Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-10

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family, and Jim Chedister and family,
all visited at the Arch Sinclair home
Sunday.
Mrs. Emma Wilcox died at her
home at this place, after an illness of
several weeks.
| Selma.
Selma, April 10.-G. B. Lester was a
business caller at Mt. Pleasant Mon.
day.
Jerome Eighme came home on We'd
nesday mornings train.
Mrs. H. G. Triplett and Leighton
spent Wednesday with her mother,
Mrs. krouskop, at Mt. Pleasant.
Wednesday morning G. Scott decided
to l.. A. Crew one and onehalf acres
OF the west end of his place in the
west part of town, consideration $500.
Henry James has also bought of G..
Scott one acre joining on the east of
the Grew purchase, consideration 5000
Miss Mabel Wilmeth will teach her
third term of school at Oak Hall this
spring.
Saturday evening of last week the
relatives of Miss Mary Ratcllff very
pleasantly surprised her and reminded
her of her birthday anniversary.
John Grim is home from Fit Madison.
Mrs Laura Rogers and Master
Wayne will depart April Is for Ward
ron, Idaho, where they will spend sew
eral months with her sister, Mrs. La.
belle Mlthrow clyde and family.
! Mrs. John Rhode was quite ill last
week.
Tuesday Mr.. and Mrs. D. Powell, of
Mt. Hamill, started for their new home
in Colorado.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Byers and family,
who moved to Oklahoma a few months
since, have returned and will again
make their home at Birmingham.
| Mrs. Alice Hunnicutt Farmer came
home Monday from her school near
Muscatine.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Ransom and chill.
dren, of Cottonwood, were dinner
guests of Mrs. Kate Lamm Thursday.
Mr.. Crawford, who was called from
Nebraska to Big Mound by the serious
illness of his father, accompanied by
his sister who resides at New London,
passed through Salem Thursday en-.
route to her home Mr.. Crawford will
again visit his father before he re.
turns to his home.
Mrs. Judith Boyce of Mt. Pleasant
was a guest of relatives last week
Thursday Mrs. w. III. Bliss returned
from several weeks visit with rela-
tives at Galesburg, Ill. Mr.. Bliss met
her at Mt. Pleasant.
Mr.. and Mrs. King of Washington
county, Kas., after visiting relatives
in the east stopped at Salem and visit
ed his brother Jake King, and family.
They departed for their home Wednes-
day.
John Campbell visited relatives at
Mt. Pleasant last week.
Alfred Tomlinson arrived in the city
Friday evening.
Thursday evening Seth Frazier
came from his home at Garden City,
kas, and will enjoy visit with rela-
lives and friends.
Rev. Sharpless left Friday to be
gone several weeks conducting meet
Iings. Mrs. Sharpless accompanied
him to Mt. Pleasant.
\ Mrs. Frank Hawkins and Merrill re.
turned to their home at Keokuk Fri
day.
| At the home of w. H. Bliss Tuesday
|evening, Misses Mary Bliss and Ada
lGarretson entertained number of
their young friends at a party.
Miss Nettie Cammack gives such ex-
cellent satisfaction at Pea Ridge, that
she is again elected to teach their
school,
Mrs. George Tomlinson is very i'll
at the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Linn, near New London.
At election Monday H. Jones was
elected mayor, A. Davidson and J.
Goldsmith reelected councilmen. j.
c. Martin was elected clerk, J. c. In
grim assessor and o. H. Tyner, treas
urer.
A home missionary offering was
taken at the Congregational church
Sunday and new members received in
to the church.
Will Edwards and family drove
from Bonaparte and enjoyed visit
with his parents last week
Rev. Montgomery, of Mt. Pleasant
is assisting in the meetings conducted
by Rev. Sinclair at the M. E. church
At the M. e. Parsonage Saturday
evening, March 20, Rev. Sinclair per.
formed the solemn rites which united
in marriage Oliver Myatt, of La Grew
and Miss Grace Wilmeth, of Salem.
Sam Savage and his sister, Miss Jen
ME, have returned to Grinnell college
Rev. Jordan, of Wyoming, H., after
Ia pleasant visit with his friend, S C.
Rodman, returned to his home Friday