Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-08

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Centerville for visit with her moth
er at Exline.
Miss Sadie Stevens came down from
Humeston and spent several days with
her mother, the first of last week.
Mrs. Dan Hartley of Brazil is visit
ing her mother, Mrs. Smith, and Other
relatives near Sedan.
Miss Nellie Farnsworth is spending
the week with her grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. Jacob liver.
Floris..
Floris, May Sc. X. Smith, H. E
Swinney and Alvin Christy made q
bushes strip to Ottumwa Saturday.
w. j. Nicklin was a visitor in Eldon
Thursday evening.
Mr.. Dodge of Bloomfield was bust
ness visitor here Friday.
w. B. Alverson and sons Eugene and
Ernest, have gone to Memphis, Mo-.
to work for the Armour Co.
Hubert Hale returned Thursday from
Gilman, where he has been working
for some time. He has been sick fo1
some time but at present is consider
ably improved.
Earl Plank of Pulaski spent Sunday
here with friends.
The Farmers Telephone Co. will
soon begin operations as stakes are
set as far as Bud" John Christy's.
Pleasant Grove.
Pleasant Grove, May S.-Mr. and
Mrs. Otis Crist were Laddsdale callers
Saturday evening.
Mrs. D.A. Hagerty spent Wednesday
afternoon with her grandmother and
aunt, at the F. M. Brooks home.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Baker, of Eldon
passed through this neighborhood on
Thursday.
J. B. Kendrick i called on Frank
Brooks Sunday.
Mrs. John Correll, of Eldon, spent a
few days the past week at their farm
in this vicinity.
G. w. Brooks and family visited at
this place recently, leaving for Mitch
last week. They intend to make their
future home in Dakota.
Messrs. Walter and Charley Crook
were Eldon callers on Saturday even
ing.
F. M. Brooks and wife were Thurs.
day evening callers at the Otis Crist
home.
John and D. A. Hagerty were Floris
callers Saturday.
Ida Brooks, of Laddsdale, spent last
week with relatives here.
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keosauqua.
Keosauqua, May S.-Mrs. Edgar
Buckles died at her home in this place
Saturday morning of the measles. The
funeral services We're held at the resi-.
dence Sunday afternoon and the re.
mains were taken to Mt. Sterling for
burial, that being near the place of her
girlhood home. She was about %
other relatives to mourn her loss.
Jas. A. Fowler, who has been very
sick for several weeks, is slowly re-
covering.
Mrs. Elizabeth Mullen, who has been
seriously i'll for the past two months
is no better and it is thought that she
will not recover.
Mrs. Mary Ferris and daughter
Madge Ferris, of Douds, visited over
Sunday in this place with Mrs ]. w
HARDWOOD, Mrs. Ferris sister, returning
home Tuesday.
Miss Belle Jackson returned to hel
home in this place after several weeks
visit with her sister, Mrs. John Taylor
of Eldon. Harry Taylor, her nephew
returned with her and visited over
Sunday in thic D1acp
Jacob Eich, of Bonaparte, visited in
this place on Monday of this week
with his sons, Thos. and Chas III.
w. F. Douds, of Douds Stat "a, was
in this place yesterday on business.
Mrs. Jennie Brooks. of this place, is
visiting with her father, D. L. Wilson,
of near Lebanon
Capt. w. A. Duckworth returned to
his home this morning from bust
ness trip to Chicago.
Geo. G. Duffield returned home this
morning from Washington, where he
had been in attendance as delegate
of the republican congressional con.
vention.
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