Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-12-30

at Mt. Pleasant, are at home In this
place, spending their vacation.
Mrs. Emma Macarthur of Des Moines
is visiting in this place with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Dunlap.
BIakesburg.
Blakesburg, Dec. 26.-Will Raymond
and wife, of Lancaster, Mo-, are visit
ing their brother, Fred Raymond and
wife.
Mrs. S. F. Raymond, of Memphis,
Mo-, is visitor at the Excelsior
home
Bernice Elathorp is home from
Meadville. Mo-, to spend the holidays.
Claude Thompson came down from
Des Moines to eat Christmas dinner
with home folks.
Nyee Reading, of Pacific Junction
is visiting his parents this week.
Roy and Ina .Farrand, teachers at
/ Des Moines are at the parental home
for Christmas.
The revival meetings at Russell
chapel, Prairie chapel and Union
chapel have come to a close.
/ Will Anderson has broken arm,
the result of being kicked by a horse.
Chas. Porter and wife, of Ottumwa,
spent Christmas with friends in
Blalesburg.
/ DR.. Terrence made visit to Quin
/ cy, Ill.,, this week.
Mrs. j. N. Smith, of Fairfield, is
spending the holidays with her par
4 ents VIM. Rowe and wife.
A very happy family reunion took
place at the home of Peter Burgason
4 on Christmas Eve
! Nora Day is home from Mt. Sterling
4 for the holidays.
!: Frank Cloyd and Newt. Harris will
J move to Missouri.
Emery Chichester was taken very
4 sick at Avery Wednesday.
Z. The new paper, The Guest, made its
appearance this week. Dollie Udell is
the editor.
q Laddsdae.
Laddsdale, Dec. 26-M. Hedge o!
: Oskaloosa was here and spent a cou
pie of days with friends last week.
Mrs. q. Saxton made business tril
to Eldon Thursday morning, return
ing on the passenger.
Miss Sarah Williams, who is attend
ing school in Beacon, came home Sat
urday to spent her vacation with the
home folks
Will Post and Henry Christie were
in Floris on a business trip Wednes
day evening.
Eron Fouts made bushes trip tt
. Bloomfield last Saturday.
Miss Lizzie Hilbert, who is attending
school at Eldon is home to spend {
two weeks vacation with her parents
; James Baxter spent Saturday even
ing in Eldon.
Misses Eta Middleton and Selma
Jones spent part of Saturday in Ell
don buying Christmas presents.
2. Davis spent Sunday in Ottumwa
; School closed here Tuesday for the
holiday vacation.
Walter Fisk of Floris passed
through here Saturday on his way
home from Eldon.
Ed Jones called on Will Hart Sun
day morning.
Will Lynn and family are at the
parental Phillips home to spend the
holidays.
Mrs. E.. saxton went to Floris Wed
nesday.
| kirkville.
| Kirkville Dec. 26.-The public
school closed last Friday for two
weeks vacation A very interesting
program was given by the pupils Of
the first and second primary.
A family reunion was held at the
home of E. o. Thompson Christmas
day.
Henry and Stanton seigrist and
families left Wednesday for Delavan
ILL.,, for ten days visit with theil
mother.
Manley Forsythe and wife of Soutf
;. Ottumwa are visiting relatives ant
friends here.
Mrs. Martha Bennett is at home, af
ter an extended visit with her sister
2 in Missouri
A. w. Brown was the victim of {
pleasant surprise last Friday evening
+ it being his birthday.
7 Bertha McGlasson leaves tomorrow
for Keokuk to visit her brother, G. z
McGlasson, returning via Des Moines
: where she will attend the state teach
ers' association.
VIM. Bane made business trip tt
Highland Center last week.
Mrs. Cathrenel Stout has gone to thu
country to spend two months with he
!. daughter, Mrs. Frank Davis.
Rosa Wittenmyer is quite sick a
her home south of town.
Misses Eta and Ada Browne ar,
here visiting relatives and friends.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Wilson
December 90, daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Headland and daugh
ter, Ruth, went to Ames to spent
Christmas with Mrs. Headland's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. M. e. s. Rubel.
!. Roy Chandler and Clyde Harrison
of Rubens and Mankato, Kansas, ar,
visiting relatives in town.
DR.. w. G. Newell of Ottumwa wal
at home over Christmas.
Dr. D. G. Dinsmore and daughter
Miss Florence, hove gone to Iowa Cit.
for weeks visit with Mrs. Glars
Alderman and children.
Mr.. and Mrs. g. L. Thomas and Mrs
! B. Waddell of Ottumwa spent Christ
mas with Theo. SHUTS and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H. Hatfield ant
children Of Centerville are spending
few days with Mrs. Hatfield's parents