Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-07-10

son, Emma Wilson, A. ]. Eslinger's
two children, L. H Parker's baby, and
Dewy Miller.
There has been plenty of rain. Corn
crops look WELL but the farmers are
afraid they will loose their small grain
and hay unless it stops raining soon.
0. S. Miller, T. Mccoy, w Dale and
George Cloyd have binders and will be
In the fields as soon as the weather
will permit.
Miss Princes Mosier of Abba was in
the neighborhood recently.
Ether Roberts is sick in Des Moines,
where he has been attending school.
Moravia.
Moravia, July 1O.-Will Crawford of
Plttsburg, Pa, is here visiting friends
and relatives.
Miss Mabel Cummins, who is en-
ployed at the city hospital in Ottumwa
is visiting here with her mother, this
week.
Miss Alice Crawford is on the sick
list. 49,,
w. S. Chambers and wife Sundayed
in Queen City, Mo-
Miss Minerva Davis was called from
Abba this week to the bedside of her
mother, who is quite i'll with fever
Dean Lootens was on the streets of
Centerville Tuesday. tas
Gus Sharp and Kitty Clodfeller. of
this place We're quietly married at Cen
terville Wednesday. e
Oliver Thrift and Fred Buckmaster
made business trip to Kansas City
Monday NJ
Bert Wilson visited home folks in
Lancaster, Mo-, Sunday. gGtgta
Harry Sharp made flying trip to
Oskaloosa Monday.
jennie Mack of Cttumwa was shak.
ing hands with his many friends here
Wednesday.
Miss Berl Hoffman of ST. Louis, who
has been visiting her aunt here, Mrs.
Will Thomas, left for her home Tues
day evening.
Chas. Hoffman of Spokane, Wash,
arrived here Sunday to visit home
folks. He left for Oklahoma Territory
Tuesday evening.
Miss Nell Buckmaster of Kirksville,
Mo-, is st&Durning in this city. -,
Chas. Winsler made a business trip
to the central part of Missouri Mon
day
The heaviest rain for years fell here
Tuesday night. Farmers from all
around us were in the little city We'd
nesday. They were wearing broad
smiles and report the crops looking
fine.
RdweIl. . IN, n.e,ys
Bidwell, July 10.-C. T. Lewis and
family were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
P. r. Brooks. t73is B;aG
!, Chas. Smith and family and "a Miss
Mabel Mitchell of Ottumwa visited
Mr.. and Mrs w. S. Johnston Sunday.
q Mr. and Mrs. Selmon Jones' of near
Blakesburg We're guests ofiMn and
Mrs. w. S. Johnston Sunday.
Mrs. Margaret Dickson and Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Keller spent the Fourth
at Hooking with Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Wilcox.
e. M. Brooks of Kansas City is visit
ing his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B.
Brooks. He recently graduated from
Kansas City university, and has been
elected principal of one of the grade
schools of Kansas City. He delivered
a fine address to4the crowd at Pleasant
Home on the Fourth.
Mrs. "A. A. Blizzard of Ottumwa visit
ed her mother, Mrs. Mary Smith last
week.
Isaac Needham went to Blakesburg
Monday on business.
DR.. Brockman of Ottumwa was call.
ed to see j. F. Beagle Tuesday night,
Andrew Smith went to Blakesburg
on business. .g
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Thomas, 81 of
Lucena,, Mo-, are visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
=. p. Perry. They will go to Kansas
CITY soon to make their future home,
Mrs, Thomas has been known to Bid
we'll young people as Miss Lola Black
man, having frequently visited,hertsis.
ter, Mrs. F. e. Perry. Mr.. Thomas and
Miss Blackman were married last week
at Lucerne, Mo.