Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-08

| fSIu, L. II. III. Benton.
| Murray Harlan, of Indianola, and
Will Harlan, from the south, were pa
rEntal visitors the past few days.
D1. Rohrer is to return soon.
| DR.. Schreiner and wife visited Mr..
Schreiner's parents at Moravia over
Sunday.
| A new band has been organized and
gave the first of a series of concerts in
tie park on Saturday evening.
Pete Engeldinger, of Hedrick, is to
locate In Sigourney.
Abba.
| Abba, May 6.-Mrs w. F. Walker is
entertaining her brother, George Mil
Ter, at present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mack Coon and little
daughter went to Ottumwa Saturday
evening for an over Sunday visit with
Mr.. Coon's sister.
Msr Chas. Young and little boy ana
Mrs. ]. ]. Green, of Lovilia. were over
Sunday guests at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. c., T. Mcconnell.
Miss Carrie Brown was a passenger
on No 4 Saturday evening for Ottum-
wa where she visited until yesterday
with her sister, Mrs. Anna Jandrews.
Miss Brownie" Terhune, of Ottum-
wa, came up to Abba and spent Sun
day with friends
Earl Melone, who is assisting in his
fathers hardware store at Bussey.
spent Sunday with his parents in this
city.
Bert Brown, of Charlton, visited his
parents in this city Saturday last.
EIdon.
Eldon, May CD. NJ McHaffey left
this morning for Woodward, Oklaho-
ma, where he will attend the Fitzger-
aid land auction Mr.. McHaffey will
be gone about three weeks.
Miss Myrtle Potroff returned to hel
home at this place yesterday after a
short visit with relatives at Ottumwa
Clarence Ritz left yesterday for JET
ferson, Oklahoma, on business.
F. J. Jacobs made business trip to
Muscatine yesterday.
c. G. Sparks visited his parents at
Batavia yesterday.
HI. Laseur and wife returned last ev
ening from Centerville where they
have been visiting Mrs. Laseur's pa
rents.
Frank Shane made 81 business trip
to Ottumwa today.
Orlando Daniels left today for plea
sure trip through Oklahoma. Mr.. Dan
liels went direct to Ell Reno from this
place.
DR.. S. H. Shaug, of Ottumwa, is an
Eldon visitor today.
Rev. Barker and wife left yesterday
for Washington for short visit.
George Crowley made business trip
to Selma today.
Mrs. Chas. Walker and daughter arc
visiting relatives at this place.
Daniel O'Brien returned yesterday
| from Muscatine where he has been
working for some time past.
Douds.
Douds, May 6-Mrs. Mary A. Fer
ris and daughter, Madge. visited with
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. w. Harwood, at
Keosauqua, over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. R. McCrary and
Miss Carrie McCrary attended the
high school commencement exercises
at Keosauqua Friday evening.
A. l.. Loring of Kansas City visited
with his sister, Mrs. A. L. Doud, last
Thursday.
H. Schuyler, who has been visiting
with relatives in this neighborhood,
has returned to Illinois, but expects
to return here and locate
The Ottumwa Pickle Co. will erect
a receiving tank for cucumbers at this
place if present prospects hold out.
Quite a number of farmers will go into
the business.
The Farmers Telephone Co. of Che
quest township, has completed it's line
from this place to Troy.
Chas. Doud, who has been in ST.
Louis for some time past, is home for
short visit.
Mrs. Ollie Bowen of Ottumwa is Wis
iting with relatives in this neighbor-
hood
Mrs. John Trowbridge and little
daughters, who have been visiting
with relatives and friends at Fair
| field returned home yesterday.
The splendid rains of the past ten
days are making fine growth Of grass
and small grain.
There are and have been about fif-
teen cases of measles in town. While
there have been no fatalities, and the
majority OF cases are conyalescing.
A. l.. Doud and family visited with
relatives in Fairfield Sunday.
Abingdon.
Abingdon, May Mrs. Jess Ram
ey is quite sick with the measles at
her home east of town.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Shriner and
son, G. H. Shriner and wife, of Fair
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