Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-06-12
synod meeting in the interest of the
Swedish Lutheran church.

Ahioo uAJAGlc CuA6du arrived nome
yesterday from Fairfield, where she
has been attending commencement ex-
ercises at Parsons college.
Will Parsons, of Benton township,
arrived home yesterday evening from
Zebo, Montana, where he had gone to
look up a location. While there he
contracted for 100 acres of land and
will move there this fall.
Mrs. Mary Stark and Mrs. John Oh
son came last evening from Lucas,
for visit with 9. f. Swanson and
family.
Messrs. A. E. Dent, w. B. Barger,
S. M. Greene, A.. J. Holmes, DR..
Brant and l.. F. Maple returned last
evening from Creston, where they had
been attending the congressional con-
vention. Col. w. P. Hepburn was NOM
mated to represent this district in con
gress for another terms
Attorney G. q. Conner arrived home
today from a business trip in Kansas.
BeIknap.
Belknap, June 11.-Miss Mollie
Breeding visited here Friday night
with her cousin, Mrs. Ola Burns, leav-
ing Saturday morning for visit with
her sister in Mills county.
]. B. Alexander, of Alexis, Illinois,
visited here Sunday with his daughter,
Mrs. A. 3. Patterson and children.
|. Ware returned home Saturday
noon from a visit at Bonaparte with
his mother and at Keosauqua with his
sister, Mrs. Clay Pearson.
Harry and Harley McCreery, of
Bloomfield, visited here Saturday and
Sunday at the home of their grand
parents, G. HI. Hughes and wife.
Mrs. Ole Burns was called to
Bloomfield last week by the death of
her brother, Harry Songer.
Mrs. Mary Crist and daughter,
Lydia, and son, Jesse, of Sherman
Chapel visited here yesterday at the
home of their daughter and sister
Mrs. Fred Songer, in honor of Mr.. Son.
gers birthday.
Joel MCGEE returned home Monday
evening from a visit at Trenton with
his daughter. Mrs. G.. w. Owens.
v. D. Bell and daughters, Bernice
and Orpha Morrie, were business Wis
itors to Ottumwa Friday.
A number of people from here at.
tended the Children's day service at
the M. E. church in Bloomfield Sunday
evening.
Mrs. Mary Crist and daughter Lydia
and son Jesse of Sherman Chapel Wis
tied here yesterday at the home OF
their daughter and sister, Mrs. Fred
Songer in honor of Mr.. Songer's birth.
day.
Joel MCGEE returned home Monday
evening from visit at Trenton with
his daughter, Mrs. G. W. Owens.
v. d. Bell and daughter Bernice and
Orpha Morris were business visitors tc
Ottumwa Friday.
A number of people from here at
tended the Children's Day service at
the M. e. church in Bloomfield Sunday
evening.
Rev. and Mrs. G. w. Barber and son
Harry Of Drakeville visited here the
latter part of the week with friends.
Mrs. Emma Williams had cellar
dug last week.
Lulu Oneal returned to her home in
Seymour last week after a visit here
with relatives and friends.
James Peden and wife of Floris Wis
tied here last week with Samuel Nc.
Cornell and wife.
Mrs. Ellen McMurray Of Walla Wal
la, Washington, and Mr.. and Mrs
Andrew Flemings of Denver Colo.
visited here Sunday with Mrs. Almyrs
Morris.
]. M. Eberline, wife and daughter
Lena, are spending few days at the
]. Brundige home near Shunem.
Milt Steele of Shunen was visito,
here Sunday at the Joel MCGEE home
Mrs. Elucta Rice and sister Mrs
Frank Edwards, of Mt. Pleasant, call
ed on Mrs. A. w. Martin, Tuesday
while enroute to Bloomfield where the
latter is to take treatment at the hospi
tai.
Mrs. Frank Pickett returned home
Tuesday from a visit with friends ir
Bloomfield. She was accompanied
home by Mrs. Ellen Livingston Of thai
place.
Mrs. Aaron Gray spent Sunday with
her son Charley in Ottumwa.
J. w. Miller and wife spent Sunday
with VIM. Hull and daughter, Mrs. AL
bert Middleton of near Bloomfield.
Mrs. ODE Burns spent Sunday witt
ucI Pal SltS, WI. anu mis-. VIII. Doh
ger of Bloomfield.
A. l.. Trent of Ottumwa was the
guest of Ora Thompson Sunday.
Mrs. ]. w. johnson and Johnnie visit
ed last week with the formers sister
Mrs. G. w. Blackwell.
]. H. Johnson and Eva Thompson Of
Ottumwa were the guests here Sun
day Of the latter's uncle, j. G. Thomp
son, ana family
Joel MCGEE and wife are visiting
friends in Ottumwa
Allen Thompson of Ottumwa spent
Sunday eve with his parents, Mr.. anc
Mrs. j. G. Thompson.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Martin visited
recently with relatives and friends il
Wapello county.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Spohr have NOV
ed to the old Jennings place, south Of
here.
1t is announced that there will be nc
preaching services here in two weeks
at the NJ. f. church owing to the dedi
cation Of the church at Locust Grove
Hattie end Ora Thompson were
Bloomfield visitors Thursday afternoon
Lizzie Ware entertained a number O.
her friends last Tuesday evening