Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-01-09
Munterviile.

Munterville, Jan. 9.-The yearly
church meeting was held in the Luth-
eran church yesterday and all the Off
GERS, ETC., of 1901, were reelected to
serve in 1902.
Mr. and Mrs. Sven Pearson invited
number of their friends in to partake
OF New Years dinner with them in
honor of Mr.. Beck, who resides with
| them. The guests presented Rev.
Beck with a fine leather-bound Bible
and Bible Concordance. and on &C.
cepting the same Rev. Beck implored
Gods benediction on all present.
very pleasant time was enjoyed by all.
Thos present were Messrs and Mes
danes l.. l.. Lodwick, H. Manor, N.
P. Pearson, Gramway Price and Mrs.
Howell Price.
A turkey shoot was held at Charles
Smiths today, east of Munterville and
was largely attended.
Fred Jones called at L. l.. Sven
sons yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Johnson west
of Munterville entertained number
of their relatives and friends on New
| Years evening and at o'clock all
were invited to the dining room where
the table was literally loaded with the
| choicest viands, which Mrs. Johnson
had prepared for her guests. After
enjoying this excellent supper the ev-
ening was spent in games of different
kinds and the hearing of a number OF
selections On an Edison monograph,
and all departed for their homes in the
4 wee" small hours of morning, having
had most pleasant time.
Miss Clara Anderson and two young
lady friends visited with l.. l.. Sven
son and wife Thursday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. John P. Swenson en-
tertained number of their friends at
dinner last Thursday.
q. G. Allen was an Ottumwa visitor
yesterday.
Oscar Jacobson passed through Num-
terville few days ago, he being quite
a stranger in this vicinity for some
time.
Tuesday was the annual meeting of
the Munterville Mutual Insurance Co.
in Munterville, and was attended by a
very large number of members. The
company is in prosperous condition
and steadily gaining policy holders.
Officers elected for the following year
We're: President, John Burgason Of
Dudley; vice-president, Albert 7.
Johnson of Dudley; secretary, Chas.H.
Swanson; new directors, Alex Ander-
son, Elias Confield and Jacob Peter
son.
Fred Johnson, son of Mr. and Mrs.
> Albert Johnson, who is employed IN
! Pekay, and who was i'll at the home OF
Oscar Hasselrooth, is now perfectly
well. Recently he was in Ottumwa
visiting his sisters. Misses Alice and
Gertie. He also brought his sisters
s out to the parental home last Sunday
/ for few hours visit before returning
to Pekay.
v Joel Cramblit departed for Fort
e Scott, Kas., Tuesday night to look al
land in that state. A. o. Storms &C
n companied him.
Z. Sander Jacobson, who has been Wis
l. iting relatives and friends in this vi
# cinity for the past two weeks, will re
turn to Kellogg on Saturday.
n Nels Swenson was an Ottumwa Wis
# itor Tuesday.
II VIM. Baldwell was in Ottumwa Wed
o nesday.
r. Swan Nelson, who had his hip brok
en- early in the winter, is now able tc
v sit I'D, but rheumatism is now causing
e him so much pain that he will be TAX
n en- to Blakesburg for treatment.
Walter Smith has purchased the
8O-acre farm of l.. N. Peterson, neal
Willard and will take possession or
q March j.
v Mrs. John Kinblade and Mrs. Johl
Johnson were visitors in Ottumwa yes
c. terday.