Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-06-05

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the rain.
Uncle Jimmie Leisure is still quite
poorly
Abingdon will celebrate the Fourth
of July in F. r. Mowery's grove one
mile east of here.
Several of the farmers are having
to plant their corn over on account of
insects destroying it.
Mrs. e. G. Wright visited with Mrs.
H. L. Scott Monday evening.
Cedar.
Cedar, June 5.-The dedication was
postponed once again on account of
the rain. 1t will take place August s..
DR.. Hancher, Rev. Myers and the
presiding elder spent Sunday here to
attend the dedication.
There was a large crowd in attend
ance at the M. e. church Sunday ev-
|ening.
I. A. Garrett is still very poorly.
Mrs. Lula Shearer and Mrs. A. J..
Stump, of Ottumwa. visited with Ce-
dar friends Saturday and Sunday.
Frank Smith and family, formerly
of this place, but now residents of Os-
kaloosa, visited with friends here Sun
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day.
Vern Pike, Stella Holloway and Ola
Knott were elected delegates to at
tend the Epworth League convention
at Richland.
Vernon Pike and Sig. Picken have
returned from Cleveland, O., where
they have been attending college.
Arda McEwen spent last week with
cicfnr Miro prr1h 20
Miss Bernice Bartlett, of Oskaloosa,
visited over Sunday at the Geo. Bowles
home.
| Miss Ora WEIGH, of Oskaloosa, Wis
tied her uncle, H. G. WEIGH Saturday
and Sunday.
Mrs. Kirkpatrick and Ernest, Of
Kirkville, called at r. E. Halloway's
Sunday evening.
L. " Picken will build quite an adj
dition to his house soon.
Mrs. o. W. Garrett is taking treat
ment at the Ottumwa hospital
Rev. Gilbert will attend the COM
mencement at Mt Pleasant this week
Eugene McEwen and wife. near
Butler, visited at Will Brubakers
Sunday.
Assgrove.
Ashgrove, June 5.--Sam Selman and
family, of Bloomfield, visited over
Sunday with the formers brother, DR..
T. ]. Selman, at this place.
Alfred Laid left Monday for Mime
apolis, Mimi, to visit his sister.
Marshal Albright and wife and Mrs.
Elizabeth Ahee were Blakesburg call
ers Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Hannah and son,
Lewis, visited Tuesday at the home of
William Leonard's.
Martin Glassburner and family were
Ashgrove callers Tuesday.
Mrs Manda Cassill is on the sick
list
N. Fletcher made business trip to
Ottumwa Wednesday.
Miss Emma CLOSER visited Satur-
day night and Sunday with her cou-
sin. Miss Belle Hannah.
The rain Tuesday morning was
much appreciated by the farmers in
this vicinity.
Miss Mona Shelton, of Bloomfield,
lis visiting her cousin, Miss Vida
Fletcher.
The ice cream supper given hv the
teacher and pupils of the Ashgrove
school Saturday night was not well
attended owing to the bad weather.
The proceeds amounted to $3.50.
Miss Pearl Albright spent Sunday
at home.
kirkviIIe.
Kirkville, June 5.-Mr and Mrs. S.
A. Corey of Hiteman visited over Sun
day with Mrs. Corey's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Theo. SHUTS.
Rev. Gilmore and daughter Dorothy
of Ottumwa spent few days last
week at the Gilman home.
Miss Nellie Funk was an Ottumwa
caller Saturday.
Mrs VIM. Edgar has returned from
Washington, where she has been Wis.
iting for the past year with her daugh-
ter, Mrs Fadden.
Mrs. Allison of Ottumwa spent a
few days this week with Mrs. Avery
Funk.
Miss Blanche Hayes returned Sat
urday from Martinsburg where she
visited for week with her grand
| mother.
Finley Jentz and James Borthoff
were Ottumwa business callers Tues
day.
| Miss Annie Hirst of Hiteman is Wis
iting with her parents.
Miss Gladys Shaw of Oskaloosa is
the guest of Krkville friends.
Sunday afternoon occurred Z the
death of Orvill, the little four-year-old
son Of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Sheafe.
The funeral services were held Mon
day afternoon and interment was made
in the West View cemetery at Kirk
vile.
Fred Parks, who lives four miles
south Of town, met with a very pain
full accident Tuesday while chopping
down tree, his ak glanced inflicting a
serious cut in his foot. Doctors from
Eddyville were called to dress the
wound
A. w. Rundel Of Ottumwa made a
short visit in Kirkville Tuesday.
Miss Fannie Jennings of Martins