Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-03-13
Relknap.

Belknap, March 12.-T. e. Putnam
has been suffering from a carbuncle on
his Jaw.
The M. E. Sunday school is prepar-
ing to give an Easter program.
t. G. Davis invited his children in
Tuesday and divided his household
goods among them. J.. E. Christ of
Floris, Mrs. Jesse McCreery of Bloom
field, Jacob Conner, a son-in-law, from
Sherman Chapel, G. A. Davis, of Boul-
der, Colorado, Mr.. and Mrs. Eli Har-
bour of Belknap and Mrs. Mary Crist
of Sherman Chapel, were each present
to receive their share. Mrs. Sarah c..
Blankinship of Goldfeld, Colorado,
was the only n absent and not repre-
sented. Mrs. Davis death has cast a
sadness over the community. Mr.. Da-
Wis has the sincere sympathy of his
many friends in his bereavement who
hope that he may be comforted in the
thought that though the departed can
not come back to him he can go to
her. Mr.. Davis left Wednesday morn.
ing with his son, G. A. Davis for the
~latter's home at Boulder, Col. Word
was received here this morning from
G. A. Davis, who was suffering from
inflammatory rheumatism, that he was
pretty well worn out by the trip home
but thought that he was a little
better.
R. J. Harbour mad family left Tues.
day night on the Wabash for their flu
ture home in California.
Allen Thompson, of Ottumwa, was a
visitor here last week at the parental
j. c. Thompson home.
w. L. Mccormick was on the sick
list last week.
E. A. Orris, of Washington, Ia, who
is moving to a farm below Bloomfield,
had his goods shipped here last week.
taking them the rest of the way with
teams.
The posts for the farmers tele-
phone line are now being put in here.
r. E. Anderson has moved his fam
lily and goods to Belknap, his house
is not quite ready yet for occupancy
but is expected to be in a few days.
r. E. Anderson and wife visited
friends at Floris Sunday night.
J. F. Lacey and wife visited in
Bloomfield Saturday and Sunday at
the parental Jesse McCreery home.
Mr.. Johnson, of the postoffice de.
partment, was here Thursday evening
and Friday making arrangements for
the rural free mail delivery route. II
has not yet been learned whether r,
M. Nelson, who took the examination
for mail carrier, has been given the
job or not.
Mrs. Almyra Morris and grand
daughter, Orpha, left Saturday night
for a visit with friends at Moulton.
A basket supper is announced for
Saturday evening, March IS, at the J.
w. Miller home. All old soldiers and
their families are invited.
e. B. Hooker and wife returned
home yesterday evening from a three
weeks visit at the parental Hooker
home, at Defiance, Ohio.
Tom Riley, of Gainesville, Mo-, who
filled Mr.. Hooker's place as night op
orator, left this morning for his home
Mabel Miller received a telephone
message Monday fornoon from hel
sister, Mrs. l.. E. Stevens, of Ottum
wa, who is i'll and desires her to come
and stay with her a while.
Sherman Dillon has received word
from his wife, who has been staying
for some time at the parental Gallo
way home at Eldon, stating that as
their little sons health had improved
SO much she expected to return home
Friday.
Rev. M. E. Moore was unable to fl,
his appointment at the Congregational
church in the morning, but was pres