Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-08-20

MI. ana MIS-. JODn VI. OVAL were OCUum-
wa visitors Tuesday.
Franz Burgason. whose home has been
IN this vicinity during the summer has Sc
cured employment with the Ottumwa gas
works as night fireman and commenced to
work about Il week ago.
C. II. Swenson was an Ottumwa visitor
Wednesday.
StrinetoWn.
Stringtown. Aug. 20.--Born, to Mr.. and
Mrs j. A. Vannoy Wednesday, August 10,
a daughter
G. w. Davis and son. Ross, were Pack
wood business callers Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs James Robinson, of Compe-
tine. visited ut s. Il. Woodruff's Sunday.
james Davis and Walter Larmore attend
ed church at Bladensbnrg Sunday evening.
Theodore Addison. of Competing, was a
Stringtown caller Tuesday.
Miss Hester McNie, of Batavia, is
spending the week with relatives and
friends in Strngtown and Competine.
Mrs. f. r. Jones is very low with no
hopes of recovery.
Joseph Minick was in Ottumwa Tuesday.
Miss Iva Davis attended church at Ba-
taYia Sunday.
Mrs E. F. vannoy and Miss Hester Nc
Mel were in Competine Tuesday.
James Wilson and family, of Batavia,
visited at the, Misses Davis Sunday.
James Davis was in Martinsburg Satur-
day.
Jerome Woodruff, of Batavia, is visiting
with his daughter. Mrs. G. c. Sylvester
B. W. Riley, of Libertyyile, was u
Stringtown visitor Sunday.
Miss Maggie Hawthorne and Miss Alley
Woodruff were callers at M. N. Smiths
near Pekin Tuesday.
Mrs. Ferny Hawthorne, Of near Bladens-
burg, spent Tuesday and Wednesday with
Mrs. T. ]. Larmore.
The new school house which is being
built at Cottonwood will be completed
about September l.
HayesviIIe.
Hayesville, Aug 19.-Rev. Couden
filled his appointment here Sunday
night.
Mrs. Martin and Mrs. Palmer and
daughter went to Sigourney for short
visit Tuesday evening.
Mr.. Mack Shively is working at
Amana.
Mrs. Nancy Hayes was in Hedrick
Wednesday,
A family reunion was held at Mr..
Crabb's Thursday.
Roy Crabb and family are here on a
visit from Ft.Madison.
Miss Ethel Jacobs entertained Miss
Virgie Griffin Sunday.
Wilmer Utterback was in town Sun
day evening.
The sermon illustrated by stereopti-
con views last Monday night was at
tended by a large and appreciative
audience.
George and Lizzie Schimmelpfennig
were in town Monday evening.
Ralph Richardson is At home on a
visit.
J. Wesley Holland, the impersonat-
or, whistlerand monologist, will be
here September 8.
Miss Florence Hayes returned from
Ft. Madison Tuesday evening.
Miss Lulu Utterback was in town
Sunday evening.
Jas. Stice left here Thursday morn
ing for his home in Missouri where his
mother is ill. ~
A large number from here attended
the ball game in Sigourney yesterday.
Pleasant Grove.
Pleasant Grove, Aug. 20.-The surveyors
for the new railroad were through their
work here this week.
Several people from here attended the
basket meeting at Mount Gilead last Sun
day conducted by Rev. c. T.. Walker, of
Batavia, who formerly preached ut the
Floris Christian church. but now has
charge Of the work at Eldon. All reported
good meeting and large crowd.
Miss Ollie Shaffer, of Eldon, Is visiting
in this vicinity.
w. HI. Baker and wife, Of Eldon, were in
this vicinity recently.
Miss Mary Crook was Laddsdale caller
on Tuesday.
Miss Allie Simpson, of White Elm, visit
ed at the Wesley HANCOCK home one day
the past week.
Miss Ida Hancock has gone for stay
with her brother, Will, who lives near 81
don.
John Parret was an Ottumwa business
visitor Monday.
Otis and J. e. Crist We're Bloomheld pus-
mess visitors Tuesday
George Correll was calling at the Martin
Smith home on Tuesday.
John Hagerty and wife visited with their
daughter, Mrs. John Hale, on Sunday.
Douds.
Douds. Aug. 19-Mrs. Sarah Hogan
of Bonaparte visited with her father
]. E. Douds the past week returning
home Monday.
DR.. Mcclure and George Camblin
drove to Mt. Zion and Keosauqua
Sunday.
James Eddy of Davis county is in
town on business today.
A. Simon and Ernest Sadler Of this
place and Grant Buckles Of Leando
we're witnesses before the grand jury
at Keosauqua yesterday in the case O
the three burglars who broke into tht
hardware store at this place last April
DR.. w. G. Bassett of Leando has 10
Gated at Hamilton and will move hi
family there soon.
w. d. Thomas will go to Milton this
week with his trotting and pacing
horses to be ready for the races there
next week.
Capt. James Elerick. of Van Burer
county who is the nominee from tina
county for state senator is a membe
Of the grand jury that is in session a
| Keosauqua this week.
Agent Cheney of this phase has re
ceived instructions to weigh all freigh
received or shipped in less than ca
| lots.
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