Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-01-21
Chill;cothe,

Chillicothe.
Chillicothe, Jan. 21.-The school has
organized literary society and elect
ed the following officers: President,
Roscoe Kitterman; vice-president, Adj
da Waddell; secretary, Lula Dickson.
The following program will be Civ,
en- next Friday afternoon.
Song, March Away" by school.
Recitation. Grace Warren.
Duet-Adda Waddell and Edith Pier
son.
Recitation-Elsie Belman.
Recitation, Flora Moss.
Composition, Ray McCarty.
Compos on. 10 Dunning.
Duet, Nellie Ball and Maude Aber-
nathy
Recitation, Alma Olney
Recitation, Efiie Stump.
Music, Helen Warren.
Song, ladies quartet, Nellie Ball,
Maude Alternately, Lulu Dickson,
Maude Baker.
Duet, Maude Baker and Flora Moss.
Composition, Rex Burns.
Recitation, Otto Ball
Recitation, Clyde Hornback.
song. by a class.
Composition, Ben Comstock.
Composition, Dwight Nichols.
Recitation, Madge Moss.
Music, Nellie Ball.
Recitation Iva Moss.
Song, by school,
W. E. Guggerty departed last week
for Chicago to accept position in a
live stock commission firm.
j. NJ. Swope returned last week from
a months visit with relatives in Kan
sas.
Miss Kate Finley returned Saturday
from weeks visit with relatives and
friends in South Ottumwa
Fl. S. Berry of near Munteryille was
a business caller here last Friday.
Frank Bowen, who was injured one
/ day last week while working at the ice,
is getting along as well as could be ex-
pected.
MI. and Mrs. Johannes Pearson and
daughter, Hannah, Of Munterville Sun
dayed with relatives here.
Bentonsport.
Bentonsport, Jan. 21.-Dr r. L..
Boon. Harry Robinson. John Miller, Fl.
B. Hills and Mabel Worden attended
the Merry Makers" Opera Co. in
Bonaparte Wednesday evening.
Quite number of our young folks
were out to e. ]. Marriott's party Fri
day evening.
viyal meetings here Monday evening,
parte.
w. H. Carter, Jr., received carload
of Kansas flour this week.
The family of T. F. Woods left
Thursday for Kansas. They 60 to
! join Mr.. Wood, who is c., R. |. & p.
agent there.
Harry Robinson and family have
moved in the house vacated by f. F.
Wood
J. Guthrie returned from Oklahoma
Monday He is not very much i'm.
pressed with the farms there.
G. w. Hennings is soon to occupy
the Crawford house on Vine street.
James Burns is moving on the Lo
gan Simmons farm on Vernon Prairie
John Shepherd has sold his farm tc
Elmer Shepherd.
The Roller FIGURING Mills here have
been sold to a large milling company
who intend to resume business in the
near future.
Adam Engle is working for S. Guth
rie this winter
Leroy Odell and son have moved tt
Leando.
II. b. Hills and Hal Fulton made {
business trip to Cantril last Sunday.
Frank Corns and J. E. Stevens in
tend to return to South Dakota iI
March.
Frank Burns of Keosauqua has rent
ed the Keck farm.
Chas. Mckinney is organizing q
troupe to give Woodman play in thu
near future.
Quite a large crowd from here at
tended the oyster supper at the Geo
Davis home Saturday evening.
H. B. Hills and Melvin f. Dorso1
were business visitors to Bonapart,
Saturday.
The Misses Seward of Wincheste
are visiting their parents here.
d. Y. Basquin, conductor of the 10
cal freight, visited few hours Sat
urday with friends here.
Frank Edwards of Willis left her
Saturday for Ell Paso, Texas. Fran
has secured good position on raj
road at that place.
Craig Bragg and Frank Corns Wis
] tied friends in Bonaparte Saturday
Iva Sawdon of Bonaparte visite
friends here Sunday
4 Earnest Guthrie leaves Tuesday 70
Oklahoma.
, Batavia.
] Batavia, Jan. 21.-Died, Samuel Go
man, an old and respected citizen c
Batavia. He was born in Kentuck