Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-24
LITTLE BITSOF NEWS
SHORT TALES CONCERNING PEG.
PIE YOU KNOW.
The VICINITY OF OTTUMWAIN BRIEF
Births, Deaths, Marriages, Movements
of Your Acquaintance as chronicled
by courier's Staff Of Correspondents
Who Know Whereof They Speak.
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VINO NnoW WhereoT ihey SpeaR
Belknap.
Bellsnap, Dec. ga series Of meet
ings at the Methodist church is an
nounced to continue throughout the
week If not hindered by the Christ |
mas festivities. Services were held all
day Sunday.
Mesdames Harry and VIM. p.
Lafferty. Of Alexis, Ill, arrived last
Monday for visit at the home of their
sister-in-law, Mrs. E. A. Patterson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elliott Bachman. Miss
Nora Wishard and Clarence and Char
ley Wtshard of near Bloomfield, spent
Sunday with Miss Eva and Clay West.
James Lester of Rose Hill visited
with George Lester and family Satur-
day night and Sunday.
Dave Conner and wife expect to
move their household goods to Ottum..
wa this week. Mr.. Conner has secured
employment there.
James Paris and sister Cora and
Miss Jessie Allen of Soap Creek vis-
tied at G. F. Eberline's Friday and
Saturday.
David Thompson of Soap Creek was
q visitor at Udel last week.
Perry Mcfarland of Kansas was a
visitor at the G. o. Lester home Sat
urday evening.
Mrs. Maud Yates Of Bloomfield is
spending few days with her sister,
Mrs. Nora Puckett.
]. B. Davis is building a new barn,
which will be one Of the finest in the
country when completed.
Ossie Heberer spent Sunday In
Drakeville.
The match hunt supper was served
at the W,oodman hall Thursday eve
ming.
Miss Edythe Allen made a business
trip to Bloomfield Saturday.
Miss Bess Fleming Of near Soap
creek attended services here Saturday
miss Moliie Wells who has been
sick for some time. is some better
Mrs. g. M. Johnson and Mrs. VIM.
p. Lafferty visited at Milton the lat
ter part Of the week with ]. B. Laf-
ferry, who returned here with them.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Spohr who have
been visiting with relatives at Eldon
fer the past three weeks, returned Sat
urday.
George Lester was in Bloomfield
Saturday on business.
Mrs. Clark of Missouri is visiting
her sister, Mrs. T. M. Watts.
Anna Mum, Henry Schubert. and
Frank Eberline are on the sick list
John Rurris left Saturday for Bag
ley to visit his mother.
The Golden State Limited made its
first trip this winter through here last
night the time of the one going west
being at 3:25 a. m. and the one going
east at 2:25 a. m. This is to be its reg
ular time.
Rev. Ireland preached here Sunday
night to a crowded house. The sermon
was taken from John 1892, aAnd We
shall know the truth and the truth
shall make you free"
Miss Ruth Cree of Bloomfield visit
ed here last week with friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Petit made
q business trip to Bloomfield Fri
day.
Mrs. Ida Lester and mother-in-law
Mrs. Amanda Lester, visited at the
Tuesday.
4. b. Munn and wife spent Sunday
at the home of Mrs. Munn's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ. Putnam, who re-
side north Of here. Harry Putnam,
who has recently returned home from
Colorado. came home with them. go
ing Monday morning for a short visit
In Cttumwa.
Mr.. Snyder Of Ottumwa is drilling
a well here for II. F. Rhine.
j. b. Lester of Bloomfield spent Sun
day with his sister, Mrs. William
Dodd
A Christmas tree and entertainment
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at the school house Wednesday night,
after which school win be dismissed
Thursday for a ten days vacation.
s.. F. Mcconnell of Bloomfield was a
caller at the Samuel Mcconnell home
Friday evening.
James Rrundage, who has been
spending the past two months here
with his daughter. Mrs. J. NJ Eberline
left Tuesday for Des Moines, to spend
the holidays at the home Of his son
John.
Eberline & Pence delivered IS head
Of fat cattle to Morrell & Co., Satur-
day.
Mesdames G. M. Johnson, Harry and
Wm. 3. Lafferty expect to leave to-
morrow for their home at Alexis, Ill.
Elmer McCarty Of South Ottumwa
visited at the Frank Eberline home
Sunday and Monday.
Hazel Dell.