Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-05

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Mrs. v. r. Simpson. Mrs. n. G.. VOL
laus and Mrs. Charles Mcintosh have
been visiting with relatives at Mt.
Sterling.
The AK handle factory and the All
Purpose Harrow company have been
consolidated and the ak handle COM
pany will build enlarged quarters and
put in larger engine.
j. NJ. Randolph was doing business
in Bloomfield recently.
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Ashsrove.
Ashgrove, Dec. 3.--Mrs. n. Fletcher
and children and Mrs. f. Cassell We're
over Sunday visitors at Green VAL
ley
Miss Olive Albright spent Sunday
with Miss Sena Sapp.
G. A. Hannah and Chas. Hunter Wis
tied the Ashgrove school last Thurs
day.
Emma CLOSER of Albany spent Sat
urday and Sunday in town.
A teachers meeting will be held at
the Christian church next Friday
night. All are invited.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. T. Day entertained
about twenty of their friends and rel
atives at Thanksgiving dinner las,
Thursday
Maude Woods of Moulton is visit
ing relatives here
Chas. Tomlins and wife of Drake
Vile were recent visitors at the home
of Mr.. Cohagan.
Ralph selman spent Sunday with
home folks.
Thanksgiving dinner was given at
the Tom Huff home Thursday. About
sixty were present.
Tom Proctor of Green Valley was
recent visitor here.
Chas. Johnson is visiting here.
series of meetings will begin at
the Christian church here on next Sat
urday night.
The Thanksgiving exercises given al
the Oak Spring school were success
| fully carried out.
Abba.
Abba. Dec. 3.-The clerk of the dis
tricl court issued the following mar.
iriage licenses yesterday: Ware!
Taylor, aged "a, and Miss Selena Yam.
cey, aged ~, both of Buxton; DAME
/ T. Coils. aged "A, and Miss Alice Mas
/ sey, aged SO. both of Buxton; Jane.
! Rhodes, aged 21, and Miss Eldor;
1 Taylor, aged 19. both of Buxton
Clyde H. Brownell, aged "a. of Abba
1 and Miss Oracle NJ. Myers aged II
! of Eddyville.
Workmen are busy putting in tn,
|
They have to take the bell up b,
block and tackle over the outside o
+ the building.
The Whist club met yesterday eve.
ming at the home of Nose Mix. :,
very pleasant time is reported. A.
Beckett won the prize for men ant
Mrs. b. P. Cashier won the ladies
prize.
/ w. c. Hammond, wife and son Pau
left this morning on the Wabash TO
Allerton, where they will visit rela
tives and friends. They expect to re
! turn Monday
/ S. Nj. Grant went to South Dakot;
on business yesterday.
/ The Westminster Choir will appen
at Kings opera house Saturday night
| December s. This is the third mum
Der on the Abba lecture course.
Revival services began last night a
the Methodist church.
+, Mrs. j. w. Johnson is home from
a two weeks visit with her daughte
! in Chicago.
Mrs. Francis Goddard of Monmoutl
Ill.,, and Mrs. Andrus of Nevada. aun
and mother of Mrs. Rev. Haste, ais
4 Miss Laura McNier of Milo, visite
Rev. aud Mrs HASTE last week.
The Abba Business Mems associa
ton meets tonight in Woodman hal
There is important business to b
looked after.
4 d. C. Iienworthy has bought tn
Thos. Beadle lots in South Abba an
is putting up fine six-room cottag,
! He will move to town.
w. II. Sharer and wife will leave To
night for Two months visit with thei
daughters, Mrs Dudley Mitchell an
Mrs. M C. Meeher,
Rev. VIM. Porter has returned fror
Indiana and will preach at McIlin
ley school house Sunday morning 8
IL O'Clock.
G. NJ. Altman of Milo was transact
ing business in town this morning.
T. A. Maryland of Sisourncy was i
town yesterday OH business.
w. e. CASTOR of Marshailtown, wa
transacting business in town tn
morning.
Frank Fortune of Oskaloosa, was i
town on business yesterday.
e. NJ. Buchanan of Keokuk. was a
Abba visitor yesterday.
Miss Emma Porter was in Metros
on business yesterday.
Hedrick.
Hedrick, Dec. 9--Hon T. E. Johr
and Henry Wilson, of Keswick, were
town Monday on business.
j. A. Morrison. of Mason CITY. spel