Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-08
Loviiia.

invited to attend these services. Z. h.
Hawk, pastor.
Loviila.
Lovilia, May III. A. Saunders was
a business caller at Abba Friday.
Miss Jessie Spencer, who has had
the measles is much better.
Frank v. Belknap of Knoxville was
business caller here last week.
The M. E. church choir organization
occurred last Saturday evening. The
following officers were elected: Rev.
Boaz, leader, H. B. Stafford, assistant
leader; Miss Edna Skies, organist;
Miss Wreatha Hufford. assistant Or
ganist; ]. H. Barnard, secretary Prac-
tice meetings will be held on Wednes-
day evening of each week.
The marriage of w. HI. Bird to Miss
Mabel MiIligan occurred at the resi-
dences of Chester Overton, Rev. Boaz
officiating.
A public dance was held at Carr's
opera hall Friday evening. A good
time is reported by ALL
John Amos is On the sick list.
Miss Anna Castle of Abba and Miss
\ Gertie Forest of this place, have been
elected to teach in the school for the
next year These are able teach
ers for they have given good satisfac-
ton this year and all wish them good
success
Smallpox has again seized hold upon
the village. Mrs Frank Mccoy is the
only victim The family is under quar-
anti1le and it is hoped the disease will
not spread farther.
Mrs. Joseph Runyan of Cedar town
ship visited with her son Otto, Thurs.
day.
Mrs. Warmie Sage of Cedar town,
ship was the guest of Monroe johnson
and family Thursday
The cyclone of last Thursday even.
ing did quite a lot of damage to farm.
ers, two miles south of Lovilia. Nc
one hurt badly. Mrs. Mart Runnells
and son were hurt but not seriously
Mr.. Runnells lost everything he had
Martinsbure.
~ Martinsburg, May 1.-THE long
looked-for and much-needed rain hal
come and farmers are jubilant
Corn planting is well under way
Some have finished. Small grain il
looking fine. Rye is getting very ranl
and farmers are pasturing it down.
Drs. Moore and Henry Of COMPETING
assisted by Mrs. A. A. Peters, perform
ed a very painful operation on Mrs
Leisure of Dakota one day last week
Mrs. Leisure is doing nicely.
Charles Graves and Elmer Cook LEFT
for Seymour one day last week.
John Spiers was an OsKaloosa visit
or last week.
The Steady Run Telephone Co. il
putting up the poles for it's new lines
Ora Love, former resident of this
place, visited with his mother las
week. He goes from here to accept {
position as conductor on the Santa Fe
Jacob Messerschmidt, a forme
resident of this place, but of late
years resident of Hedrick, was bur
led at the Rayburn cemetery Sunday
Mr.. Marshall, state superintendent
of the Anti-Saloon League, gave a lee
ture and stereopticon entertainment
Friday and Saturday evenings.
The public school closed last Frida,
Presiding Elder j. w. Lambert ha
Z decided to hold camp meeting a
this place some time this summer.
Mrs. Robert Story of Fairfield cam
in for a few days visit with friends i
town.
John Harvey has been on the sic
list for few days.
Charles Cecil of Hedrick shipped
car of cattle from here Sunday.
j. T Howell attended the funeral {
his father-in-law at Salina last Frida
Frank Spiers visited with his pa
ents at Floris last week.
Belknap.
Belknap, May Mrs. Almyra Mo
ris is having her house repainted.
Mrs. Dianna Myers and children VII
tied with relatives in Bloomfield las
week.
Mrs. Owen Bradford of Ottumwa vii
tied here last week with relatives.
Mrs. Elsie Galpin and little son
Bloomfield, who had been visiting {
the M. c. Rominger home at Seymour
visited here Friday evening at til
VIM. Pickett home, while waiting fl
the train.
Mrs. Kate Dunn of Bloomfield visi
ed here last week with her brothe
Joel MCGEE
Hattie Thompson was quite i'll
few days last week with toothache.
Mrs. Stanley Hathaway of Bloor
field visited here Wednesday Mig
with Mrs Mary Sharon
Mrs. E. w. Sayles of Drakesvil
came down Saturday evening for Vi
it with her daughter, Mrs. Emma w
liams.
Miss Jeanette Dodd had the misfc
tune to get her finger bitten THU
day by a cat which she was trying
drive out of a hens nest. The woul
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