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

MI. and Mrs. Hugh Morrison. OF
Eddyville, We're callers at the home of
A. j. Burgess Monday on their way
to Hedrick.
Charles and Agnes Arganbright
spent Sunday at home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Perry We're shop.
ping in Ottumwa Friday.
There was party at the home of d.
Shute Saturday night.
Dudley.
Dudley, October 3O-Will Hopp is
quite sick with the typhoid fever.
Miss Florence Stevens has gone to
Pleasantville, Marion county, for a
few weeks visit.
q. l.. Peterson went to Kirkville
Monday anu brought home siXty-six
head of fine sheep which he purchased
there some time ago.
Joe Cramblit and family, from near
Mun,erville, were visiting in this vi
cinity Sunday.
L. ]. Newquist and family visited
with Mrs. Newquist's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Wallace, south of here, Sun
day.
Mrs. Ed Nelson and children and
Mrs. Albert Gustavson, of Ottumwa,
We're visiting relatives and friends in
,nls neighDorhood last week
| Carl Winblade, Clarence Burgess
and Joe Stevens We're Ottumwa WIS.,
itors Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Burgason and
Mr.. and Mrs. John Swanson visited
friends south of here Sunday.
| Mrs. Thomas Stevens and Miss
Gladys Stevens went to Ottumwa on
No. 10 Monday.
kesWick.
Keswick, Oct. 3O.-Mrs. E. Aldrich
and son, Kenneth, visited over Sun
day in keota.
Miss Maud Shimmin accompanied
her parents to Sigourney Saturday.
Miss M. f. Roller and Mrs. Grinier
drove to North English Friday even
ing where they visited over Sunday.
Miss Paul. Miss Gross, Mr. Fasold
and Mr. Farrand attended the teach
ers' melting at Nasua Saturday.
Mr.. Smith, the miller, sprained his
left knee quite severely Thursday
morning, while trying to roll heavy
log.
Ralph Higgins, VINO was kicked by
a horse last week., is again able to
: be at school,
Ike Weimer was in Sigourney Satur.
day.
The first number OF the Keswick
lecture course will be given next Fri
day night by DR.. George Hindley on
, The Uses and Abuses of Humor."
Irish Bend.
Irish Bend, Oct. Sos. Baird was q
Keosauqua visitor last week.
Mr.. Ely, OF Harrisburg township
has bought the HOFFMAN farm o.
about 270 acres.
7 Mr.. and Mrs. Judd HOFFMAN were
recent Bloomfield visitors.
Mr.. Piper will move from the Eb
I Spencer farm to farm near Mister
ling.
j; Gavitt Fellows has returned from
his visit in Floyd county.
A. Lining and family, of Douds
/ visited at the parental Inning home
near Keosauqua.
Ed. Peacock has sold his farm o
sixty acres to John Downing, consid
: Grafton $1,000.
! Mrs. Cookey and son started Mon
day for visit with her daughter il
J. Western Iowa.
! George and J. E. Denning ATTENDED
/. the Mosier sale near Lebanon Wednes
day.
: S. Seigle and family visited friend
in Jefferson county over last Sunday
!. The farmers are cribbing their corn
e Mrs. AL Carter. of Mystic, visite
k last week with her parents, Mr.. an
Mrs. G. w. Rambo,
:. Walter and family visited friend
: in Douds Sunday.
= = keb.
Keb, Oct 30.-Thomas Bagnall II
turned on Saturday nom England
I where he spent the greater part of tn
summer. Since coming to Americi
( several years ago Mr.. Bagnall ha
4 made several trips to England, but h
\ says this is the only time he was rea
ly anxious to return to America.
i David Williams of Lucas attende
! the funeral of his old time frien
Z David Howell, on Sunday.
i w. C. Arthur of Ottumwa was
! town Saturday on coal business.
: The Iowa and Illinois Coal Co. co
X tracted with Brown Brothers TO flu
= nish them two car loads of coal da
! which will be used in the domest
y trade.
= Miss Mary Gallagher spent Sunds
{ in Mystic with relatives and friend
\ ]. P. Reese is billed for speech
= Keb on Friday night.
Z Daniel Davis of Kirkville spent Su
\ day in town, the guest OF his so
Y John, and family.
Z James Shevlin, the superintende
4 of the mines, reports finding a larl
\ body of good coal in the mines and W
! soon extend the tail rope several hu
i dred yards further in the mines. T
= will then haul the men III and out fro
T their work, which will be great he
\ to the men, on account of the lol
walk under the ground.
K Corn is selling in Keb this week
4 35 cents bushel; potatoes, 40 cent
: baled hay, SIS a ton; cabbage and tn
K nips at the old price.
+ Jabez Bennett purchased sma
Z house from John Daniels last wee
4 and will build two more rooms to it.