Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-02-27

which he is improving Mr.. Yoder
has been afflicted with this complaint
before. R,
Wesley Ruggles, of First street, has
been on the sick list since Saturday
night, but is reported as improving.
Presley Horner has been quite sick
since Monday evening, suffering with
tonsolitis and jaundice.
| w. S. Stuck was able to be on the
streets yesterday after a ten days i'll
ness, of neuralgia.
Mr.. Lathroup, of near Dudley, has
been suffering from relapse of the
grip.
Mrs. ]. j, Kreeger, south of town,
has been on the sick list.
Mrs. G. N. Berry, northwest of town,
has been on the sick list the past few
days.
John Emanuel,of South Fifth street,
is able to be on the street again after
an illness. His wife, who has also
been sick, is much improved.
Mrs. ]. Fl. England, an aged woman
residing near Lakonta, who has been
sick for over year, was taken much
worse Monday night, but, is some bet
ter now.
The final papers for two real estate
deals near Lakonta were made out
yesterday whereby Walter NJ Smith
sells his eighty acre farm to his
brother, Arthur Smith, and purchases
the 1874 acre farm of Jacob Hooga-
doom. The price paid per acre for
each place is $50, thus making the to-
tai cost of the first, $4,000, and the lat
ter. $11, O4O. Each of the PURCHASERS
will move to his new farm, and Mr..
Hoogadoorn will move to the Roberts
place, near Dudley, he having recent
ly purchased the same.
Mr. and Mrs.J l.. Hit, east of town,
will move onto the Zed Oldham Prop
erty on Church street, the first of the
week.
John Egran, east of town, is prepar-
ing to move on his farm recently pur-
chased of John Blackwood The lat
ter will move on the Bassinger farm.
JOS. Williams has moved his family
this week from the Manning farm, a
mile below town, which he has occu-
pied the past year, to his new resi-
dence on the land of j. F. Hohl across
the river
John H. Besco. who has been resid-
1uS vi Tie IlSuDSl MUD ldl Ill, SOuIh
of town, during the past year, is NOV
ing to the D. d. Miller farm, north of
town, Mr.. Besco having resided for
several years in the latter community.
Harry Miller, of Third street, has
been taking a business course in an
Ottumwa commercial college.
The people of the farming commun-
| ity northwest of town will meet at the
Bluff Creek union chapel near Lakon-
ia, next Sunday forenoon at IL o'clock
for the purpose of organizing a Sun
day school Everybody come out.
G. c. Palmer shipped two car loads
of cattle to Chicago Sunday. They
We're accompanied by Fred Palmer,
who returned yesterday
| At the public sale of Tom Morrow,
which was held Monday on the VIM.
England tenant farm near Lakonta,
stock brought good prices. Hay, $12;
corn, 65 to 67Rc; cows, $40. The en-
tire sale amounted to about $1,000. Mr..
Morrow moves to near White Oak,
Mahaska county,. soon.
d. NJ Perdue went. to Beacon Satur-
4 day. afternoon, looked after business
and spent Sunday guest ofshis friend
Chas. Rockefeller, we'll known citi.
zen of that place.
| Daniel Kerr, of near Dudley, was in
town Tuesday afternoon.
I Horace Doss has returned to his
home near Osceola, Clarke county, af,
ter ten days visit with his sister
Mrs Dynes Whitlatch, near Lakonta.
} Miss Beulah Cook has returned to
her home at Burlington after spending
a couple of weeks visiting her aunt
Mrs. L. G. Homer, on Fourth street
and with little friends here.
Noble Holloway and Frank Oldham
of this place. and Lee Harding, w. F.
jaeger, and Chas. D. Whitlatch, of the
farming communities, were in Oska
loosa on business recently.
Mrs. w. G. Rose and daughter, Pear
of Oskaloosa, have been visiting
Frank Kussart.
M. B. Sampson, who works at Con
fidence, but who retains his hope here
arrived Monday night to stay till after
the city election which occurs Mon
day In the meantime he will visit
friends and relatives.