Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-01-02

AIrs. Burns expect to go to house
keeping in the Cavanaugh property in
the west part of town.
Cordie Rankin attended the wedding
of her cousin, Miss Della Peyton, to
Harden Burns, near Lancaster, Mo-,
on Sunday, Dec. %. She also attend
ed the wedding of another cousin,
Miss Ora Lamb to Charley Orr on
Tuesday, Dec. "a, also near Lancas-
ter, returning home Wednesday even
ing.
Frank Pickett and wife of Sherman
Chapel visited here Christmas with
their son Will, and family.
Mrs. Otus Pickett left Tuesday |
noon for a visit at Seymour with her
parents, NJ. C. Rominger and wife. 1T
is also expected that Miss Maude Ro-
minger, who is employed in Chicago,
will be home for the holidays.
Hugh McBee, of Bloomfield, visited
here with Joel l1cGee last week.
Orpha Morris has been quite sick
but is improving.
r. L. Mccormick of Ottumwa, spent
Christmas here at the parental W. L.
Mccormick home.
Mrs. H. c. Rankin and son, Ira, were
getting better
Stella Bachman has returned home
| from business trip in the west.
Mrs. j. w. Miller was recently mi
tiated into the w. r. c. in Bloomfield.
1t is hoped that G. A. R. picket post
with it's auxiliary, the w. R. c., can
soon be established here. 1t is thought
that with the assistance of the sol
| ol,o
with the resident soldiers here, quite
an interesting post might be estab-
lished.
Gene Williams and Harry Kline
were Drakeville visitors Christmas.
| J. w. Johnson had the misfortune
to get bruised up by a fall, while hunt
! ing Christmas.
Mrs. Chas. Burl1halter and children
of Ottumwa spent Christmas here
4 with Mrs. Burkhalter's parents, J..
MCGEE and WIFE, Roy Hicks of OF
tumwa was also visitor there.
\ Walter Munn's infant child is quite
ill with pneumonia.
/. w. l.. Mccormick and wife spent
Christmas at Eldon with relatives.
; Quite an interesting program was
rendered by Mr.. Murphy's pupils in
. the upper room. Miss Wray's pupils
from the lower room We're present and
rendered some assistance. After the
program the pupils of both rooms
were given treat by their teachers
after which both rooms were dismiss
: ed until Thursday morning.
5 J. o. Murphy was remembered
Christmas by his pupils with a gold
pen, and Miss Olive Wray was remem
bered by fine picture by her pupils
, Miss Olive Wray was able to resume
/. her school duties here Thursday
!. morning after few days illness.
, Little Earl Spohr is on the sick list
- Miss Reva Spohr was on the sicl
list last week but is getting some
. better
J. B. Lafferty came up Saturday ev
!, ening from Milton, for visit with hi
K wife and daughter, Mrs. E. A. Patter
v son, and expects to return tomorrow
James Mccormick and family O
l. Drakeville visited here Sunday wit
l. Mrs. Diana Myers and children.
q Word has been received here of tn
n death of Frank Elliott at the home @
e hsi brother-in-law, Ed. Moore, who II
1t sides in Tulare county, California
il, The particulars of his death We're nc
re learned. Mr.. Elliott was we'll know
IS in this community.
Or Rev. M. e. Moore announced SUI
Of day that he expected to preach Ne
Years sermon here two weeks frol
h. last night. at the Congregation;
church.
I'd W. NJ Lockman rendered a beaut
~ full solo at the morning service at til
a. Congregational church Sunday.
Isaac Swinney. of Ottumwa, was
he caller Friday evening at the Joel M
re Gee home. j. NJ. Mccormick and wi
he were also visitors there Thursday.
Tom Ware and wife and c. V. Wa
Mt and family of Ottumwa and G. V
ut Ware, of Eldon, spent Christmas he
IS. at the parental Isaiah Ware home.
~. Mrs. Mary Worrell and Ora Thorn
" son are on the sick list.
ia P. H. Burns and wife and Oh
7f. Burns and wife and two children spe
ef, Christmas afternoon with ]. c. Thorn
son and family.
ed Ross Skinner, of Ottumwa, spe
III Monday and Tuesday here with h
10 aunt, Mrs. j. C. Thompson, and fa
>. ily.
{ George Windsew, NJ Skinner a.
'iu Allen Thompson, of Ottumwa, spe
,n+ Christmas eve here with the latte
parents.
ho Walter Gray spent Christmas he
We with his parents.
I Iey Misses Susie and Mamie Gray {
re tertained a few young friends with
H. party Friday evening.
i'm Hazel Dell.
tho Hazel Dell Jan. 2-EWell Baer
Pulaski, is visiting with friends a
ce, relatives in this vicinity.
IFS j. NJ. Baley's sale was well attel
of ed Saturday.
ac- w. r. Gift is visiting with relati,
in Beckwith.
ON Miss Nella Truitt has returned
oil ter few days visit with her parer
and Mr.. and Mrs. e. Truitt, of Drakesvi
j. o. Eastburn and sister, Miss
ere tina, visited Saturday night with A.