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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier., 1902-10-23
Pleas ant Grove.

Pleasant Grove, Oct. 2s.-T. NJ.
Brooks made a business trip to OF
tumwa the pas week.
John and D. A. Haggerty were OF
tumwa callers one day recently.
Miss Lilly Brooks of Eldon visited
few days the Iiast week with her sis
ter, Mrs. Cord'A Crist.
Alice Brooks and Mrs. M. Pedeu
called on Miss Nancy Kendrick OF
last Tuesday
Henry Has tings was a business call.
er in this vicinity recently.
j. G. Sconce was a business caller al
the F. NJ Brooke's home Saturday
Quite a nnmber from this place at
tended the supper given by the Floris
M. E. church at the Rouch hall Satur-
day evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Simmons, from near
Bobtown, visited with their daughter,
Mrs. Mart. Smith, one day last week.
Arthur Peden, of Floris, was caller
in this vicinity Frioay.
Chas. Crook and Geo. Mcvey were
Ottumw;a business callers the past
week.
James Peden, of Boyden, Sioux Co,
is visiting in this vicinity, having spent
a few days with his nephews. j. NJ,
]. R. and S. J. Peden. He will go to
West Grove to visit his son, Orin Ped.
en-, before going to Oakland, Neb., to
visit another son. He will then return
to HIS home.
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keoSa auqua.

Keosauqua, October 22-W. NJ.
Walker on Monday evening of this
week delivered a republican speech at
Milton.
Mrs. ] C Cheney and Mrs. Stella
3. Walker returned to their homes in
Keosauqua Monday after several
days visit in Ottumwa where they had
also been attending the missionary
convention.
Mrs. George Fellows and children
are arranging to go to Cooperstown,
North Dakota. Mr.. Fellows is there
now and has bsen for some time, and
has sent for his family. They expect
to make that place their future home.
Their many friends regret to have
them move away.
Thomas DeHart has purchased the
A. G. Lippincott residence property on
Bridge street, paying therefor $4,000.
H. will make this his future home.
| H. L. McGrew and E. L. McCoid, OF
this place were in Doud's Station Mon
day. Mr.. McCoid is the republican
candidate for county attorney and was
was looking after his 1ences.
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Arnador.

Amador, Oct 23-Marion Smith and
wife spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
L. r. Shields.
Henry Cloyd and wife were in the
county seat Monday.
J. r. Shields is reported worse.
Mrs Wyatt is visiting in Blakes-
burg.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bailey were in town
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Barney Creiger ex-
pect to go to Kirksville soon to make
that place their home.
E. Myers is preparing to build a res
idence on his farm near Copperhead.
Mrs. A. Wilkinson and Allie Rush
visited at the Berry home Monday
Carl Schwartz was in the county
seat Wednesday.
John Day was in town Friday
George Shields is on the sick list
this week.
Mesdames zylphia Wyatt, L. II
Wellman, Iva Haning, j. M. Bailey
John Phillips. Al Green and Misses Al
lie Rush and Mamie Wellman were
entertained at the e. Haning hom'
| Wednesday.
| w. S. Wellman and daughter, Maud'
were in town Monday.
| Mrs. John Phillips and daughter
Minnie, visited in Blakesburg Sunda.
at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Terrence
| Mr.. and Mrs Ira Haning and MI
and Mrs E. Haninng were guests Sun
day of Mr.. and Mrs. Wellman, OF OF
| tumWa
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Eldon,

Eldon, Oct. o. Miss Villa Cremer,
of Ottumwa returned to her home yes
terday, after very pleasant visit witE
Eldoh friends.
Mrs. Ben Fehe and Mrs. Clarenca
Weber were Ottumwa visitors yester'
day.
Miss Efie Denning returned Monday
evening from Douds, where she has
been visiting the past two weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. Brookhart, OF
Washington, spent the day with O. e.
Brookhart, of this place.
Mrs. j. J. Ritz and daughter, Miss
Birdie, were Ottumwa visitors yester-
day
Mrs. Fred Cook, formerly of Tren-
ton, who has been visiting Mrs. Frank
Huey, of this place, left for Des Moines
today, where she intends to make her
future home.
Mrs Chas. Owens spent today with
Ottumwa relatives and friends.
| Mesdames G. H. Goble, Mark Hilles
and D. NJ Moore were Oskaloosa pas
sengers today
Miss Fern Hilles was in Ottumwa
| today shopping.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier., 1902-10-23
ABSOLUTE FAITH
You Can Depend Upon the Word Of This,
Ottumwa Citizen.

OttulIlWa SlllZen.
He has had the experience.
He has thoroughly tested the article
He has found it as represented.
He has absolute faith in its merft.l
Mr. e. c. Bradley of 531 South DavisI
street says: An honest medicine,l
one which does all that is claimed for,
1t, deserves the endorsement of the
public, and those suffering should bel
made acquainted with it-such a medif
cine is Doan's Kidney Pills. / basel
my opinion on the following experiJ
ence. ! am one of the Oldest men III.
Ottumwa and suffered for years with
kidney complaint, two conditions
which almost preclude the possibility
of help, yet noan's Kidney Fills
brought me much sought re1ief.
Across my loins and in and through
the kidneys the twinges and CONSTANT
pain were so excruciaung that have
been unable to walk without support,
and if trouble with the Kidneys secres
,tions added to backache is any fndicat
ton of Brights disease, then I had a
touch of it. procured Doan's Kidney
Pills at Will l.. Sargent's drug store,
corner Market and Main. hBuch to-
my surprise and more to my gratifica,
ltion they went right to the source of
the trouble and as contirHled the
treatment relief which never ex-
| pected was received. am, too old to
ever expect radical cure. but any
/ preparation which acted as noan'e
Kidney Pills not only deserves my
emphatic support, but its Win certain.
ly receive it." For sale by all dealers
| price so cents. FostfkrSNilburn Co,
nuaG IInas states A. sole n tss ssI n,
| ,Dasn's and take no tkher.
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Short Tales Concerning People You
Know.
THE VICINITY OF OTTUMWA IN BRIEF
Births, Deaths, Marriages, Movements
of Your acquantances as chTon'e'so
ty Couriers Staff of Correspondents
Who Know Whereof They Speak.
Charlton.

Charlton. Oct. 22.-Will Morgan has
returned home from a few days Vlslt
WITH friends in Ottumwa.
David Bond of Russell was county
seat visitor yesterday.
The many friends of John Campbell
will be sorry to hear that he is very
ill with typhoid fever at the home of
his father-in-law in Humeston.
Chas. Washburg of Belinda returned
home last evening from an
all summers visit IN ms
native country, sweden. Whlle
away he visited in Stockholm and
many other places of interest and re-
ports that he had fine trip, and eX--
poets to go back again in a couple of
years.
j. M. Jones of Lucas was a business
visitor in the city yesterday
Mr.. and Mrs II. A. Erickson of Ben
ton township have returned from a
visit with relatives in Trenton, Mo.
They have also sold their farm Just
south of Charlton, but have bought
again west of town.
Mrs. Fred Mouk came down from
Tabor last evening for a few days
visit with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Eli Barger.
Miss Ella Mart of Melrose has come
to Charlton and will make her home
this winter in the city.
Messrs. Henry Blouse and d. R
Mickle continue to be very sick al
their respective homes in the north
part of town.
sf J. NJ. Carson returned home last ev
ening from a visit with Rev. Green al
Oakland. While he was gone he at
tended a convention of the Charlton
people at Omaha, and reports a splen
did time He also says that the crops
in the western part of the state are
fine and that they will gather one o1
the largest crops of corn in the his
tory of that part of the state.
The women of the Presbyterian
church are holding rummage sale il
the Law building on the east side.
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Bloomfield.

Bloomfield, October 22.-Mrs. B.
Loeb left Tuesday for Kansas City to
spend several weeks with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Joe Mooney.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. R. Wallace left
Tuesday for Clinton to attend the l..
o. 0. +. grand lodge now in session In
that city.
Guy Nicholson, of Selma, spent Sun
day in this city as the guest OF Miss
Bette Priest
Mrs. A. r. Collins, of West Grove,
accompanied by her mother, Mrs.
Phineas Colliyer, left Tuesday for
Pierre, South Dakota, where Mr.. Col
liver has recently located.
A party composed of 0. S. Reed, w
+ T. Deupree, Capt. j. A. Warrington, w.
w Russell and ]. II. McCust 0n, of
this city, and John Knight, of Pulaski,
left Tuesday for Pierre, South Dakota,
to visit the country and possibly Sc
cure favorable locations.
Mrs j. A. Games and daughter.
Blanche, left Tuesday for Mcpherson,
Kansas, to spend several weeks visit
ing Mrs Games sister, Mrs. James
MCGOWAN.
Through the instruction of Mrs.
Ellen B. Hereford, of Indianola, state
president of the w. c. T. u, tenn
porary organization has been formed
in this city. A second meeting has
been appointed to meet on the first
Thursday in November for the pur-
pose of forming permanent organiza
ton,
Attorney w. NJ. Glenn, Of Tribune
Kansas, is spending a few days in this
city attending to legal business.
Mrs. Elmer Weiney, after spending
a few days at the home of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs George A. Dunn
returned Tuesday to her home in Mil
ton
Miss Lillian Johnson, of Milton, wa
the guest of Miss Jennie Leasure OF
Sunday.
c. l.. Pennington is spending a few
days with his family in this place.
w. ]. Sickle is spending shor
time in Mt. Pleasant on business
Miss Addie Combs leaves Frida.
for Valparaiso, Nebraska, to visit he
sister, Mrs. Frank Russell.
DR.. Lula Gilbert, 1osteopath, success
fully treats acute and chronic dis
eases. Office at residence. Phone 81
Bloomfield, Iowa.
l. M. Burgess, formerly of this city
Is visiting his brother, John Burgess
Mr Burgess is on the lookout for
new location, and while in pursuit {
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Bethel.

Bethel, Oct. 22.-Frank Springer, of
Abba, was calling on his brother, Chas.
Springer, Wednesday.
Chas. Ruggles and wife are the
proud parents of a baby boy, that ar
rived one day last week
w. 2. Chisman and John Forsythe,
of Ottumwa, were callers at S. X. CHS
mans last Sunday.
w. e. Chisman left last Tuesday for
Mandau, N. Dakota. He will make
quite an extended trip through the
state and expects to be gone IA couple
of weeks.
Frank Thompson has his new house
nearly completed.
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home in Perkins Oklahoma, accompa

home in Perkins, Oklahoma, accompa-
MED by their niece, Miss Stella De-
Vault.
Mrs. Grace Myers, of Ottumwa. is
visiting at the home of her father, VIM.
Herod.
Mrs. John H. Taylor and daughter,
Mrs. Miller, of Saunders, left Wednes-
day for San Francisco, Cal, to spend
torney ]. A. Taylor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Huilper, who
have been spending the past six
weeks with relatives in this city and
county, departed Wednesday for their
home in Dennison, Texas
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. e. Merrifield, who
have been spending several weeks at
the home of Boone Swinney, returned
Wednesday to their home in Gallerton
Missouri.
Judge Sloan, of Keosauqua, was a
business visitor at this place Wednes-
day.
Rev. and Mrs. d. A. Wyckizer, Mrs.
j. G. Wood, Mr.. and Mrs. d. Sander
son and daughter, Frona, Miss Kate
Jennings of Drakeville, Mrs. S. N.
Creech of Pulaski, and Mr.. McNeff, of
Drakeville, have returned from Oma-
ha, Neb., where they attended the in
terstate convention of the Christian
church. The party was numbered
with congregation of $4,000 people
on communion Sunday and had the
pleasure of hearing number of the
finest orators sIld musicians in the
United States. The convention is re-
ported to have been one of the finest
of the times and the party greatly en-,
| joyed the trip.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier., 1902-10-23

gan laying track at Street and will
lay it as far west as the grade is ready
for it. At the point where the track
crosses the Ottumwa and Agency road
they have about twenty-five feet Of
their fifty-five foot cut to make yet.
S. R. Foster and Miss Grace Allen
are attending the state convention of
the Eastern Star order at Oskaloosa
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier., 1902-10-23

loosa in attendance at the Eastern
Star grand lodge: Mrs. S. R. Canon,
Mrs. j. A. Gum, M rs. Charley Holbert,
Mrs. Jennie Caves and Elsie Roof.
Mrs. Jas. HarkinG went to Knoxv1ne
last Friday and returned Tuesday.
Miss Sia, a Chiriese girl in appoint
ment as a missionary by the Des
Moinse branhc OIL the Woman's For
eign Missionary s'Dciety spoke Monday
night at the M. f. church.
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Irish Bend.

Irish Bend, Oct. 22.-Mrs. G. Gray
and Miss Bessie Brewington are in
Ottumwa visiting with their parents.
The peacock sale was well attended
and the stock all brought good prices.
A Boner made business trip to Mt.
Sterling recently.
A. E. McConlough and family visit
ed with G. w. Lewis and family Mon
day.
Mr.. McGrath has sold his farm to
parties from Mt Pleasant
Alva Duffield has moved with his
family to Colorado Springs, where they
will make their future home.
E. B. Kirkendall attended the Pea.
cock sale Monday.
County Auditor c. c. Rambo and
family passed through here enroute to
Leando, where they spent Sunday with
relatives and old time friends, on their
| way home.
Evan Fellows is preparing to re-
paint his house.
Samuel Roush is remodeling his
residence.
James Matthias delivered hogs a
Douds Thursday.
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BIakesburq.

Blakesburg, Oct. 22-James Pratt
an old citizen and a man widely known,
died here Sunday and was buried Mon
day, Rev. Rowe conducting the ser
vices. Mr.. Pratt was an old bachelor
and lived alone.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier., 1902-10-23
Leando.

Leando. Oct 23.-Sunday evening
as Jesse Jackson and his sister. Miss
Pearl Jackson, and Miss Eti1e Miller
were driving through town, the team
became frightened and ran away,
breaking the buggy to pieces. Mr..
Jackson was ierked out by the lines.
hut was not hurt. AS the team turned
the corner near the mill the buggy
struck a post, throwing Miss Miller,
with the buggy top, over into the lot.
She escaped unhurt, but Miss jackson
jumped out, lighting on her head and
| shoulders. She is still unconscious
and is in critical condition, with but
little hopes of recovery. The team
was span OF young colts and simply
became unmanageable. Miss Jackson
was taken to the home OF E. P. Horn
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Lebanon.

Lebanon, oct. 23.-TueSday evening
Misses Abbie, Irene and Lewis Conner
entertained about forty young people
at their home. A pleasant social ev
ening was enjoyed by all.
Ora Wilson returned from South
Dakota Wednesday evening after an
absence of six months
Mrs. Clyde Trager and sister, Miss
Edna Claffiin, were in Milton Thurs
day
Mr. and Mrs. David Warner went to
Milton Thursday.
Miss lvadell Humphrey and Dott
Brown, who are attending school at
Milton, spent Saturday and Sunday at
home
Jerry Van Vleet who has been in
Montana the past summer, came in
home Saturday.
Rev. Minear, Mr.. and Mrs. R. G..
Conner, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Boren,
Paul Wilson were entertained Sunday
for dinner by Mrs. M. ]. Snider.
Craig Johnston and Aaron Sedore
were in Cantril Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. M. J. Snider and daughter Miss
Bessie, and Paul Wilson attended
meeting at Cantril Sunday afternoon
and evening.
Mrs. Sedore is spending this week
WIN her daughter near ottumWa.
george GoWan ana Wlle, Oh Mliton'
spenI ounoay Win MS parents.
Mr. ana Mrs. Jonn CoWan seem 10
have had bad luck. Sunday colt
.ralnpea on MT. Co"an loot, anu
MIS- CoWan lell doWn CELLAR spfailllhs
her Wrlst.
1 muir, OF heosauqua' was III
| Mrs. Steffie, of Basco, Illinois, is
mere vlsltlng hef daughter' MIS-. Eu'
gene harrison.
John Sample ol Cnicaso, spent
II Lew - uass A iaS. Weeh Win MI anu mis
L. %. sample.
oiids rauhiphLey 10 haui,is iuiiipsl l':i
iIoili Niii'oi =" ouiiu an auuitioii " iis
house 10 -,
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nr; urhu ,bnrsdon al nei I'd raVe VOC % hrried Is. %
ohnno-, ISrnaa,, aftarnoan
e Wrs 49, dv;lson is uis;ting ba,
oranddongbtar Mrs Dav;s at Eevnt
Mrs Poss perkins and chiIGre,
4 hove oons IN M zion to visit Mr. Per
i,ins, narants
/ A. Tho home of tho hride,s father
liz n Morris occnrred the marriage q
Miss Kotie Morris IN Morris Rear,
Wrodnesdav avanino October 1h Rev
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Agency.

Agency, Oct 22.-Rev. J. w. Lam
bert has sold his residence here to j.
A. Reeves and will move to Ottumwa
in few weeks.
Sell Mace has moved on farm near
Ashland.
Mr.. and Mrs Geo. Newell, of Des
Moines, are visiting relatives here.
H. l.. Waterman and N. e. Carpen-
ter, of Ottumwa, spoke to a fair sized
audience here last night.
Martin Mace is very sick.
Next Sunday has been set apart as
old peoples day at the NJ. e. church.
Rev. Simmons, of Ottumwa, will fill
the pulpit.
The Burlington has about two miles
of their grade work completed and be
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Milton.

Milton, Oct. Bidder J T. lie Bar.
on is attending the international Chris
tian convention at Omaha.
Mayor Paxton has issued a procla-
nation for an election to be held on
Thursday. November 6. to decide
whether the town of Milton will use
gasoline lights for lighting the town.
Prof. Carroll was in Bloomfield re-
Gently on business.
Albert Silvers has returned to his
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Bloomfield.

Bloomfield, Oct. 23--Mr and Mrs.
y. w. Clayton left Monday for Bis
mark, North Dakota, to spend couple
of weeks with their daughter, Mrs. F.
r. Smith.
John Grinsted has returned from
Washington, d. c., to cast the ballot
for John F. Lacey
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Rankin, who
have been spending several weeks at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Wish
ard. returned Wednesday to their
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier., 1902-10-23

her sister, Mrs. Ida Baldrigde, who
will move to California soon.
Mrs. L. 3. Sayles returned to her
home in Eldon last Saturday, after a
two weeks visit at the parental Sayles
home.
Miss Lizzie Scott visited few days
in Eldon last week.
Mrs. H. A. Cochran of Kansas is Wis
iting at the home of her father, VIM.
Harrison of this place.
Marion Galpin has bought the Dave
Hardy farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Truitt spent
Sunday at the parental Truitt home.
Mrs. Jay of Floris returned to her
home last Saturday, after few days
visit with her daughter, Mrs. Harmon
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier., 1902-10-23

Drakeville, Oct. 22.-Rev. G. w. Bar
Der of Libertyville arrived Monday for
few days visit with friends.
Mrs. E. R. Barrickman of Promise
City returned to her home last Tues
day, after few days visit with her
friend, Mrs. Mayme Brown, at the
Truitt home.
Mrs. Emma Williams moved to her
new home here last week.
Mrs. Lulu Lewis of Jamesport, Mo-,
is visiting with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. James Goodlander.
Mrs. Harry Truitt spent few days
in Bloomfield the first of the week with
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family.
Miss Alpha Carroll is rapidly i'm
proving.
The w. H. Blanchard sale last week
was well attended.
A two-story addition to the Milton
hotel is being made 1t will also have
cellar and furnace underneath,
which will add greatly to the conven-
ience of the hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. j. Workman MI.
and Mrs. w. H. Crayens and Mrs. t.
H. Dye have returned from attendance
on the G. A. R. encampment at Wash
ington. d. c.,
DR.. David Bailey recently visited his
sister, Mrs. A. B. Carroll.
Mrs. ]. G. Murdoch is visiting near
Alexis, Ill.
w. E. Phillips was in Chicago re-
Gently.
Misses Eva Crockett and Josie Pow
ell visited in Monmouth, H., recently.
A. A. Mustard is building house for
A. S. Lee, on South Prairie.
Mrs. T. P. Palmer has moved to the
Mrs. Baird residence in East Milton.
Mrs. Grant Beaus, of Memphis, visit
ed Mr.. and Mrs. W. c. Holmes here
recently.
]. w. Roby has bought a farm near
Washington
Dr. G. M. Work, of Ottumwa, was in
town recently.
Mrs. j. r. Newton and Mrs. Geo.
Dunn, of Bloomfield, recently visited
at the home of Mrs Elmer Weing.,
of tla Dnntnansf han6
at the Baptist church still continues
Miss Hannah Birdsall, Of Indianapolis
Ind, is expected to help in the meet
ing.
J. G. Atkins returned from Red Oak
last week, where he has been working
for the past two months.
The Charlie Moore sale was we'll at
tended, things selling high. Elder S
A. Herrickson, of Cantril, was the
auctioneer.
E. c. Holland has shipped five cattle
to the Kansas City stock sale.
Blackhawk.
Blackhawk, Oct. 22.-Frank Beal
and William Hunt visited with the for
mer's father, b. E. Bean of Floris
Saturday.
| Mrs. E. Hoover and son. Jerry, re
| turned home from Ottumwa Monday
after short visit with friends and rel
atiyes. Sa
H. J. Smith made a business trip tt
Bloomfield Friday.
Mrs. Mary McGalpin was Black
hawk caller Sunday.
Willie Morrison was caller at tn
r. H. Coop home Sunday.
w. w. Chatterton and family an
! Tom Dolls visited Sunday at the Wn
Brown home.
Roy Kinds of Bunch attended sins
ing at Pleasant Hill Sunday even
ing.
Clarence Hoover is visiting with hi
sister, Mrs. D. Baker.
Will Coop visited his parents Sun
day.
| James Huff of independence, Kan
sas, arrived at the w. e. Brown HON
Monday for an extended visit wit
friends and relatives.
i John Morrison and Florence Eide
attended singing at Pleasant Hi
Sunday
j, Miss Lottie Brown visited Monda
, at the E. Hoover home.
James Huff and Albert Brown mac
business trip to Bloomfield Tues
day.
Misses Alice and Rosa Smith visite
with their brother, John Sunday.
Charley Smith of Unionville was
caller at the VIM Brown home SUI
day.
. Willie Coop and May Glassburn
attended singing at Pleasant Hill Su
: day evening.
Harl Goodurn was thrown from b
!, horse Sunday night, but the groui
being muddy he was not serious
hurt.
, West Van Buren,.
West Van Buren. Oct. PIT
| Mrcetotta, apl Coffnap ca1a was wv
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Pleasant Hill.

Pleasant Hill, Oct 23.-Quite a num-
Der attended the Cramet sale Monday
Everything sold we'll -.
Mrs. Parker, of Foster, is visiting
her sister, Mrs. Nicklin.
Mrs Dunlin and family, OF Selma
visited friends here over Sunday.
Laid Nicklin was in OttumWa last
week.
jeff Davis and family had business
in Ottumwa Friday.
John Loomis and wife visited ovel
Sunday at the parental Looms nome
]. Z. Black and wife were IN Eldol
Saturday.
Charley Morwell, OF kllburn, was
Pleasant Hill caller last week.
Some western horses passed through
here Tuesday, enroute to OttumWa.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier., 1902-10-23
West Van Buren.

West Van Buren,. Oct. 22.-The
Musstetter and Coffman sale was well
attended Monday. Everything brought
a fair price.
Mr. and Mrs. John Sloan of Leando
We're callers at Wade Harryman's Sun
day.
Ralph Pickens was here on business
few days ago.
A number from this place attended
church at Bethel Sunday night.
Bert Channel and wife of near
Douds visited at T. S. Plowmans over
Saturday night and Sunday.
Elva Harryman spent Wednesday
with White Elm friends.
Fletch Koontz was here Sunday ev-.
ening.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier., 1902-10-23

Fremont, Oct. 23.-Rey. Bohemian
and family are attending the Baptist
association at Pella this week.
Mrs. Geo. Bick and Mrs. Maggie at
tended the Woman's Foreign Mission
ary meeting at Otumwa the last of the
week.
Rev. Hiram Gilbert of Cedar and lit
tie daughter, Esther, ware callers at
the Methodist parsonage last Friday.
Walter Harkins, who is working in
a. bakery at Knoxville, came home on
a few days vacation. The vacation
was necessitated on account or run
ming a nail through his foot.
Miss Carrie Washbnrton OF lnde--
pendence is visiting this week with
Dr. and Mrs. Meythaler.
The meetings at Russell chapel are
still in progress, but have been greatly
hindered on account OF rain and pad
roads.
John Dale returned to Chicago sat
urday to resume his duties in the Col
lsge of Physicians and Surgeons.
Edith McF'all, and Mrs. Mabel Endi
colt went to Oskaloosa Friday for q
few days visit. The latter will attend
| the Eastern Star grand lodge.
| The singers of the town met Tues
day at the Baptist church to orga-
I .nize choral union
The following parties are at Oska-