Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-11-06

land of Drakeville expects to begin a
series Of meetings at the M. e. church
this evening.
Joseph Harron of st. Clair county,
Missouri, arrived last Tuesday for Il
visit with his sister. Mrs. Isaich Ware.
In company with his sister he visited
a few days last week near Sherman
Chapel, at the home of his niece. Mrs
c. D. Rhine.
Misses Corda and Jimmie Bolivar
and Mabel Martin and Fred and Bert
Wishard spent Sunday evening at the
home of the Misses Bolwar's sister,
Mrs. i. e. Russell near Drakeville.
The Methodist people kindly loaned
the Congregational people the use CT
their church Sunday, the latter church
being still undergoing repairs.
Mrs. Charley Petit. who was SO bad
iy injured by falling from the wagon.
Is getting along nicely
Salem.
Salem, Nov. MIR and Mrs. Geo.
Cramer are sDenuing a few days at
Burlington
The Woman's club will meet with
Mrs D. S. Keller next Thursday.
Mrs. Sarah Jones is having her new
house painted.
A large number of Salem people at
tended the republican meeting at Mt.
Pleasant Friday, and heard Senator
AllisCn's speech, and the address by
Hon. B. +. Carroll
The Salem Methodist Episcopal
quarterly meeting will be held next
Saturday end Sunday.
Mrs. j. Heintz returned to Keokuk
Monday, after pleasant visit with
her sister. Mrs Will Hawkins.
Friday evening at the pleasant home
of DR.. and Mrs. Dilts, Misses Elbertine
and Mildred Dilts delightfully."- enter,
tanned number of their young friends
at taffy pulling
Rev. Sinclair attended the Burling.
ton district conference of the Metho-
dist Episcopal church, which conven.
ed at Ainsworth Monday evening and
continued until Wednesday evening
A large attendance and very interest
ing meeting are reported.
Mrs. D. S. Keller spent Thursday
shopping at Mt. Pleasant.
John Walker arrived from Des
Moines Saturday. He is a guest OF
Mr.. and Mrs R. E. Hovt.
Miss Anna Cramer, Ross Cramer,
| Mrs. Warren Hoggatt and little son
were Mt. Pleasant callers Saturday.
Miss Myrtle and Master Merrill Ban.
ia invited their little friends to spend
Saturday afternoon at their home. All
had a jolly time.
The New London ball team played
game with Whittier college ball
team Saturday afternoon
The New London ball team and the
Whittier college ball team played a
game of ball at Lalem Saturday after.
noon. At the emu of the game the
honors were equally divided.
Jason Reeder died at his home in
Denver, Colorado, October g. His re-
mains, accompanied by his sons. Joe
and Bert, arrived at Salem, Tuesday
October 2S Wednesday, October 20,
at 2 o'clock D. M, friends gathered
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram
Jones to pay the last tribute of respect
to the departed one as well as sympa.
thy to the grief stricken relatives.
Funeral services were conducted by
Rev. Adelia Sharpless, assisted by
Rev. Henderson and Rev Sinclair
Music was rendered by the choir of the
Congregational church. Interment at
the Friends cemetery. Mr.. Reede1
had lived the greater part of his life
at Salem. Two years ago, he, with
his family became a resident of Colo.
RADIO. Only a few weeks ago Mr.. and
Mrs, Reeder visited friends at Salem
and Houghton. They had returned to
their home two weeks previous to his
demise. A wife. three sons. Frank,
Joseph and Herbert; one daughter,
Mrs. Anna Caldwell. all of Denver; a
sister, Mrs. H. Jones, and brother,
Jasper Reeder, both residents of Sal.
EN-, survive him.