Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-08-26

change was in town on business this
/ week
John R. Kane left Yesterday on No
| 30 for several weeks visit to Baden
| Indiana.
Ernest Shunterman is in Birming
| ham, wher he went to attend the
camp meeting held at that place.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Isbell have returned
from their trip to Cameron, Mo.
EIdon.
Eldon, Aug. 25.-Miss Francis Kraut
haus, of Chicago, is visiting this week
with Mrs. Titcomb.
Miss Gladys Hudler, of Muscatine, is
visiting with Mrs Elmer Barger.
Leon Hinkley who is working in OF.
! tumwa at present, spent Sunday with
| his parents
The ball game yesterday in Hunneps
park was very well attended, The game
was between Eldon and the Ottumwa
Ads, and the Eldon boys wore their
new suits. The score was to in
favor of Eldon.
Frank college made short trip to
Fairfield yesterday.
| Miss Fora James left yesterday for
a short visit with relatives in Fairfield.
Hedrtk.
| Hedrick, Aug. 25.-Miss Nellie Ker-
Der, of oigourney, who visited last
week with Mrs. F. l.. Stolte,, returned
to her home Saturday. egsT
Jack Stacey has been awarded the
contract to do the stone work on the
n in
The B. Y. P. U. gave an ice cream
social in the park Saturday evening.
Howard Adams, of Sigourney, visit
ed last week with his brother Harley
Rev. G. H. Hauser preached his fare
well sermon yesterday in the German
Lutheran church south of Hedrick.
Rev. Hauser will load his household
effects tomorrow and take his depart
ure for Stuttgart, Ark, where he ac-
cepts the pastorate Of large Luther
an church. The people here regret to
see him leave Il
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Cecil are Wis
iting relatives in Muscatine
| Mrs. Eastburn and Gladys re-
turned Saturday from visit with rel
atives in New York and Canada.
The Cudy farm west Of town has
been sold to L. M. Skyrock, of Elm
wood, Ill, for $50 per acre Mr.. Sky
rock will move to Iowa about March l..
John Foster returned Saturday from
Missouri where he was on land bust
ness. ,,tsa,E
The Misses Mary Brooks and May
Raub are in Des Mones this week Wis
iting friends. sas
Mrs. L. A. Meeker and daughter,
Myrtle, returned Saturday from Mt
Pleasant where they visited relatives.
Lovilia.
LovIlia, Aug. 25.-Mr. and Mrs. John
Spencer. of Lovilia, visited Thursday
and Friday with their daughter, Mrs.
Hammond of near Columbia.
Mr. and Mrs. Otto Ryan and Mrs.
Skies and daughter Edna, spent Sun
day at the home of Joseph Ryan in
Cedar township.
Mr.. and Mrs Israel, of Fairfield,
We're guests of Wellington Spencer.
Hamilton Spencer, of Kansas, left for
his home last Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H. Barnard are en-
itertaining company from Kirksville,
Mo- cousin of Mrs. Barnard's
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Finn, of Murray,
are the guests of Mrs. Lewis Williams
during the reunion August 10, 20 and
III.
Jerry Wilcox. of Lovilia, was a Des
Moines visitor Saturday.
Mrs. Bessie Mock, of Monona county
is the guest of her mother, Mrs. Vet
Hendrix of Lovilia.
Owille Myers and Otto Ryan were
Alba callers Sunday.
Died, at the home of his parents, two
miles east of Lovilia. William Findley
aged 10 years, of typhoid fever, Aug,
9, 1902. Funeral was held at the fam
lily residence Sunday morning, con,
Quoted by Rev. G. w. Wilson, of Bus
sey; interment in the Osborn cemetery
near by.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Claves of Haxtum,
Colorado, arrived in Lovilia Thursday
morning for short visit with Mrs
Claves' parents Mr. and Mrs. ]. w.
Nye. of Lovilia, also Mr.. Claves' par.
ents in Bluff Creek township.
Batavia.
Batavia, Aug. 25.-After a pleasant
visit at the home of their grandpar.
ents, Misses Pearl and Lille Copple
returned Wednesday to their home in
OttumWa.