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

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w. T. Moore and family of Washing
ton county, spent Christmas at the
home of Ed Valley and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Miller, and
little daughter, spent Christmas at the
parental home OF Mrs. Miller, Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. Petzinger.
w. r. Taylor was a business caller
at Selma, Monday.
Quite number in this vicinity have
the measles, but are getting along as
well as could be expected.
Walter Bartholow. VIM. Bartholow
and S. X. Black are on the sick list.
Miss Pearl Pollock took up her
school duties Monday, after vacation
of two days.
Guy Copeland spent Christmas aft
ernoon at Eldon with friends.
Willie Wolfe passed through this vi
entity Monday.
Protracted meetings commence at
Mt. Zion New Years night.
Mrs. Nellie Larson and children
spent Christmas with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Oscar Stever.
Miss Mae Jones and Lee Loveless
spefit Sunday afternoon at the Stever
home.
The party given at the Huel home
Saturday night was well attended by
a large crowd and all report a good
time
William and Paul McClain spent
Christmas at home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rolla Moore of Liberty
vile. visited with Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Copeland, Sunday.
BidWeII.
Bidwell, Dec. 31.-Messrs and
Mesdames VIM. Baldwell of Munter-
vile and Elmer Rose of Pleasant
Home were Sunday guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. G. R. Chisman.
Mrs. Lottie Potter is entertaining a
number of relatives from Blakesburg
Mr.. and Mrs. Scott Johnson spent a
pleasant Sabbath at the Lee Cloyd
home near Blakesburg.
| The sad news has reached here stat.
ing that Ellsworth Walker, a nephew
of Mrs. Jas. Johnston, Mrs. P. R
Brooks and Frank Garfield of this
city, is lying at the point of death al
his home in Ottumwa.
Alfred Perry will entertain the loca
sportsmen at another big shooting
match at Bidwell January 10.
Curtis Johnston of Chillicothe is
husking corn for his brother, George
this week.
The hospitable home of Mr.. and
Mrs. P. R. Brooks on Honey Locust
| street, was the scene of a joyous as
| sembly Of guests Thursday. The oc
casion was dinner given to relatives
| and the feast that they INDUCED il
was enough to satisfy completely the
usual Christmas appetite. Those pres
ent We're: Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. john
ston, Mr.. and Mrs. Will Grooms, Nav,
Small Cora Dewey. Josie Garfield
Frank Garfield and George Garfield O.
Kansas.
Sunday, December 2, was the forty
fourth birthday anniversary of Franl
Garfield, and in honor of the event {
few relatives and friends gathered a
his residence on Burr Oak avenue
and gave him pleasant surprise. 1
sumptuous repast was served at noon
Those present We're: P. r. Brooks
James Johnston, George Johnston
Will Grooms, Miss Navy Small, New
ton Johnston, George Garfield, Cur
us ohnston, and Early Brooks.
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Avery.
4 Avery, Dec. 31-Miss Lena Richter
and Miss Mabel Morgan, of La Harpe
H., are visitors at the j. w. Richter
home.
Rev. l. B. Taylor, of Mt. Pleasant, i.
an Avery visitor this week.
4 Miss Lulu Doud will return to Mt
/ Pleasant Monday.
Miss Ethel Crabill was an Ottumws
visitor Friday
Miss Mary Johnston will spend New
Years at Melrose.
Miss Vic Crabill spent the holiday.
visiting friends at Des Moines.
Miss Mabel Johnston visited las
week at Abba.
Simon Phillips and family spen
| Christmas at Beacon.
Frank Sullivan, of Melrose, was al
| Avery caller recently.
Miss Ethel Crabill entertained
few of her friends at her home las
Saturday evening. Those presen
were Anna Bilterman, Anna Palm
quist, May Bridges, and Messrs. H. q
4 Moore, A. X. Grant, T. j. Petit ant
4 Mr.. Fuller, of Abba.