Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-07-07

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Born, Monday, June 30 1903, to Mr. and
Mrs. Peter Calaski, of Lost Creek, a
daughter
Born, Wednesday, July L, 1908. to Mr.
and Mrs, John Cockerel, north of town, u
baby boy.
/ The button contest which has been going
on in the Christian Sunday school the
i past three or four months closed Sunday
The Sunday school was divided into a
red and blue" side each striving to
secure the most new members, and the
red side won by "a. The total attendance
during the month was 173 for the reds, and
| 149 for the blues, and the collections
amounted to SD for the reds. and 50 &c
i for the blue side. 1t was ut first Intended
that the losing side should give a supper.
hut instead it may he decided to serve a
supper for the benefit Of the church
| Rev. Sanderson, formerly of this place,
| has kindly agreed to preach Mt the Chris
tian church next Sunday forenoon, July s.
at II O'Clock. cordial invitation is ex.
tended to all to come and hear him
The ladies of the Baptist church have
| engaged two rooms of the W. T.. Mintoyne
| building, corner of Walnut and Third. and
| VIII serve ice cream tomorrow, the Fourth
| with dinner from II till /. Supper will
also probably be served. the proceeds to go
| toward buying new seats for the church,
their chairs having been ruined during the
1 flood.
| The little daughter of John Blackwood
| continues to improve
The following officers were elected last
| Sunday for the Christian Sunday school to
serve during the next quarter: Superin-
tendent, Elder w. c. Ross; assistant SUI
| perintendent, Mrs. Emma Linderman; Sec
| rotary Miss Pearl Rawson; treasurer, Dick
I Barnett.
t. w. Knemeyer, corner of South Third
and Elizabeth streets, and Charles Johnson
of Miller's Creek, took advantage of the
excursion to Minneapolis. Mr.. Knemeyer
also visited st. Paul and the saltwater
prison.
Misses Emma and Lily Courts returned
| Thursday morning from months visit
/ with relatives in Ohio and Streator, Hi
nois.
/ Earl Roberts, who for the past several
months has been working in a department
store at Marshalltown, now has a similar
position in the company store at Buxton
c. l.. Clancy on July j commenced car
rying the mails on the star route from Ed-
! dyyille to Pekay and Lost Creek. He sue
/ ceeds VIM. Chapman, who held the con-
tract the past six months. change was
| to have heen made in the route the first
of the month so that those living on or near
| the route could provide suitable recepta-
Gle and have their mall delivered to them
keosauqua.
| Keosaugua, July AIRS. Anna F. Bald
| win. widow of David Baldwin deceased,
1 died at her home yesterday morning mt
O'Clock of cancer of the stomach, from
which she had been a sufferer for long
! time On Monday of this week she was
| taken worse and failed very rapidly. Mrs.
/ Baldwin has been making her home for
several years with her sister, Mrs. w. NJ.
| Walker Mr.. Baldwin died about twelve
years ago in Arizona where they were then
| making their home, and after his death
/ Mrs Baldwin returned to this place. Mrs.
| Baldwin was Il daughter of Capt. ]. II.
| Bonney, deceased, and she leaves to mourn
her loss her mother, Mrs. ]. H. Bonney,
and four sisters, Mrs. Linsley, Mrs Mary
! Stidger. Mrs. w. NJ. Walker and Miss
0rph Bonney,, all of TINS place, and one
brother, Hinman Bonney, of Nebraska.
Funeral services will be held at the resi-
| dence mt o'clock this afternoon. Funeral
sermon by her pastor, Rev. 1ngham, of the
Methodist Episcopal church. he +. II. o..
| order will have charge of the services at
the grave. Mrs, Baldwin was Il good wom-
i an and was much loved by all and will be
i greatly missed.
Mrs. Robert f. Dunlap has gone to Great
4 Falls. Montana, where she will visit for
some time with her daughter. Mrs Cora
/ Day. Mrs. Emma Macarthur. of Dies
AIoines, is here Keeping house for her
4 father, Mr.. Dunlap, during her mothers
absence in the west.
i Mrs. DR.. Barker and daughter, Miss Ina
i Barker, are visiting with the parents of
Mrs. Barker Mt Trinidad, Colorado
\ Miss Houk, of Valley Junction. is visit
ing at the home of her aunt. Mrs. Il. Il.
Campbell near this place.
Miss Price, of Oskaloosa, Is visiting In
this place with her grandparents, Mr.. and
/ Mrs. w. w. Price.
II. c. Meek, eX-clerk of this county, re-
Gently graduated from the law department.
of the University of Michigan at Ann Ar
Dor. He is now visiting with relatives at
| Bonaparte and from there he will 60 to
Texas to locate in the practice of his pro-
fession. He will locate in Texas for the
/ benefit of his health which has not been
very good recently and he hopes that the
climate of Texas will benefit him.
/ Hazen Peacock, small boy, accidental.
ly shot himself through the foot few days
ago with n % caliber rife. The wound
was not very severe and he is getting
/ along nicely, and is able TO be about
James L. Starr was in Doud's Station
1 yesterday on business.
Cant. James Elerick. of Douds, was here
/ Thursday looking after his fences The
/ captain is n candidate for nomination for
state senator before the republican con-
yention,
i County Surveyor u. Williams was in
Douds Station surveying and laying out
an addition of twenty lots to the town on
the hillside above the railroad. This is
being done on account of the recent floods
which flooded all Of the town. A number
are DESTROYS of moving their houses to
higher ground and others will build new
homes.
Attorney Seth Silvers, of Milton, was in
! Keosauqua on business yesterday.
4 Hedrick.
4 Hedrick, July 3 Earl Ogden of Mar,
i tinsburg, was in town Thursday eve
ming.
i james Speirs has returned from a
trip to Carthage, S. d.
w. D. Martin was in ottumwa Wed,
nesday.
Arthur Beck of Fremont, was in
town Thursday visiting with rela'
i tives.
George Alderman of Fremont, was
in town last Wednesday on bust
ness.
4 The Hagan property ON North Main
street is being painted.
n G Sbuta of Ruflar was in town