Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-09-02

1t Is reported that the city school
will not open this term till Sept. 49, ow-
ing to it being necessary to put 100
new seats in the first and second
rooms. The teachers will be: First
room, Mrs. Jos. Parks; second room,
Miss Clara True; third room, Miss
Bridget Simms; fourth room, Miss Ida
WEIGH; fifth room, not announced;
sixth room, Prof. Joseph Parks.
Mrs. Naomi Sacress has purchased
three lots of Mrs. Agnes Canley just
east of the Iowa Central depot andswill
have her residence moved from First
street to one Of them The price paid
for three lots was $500. ~
Miss Rena Watt came home from
Abba Thursday morning where she
had been taking examination at the
county normal
Mrs. Doran Nicholson and little
daughter, Mabel. of Keb, returned
home Tuesday after spending week
visiting her sister. Mrs. Wallace Sha-
fer, who is here from Milan, Sumner
county, Kansas, and her brothers, the
Watkins boys.
Park McCanna went to Oskaloosa
Thursday morning.
Mesdames Jacob Free, Naomi Sc
cress Maggie Watkins, and Misses
Goldie Mater and Stella Mintoyne, of
this place, and Mrs. B. B. Beamer and
John r. Sipes, northwest of town, left
for Ames Thursday morning to attend
the S. d. A. camp meeting. The latter
will also visit friends at Dana. James
Stirt and Mrs. Jos. Bowles may go
later to meeting. Most of the above
will return Sept. s.
e. G. Kussart departs tomorrow for
Texas and other points of interest in
the south, visiting relatives and sight
seeing.
Miss Ethel Mintonye AN efficient in
structor, and one who has proven her
self worthy of the vocation which she
has chosen, commenced an eight
months term of school at Bridgeport.
Misses Emma Moran and Blanche
Kussart took advantage of the excur-
sion to Marshalltown Sunday, where
they went to spend a week visiting rel
atives.
G. l.. Phillips of Klondike fame, re-
turned Sunday night from Oregon and
Washington, where he has been since
last spring.
David Moran, one of the best car
penters in this section of Iowa, COM
mences the erection of an eight room,
story and half house for Thomas
tanning, OF the west side, this week.
| When completed it will be one of the
finest in the county.
D. Moran and Ed McGlothlin of the
west side, are going to have the tele-
phone put in their residences this
week.
Miss Stella Roberts, of Ottumwa,
spent Saturday and Sunday last visit
ing relatives and friends at this place.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. ANDERSON, of Oska-
loosa, are visiting few days at the
home of J. B. Lee and with other rela-
tives after which they depart for Ore
gon where they both have position in
college.
Miss Grace White, of Abba, was Wis
iting at the VIM. MCGEE home last
week
Clint Littlejohn is re-shingling and
otherwise improving his residence.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Dilliner, who
| have been here for the last six weeks
depart for their home in Colorado to
| morrow.
| 06N6uIy-IWO VI Jul ClliISho IoOh 1u
| vantage of the excursion given by the
Fifty-first Iowa band and went tt
Marshalltown yesterday. They all re
port good time.
| ]. A. Gray, of Krksville, Mo-, was ii
town Friday last looking after business
matters.
| j. B, Barber and daughter, Ethyl
| were in Oskaloosa last week.
| Bert and Fred Emanuel and families
and A. R. Barnes returned from Wash
| ington county Saturday where they
had been visiting relatives for the
past week.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Walker, Of Keb
are visiting relatives here for a few
days.
| G. A. DeTar was in Abba Thursda!
last on business.
John Odem and sister. Mrs. e. w
England, leave tomorrow for Oklahom;
for visit with relatives.
Vim. AIbaugh of the west side, wal
in Ottumwa Saturday attending thu
republican convention. G
/ Frank Culberson of Otumwa, spen
Sunday here with his parents.
4 Maple Grove.
| Maple Grove, Sept. 2.-Chas Ensley
was in this vicinity last Friday.
Miss Newman is staying at the home
| of Mrs Frank Dodd at present.