Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-15

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and Sunday with Elsie and Cynthia
Taylor.
Gladys Miller of Unionville was in
this city the first of the week giving
music lessons.
LaddsdaIe.
Laddsdale, May 15.-The mine is
running full time
John Carrie is on the sick list this
week.
Mrs. Allie Hinkle and Mrs. Guestie
Fosdick were callers of Mrs. J. c.
Sconce, north of Floris Sunday. II
Milton Haifiey is some better.
The company is double shifting their
two main west entries.
w. B. Williams made a special trip
to Ottumwa to look after the Eldon
Coal and Mining Co.'s interest here.
Mrs. G. Jones is much better at this
time.
M. Dial has moved his family to FL
don.
A. George has moved his family to
Hines.
Miss Maggie Williams left Monday
evening for Council Bluffs.
Peat Houghton of Ottumwa was call
ing on friends at this place Friday
John Yoader treated himself to a
new carriage.
H. Phillips was shopping in Eldon
Saturday.
r. Deford is much better at the pres
ent time
w. Davis spent Sunday in Ottumwa.
w. B. Williams made a business
trim to HiIom3n Saturday
RichIand.
Richland, May 14.-Howard Smith
after long illness, died Tuesday
morning. He was only IS years old.
The sympathy of many friends are
with the family.
Sundayed at Libertyville with their
parents.
John Davis is very ILL., The children
are here at his bedside. Mr.. Davis is
the Oldest resident of this village and
is very old man, with a host of
friends who are hoping that he may
yet recover.
Mr.. and Mrs Bert Funk of Sigour-
ney are in the city.
Rev. Cornell Of the Christian church
will preach the memorial sermon.
Rev. Marshall is giving series of
lectures at the M. E. church. Temper
ance is the theme. A very large
crowd was present on Sunday night,
it being union service.
Mrs. Evans and Gertrude McCarty
after weeks stay at Minneapolis, re-
turned home Saturday night.
Mrs. Maude Lemley of Minnesota is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. O..
Stalker.
Harry Mills and wife OF Packwood
Sundayed here.
J. D. Williams returned from Ohio
Saturday. s&..s5'f x
DR.. John Payne is in Chicago for a
two weeks stay. IL
| Salem.
Salem, May 15.-Mrs. G. B. Quick
and son, Charles, and daughter, Eliza
beth, of Burlington, were over Sunday
guests of Rev. and Mrs. Sinclair.
Roy Rodman came in from Omaha
/ Thursday and spent the week with the
home folks. He left today for Illinois
where he has employment
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Merritt, of Gid
den, are the guests of Salem relatives.
Arthur Ingrim and Rolla Foss, of
Mt. Pleasant, spent Sunday at Salem.
! Mrs Amelia Clawson returned Wed.
nesday from a visit with her friend,
Mrs. Rowley, at Mt. Pleasant.
/ Mr.. Rodman returned Wednesday
from a business trip to Nevada, Mo.
/ Zade Parker returned Wednesday
from st. Louis where he had been with
stock.
Wednesday evening the school board
elected the subordinate teachers fol-
the Salem public school for the coming
year, Prof. Hill having been elected il
March. Two changes were made as
two Of the teachers, Miss Converse ant
Miss Sinclair, were. not applicants
4 Miss Amy Bliss was chosen to assis
Miss Nettie Cannack room 3, Miss Bel
: Cammack room 2, Miss Anna Cramel
room l.
Mrs. Marion Parker, of Ottumwa
was the guest of her parents, Mr.. ant
? Mrs. L. Scott, last week.
Mrs. Zoe Turner made a business
, trip to Keokuk Thursday.
Presiding Elder G. S. Cooper deliver
! ed an excellent address to large audi
ence at the M. e. church Sunday even
, ing.
Miss Carrie Pidgeon leaves Satul
day for Eddyville where she vii
: spend a few weeks with her sisters
) Misses Eva and Julia Pidgeon.
: Mrs McLeary and daughter, of MI
Pleasant, enroute for Keokuk, stoppe
! off at Salem Friday and spent da
= with Mrs. Wilsey and daughter, Mis-
Mary.
!. !, Sunday Misses Maud and Mani
Whistler, and Master Everett enjoyed
: visit from their father, e. Whistler, c
:. Danville.
Rev. T. J. Myers, Of Mt. Pleasan
!, will occupy the pulpit of the M. Z
church next Sunday evening.
Mrs. George Cramer entertained tn
missionary society and a number {
: friends at a missionary tea last Tue'
day evening.
Mrs. Alfred Tomlinson and childre
: will leave this week for Wauke,
= where they will spend few weeks b.
fore going to their new home at Piatt
9 mouth, Neb.
" Mrs. Elwood Friend was surprise
Tuesday by number of friends an
raIotiyac cominp II, and accictir,or Ie