Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-01-16

he case VI SOOp5I vs.. Ill0
estate of Barbara HOFFMAN, was on
trial yesterday. This is claim for
services claimed to have been render
ed fer the deceased. The deceased
and Miss Cooper are sisters. There
was a counter claim for board and al
so another for assault and battery
The evidence is all in and the attor
neys are making their arguments tc
the jury.
Pulaski.
Pulaski, Jan. 15.-Mrs. M. E. Jones
has been suffering with grip the past
week.
Miss Irma Plank of Floris visited
her grandparents and other relatives
here last week.
K. P. Law visited friends here the
| first of the week.
Earl Parish and wife were Bloom
| field visitors Tuesday.
Rev. Stutzman preached at the M.
e. church Sunday morning and even
| ing.
| Miss Ora Saunders, who has been
| visiting the past week with friends in
Mt Pleasant, returned home Friday.
| Miss Alma Elrod, of near Bloom
field, visited with Miss Bertha Mere
dith few days last week.
Mr.. Glenn of LABEL, Mo-, will lee
ture at the Christian church Monday
evening on the Bible and Sunday
school work.
Mrs. Matte Saunders spent Thurs
day in Bloomfield.
Bonaparte.
Bonaparte, Jan. 15.-Mrs. George
Sprankle is visiting relatives near Mt.
Sterling.
The new Presbyterian church will
be dedicated February 2.
VIM. Owen, in Romeo and juliet"
will be here January %.
The standpipe was painted this
week.
The M. w. A. will hold a big dance
January % at Whiteley opera house.
Keith Humphreys broke two bones
in his right hand Wednesday evening
by tripping over some hose lying on
the pavement in front of the Meek
Bros. Co.'s wareroom..
Hugh Meek returned Saturday from
a trip on the road.
Blind Boone, the pianist, visited in
A pipe of the waterworks bursted
R. E. Meek.
George Hunter, of Bertrand, Mahas-
ka county, is visiting in the city.
Hazel Dell.
Hazel Dell, Jan. 15.-Miss Lou Tru.
lit closed a successful term of school
at Hazel Dell Friday A program
was rendered by the scholars which
was as fallows: Welcome song, decla-
nation by Leila Cockerill, defamation
by Bessie Burton, select reading by
Inez Truitt, defamation, "The Mouse
Trap" Beulah Rutledge; defamation,
'Leadville Jim," Cora Myers; dia
logue, Country Hearts and City Man.
ners;;" defamation, "a Wise Little
Mouse" Peachie Burton; defamation
1.-TWO Times Five are Eight" David
Rutledge; defamation, Elsie Barrllt;
defamation, Regina McHugh; song
Climbing Up the HILL" defamation
} Clarence Barritt; defamation, GAS
One Man to Another" Dale Truitt;
defamation, Trying to Be Unselfsh,
Lula Rutledge; defamation, William
Goat" James McHugh; dialogue, "Tne
Inhuman Monster" defamation, Far
mer Girls" Flora Cockerill; Vacation
Song.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Martz,of South
Ottumwa, spent Sunday with Alfred
Martz and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. l.. Burton and chill
dren spent Saturday night and Sun
day with B. M. Eastburn and family.
Miss Harriet Harlem visited Sunday
with Miss Eva Harsch.
Miss Lizzie Gift spent Thursday al
the Mike Baum home.
Miss Sarah Hill spent Saturday
night with Miss Ella Harlem.
H. R. Smith took supper Sunday ev
ening with F. A. Hollingsworth.
Last Saturday evening the young
people of this vicinity were pleasantly
entertained at the home of B. M. East
burn. Oysters and peaches were serv
ed after which the evening was spen
in games of various kinds. Those pre-
sent We're Misses Lizzie Gift, Bessie
Cohagan, Sarah Hill, Ella and Har
riett Harlem, Della Smith Lou ant
Inez Truitt, Christina Zimmerman
Letha Eastburn, Messrs. Carl Harlem
Elmer Hendricks, Ewell Baer. Chas
; Alfred, Briscoe Beamer, Rue Shields
Ray Gift, Hervey Smith, Malvern All
red, Jesse Eastburn, Lee Alfred.