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

exhibit their skill in craftsmanship
The shoot was given by Andy. Lamis
and according to reports was fairly
well attended.
A. A. Burgeson of Omaha spent sew
eral days at the parental Burgesor
home west of here last week.
Rev. Olson of Ottumwa came up or
No. 8 last Saturday to visit in the
country west of here.
Mrs. Fred Garfield of South Ottum
wa came up on No. 9 Saturday after
noon to visit with relatives and friends
in and around Dudley for few days
Pete Pierson of Monroe county was
in town last Saturday transacting bus
mess.
o. w. Hasselrooth and family Wis.
tied with Mr.. and Mrs. Jake Anderson
west of Munterville last Sunday
e. l.. Peterson was a county seat
visitor one day last week.
Roy l.. Gardener, who is attending
school at Kirksville, Mo-, came home
last Tuesday to spend the holiday va
cation
Clarence Johnson and Albert Burn
stedt of Munterville passed through
here last Saturday afternoon on their
way home from Ottumwa.
Prof. Sans and family of Stuart are
spending the holidays with relatives
in Dudley.
Miss Alice Stevens of Ottumwa
made a short visit with relatives near
here last week.
J. II. Olney, who has been suffering
with an attack of typhoid fever for
the past two months, is improving
slowly.
Minnie Smith came down from Des
Moines last week to spend the holi.
days.
Alfred Peterson, principal of schools
at Diagonal, is spending his holiday
vacation at the home of his parents
south of town.
Seth Wallace came up from Ottum
wa last Wednesday to visit the old
folks at home.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Gustavison Of
Ottumwa spent Christmas day at the
home of Mrs Gustavison's parents
Mr.. and Mrs. John Peterson, south oil
town. They returned home on Friday
afternoon and were accompanied by
Miss Alice Peterson. who will visit
with them for a week
Harry Swanson is visiting relatives
in Ottumwa this week.
Andy Lamis had the misfortune tt
lose very valuable mare last weel
as result of an accident which hap
pened while working in the stone
quarry.
| Lewis Carlson, student in the OF
tumwa Commercial college, is home
for the holidays.
Miss Cora Abegg, who had been Wis
iting at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Chas. Olney for some time, returned
to her home in Blakesburg last Friday
Chas. Carlson delivered hogs in Chill
licothe last Friday.
Bert Cannon. who has been attend
ing the State Normal school at Ceda
Falls. returned home last week II
spend vacation.
Thomas Stodghill, who has beer
spending the greater part of the pas
year in Oklahoma, returned to Dude.
about week ago.
The Christmas tree entertainment
at the Columbia church on Christina
night was fairly well attended, con
sidering the cold weather and rougl
roads. The program was well render
ed and all present seemed to have
very ENJOYABLE time.
ALI Anderson lost valuable littl
pony the first of the week. The caus
lis thought to be the result Of sever
Kicking by number of other horse
that had been turned loose in the sam,
pasture with the pony.
John Swenson, who has ben visiting
with his brother in Ottumwa sine
last Thursday. returned home Monday
Miss Lima Anderson from East Nun
| tervilIe visited with Miss Amanda Bul
geson near here last Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. H. Shields on;
daughter Wessie. Mrs. Glenn Shield
and children and Mr.. Sams went t.
Derby last Monday to visit relatives
Mr.. Sans will 90 from there to De
Mcines on Tuesday to attend the an
nual meetins of the Iowa state teach
ers' association.