Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-03

of new organ.
F. A. Hollingsworth Sundayed at the
parental Jas. Hollingsworth home.
Salem.
Salem, April Prank Mitchell of
keokuk came to the city Tuesday
morning and was a guest of his broth
er-in-law. S. A. Kittle and family.
Jep. Maris was at the county seat
Tuesday.
! Mrs. Whalen spent Monday at Mt.
Pleasant.
Jake King was at Keokuk Monday
and Tuesday.
Miss Mary Pidgeon spent Tuesday
shopping at Mt. Pleasant.
Tuesday Mrs. Isaiah Hoggatt re-
turned from visit with her daughter
at Mt. Pleasant.
j. T. Ingrim received another car
load of lumber last week.
James Carlysle and family have
moved into town. They are at home
in Mrs. Clauson's rooms until their
new house will be built in the east
part of town.
Charles Davidson was an over-Sun-
day guest at the home of A. David
son.
The Willing Workers handkerchief
sale and social Friday was quite a sue
cess. Miss Carrie Saint purchased
the neat handkerchief sent by Mrs.
Leslie M. Shaw of Washington, D. c..
Mrs. John Rhode is possessor of the
dainty handkerchief contributed by
Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, Washington,
| ID. c. Miss Nellie Sinclair displays
the pretty handkerchief given by Mrs
Albert Cummins of Des Moines. A
nice sum was realized at the sale, the
proceeds 10 be used in foreign mis-
sionary work.
! Miss Angie Pidgeon will teach the
spring term of school in the Spray
! district.
Rev. Barton of Mt Pleasant was in
the city Friday and Saturday.
Mrs. Ida Lester Johnson and Mrs.
Jennie Lester Hackett are quite i'll.
Frank Hoggatt is home from Ottum-
wa.
Miss Eva Weeks. after an extended
visit with her parents, MI. and Mrs.
Nathan Weeks, will depart for her
home in Oklahoma this week.
Miss Edith Widdifield spent We'd
nesday and Thursday at Mt. Pleasant.
Whittier college closed for vaca-
ton Friday.
Mrs. Fannie Dryden, who was call
ed to Salem by the serious illness of
her father, Abel Hunnicutt, returned
Saturday to her home at Oskaloosa
Mrs. Frank Hawkins, who was
quite seriously burned at Keokuk
Thursday evening by an accident
from chandelier lamp is daughter.
in-law of William Hawkins
Mr. Hawkins went to Keokuk
Friday and returned Saturday accom-,
panied by his little grandson Merrill
Presence of mind saved Mrs. Hawkins
from fatal injuries. With her hands
fearfully burned and her clothing in
flames she fastened to envelop her.
self in blanket and thus extinguish.
ed the flames. Cries of the child and
the burning lamp attracted the atten
ton of man who fastened to their
aid and threw the lamp into the street
Rev. Henderson delivered an excel
lent Easter sermon Sunday morning
Easter services by the children at the
Methodist Episcopal church Sunday
evening were highly appreciated by a
large audience.
Bert Edwards is home on visit.
Saturday, Miss Nettie Cammack re
turned from Des Moines accompanied
by her brother, William.
Mrs. Mary Spray wife of William
Spray, an aged lady, died at her home
west of town Monday morning. Fun
eral services were conducted Tuesday
at IL o'clock, by Rev. Adelia Chary
less, at the family residence, with in
terment in the Friends cemetery.
Mrs. Joseph Denny, daughter oil
Amasa and Leah Herrold, was born ir
Greenville, Tenn, Oct. % 1882, ant
died at her home in Salem, March 25
1902, at $40 p. M, being 60 years,
months and days old. She moved
with her parents to Randolph county
Ind, when she was two years old. She
came to Salem, Iowa, in 1850 with hel
father and brother. Joseph Denny
and Ruth G. Herrold were married
April 1, 1854. To this union sever
children were born of which two
daughters and one son preceded hel
to the grave. Her husband and foul
, children survive to mourn their loss
John A. Denny of Chelopa, Kas.; Mrs
!, G.. A. Scarborough, Salem, Mrs. w. S
Caldwell, Salem. and Mrs. G. L
Thompson, FIT. Madison Mrs. Denny
Joined the Baptist church when II
years old, at Pilot Grove, and was
still member of that church. She
has been sufferer for many years
but did not complain. She put hel
trust in the Lord She was a true
wife, loving and affectionate mother
and was loved by all who knew her.
i Misses Margaret and Martie Ran