Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-03-27

pSloie starting 10 lHell nolle IL tii'
souri,.
V. G. Hinshaw is off to southern ILL
nois and Kentucky for a few weeks
work.
The mumps are making their rounds
in this vicinity.
| Mrs. Rebecca j. McCracken died Mon
day afternoon after lingering illness
of consumption She will be buried
Wednesday in Friends cemetery at
Richland.
Mrs. Phoebe Jones, who has been
confined to the house most of the win
ter was able to be cut the first of the
week calling on friends.
Lucy Stuart is at Des Moines being
called there as professional nurse by
the sickness of Milton Hoslins.
The wires are up connecting w. H. |
McCracken and Joley Hutchen's with
the telephone exchange
Mrs. Milasse Hinshaw joined her
husband at Iowa Falls last week where
they are located at present.
Miss Ida Owens and her mother are
caring for the home of Arthur Smith. |
Ira c. Hadley was Sigourney visi-
tor recently.
Rev. Pool of Rchland is conducting
a series of meetings at Mcdowell chap
ell
Mrs. Clara Funson has returned from
a trip to Missouri and Kansas of sew
eral weeks duration
daughter of Henry Shy is under
the doctors care for lung fever.
Rev. Nicholson has moved onto one
of VIM. Roberts farms.
Winchester.
Winchester March 26.-Mrs. Ida
McMullen of Birmingham is visiting
her mother. Mrs. M. A. Ford.
Miss Dana Beans is able to sit up
part of the time
H. G. Cristler is suffering with the
grip.
Girard Workman has bought the
Cristler farm of ninety acres for ST.
500.
COMPETING.
COMPETING, March 27.-Mrs. S. E.
, Woodruff entertained number of wo-
men at carpet rag sewing Thursday.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Scott M. Dick
ems Saturday, March %, nine pound
boy.
John Y. Phillips of Hedrick was
here last week.
, Mrs. Bertha Sonner of Clarence, Mo-,
!, visited here last week
H. E. Bishop, of Ottumwa, was here
, part of last week.
Mrs. w. H. Day of Des Moines is
! spending few days here with her sis
ter.
A. NJ. vannoy of Hedrick was here
Sunday.
Work has begun on the railroad at
( the different camps here.
= Farmers nave begun sowing oats and
: their spring work generally.
Miss Amanda Jennings has been
quite sick
Mr.. Sword is building a new barn
; and has remodeled his house.
Stringsown.
4 Stringtown, March BIB. W. Riley
: of Libertyville was here Thursday of
2 last week.
:. Mr.. and Mrs. Festus Silvers were in
y this place on business Saturday.
+ II. S. Heninser and l.. Beasley of
I Hayesville were, called to Hugh Lar.
d mor's one day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs G. w. Davis were in
Batavia on business Saturday.
Rex Hawthorne of COMPETING was in
, the city Friday.
/ Raymond Woodruff Of Nasty Cor
ner visited at G. w. Davis last week.
j. Miss Minnie Larmore attended pray
er meeting at C6mpetine Thursday ev.
;, ening
l A. NJ. Vannoy was calling on friends
Sunday.
n Miss Iva Davis visited her friend,
Miss Mary Buchanan, Sunday
:, Eddie and Bessie Hawthorne are on
I, the sick list
Several of the farmers are sowing
S oats this week.
Ii Charlie Clarke is erecting a new
house for T. c. Hawthorne.
= A number of the young people from
this place attended meeting at Compe,
y tine Sunday night
q NortR Fairview
f North FairvieW, March 26.-Miss
Mabel Stever returned from Fairfield
t Wednesday from long visit with he1
i sister.
Louis McClary' and family visited
y Gilbert Hill Sunday.
Quite number in this vicinity are
confined in the house with the humps
Miss Mary Bartholow called at the
IS Taylor home Sunday.
u James Taylor is on the SICK llSt.
l. Miss Maud and Bertha Mcbride at
e tended Sunday school at the Baptist
e church Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs Fisk and nephew visit
e ed with Mr.. and Mrs. Arch Black Sat
urday.
l. M. c. Loveless is having well dug
a on his property at Libertyville by EN-,
met Jones.
o Mr.. and Mrs. Charley Mcbride and
l. Miss Nanca Newland called at the Oil
t. yer home Sunday.
Y Mr.. anG Mrs Hanes visited with
Mr.. and Mrs. Charley Mcbride Satur
S day.
n Misses Nanca and Bessie Mcbride
Della and Mabel Stever attended Sun.
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