Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-09
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Belknap, Oct. marion Taylor. the
night operator here, was succeeded
last week by OF. Herberer, of Red
Bud. Mo.
Judge ]. T. Mcconnell. manager of
the Raven companys concessions in
the Uintah reservation in Utah, came
in last Monday evening for visit with
his parents. Samuel Mcconnell and
wife. He expects to go on from here
to Chicago. where he has some bust
ness to transact.
Mrs. Will Bell and daughter, Vona,
of Trenton, came Friday evening for
a visit with Mrs. Aaron Gray and fam
lily.
Rev. G. w. Barberi. who was trans
ferred by the conference from Drake
vile to Libertyville. called on friends
here Wednesday evening.
A large number of people from here
attended the reunion of the Third To-
wa cavalry at Bloomfield, Wednesday
and Thursday
| j. W. Toele left Thursday morning
for Ottumwa where he has employ
ment in the Dain factory.
| Mrs. Emma Owens and Mrs. Clara
Burkhalter attended the reunion and
visited friends in Bloomfield last week.
| Mrs. e. w. Sayles, of Drakeville, Wis
tied here last week with her daugh-
| ter, Mrs. Emma Williams.
| j. B. Lafferty having put his work at
Milton in shape for the winter came
up Friday evening for farewell visit
with his daughter, Mrs. E. A. Patter-
son and children, and to go home with
his wife, who has spent the past two
months here. Mr. and Mrs Lafferty
expect to start for their home at Alex
is, Illinois, as soon as Miss Matilda
Wray, who is visiting friends in Hi.
nois, and who is to make her home
here with Mrs. Patterson, arrives.
Little Pearl Shelton at last report
was recovering from her recent i'll
ness.
Joel MCGEE is some better, being
able to be around the house some
! William Pickett and family are
moving today to Soublette, little sta
ton near Green Top, Missouri, where
bash. Mr.. and Mrs. Pickett were
the community.
Park Williams, of Lucas county, at
tended the reunion in Bloomfield last
week, stopping off here for visit with
his cousin, Joel MCGEE.
/ Mrs. ODE Burns is suffering from s
felon on her thumb.
Mrs. Aaron Gray, of near Drakeville
and sister, Mrs. Elmer Bell, and daugh
ter, Vona, of Trenton visited Friday
night with Mrs. Elmyra Morris.
/ Mrs. Jane Klinginsmith, who is OF
her way to her home at Bloomfield
Oklahoma. is visiting here at the j
w. Bolivar home. She is accompanied
by Elva Pyle, also of Oklahoma
/ Mrs. Jessie Spangler and children
] who live north of here, expect to move
into the Pickett property for the win
ter SO that the children may have the
benefit of being close to school.
John Burris is suffering from boi
on his hand.
Mrs. Lola Davis, of Mcpherson, Kan
sas; Miss Edith Huffman and Mr.. Tan
ner, of Ottumwa, were visitors Sunda,
at the Joel MCGEE home.
Mrs. Ida Anderson, of Charlton, Wis
tied last week with her friends, Mrs
C. f. Eberline and sister, Miss Lizzi,
Mcconnell
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Spohr spent Sun
day with Orla Burns and wife.
Mrs. Diana Myers and children
spent Saturday night and Sunday will
Edwin Galpin and wife of Dunville.
Mrs. Emma Owens expects to leav,
tomorrow for her home at Trenton
and Mrs. Clara Burkhalter expects tt
leave Wednesday for Ottumwa.
i Owing to a wreck on the Rock Is
land at Unionville that road did no
run any passenger trains through her,
Monday.