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

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Spellman are Wis
iting the parents of Mr. Spellman at |
Williamsburg.
Elmer White and Miss Louise Sha-
ron, of Fairfield, we're calling on
friends Monday.
Salem.
Salem. Sept. 17.-Robert Pierce re-
turned to Harvard college Friday
G. l. DeLashmutt filled Rev. Ten
nant's appointment at Stockport Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hawkins came
from Keokuk Saturday and are guests
of Mr.. Hawkins parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Will Hawkins. Their little son, Mer-i
rill, who has spent the past week with
his grandparents, will accompany
his parents on their return home.
The Denmark association of the Con-
gregational church met at Mt. Pleas
ant yesterday and today.
Saturday Miss Nettie Stanley came
from Pueblo, Colorado, for visit at
home.
Miss Ana Cramer was shopping at
Mt Pleasant Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Davidson drove to-
Wayland Wednesday and returned
Thursday.
At the home of Mr.. and Mrs. G. IL
DeLashmutt. the Willing Workers so
ciety of the NJ. E. church held social
Saturday evening.
G.. B. Lester went to Keohuk Mon
day and remained until Wednesday
Rev. Briggs and wife arrived Satur-
day from Allen, Neb. They will re-
main two weeks and visit relatives.
Miss Clara Cooper went to Mead
vile, Mo-, Monday
Rev. Sinclair went to Burlington
Thursday and returned Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Carson and
daughter, Miss Mildred. passed through
Salem Monday enroute from visiting
relatives at Monmouth. ILL.,, to their
home at Birmingham.
r. NJ Swan drove from Danville Fri
day. His mother-in-law, Mrs. Hannah
Ingrim accompanied him home.
Watt Kester returned from Dakota
Saturday.
G.. E. Way and family moved to
their new home Wednesday.
Rev. Robert Pool. of Oxford. filled
/ the pulpit for Rev. Dimmitt at Donel-
son Sunday
Gorge Tomlinson, OF Mt Pleasant.
was in the city Wednesday.
The relatives of the Picket family
had pleasant reunion at the home OF
Mr. and Mrs. Hi Pickart, Friday.
Mrs. H. G. Triplett and little son,
Leighton, were at Mt. Pleasant Tues
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Foster, of Mt. Pleas
or a
! NJ. g. parsonage.
4 Friday evening the Christian En-
deavor society of the Congregational
church met their friends at a social
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. n. Nichol-
son, northeast OF town.
! Wednesday, Nj. and Mrs. Dawson
received the sad message of the death
of their son-in-law, Mr.. Guess, who re-
sided in Canada.
Herbert Garretson is home from
! Missouri.
There was large enrolment at the
Salem schools last week.
DR.. and Mrs, Harlan and Mr. and Mrs.
D. C. Johnosn drove from Hillsboro
Wednesday and spent the day with
/ Mr.. and Mrs. F. M. Johnson.
/ Mrs. Roy Grim and Miss Lydia Grim
arrived from Marshaltown Friday for
visit with relatives.
! Mrs. Mary Parkins, OF Fairfield, is
visiting her mother, Mrs. lamar Co,
me-. ~
i Frank Foster an aged gentleman,
/ died Friday morning. The funeral ser.
vices were conducted by Rev, Hender-
son. at the family residence Monday
morning at o'clock. Interment was
, made at the Pilot Grove cemetery.
i Rev. Briggs, of Allen, Neb.. preach
ed at the Friends church Sunday morn
/ ing and at the NJ 2. church Sunday
I evening. Rev. Foster, Of Merrimac
delivered a fine discourse at the NJ F.
i church Sunday evening.
Mrs Lin. Briggs. of Marshalltown
: came Friday for months visit with
relatives near West Point.
!, Bonaparte.
Bonaparte, Sept. 17-Sam Gardner
:, of Ottumwa, was in the city last week
: visiting with relatives.
; Frank Pearson and sister. Leila, Of
Keosauqua. attended the dance here
Tuesday night.
| About 500 of Bonaparte people at
tended the street fair at Pennington
last week.
The Bonaparte baseball team defeat
: ed Stockport Sunday by score of i
. to 49, The Mt. Sterling team plays
here next Sunday.
The slate roof on the fine new resi-
dence of Mrs. z. L. Stutsman is abotl
} completed,
Earl Packer went to Ames last weel
to take a four years course of civil en-
gineering
There has been more building il
Bonaparre this year than for the pas
ten years combined with a prospec
for more next year than there was thi.
yea.
A dance was held at thu Rees hal
Saturday night. Several young neopl'
I from Pennington were in attendance
r Peck Sharp Of Chicago, and Mis-
Lenna Bell. Of this city, We're married
| in st. Joseph, Michigan. LAST week