Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-07-02
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Belknap.
Belknap. June 3O.-Mrs. Mary McCrary
and son Harley, of Bloomfield, visited here
with Mrs. McCreerys sister, Mrs. Lucy
Harbour and family, Friday.
Mrs. Amanda Lester spent last week with
Bloomfield friends
Mr.. and Mrs George Hughes and Messrs
It. G. Davis and ]. 7. Mum transacted
business in Bloomfield Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otis Pickett expect to
leave Friday noon for Seymour to spend
the Fourth and visit Mrs. Puckett's par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. NJ. C. Rominger.
Mrs. Sherman Dillon is visiting relatives
at Eldon.
T. G. Davis expects to start Thursday
for Idaho where he expects to be located
for a while at the home of his son, G. A.
Davis.
Miss Allie Morris, of Ottumwa. spent
Sunday with her mother, Mrs. Elmyra
Morris.
A number of people from here attended
the show in Ottumwa Saturday, among
whom were Misses May Putnam and Abbie
Patterson and the little Misses Waneta
Putnam and Gail and Gladys Patterson.
Miss Emma Swinney, of Bloomfield, Wis
tied friends here Saturday evening.
j. A. Cameron left Wednesday for Esk-
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illness of his sister.
MIS- Clyue. SIOnF5 NlSiteu III DlOOHlueiu
last week ut the parental II. c.. Cree home.
Samuel Wells and daughter. Ola. are at
tending the carnival and visiting Ottumwa
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs Rice were Ottumwa visit
ors Saturday evening.
Mrs. C. ID. Rhine and children of Sher-
man Chapel, visited here last week with
Mr.. and Mrs. l. Ware, returning home yes
terday evening.
Mrs. Olivia Toole and children returned
to their home in Ottumwa last week.
Miss Mamie Gray is spending the week
with Ottumwa friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Bonar and Mr.. and
Mrs. Victor Bell attended Children's day
service Sunday evening at Sherman Cha
pei. They report n good time.
Mrs. Walter Mum and children visited
in Ottumwa Saturday and Sunday with rel
atives.
Serene jenkins and Roy Pirth were West
Grove visitors Sunday.
]. W. Bolivar shipped two car loads of
hogs to Ottumwa Tuesday.
]. Il. Mum and wife expect to move into
their property this week, which was vacat-
ed last week by Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Spohr,
who have moved into the hotel with Mr..
Spohr's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Spohr.
Delta.
| Delta, June 3O.-Rev. l.. H. Humphries'
father and mother are Delta visitors this
| week.
May Meade left today for Williamsburg
and Conroy where she will spend week S
| vacation with her uncle, Sam Black.
| Mrs. Fred Jarvis spent Sunday at the
parental Jarvis home south of Rose HILL
Hack Coywood, who is working for the
| Rock Island railroad at Oskaloosa, spent
| Sunday with his mother at Delta.
| Rev. Fred B. Tucker attended the Meth.
| odist Episcopal district convention at Vic
| tor last week. He reports pleasant time
| Rev. HUMPHREYS, pastor of the Christian
| church, preached a sermon to the old peo
| pie Sunday morning There was n large
attendance of .the old folks, and they en-.
| joyed the service.
Mrs Martin Fisher was an .Oskaloosa
visitor Saturday.
| The farmers are calling for rain. They
| say corn is suffering for n little damp
Proably they can procure shipment from
some of the flooded districts.
| John Walden, who has been doing some
carpenter work at Rose Hill, came home
| Saturday evening.
Will Hawkins and wife drove over ia
1 Oskaloosa and back Saturday. They re
| port a good dusty trip.
| Delta people will join hands with Sig
| Quincy and shoot tirecrackers July 4. -Four
brass bands and balloon ascension are
| the attractions.
| Salem.
| Salem, June 30.-Congressman Thomas
Hedge, of Burlington, and Hon. K s. Ga
Ter, of Mt. Pleasant, will be the orators
at Salem, July A.. The Mt. Pleasant cornet
band and glee club will furnish the music
/ Various amusements and fireworks in the
evening will make day full of pleasure
for those who come to Salem and enjoy
/ the celebration on Independence day.
i Bert Ernest, of near Hillsboro, and Mis-,
Pearl Gland, of Medlapolis, were married
at Mediapolis Monday evening. Rev. ]. A
1 Sinclair, of Salem, uncle of the groom