Newland, of Garden
Grove.
Frank Pearson, of Charlton, spent
Sunday with his family in Humeston.
Hugh Crawford is very sick with a
severe attack of rheumatism.
w. Fl. Buck last week purchased
VIM. Mattox' residence property north
of the park and e. G. Foltz will move
into the same this week.
Allen Musgrove sold his residences
property in east Humeston to R. H.
Green and will in a few weeks move
his family to Washington.
J. Y. Honnold. an old resident of
this place. died at the home of his son
in Indianola last Tuesday and the re.
mains We're brought here to be buried
beside those of his wife who died
about ten years ago. The funeral
was preached at the M. e. church
Wednesday, March 5. at 2 o'clock, by
Rev. B. F. W. Cozier.
The illustrated lectures given at the
M. e. church two nights last week
We're quite we'll attended but A. ].
Wheeler, the lecturer, failed to get
here, so Prof. Wagun. who attends the
s%tereopticon, gave the pictures and
gave quite an interesting talk.
Mrs. Merryman, of Dorchester. Neb.,
is visiting with her sister, Mrs. John
Van Derby, at this place.
Butler.
Butler, March 12.-Lillie Palmer
spent Sunday at home.
j. G. Kennel went to Illinois Satur.
day for a weeks visit.
Clint Allen, of Nebraska, is visiting
at Fred Miller's.
MIRO n Watts ro, ~ rJoJ,:.1.
Saturday.
James Burgess has been visiting
near Atwood the past week.
Amy Palmer was in Hedrick Thurs
day.
Mrs. Myrtle Scott was in Ottumwa
Thursday.
Mrs. Stella Watts, of Hedrick, and
Mrs. Annie Watts spent last Wednes.
day with Mrs. Carrie Brown.
Will McKelvey is visiting his sister.
Mrs. d. Shute.
Lucy Ritter died Friday of con.
sumption and was buried Saturday.
Mrs. Jennie Humphrey spent Fri
day with Mrs. Bird Brown.
A. j. Burgess and wife spent Sunday
at the parental Shipley home at
Wright.
Amy Watts was in Hedrick Friday.
Peter Roberts and wife were over
Sunday visitors near Pekin.
Carrie Burgess was in Fremont
Thursday.
Charley Arganbright was an over
Sunday visitor at home.
George Palmer was killed bv the
Narrow Guage passenger train Satur.
day morning about th~ree-quarters Of
a mile southeast of Butler.
Salem.
Salem, March 1.-THE Womanr
FOREIGN Missionary society met with
Mrs. Parish Friday afternoon.
Mrs. Myers is quite i'll with measles.
Wat kester has returned from his
Missouri trip.
Misses Eva and Julia Pidgeon went
to Eddyville Monday.
Shrieve Briggs and family have moya
ed into the east part of John Bicks-
ler's property vacated by Mrs. Rogers
and family.
Leonard Weeks and wife are now
residents at A. C.. Pidgeon's property,
southeast of the school house.
Wednesday evening Miss Amy Bliss
quite royalty entertained her Sunday
school class of boys.
INSN. iuSpioOu anu daughters drrlV-
ed from Kansas Monday. They will
visit at the home of Mr.. Trueblood's
father-in-law, Thomas Randolph, in
Salem, and other relatives in the vicin-
ity.
Mrs. Laura Rogers and son Wayne
returned from Mt. Pleasant Tuesday.
Master Wayne is slowly recovering
from his serious illness.
Wednesday Isaiah Hoggatt came
home from a weeks visit with his
daughters at Mt. Pleasant.
Roy Shook started for California
Tuesday.
Fred Huxley and family are now at
home in this city.
Stephen Perkins returned to his
home at Fairfield the first of last week.
Mrs. Perkins went home Saturday. Her
mother, Mrs. Tamas Conner, is much
better.
Rev. Sinclair is conducting a series
of meetings at Donnelson chapel.
Wednesday Sam Ollie and family
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