Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-03-25

Friends church has been granted va
cation of month by her congregation,
and her pulpit will be supplied by Rev.
Edwin Loft of New Sharon.
Mrs. VIM. Porter spent few days
this week with her daughter, Miss
Monta, who is attending school in
Iowa City.
Simon Flanders of the Star Coal
Co., received injuries in the mine yes
yesterday from which he is compelled
to lay-off from work for a few days,
but it is thought the injuries are not
serious.
Sigourney
Sigourney, March 22.-W r. Hol-
lingsworth has sold his residence to
DR.. G. T. Schreiner for $4,000.
Horace Childs and family have re-
turned from California and will make
this their home. Mr.. Childs contem-
plates building a fine residence.
Mr.. White and family of What Cheer
are visiting at the G. M. Brown, home.
1fC!K K. Needham was at Delta yester-
day.
Marriage licenses have been issued
W lOllldS IldhAluo, anu Soi l
Hasty, 81; ]. w. Prandy %, and Han
nah Hohenshell, 10: Henry Strohman,
IS, and Myrtle House, %; Charles
Coke, II, and Mile Greenlee, 16.
Blakesburg.
Blakesburg, March 24.-Miss Fay
Thompson has gone to Kansas City for
a visit with relatives.
The school board pays off the last
bond this spring. That will makes
taxes less for the present, yet an add,
ton to the building is needed.
Frank Cloyd has moved from the
farm to Blakesburg.
Frank Cloyd sold his farm to Chas.
Warner.
Mrs. Starr, of Richland, visited her
brother here, DR.. Payne, this week.
Mr. Alternately is building an add
ton to the postoffice building, prepar
atory to accommodating the rural
routes that are soon to start from here
The railroad company is putting in
new and substantial walks near the
depot The company is also making a
nice little park south of the depot.
There Is an unusual demand for
farms in this vicinity this spring. AL
most any one about here can sell OIL
rent at good figures. All are interest
ed in and proud of the county seat, yet
do not forget that Blakesburg is the
second town in thee county in import
ance and growth of business.
1 There are about 100 cases of measles
on the road from Blakesburg to OF
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Agency. IA
4 Agency, March pa Miss Helen M
Grant is visiting her aunt, Mrs. M. c
Page. ~ ="
Walter Foster left last Friday TO
Lorimor. He will assist his brother il
a hardware store at that place.
Miss Fannie Nye Is visiting relative
at Chillicothe.
John Myers, of Mt. Pleasant, is visit
ling at his lincles, Geo. Creath.
/ S. V. Sampson celebrated his sixty
third birthday last Monday by inviting
a number of his neighbors to Dime
with him.
The republicans have put up the TO
lowing city ticket:
Mayor-John Springer.
Councilmen-J. Ankrum and G. F
/, Wheaton.
Recorder-W. H. Reynolds, Jr.
Assessor-Wib F Clements.
Treasurer-H. e. Woodford.
E. E. Monroe. formerly of this place
, but now of Faulkton, South Dakot;
was calling on old friends in town las
+ Saturday and Sunday.
The M. E. Sunday school will haV
an Easter exercise next Sunday {
l0:45 a. m.
:, The inside work being SO near con
pletion in the Congregational churc
!, of Agency, the pastor, Rev. D. M. Lo,
err wishes to announce through tt
. columns of the Courier that on Eastt
= Sunday, March 80, 1902, the regul'
:, services will be resumed. Sunda
{ school at $50 a. m. Preaching
!, 10:45 a. m. and at 1880 p. m. A CO
= dial invitation is extended to all.
There will be held an oyster al
y. peach social in the G. A. R. hall {
" Tuesday night, March 25, for the ben
;. fit of the Congregational church of A
ency. Come one, come all.
. Mr.. and Mrs. Nate Harper have
new daughter -
r EddyviIIe. 81
e. Eddyville. March 24.-Mrs. J.
= England, one of the pioneer settle
le of Bluff Creek neighborhood, died
IL her home between Eddyyille and |
u konta Thursday morning at 8 o'cloc
re after lingering illness of oy
year, being at the time of her dea