Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-08
Columbia.

SSNAoS'
Columbia.
Columbia, Jan. 6.-Preaching SER
vices every evening this week at Co.
lumbia.
Preaching services next Sunday
morning at Columbia.
Quite number of the young people
from mere attended a party at A. Con-
wells, given by the Misses Kittie Con-
well and Dora Warren.
There was husking bee at j. H.
Olney's last Friday which was well
attended and considerable corn husk-
ed, notwithstanding the stormy day.
j. H. Olney, who has been down for
twelve weeks with typhoid fever, is
now able to be up part of the time.
| j. R. Stodghill was in Ottumwa last
| Wednesday on business.
Miss Carrie Gardner was in Ottum-
wa Wednesday shopping.
Miss Bertha Stevens was in Ottum-
wa "wednesday, returning home on
No. 9.
Roy Gardner returned Saturday to
Kirksville, Mo-, where he is attending
school.
Eddie Stodghill and Eddie Stuber
left on No 4 Sunday evening to return
to school at Mt. Pleasant.
| Bert Carman, who was at home for
the holidays, left on No. Sunday ev-
ening to return to school at Cedar
Falls.
Miss Minnie Dibble expects to leave
this week to attend school at Pella.
Miss Edna Gardner left on No. 4
| Sunday evening to resume her school
in Washington township, after the
holiday vacation.
The Sabbath school at Columbia re.
organized for the coming year by
electing the following officers and
teachers:
Superintendent-E Garfield.
Assistant superintendent. R
Stodghill
Secretary-Web Cramblitt
Assistant secretary-Ernest Nye.
Librarian-Miss Alma Olney.
Assistant librarian-Miss Maize
Stodghill.
| Organist-Miss Della Carman.
Assistant organist-Mrs. Il. L.Chick
Treasurer. H. Stuber.
Teachers class, T. G. Car.
man; first intermediate, G. M. Stuber;
| SSCOuu ~ oCouShiii,
third intermediate, to be supplied;
primary, Mrs. Sadie Garfield.
Soap Creek.
Soap Creek. Jan. 6.-Martha Pugf
and Norah Sample visited at Mrs
John Shepherds Thursday.
Mrs. Pearl Moss of South Ottumws
who has been visiting with her parents
| returned home Tuesday.
Rile Bolin of near Drakesville, was
a caller at his sisters Mrs. ]. Heckard
Thursday night.
Miss Maud Bell of South Ottumwa
who has been visiting with friends ant
relatives, returned home Wednesda!
evening
Ray Shepherd was an all day callel
in Bloomfield Wednesday.
Harry Sample made business tril
to Belknap Thursday forenoon.
Steven Hastings who has been yer.
sick is able to be UP and around again
Mrs. John Shadley visited Thursda!
at Mrs. John Shepherds.
J. A. Coffman was an evening
visitor at the home Of Mrs. Mary Crist
Monday.
Mrs. Mary Crist, and daughter, Mrs
Kate Songar visited at the home o
| Mrs. Mary Sample, Tuesday.
Mrs. Mary Houk and two children
Bert and Louella. visited with her sis
ter Mrs. Hannah Roup in Ottumwa
Wednesday night and Thursday.
| John Mccall and wife of near Oh
manville visited with Mrs. Mccall
mother Mrs. Mary Crist, Sunday.
ALI Wranken of near Belknap is yer,
i'll with the fever
Lawrence Houk of near Drakesville
was a caller in Belknap Thursday eve
ming.
Steve Hastings was caller in Be
KNAPP on Friday morning.
Harry Sample and Arthur Bell wer
/ callers at the home of Jack Heckard
on Thursday evening.
Will Morgan is now chopping WOO
. for R. T. Sample.
Lea Houk of near Drakesville visite
at the home of VIM. Louderback, Sur
day.
Mrs. J. Heckard visited with Mrs
III. A. Coffman. Thursday.
Norah Sample after spending tn
past two weeks at her home near Be
KNAPP, returned to Ottumwa Sunda
evening.
Will Morgan of near Belknap visite
at the home of j. Heckard, Thursday
w. H. Sample shipped carload G
wood to Washington, last week.
A. w. Martin of Belknap is putin
in drain pipe in Mrs. Jessie Spane
, ler's cellar.
Harve Allen and Lee Latty, are Wis
ting in this vicinity this week.