Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-06-26
Highland Center.

church was very tastefully decorated
with white daisies. cut flowers and pot
ted plants. The music was in charge
of B. w. McGinnis, to whom much
credit was due for the success of the
service.
j. M. Elder left Monday for land
seeking tour through northern and
central Missouri.
Miss Hattie Gardner went to He'd
rick last week for visit at the home
of Mrs. John Hook.
Misses Mabel and Minnie Rogers
went to Ottumwa yesterday for short
visit at the home of Miss Olive Vest.
DR.. and Mrs. o. E. Baker went to OF
tumwa last Wednesday where they at
tended the graduating exercises of the
Ottumwa high school Their son, Os-
valid Baker, was one of the graduates.
Mrs. B. w. .McGinnis is entertaining
her father and mother, Mr.. and Mrs.
Bush of Chenoa. Ill.
Miss Vera Stevens returned to He'd
rick Monday after spending Sunday
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. S.
Stevens.
Mr. and Mrs. A. j. Rogers went to
Ottumwa last Thursday to attend the
graduating exercises of the eighth
grade, their daughter, Miss Minnie, be-
ing one of the graduates.
Oswald Baker of Ottumwa came out
Tuesday for a short visit with his par
ents.
Miss Bertha Stevens visited last
week at Hedrick at the home of her
uncle, 3. T. Brooks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hankins, Mr.. and Mrs.
Hildarbrand and daughter Grace, were
Sunday visitors at the C. H. Payton
home.
Mr. and Mrs. VIM. Eland are enter
tanning Mrs. Glands sister, Mrs. Long
well, and husband of Mediapolis.
Bobtown.
Bobtown, June 26.-The people of
this vicinity were shocked with the
sad news of the untimely death OF
VIM. Gordon, well-to-do farmer of
Washington county, who was killed in
his pasture by a vicious horse. He
was born and raised in this neighbor-
hood and was highly respected by all
who knew him. His father, mother
and one brother are living here. He
has one sister living in Ottumwa and
one in the northern part of the state.
He also leaves a wife and five chill
dren. The relatives have the heart
| felt sympathy of the neighborhood in
their sad bereavement
VIM. Turner of Hunly street and
Charles Crook Of Floris were tran
| sacting business in Ottumwa Satur-
| day.
| Bern Buckholz of Taylor street had
his pocket picked and lost SIS last
week.
Jack Taylor and J. A. Erwin were
| in Ottumwa on business Saturday.
Wrenz Myers of Sorghum Ridge
made business trip to Eddyville Sat
urday
Walter Crook of Honey street was
in Ottumwa on business Saturday.
Harry Fitzgerald is on the sick list.
Mrs. Phillips and her son Irwin, of
Highland Center very pleasantly
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Mcconnell on Court hill.
Mrs. Woods of Court hill was a
pleasant caller at the Fitzgerald
home recently.
| Pulaski.
/ T AO.--IhIS. I1lSUSC
of Bloomfield is visiting her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. S. Power.
DR.. and Mrs. Bernard Shelton were
| Ottumwa visitors last week The doc
tor attended the medical association at
that place.
Will Aldridge returned last Wednes-
day from Billings, Mont, where he has
been spending the past two months.
Quite number of Pulaski people
attended the memorial services at
Troy Sunday.
Claud Power left Monday for Des
Moines. where he will attend the sum-
mer term at Drake University.
Miss Grace George closed her school
at the Star Friday.
The American Indians will play ball
here with the Pulaski Grays Tuesday
and Wednesday,
Miss Addie Pearson visited relatives
near Bloomfield last week.
Mrs Andy George is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Frank Hendricks, of
South Ottumwa.
Nathan Weidrich died Sunday of
heart failure and was buried here to-
day.
Mrs. A. A. Knight is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Dan Ginrich this week.
Seymour.
| Seymour, June 26.-Mrs. S. E. Gle
mems and Miss Ruth Townsend re-
turned Monday from two weeks Wis
it with relatives in Ottumwa.
Miss Myrtle Tennantreturned Tues,
day from .Oskaloosa where she has
been visiting relatives.
A. w. Maxwell visited in Fairfield
over Sunday.
Mrs. Halle c. Thompson departed
Monday for ST. Paul where she will
make her future home.
Misses Sarah Goranfle, Laura Ev
ans, Jessie Maloney. Mrs. John Glenn
ems, Mrs. w. Wagner, w. A. Hockett
departed Tuesday for a visit in Colo
RADIO.
Misses Gertie Tenant, Jennie
Riggs, Fannie Noel, and Effle Pearson
attended band concert at Livingston
Tuesday evening.
Rev. Adams, of Centerville, filled
the Baptist church pulpit at this place
Sunday.