Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-08-28

Harry Reno OI trenton Is SpGuulIlS
this week with friends here.
William Bray and mother of Wal
dren, Oklahoma, arrived in the city to-
day to visit the family of w. H.
Grow.
Eddyvile.
Eddyville, Aug. 27.-Nettie Keen,the
little 3-year-old daughter of A. w.
Keen, residing northwest of town, is
reported as being in dangerous con-
dition. Gladys, the 2-year-old daugh-
ter, is better. Both these children
have been i'll for several weeks with
cholera infantum.
The brick work on the Harper store
building is completed. The masons
have just begun laying brick on the
DR.. Vance building.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Shafer and
son, from Kansas, arrived Friday to
visit Mrs. Skaters brother, Eph Wat
kins, on Second street, and Mr.. Shat
ers relatives, near Frederic, for two
weeks.
Mesdames Jas. Bowles, B. B. Bean
er, and Maggie Watkins are among
those from Eddyville and vicinity, who
have been contemplating attending
the annual Seventh Day Adventist
camp meeting at Ames. Story county.
Some Of the people who attend will
leave Thursday morning.
Jes Stott and Mesdames Beamer and
Watkins are delegates to the confer
,ence, but Mr.. Watt may not go.
Mrs. Elizabeth Wakefield and grand
daughter Miss Louie Shepherd, of Ar
kansas City, Kansas, who have been
visiting Iowa relatives for several
months, are now making an extended
visit with their Bluff Creek relatives,
J. w. and l. R. Cox and ]. L. Myrick
and families. Sunday they were visit
ing at ]. w Cox's, and fourteen rela-
tives and friends from the surround
ing locality assembled in their honor.
Miss Eta Scribner, of Abba, came
to Gray's Creek Sunday to spend few
days visiting her cousin, Miss Jessie
DeTar.
The lecture entitled "Heroism, y
which Thos A. Handsaker delivered
at the Christian church Monday night
is said to have been fairly we'll attend
ed, although the evening was some,
what rainy
Will jaeger and family of Bluff
Creek, were over Sunday guests with
Mr. Jager's brother, CIV. JAEGER, and
family, near Batavia.
John LaForce, of near Lakonta, and
Minos Powell, of near Bluff Creek P
o., were recently here on business
missions.
Miss Enola Johnson has been Out
northwest of town.
North English.
North English, Aug. 27.-Mrs. M.
Morrison and Edith Thomas went tt
Des Moines Monday to attend the fal
millinery opening.
David Carter, of Yankee Point, ha
gone to Castle Rock, Washington
where he will visit with a son livin
there
]. H. Miller and wife, B. F. Arthu
and daughter, Leila, and w. w. Burn
are attending the state fair this weel
Joe Anderson, of Cedar Rapids, wa
called here by the critical illness OF hi
aunt, Hersie Summit.
A. H. Nicola and family leave thi
morning for What Cheer, their futur
home
John r. Hankammef, lmperSOnatO
| will be at the M. E. church next Nor
day night.
Aaron Thomas, of Laurel Dale, v
Va, who has been visiting relative
1 here for some time, returned HON
Tuesday morning accompanied by Nj
and Mrs Will J. Thomas and tire
children who will make a three weeks
visit there.
Chas. M. Williams left this mornin
!, on the early train for Arcadia, lows
where he will begin school duties Sci
TENDER /.
4 P. w. billions came home from Coli
RADIO Tuesday evening.
! ]. z. Gill and wife were early morl
u ing passengers for Cedar Rapids.
Il Milton.
Million, Aug. 2T.-The union meetin