Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-07-16
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Rclknnn. July l4.-Mr. and Mrs. VIM.
Dodd entertained Sunday in honor of their
daughters, Mrs. Eta Shull, of Red Oak.
and Mrs. olivia Toole, of Ottumwa, who
are visiting them. -Four generations We're
present Grandma Dodd, who is past 30
years of age, was present. The following
relatives and friends We're present: Messrs
and Mesdames Charles Dodd, T. NJ Vest,
w A. Wishard. ]. W. Toole, Mrs. Eta
Shull Mrs. Celia Nelson. Misses Eva Vest,
Nora and Nellie Wishard, Elma, Alva and
Leotn roolc, Mcssrs. Clarence and Charley
Wishard. Boone Mccormick, Clay Vest, FL
lott Bachman Karl Shul and Lloyd Toole
Mr. and Mrs. l. Il. Kncedler and children
of Drakevillc visited Sunday with Mr.. and
and Mrs. X. E. Anderson and children and
other relatives.
Ed Post visited with his wife and baby
near Floris the latter pare of the week.
Addison Mum and family, of Drakevile
and William Mum and little sons, of Dun
vile, spent Sunday here with Mr.. and
Mrs " d. Bell.
Clyde Spohr went to Ottumwa to attend
to some business matters today.
| Roy Harbour, of Ottumwa, spent Sunday
here with Lacey Burris.
Jesse Skinner left last night for Omaha,
Nebraska.
r. c. Cree and children, Winnie and Will
liam of Bloomfield, were visiting in town
Sunday.
A picnic party consisting of the follow
ing young married people: Mr.. and Mrs.
John Combs. Mr.. and Mrs. T. d. Mum,
Mr. and Mrs George lIeckersmith and Mr..
and Mrs George Hockersinith and Mr.. and
Mrs Orla Burns. and the Misses Ruth
Combs and Elva Shelton and Messrs. Caleb
Martin and Milo Foster spent pleasant
day on the banks of Soap Creek Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Vim. Bandel, of Bloomfield.
and Mr.. and Mrs. J. T. Russell and chill
dren, of Draicville, visited Sunday with
Mr. and Mrs. VIM Bolivar.
Grandma Lester visited friends at Floris
last week.
Mrs W. S. Gardner. of Moulton. was the
guest Friday night Of Mrs. Catherine Bell.
Mrs VIM Guile and little daughter. of
Moulton. spent Saturday night at the Mrs.
Elnyra Norris home.
Frank Skinner and wife, of Little Soap
Creek spent the day Sunday with Mr..
SINNERS brother, Charles, and wife,
VIM Spohr returned home Saturday from
Troy. where he attended the funeral of his
cousin, Charley Piper.
Mrs. Ethel Bunncll and children. of OF
tumwa. visited part of last week with
Mrs Mary Wurrcll and daugIter Cora.
j. Il. Laffcry. of Milton, returned here
Friday from Chicago where lie sold some
cattle, spending the remainder of the week
with his daughter, Mrs Il. A. Patterson
and children.
Miss Chloe Burris entertained a merry
crowd of young people at her home Sat
urday evening with music and games.
Night Operator Ossic Ieberer visited
Sunday night with friends at Drakeville.
Mrs. Sarah Burkhalter. OF Soap Creek
who visited Wednesday and Thursday with
her friend. Mrs joel Niece, left Friday
for Kankakee, H., for visit with hel
son Charley and family
Miss Lizzie Ware. who has been staying
| in Ot:,mwa for some time Mt the home OF
her brother. Clyde. spent Sunday here
with her brother Clyde, spent Sunday here
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs Isaiah
| Ware.
| Masters Guy and Cara Lester visited
near Floris Saturday and Sunday will
| their grandparents, and their cousin, Roy
Waller.
! John Day, who has been staying fol
| some time with a brother and sister al
| Waterloo, visited mt the Mrs. Mary Wor
rell home last week.
! Mrs. Patrick Burns and Mrs William
| Wagner, Sr., are very i'll at their homes.
| II. S. Guile, of Moulton, was visitor
here last week at the home of his daugh
ter, Mrs. Elmyra Morris.
| Johnnie johnson, of Dcs Moines, Is Wis
itor at the Charley Pettct home.
! A number of the ladies in the east par
of the town are making plans for raising
money to purchase lumber for sidewalks
| Samuel Smick hos been in very poo
health for the past week or so.
| Foster.
| Foster, July 14.-James Robinson ant
! family, of Hynes We're visiting Mr.. Robin
sons mother and sister over Sunday.
| Robt Hughes and Lewis Arnold, o
| Hooking, We're calling on friends and rela
tives in Foster Sunday.
| County Treasurer John G. Wilson ant
family, of Abba, We're visiting their man.
friends here Sunday.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Carlson ATTENDED
| church and basket dinner at Mt. Pleasan
! church near Hilton Sunday.
i Miss Jennie Robinson has commence
| housekeeping in the house formerly occu
pied by Gron Hughes.
i Mrs. Mary ]. Robinson returned fror
Kansas last Saturday where she had bee
visiting relatives for the last three months
/ Miss Mary Lambin was calling on he
| old friend, Mrs John Terry last Sunday.
Prof. N. J. IIibhs and Mrs. Maggie JAIME
attended church nj Hilton last Sunday. +,
4 Fred and John Dotson were visiting las
Sunday at the parental Jack Dotson HON
i in Davis county.
i Mrs. Lee Kinder, of Centeryille, spen
the Fourth Of July here visiting her moth
err, Mrs. Annie Jones.
II Tho lauIps of thn Mathndist Eniscona