Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-10

boring in this vicini Ey. They had the
misfortune to break |, cog wheel last
Saturday which is tslusing them some
delay.
Prof. Clifford, of Penn college, Oska-
loosa, was a call Ar IN these parts re.
Gently. ~
Miss Cora Hol lson is home for few
days from her 81 hool teaching at White
institute, Lee nunty.
Batavia.
Batavia, APP ril 1O-At the annual
election Of tt ne Epworth League Sun
day evening he following officers were
elected for tt re coming year:
President Miss Luvilla Copeland.
First vice president-E. F. Pet
erson.
Second vice President-Miss Cora
Hooking.
Third Dee president-Miss Cora &c
Neil
Fourth. vice president-Miss Hester
McNiel.
cretary-Miss Mabel Parrett.
Treas lrer-Miss Emma Nenre.
Orgay ist-Miss Myrtle Campbell.
Supes fintendent Of Junior League
Hester McNiel.
The league meets each Sunday even
ing EFT o'clock.
IS Myrtle LeCompt, of Ottumwa,
yisi'5 ed friends at Batavia last week.
Misses Lottie and Laura Copeland
left last Friday for Burlington, where
the will take a three months course
at, Elliott's Business Colleeg.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. H. Tinsley and
JG ISIS carrie Younkin, of Stockport
spent Sunday with Batavia friends.
= Clyde Sparks, of. Eldon, spent last
week with his parents.
Miss Mabel McClain, of Fairfield, is
visiting her aunt Mrs Maggie Holman
Cora and Guy Mcneil were in Ottum
wa last Thursday.
Miss Maud Wagner entertained a
number of young people at her home
last Sunday.
Mr.. Harness, of Birmingham, was a
visitor at the Cutcha1l home Sunday.
Mrs. Albert Landin returned. to hel
home Sunday, after spending the week
with her mother near COMPETING.
Miss Hester McNiel opened schoo
at Pot Neck Monday; Miss Jessie
Campbell at No. z and Allie Walker a
NO. 8.
George Clark was business callel
at Fairfield Tuesday.
Miss Nellie Durr, of Ottumwa, spen
Sunday with her parents.
High school was closed Monday OF
account of Prof. Cooper being sick.
Word has been received from tn,
q Orndorf Bros. and others who went t.
North Dakota about the middle o
March stating they are water bount
and have not yet reached their desti
nation. Farmers around here woul,
rejoice If some of the water would pas
this way just now.
Birmingham.
Birmingham, April 1O-Miss Id
Anderson spent Friday and Saturda
with friends at Fort Madison.
Principal Akers, Amy Smith, Nv
Horns, nellie Countryman and Lib NJ
Millen attended the session of tn
Southeastern Iowa Teachers associ;
ton at Washington Friday and Sa
prday.
Miss Lille Whitney who has bee
sick for several months but had in
proved sufficiently to be out, die
quite suddenly Saturday night an
was buried Sunday. Services WEI
held at II o'clock at the M. E.. churcl
Rev. r. ]. Smith conducting them.
Miss Anna Shott, of this place, hs
been elected first primary teacher
the Pennington school for the cor
ing year.
Mrs. Crate Murphy is visiting h,
sisters in Ottumwa.
Mrs. John Byers and children arri
ed from Salem Saturday where the
visited relatives for several weeks c
their return from Ripley, Oklahom
Mr.. Byers, who is driving through, hi
not yet rpachad here
Mrs. N. L. Calhoun and Miss Ros
Calhoun visited with relatives
Bloomfield over Sunday.
Miss Iva Bott, Of Mason City, who
visiting her grandparents, Mr.and MI
Stephen Boyd, near Douds, was
town Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Ireland, of Fai
field, spent Sunday at C. L. Steward
Hazel Dell.
Hazel Dell, April 10.-The Runne
and Wilson sale was we'll attend
Tuesday. >
Milt Thomas was business call
in Ottumwa Wednesday,.
Mrs. o. G.. Truitt returned Saturd
from visit with her daughter, Mrs.
P. Oglevie, of Madrid.
F. P. Salter, of Ottumwa, is buildi
new house on his farm near here
Miss Sarah Hill visited last we
with relatives in Ottumwa.
w. Wyatt, who resides north of
tumwa called on friends and relativ
in this vicinity Wednesday.
Miss Elsie Stellar, of Ottumwa,
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