Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-02-20
Salem,


Salem.
Salem, Feb. 20.-C. Scott, who has
been quite ill, is reported somewhat
better.
Next Friday, Saturday and Sunday
will be Friends quarterly meeting.
Tuesday, Byron Dawson returned
from a business trip to Chicago.
James Brown was a Mt. Pleasant
caller Tuesday.
Sunday, Feb. 9, Mrs. William Moyle,
of near Hillsboro, was taken suddenly
ILL., Aid was quickly summoned. She
is now recovering from her illness.
The supper and social at G. A. R.
hall and Congregational church Fri
day evening, given by the Ladies Aid
society Of the Congregational church,
were decided successes. The women
netted quite nice sum-
There are now hopes for the recov-
cry of Wayne Rogers, who has been
so seriously iii with measles and pneu-
monia.
home at Primrose Wednesday after
several days visit with her daughter,
Mrs. William Burlington.
Tuesday, Mrs. c, w. Pittman and
son, Howard were shopping at the
county seat.
Ora Johnson was mail carrier Tues
day
Miss Amy Bliss closed her second
term of school at Hobson school house
last Friday. She has been quite sue
cessful in her work.
Mrs w. S.. Kester and daughters,
Lola and Mary, spent, from Wednes-
day until Friday with relatives at Mt.
Pleasant.
Miss Anna Foster is assisting in the
postoffice during Mrs. Crews illness,
Rev. and Mrs. Sharpless will soon
be at home in J. t. Ingrim's tenement
house west of his residence.
Wednesday, Mrs. o. N. knight, who
had spent several days with her moth
er-in-law, Mrs. Maria Knight, returned
to her home at Mt! Pleasant.
Granville Almond is home from his
visit with relatives in the east.
Last week Mrs. Sarah Johnson was
called to Pella by the death of a rela-
tive.
Mrs. Hampton, of Wyaconda, Mis-,
souri,. is visiting at the home of her
father, John McVey.
After pleasant visit with his bro.
Their. Amos, William Logan departed
Monday for his home at Decatur City
Wednesday evening l.. Rizer,, N
Hunnicutt, Misses Maud Hawkins and
Rae Ingram attended box social at
Glendale school house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Ransom and
children, of Cottonwood were shop
ping in the city Saturday.
Miss Nettie Cammack will close her
school at Pea Ridge Friday Miss
Cammack has been a successful teach
err in this school for a number oil
terms She is an experienced and
ress.
Mrs. Eugene Rapalyea came home
Friday from several days stay at the
county seat.
Ed. Grim is home from Marshall
town for short visit.
o. N Knight, deputy county treas
urer, was in the city Thursday ant
Friday.
A great interest is taken in the
meetings at Wesley Chapel. 1t i:
thought they will continue during thi.
the sixth week. Forty-four CONVEX
sions are reported
At Chester Hill school house Frida,
evening the Christian Endeavor yer.
pleasantly entertained quite larg,
crowd at an oyster supper
George Tomlinson, wife and daugh
ter, came from Mt. Pleasant Tuesda,
and were guests of his brother, Al
fred, and family until Wednesday
George has just returned from Okla
homa and is highly pleased with thu
country.
Tuesday evening Mrs. John Bicksle
! and daughter, Florence. departed TO
Hot Springs, Arkansas. Mrs. Bicks
= ler's, sister, Miss Anna Coppack, will
! meet them at st. Louis and accompa
ny them to the Springs, where the,
will greet their parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Coppock. q,5
Mrs. A. Stanley is home from lon,
! visit with her son, Zed: in ST. Louis
The play, "Wild Nab" rendered b,