Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-09-18

day for Des Moines to attend the |. o.
Q. F. encampment
w T. McNeff and wife attended the
Sunday school convention held at Sher-
man last Sunday.
Richland.
Richland Sept. 1.-THE funeral
services OF Tom Hart, the young man
who was killed in the switch yards. in
Chicago, were held Sunday at Den
ny Harris home in Clay The death of
this young man is exceedingly sad. He
had wide circle of friends, and was
well known everywhere. The congre-
cation when gathered from Brighton,
Clay and Richland was immense. Rev.
Cornell, of the Christian church, con-
Quoted the services. The floral trip
utes We're very many and beautiful.
His death brings sadness not only to
the near relatives but to large num-
Der of friends. The interment was at
the Clay cemetery by the side of his
foster mother Tom will be long re-
membered and his death is much re-
GREETED He mad been in the railroad
work only one year.
Miles Vastine, of Chicago, is here.
He came with the body of Tom Hart
and remained for the funeral services.
Mr.. Vastine is a brother of Frank Vas
tine, OF this village.
The funeral services Of William
Mills We're largely attended here Sun
day, being held at the Friends church,
and were conducted by John Chacey
of the NJ. E. church.
Will Halferty, of Fairfield, was the
guest of his mother Sunday
Miss Grace Smith is homo from
Knoxville where she has been visiting,
Mrs. Fern Howard, of Burlington, is
/ here for fornight's stay.
I No excursion on the Central railroad
Sunday TO Oskal2osa for the yearly
meeting. 1t is the first time in nine
1 teen years that there has net been one.
OF course many people We're disap.
pointed in not going.
4 Mrs Nell Grimer ana Mrs. Harris,
near Harper, were in the city Satur-
day.
Mrs. Minnie Douglas, of Indiana, is
visiting ner parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Duke.
MIR. and Mrs. Henry Morgan leave
( this week for visit in Indiana
Eli Emery sold car load of nogs to
w. E. Smith, for $40 per hundred.
Mrs. Sargent leaves this week for Q
visit in Indianapolis, Ind.
Mrs Effie Allen, of Veo, was here
Saturday
Mrs. W. l.. Pringle of Des Moines
is visiting relatives here
Georgo Kline was seriously injured
at school. r-'---;7e oall. and was sCruck
in the eye lay lose the sight
i Belkn Nv. s. Kinney
wife, Sc :, and daughter, Mrs
Milton { e. of Perry township
were visitors Monday evening at the
Joel MCGEE home
Thomas Wells of Ottumwa visited
here last week with his brother, Sam
uel.
Mrs. Emma Williams has purchased
property in Drakeville and expects te
nave there in the near future.
Marion Galpin and wife of Drake
vile were callers Saturday afternoon
at the William Pickett home.
. Mrs. Mary Smith of O'Brien county
!. is visiting here at the home of he
brother, joel MCGEE.
Misses Floy McCreery and Goldit
i Goode of Bloomfield We're callers at The
&c. N. Hughes hame Friday evening
while enroute to Dunville to attend the
Baptist association.
! Mr. and Mrs A. w. Martin attend
ed the funeral of Vincent Dye a
Hopewell Sunday, taking supper tina
t evening with Mr. and Mrs Fred Zig
Ter.
Mrs. S. T. Order of Bloomfield wa'
the guest of Mrs. j. c. Thompson Sat
urday afternoon.
Samuel Bates and family visite,
Saturday and Sunday at the parenta
= Michael Ware home
a. John Tomlin and wife of nea
+ Drakeville were callers Wednesday eN
S ening at the G. II. Hughes home
. leaving that evening for visit in Ne
braska and Kansas with their daugh
!; tiers, Mesdames Samuel and Joshu;
. Carey.
Charley Ware, who is employed i
1 the Janney factory at Ottumwa visit
S ed Saturday night and Sunday with hi
n parents, Michael Ware and wife
j. w. Miller, William Robertson. MI
e Hull and Mrs. Mary Smith expect t
t start today for Pierre, South Da
kota.
/ Walter Mum and family viste,
n with relatives on Soap Greek las
| week
Owing to the crowded condition o
l. the lower room of the school, TIL
G fourth reader grade was moved u
stairs which room now numbers THU
II ty-one pupils, and with the addition 0
II some new scholars the lower room ha
fifty-six pupils, making a total enrol
J. ment Of eighty-seven.
d Grace and Louie Ware of Sherma
o Chapel, Mrs. Amanda Hix of Selm
r. and Mrs. Will Tulk of Udell were rt
l. cent visitors at the Walter Nun
home.
n Rev. G. w. Barber of Drakevill
:. preached his farewell sermon her
l. yesterday at the M. e. church, befor
leaving for conference.
Y j. w Johnson, wife and Johnni
visited Monday at the Charley Petite
t home near Sherman Chapel