Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-30
Belknap.

Belknap, Oct. 2S.-Mlss Fan ROUGH
of Floris, who is teaching at West
Grove, having missed the train last
Monday morning, spent the day visit
ing the school here.
J. w. Miller left Tuesday morning
with party of men for Pierre, South
Dakota.
Mrs. Elmyra Morris and graddaugh-
ter, Orpha, visited last week in their
old neighborhood, northeast of here,
at the homes of Aunt Mary Swinney,
John Carpenter, Ira Swinney and Geo.
Monroe and also at Floris at the
Grandma Garretson and Mrs. Kate
Williamson homes. They report
good visit at each home.
Misses Mabel Burkhalter, Myra and
Jimmie Bolivar, Ethel Wishard and
Messrs. Fred and Bert Wishard, Frank
McMains and Ray Russell spent Sun
day at the home of Frank Burkhal--
ter, who lives north Of here.
Carl Guile and family moved to
Trenton, Mo-, last week, and Clyde
Spohr and family have moved into
the house vacated by them.
Rev. G. w. Barber CT Libertyyille
was caller here Wednesday.
Mrs. Isaac Jones and father, VIM.
| Worrell, are visiting at Washington
with their sister and daughter. Mrs.
Nevada Bryce.
Mrs. Horn and Mrs Baughman of
Pulaski are visiting here at the Mrs.
Caldwell home.
Misses Jimmie and Myra Bolivar
and Mabel Burkhalter visited friends
in Bloomfield Saturday.
| C. V. Ware of Ottumwa spent Sun.
day at the parental I. Ware home.
Mr. and Mrs.f John Fleming are
visiting friends in Missouri.
Miss Mabel Davis and Eugene Win.
termote also Miss Birdie Carroll and
Lawrence Thompson of Wapello coun.
ty called on Mr. and Mrs. A. w. Mar.
tin Sunday evening.
Mrs. Caroline Isle of Dunville has
sold her farm and expects to move
away.
Frank Wells and family attended
church at Dunville Sunday morning.
Misses Myra Bolivar and Mabel
Burkhalter visited last week with
Miss Bolwar's sister, Mrs. Will Ban.
dell, of near Bloomfield.
Ed Martin has returned home from
a trip to South Dakota.
Mrs Katie Dunn of Bloomfield and
daughter, Mrs. Sarah Johnson Of Mis-
souri,, visited Monday and Tuesday
with Joel MCGEE and wife,
Miss Allie Morris of Ottun,wa spen
i Sunday here with her mother, Mrs. Ell
myra Norris
: Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hoffman o
Bloomfield, spent Sunday here witt
l Mrs. Hoffmans sister, Mrs. G. D. Con
nor.
!. j. w. Toole and family spent Sunda
t rat the Will Wishard home near Bloom
field.
S Mr.. and Mrs. Clyee Spohr spen
Sunday in Bloomfield at the parenta
? T. c. Cree home.
: Miss Mary Rudd of West Grove
who has been visiting with her grand
mother. Mrs. Mary Rudd of Drakeville
visited here Saturday night with he
: other grandmother, Mrs. Samuel Nc
: Cornell, returning home Sunday morn
ing, accompanied by Mrs. Mcconnell
e who will visit there
Mrs. Sherman Dillon returne
! home Tuesday from Edon, where sh
e has been visiting relatives. Mr.. an
Mrs. Dillon have moved into the sec
ton house and Mr.. Garron and famil
have moved into the house vacate
: by them.
Mrs. Sarah Carson of Ottumwa wa
a caller here Tuesday evening at tn
G. H. Hughes home. while enrout
I home from two weeks visit with he
Il mother, Mrs. Mary Rudd of Drake
e vile, who has been very ill with pnel
monia.
u Mrs. Myra and Jimmie Bolivar an
: Mabel Burkhalter and Messrs. Ere
and Bert Wishard attended church q
=, , Drakeville Sunday evening.
! Thursday morning while Charlie
y Pettet and wife of Sherman Chap
We're moving to a nearby farm whic
: they had rented for the coming yea
Mrs. Pettet was thrown from the WI
h gon, by the wheen suddenly droppin
q into deep rut in slough. She fe
y in front of the wagon and both whee
:. passed over her body, pushing he
II down out of sight in the mud and w
ter Mrs. Pettet was also kicked /
A. one Of the horses When falling. tt
o mother Of the injured woman, Mrs
!. w. Johnson, went Sunday to tax
a care of her, but it was thought best |
a remove here here Sunday, to the pa
e. entail home, where she lies in a vel
rs bad condition.
.r The following report of the primal
a. room OF the Belknap school has bee
ID handed in by the teacher, Virgie Be,
ID die:
n Report for primary grade for mon
t, ending October "a, 1902:
at Total number enrolled, 60.
u Average number belonging, "a.
Average daily attendance, 521s.
u Number of cases of hardness, 2.
The following named pupils recei
=. ed certificates of standing: Pam
Tracy and Clifford Mum; Ada Jone
ID Gail and Gladys Patterson, Elma al
IL Leota Toole, Lena and Gladys Ande
ne son, Alta, Virgie and Gracia Leste
i, Gracia and Dollie Garron. Willis Sal
OF mons, Mabel Middleton, Guy Leste
Wanneta Putnam, Cecil Combs, Gil,
ny and Clel Anderson, Bernice and Dillt
No Bell, Leila Eberline and Stewart Ha
re cock.
ry DrakevilIe.
ne Drakeville. Oct. 2S.-Mrs. e.
~ Sales and Mrs. E. Truitt spent Sp