Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-24

speaker OF the nOur was introduced
by Rev. Potter The subject of the
address was 1.-THE Ideal of the Infin-
ite."
Harry Johnson departed Sunday for
ST. Louis after short visit with rela-
tives and friends.
Henry Theriac, who returned from
the PHILIPPINES last week with Duff
Burchett, has gone to Vincennes, Ind,
to visit his parents, whom he has not
seen since he entered the ranks.
Miss Minnie Loeb returned Sunday
from an extended visit in Chicago at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. David
Pfaeltzer A few days were spent in
Ottumwa at the home of her cousin,
Mrs. Ike Sickels, while enroute home.
Guy Hardy returned Monday to the
Iowa City University after spending
Sunday at the parental home of Mr..
and Mrs. B. Hardy.
Miss Alice Coons of KNOXVILLE, Mo-,
is visiting at the home of Mrs. Sam
7. Wallace.
j. d. Doke, who has been spending
several weeks in Red Oak and Clarin-
da buying horses spent Sunday with
relatives and friends and departed
Monday on a similar journey.
f. M. Busy OF Colorado Springs
spent Sunday ut the nome of his cou-
sin, Mrs. w A. Sheaffer.
Amos Sickle and daughter Mildred
and Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Sickle accom-
o.. returned Monday from Keosauqua,
where they visited Sunday at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs John Morton.
1 60, i1xr rf
ton spent Sunday at the home of Mr..
Linaberry's mother, Mrs. Mary Young.
Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin Pirtle of Pulas-
XII are visiting at the home of Mr.. Pr
ties parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Pr
tie.
Bloomfield, April 23-Rev. J.W. Pot
ter was accompanied to Ottumwa Tues
day evening by the resident members
of the Knights Templar who attended
a meeting of Malta Commandry No. 81,
Knights Templar of Ottumwa,in which
Rev. Potter took the Black Cross de-
gree on that evening.
Mrs H. Vail and baby, of Moulton,
are visiting at the home of Mrs. Wallis
father, N. S. Johnson.
Captain McBeth, of Keosauqua, made
a short visit Tuesday at the home of
his daughter, Mrs. ]. w. Potter, and
returned Tuesday afternoon accompa-
MED by Mr.. and Mrs. Robert McBeth,
who have been spending the past few
days at the Potter home.
G.. l.. Pennington is spending a few
days with his family, having been
| threatened with illness from which he
is recovering.
Mrs. Eva Atkins and little son Dio,
and Mrs Fife Roop returned Monday
! from st. Louis where the latter was
called by the illness of Master Dio who
is greatly improved.
| About twenty members of the camp
of Royal Neighbors spent pleasant
social evening Monday at the home of
Mrs. w. e. Wishard the affair being
| supplementary to the return of Miss
Myra Mccormack. who has been spend.
ing the past eight months in Little,
Kansas. Refreshments We're served.
The regular meeting of the lecture
course committee was held at the M
E. church Tuesday afternoon, Mrs. w
j. Sickle presiding On account of
the high wind that has been blowing
a gale all day the attendance was not
complete as all of the churches in the
city were not represented. The term
| e =,
Vi aiie piesiusilt isayihs expired, paliols
were uis.Iipulea ior erection. MRS. w
=, o. Ne ny ieseisiiis lne sleatesl nulh
eei " 81 WIS was .letalheu as president
place future committee work on a
firmer basis. the pastors of the differ
ent churches of the city, the work be
ing carried on through interdomina
tional lines. were requested to draft 2
set of rules and regulations governing
the lecture course committees. AS
these committees change from wear tc
year it is necessary that the incoming
members should have some definite
lines upon which to carry on the work
The committees selected for the ensu
ing year are Mrs. D. A. Wyckizer OF
the Christian church, Mrs. w. H. Nc
Achran, of the Universalist, Mrs. G. l.
Pennington of the Presbyterian Mrs
D. H. Payne of the Methodist, Mrs
Chas. Sullivan of the Baptist, and Mrs
S. S. Carruthers of the Christian Sci
ence church. The business of the meet
ling having been cOmDleted the remain