Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-09-04

Juill AOOHCZ ana 1dlnllN, OIL Ellu, LUX
lahoma, arrived here this week for a
visit with Mr.. Koontz's sister, Mrsoue
Walker. They go from here to Wyom-
ing.
Amador.
Amador, Sept. 1T. D. Williams
was in town Monday
Carrie Craeger and son julius visit
ed over Sunday at the Schwartz home
Several from here attended the fair
at Des Moines.
j. M. Bailey is having his barn re-
paired.
Mrs. Mcfarland spent Tuesday at
the John Schwartz home.
Ira Haning and wife were guests at
B. Haning's Sunday.
Flora Shields visited Mrs. Marion
Smith last week.
w. S. Wellman is building an addi-
ton to his residence.
John Schwartz and family visited
at John McFarland's Sunday.
Mrs. Ira Haning called on Mrs. Cos
ney Friday
Carl Schwartz was in the city Satur-
day.
Maude Wellman was in town Mon
day.
Bertha Bachman commenced term
of school near Ottumwa recently.
Mrs. A. Wilkinson returned recent
| ly from a visit with relatives in Mis-
souri,.
Mesdames James Smith and John
Smith visited Mrs. Berry recently.
Misses Clara and Opal Berry and
Mamie Wellman called on Mrs. A.
| IL,
Claud Arnold was in town Tuesday.
| Ira Haning commenced school at
Wellman Monday
John Schwartz and wife attended
the reunion in Drakesville last week
Mrs A. Wilkinson
Mr. Allen has sold his property and
/ purchased the Proctor farm.
North English.
North English, Sept miss Fife
Roller has returned to Weliman for
another years school work.
Mrs. Guy Clevenger and children,
who have been visiting relatives for
some time here, left yesterday morn
ing for their home at Quimby.
School reopened Monday with a
good attendance. The teachers from
out of town are Miss Brackney. l.. Ed
ma Millhouse. Winterset; Bertha Har-
low, Abba, and Mary Kelley, Sigour-
ney.
/ Mrs. Kate Butler and daughter,
Margaret, of Cherryvale, Kansas, are
visiting at the j. w. Erwin home.
Mrs. F. M. Foster went to Marengo
last night to visit her mother, Mrs
Hopkins. and to attend the fair.
O. F. Mason and T. M. Evans went
on the land excursion yesterday to the
; Dakotas.
Miss Mary Roller is here from Mt
Vernon for a weeks visit with rela
tives, before beginning her schoo
work at Keswick.
Milton Pettibone' has accepted {
position as timekeeper on the Milwau
kee railroad for an extra gang.
Willie Peresman returned yesterday
morning from stay with friends al
Muscatine.
Exline.
Exline, Sept. A sad accident oc
CURED Monday which resulted in the
, death of son of Mansfield Moore
Young Moore and young man named
Mcfarland were examining revolver
Moore handed the revolver to McFar
land with the remark that it wasnt
much good AS Mcfarland reached
+ for it in some manner it was dis
/ charged the ball entering Moore:
breast causing death. The acciden
seems uncommonly sad as he is the
last of six sons, one having been killed
in hattie in the phi1inpinaS
On Aug 80 9--pound daughter wa!
born to Mr.. and Mrs. Benton Mckee
han.
Nellie Farnsworth left for Pueblo
J Colorado, the latter part of the week
4 She expects to make quite an extend
ed stay, and visit friends at Lovelant
and other places before returning.
Will Gay and family started TO
> Loveland Colorado, yesterday.
Mrs. Amanda Carter is on the sicl
list this week
Mrs. Harlan Richardson is still seri
: ously i'll.
Murray.
5 Murray, Sept. Airs. Thomas Dun
;, kin and family returned home from r
linois Saturday.
| wi l. lCCl IDS d SlSbCl FlolIlnS uel
t also Miss Campbell of Greenfield
There were no services at the Chris
I ton church Sunday. Rev Harl is il
: Texas visiting his father for fey
4 days.
Mr.. Laten is quite sick.
Jake Burd expects to leave thi
week for trip in Canada
= Sheriff Scott and wife of Osceol
q visited in Murray Monday.
: w. III. Benson was county sea
,. caller Monday.
g. q Mrs. L. c. Tenney is quite sick.
The entertainment given at tn
. M. e. church Saturday was reproduce
. Monday evening on account of tn
2 rain. 1t was a fine home talent, an
= an evening well spent in vocal, instrl
= mental and evolutionary performance
# and Murray may be justly proud c
y her own.