Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-07-24

Mr.. ElVie Hawk expects to attend
normal at Abba this summer.
A. Trimble and wife of Abba,
were in this neighborhood last Thurs
day.
Pulaski,
Pulaski, July 23-Mr. and Mrs. S.
N. Creech left Sunday for a trip
through the west. They will visit
| points in Nebraska Oregon and Wash
ington.
Miss Kate Andrews returned home
from Moravia Saturday.
Mrs. Callie Luft and little daughter
| left for Monmouth Illinois, last We'd
nesday, where they will visit for some
| time.
Miss Jennie Leasure of Bloomfield
visited friends here the first of the
week
Miss Fay Beauchamp of Bloomfield
is visiting her grandparents, DR.. and
Mrs. W. H. Shelton.
Mr. and Mrs. e. l.. Kirk left Tuesday
| for Springdale. Arkansas, where they
will spend some time viewing the
country
Mrs. Taylor and daughter, Jessie.
VI LES MOiHeS,f are WISHING DIT lne
home of W t. McGinnie.
Bidwell.
Bidwell, July 24.-This neighbor-
hood suffered somewhat from the ex-
cessive rainfall last week. Consider
able damage was done to bridges and
culverts on the highways.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Keller of
Medrid, Neb., and Mrs. Margaret Dick
son visited Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A. CHS
man, the latter part of last week.
Farmers have been laboring under
great difficulties harvesting the past
week. The hay crop is quite heavy.
Oats are about three-fourths of a crop.
Corn is doing fairly we'll in this section.
| Misses Beulah and Romola Chisman
are attending the teachers institute
They spent Sunday at home.
| c. T. Beagle, carrier on rural route
| No. 4, was compelled by high water to
miss his delivery of mail This is the
first time since February l, and there
have been some bad roads since then.
| The patrons of the route are well
| pleased with the faithful manner in
which he performs his duties.
| John Fisk of Winfield, Kas., is visit
| ing relatives here.
w. S. Dickson and wife Of Chilli
cothe and Miss Lulu Dickson visited
Mrs. Margaret Dickson Sunday.
| Jas. A. Chisman and family and Mr..
and Mrs. Andrew Johnson of Munter-
vile spent Sunday with Mrs. Margaret
| Dickson.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. R. Chisman were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Everett John
ston Sunday.
| Curtis Chisman and wife attended
| the funeral of the late Samuel Strawn
at Chillicothe Sunday.
| Miss Grace Grooms entertained quite
a number of friends at a lawn party
Tuesday evening Seasonable refresh.
ments were served and the occasion
was well enjoyed by those present.
Asheroye.
Ashgrove. July 24.-Quite a number
of Ashgrove people attended basket
meeting at Albany Sunday.
Thos. Collision, a highly respected
citizen, living southwest of this place,
died last Thursday night after lin
gering illness of cancer Of the stomach.
| The funeral services were conducted
at the home after which interment was
made in the Baer cemetery.
Trenton Cassill and family visited
Sunday with relatives at Green Valley.
DR.. T. j. Selman and brother, John,
went to Ottumwa Sunday to see the
river
E. Dye and family visited Sunday al
the home of Elmer Proctor.
F. l.. Day and wife and Miss Belle
Hannah visited Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. William Leonard.
Miss Louie Fletcher returned home
Sunday after weeks visit with rela.
tiyes at this place.
Fred Proctor and wife visited Sun.
day with Mr.. and Mrs. Orren Cassell.
Mrs. D. J. selman visited Sunday
with her sister. Mrs. Sherman Day.
w. B. Albright and family spent Sun
day with James Day and family.
Joseph Proctor and family visited
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson
Fletcher.
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Butler.
Butler, July 24-Mr. Pike of Mar
| shall. MIMI was a caller at A. j. Bur