Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-24
LETTERS FROM TOWN AND couN.
TRY IN THE VICINITY OF
oTTuMWA.
BIG COURIER FAMILY
Here You May Read About Their
comings and Goings, How They
Spend Their Time = An Interesting
Budget of Correspondence.
Salem.

Snlppeu Two CHI lOdQS OIL uOSS "
Chicago Tuesday.
The bazaar and supper at the opera
house Wednesday netted the Willing
Workers a neat sum.
Calvin Knight and wife arrived from
Kansas Thursday. They will visit Mr..
Knights sisters. Mrs. Jane Camiack,
and Mrs. James Taylor.
Relatives and friends of Mrs. Sarah
Davis perpetrated surprise for her
Friday, it being her SEVENTEEN birth
day.
Miss Minifred ,Triplett went to
Primrose Friday to visit her sister,
Mrs. Eta Dilts.
) Mrs. X e. Hoyt spent Friday shop
ping at Mt. Pleasant.
Y Mr.. and Mrs. Box have moved into
town and occupy part of the Mason
Miller house. with Mr.. Havenhill and
family.
O. A. Banta disposed of part of his
store goods at public aucitno Satur-
day
Mrs. Anna Wilmeth and Miss Angie
Pidgeon We're Mt. Pleasant callers last
Monday.
On Friday at the close of the public
schools for two weeks vacation, the pu-
pills Of the high school presented to
Prof. Hill a handsome gold watch,
chain and charm. To Miss Brown they
gave gold pen and silver spoon. Miss
Nettie Canninach, teacher of the gram
mar department, was the recipient of
beautiful and good book from her
pupils.
Misses Matte and Mabel Kester
have returned from a visit with rela-
tiNes at washington and Ainsworth.
j. Wesley Holland the Iowa mock
ing bird" under the auspices of the
c. E. society of the Congregational
church. will give an entertainment at
the church on the evening of Decem
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Miss Jennie Ingram who is teaching
school near Belle PLANE, will spend
the holidays at home.
George Rock, of Davis City, is visit
ing his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. T. G..
Rock.
Mrs. George Rock of Davis City, is
visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. T..
G. Rock.
Mrs. George Pitman, with her son
and daughter, left Wednesday for
Buena Vista, Colo, where Mr.. Pitman
had preceded them and prepared their
home.
Mrs. c. Scott has been very sick the
past week.
Tuesday being Miss Sylvia Friends
fourteenth birthday her young friends
planned surprise on her. She re-
ceived number of birthday presents
and the evening was very pleasantly
spent.
After several weeks visit with her
daughter Mrs. Beckley at Memphis,
Mo-, Mrs. Rhoda Wilmeth returned
home Friday.
Mrs. Rebekah Mathews has sold her
farm west of town to her son, Bert
Mathews. and John Ollie. Mr.. Math-
ews and her daughter, Miss Kate, will
move to town.
Lawrence Widdifieild will spend the
winter at the home of his uncle, and
aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. w. Cay
Rev. B. G. Hawkins spent last week
assisting Rev. Cochran in series of
meetings at West Point.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Foster and daugh-
ter, Bernice, departed Tuesday for
Charles City, where they will enjoy
a visit with Mrs. Fosters sister. Mrs.
Frank Lightner, and family.
| Mrs. Joseph Turner and two chill
dren, Merle and Iona. were at Mt.
| Pleasant Tuesday.
]. Harlan passed through Salem on
| Thursday, enroute from Hillsboro, to
| Donnellson, to visit his daughter, Mrs
C. E. Simm.
Mrs. Julia Miller is guest at the
home of her brother, Grant Corsbie.
&! Prof. Royal Bogue of Chapel Mo-
will spend the holiday vacation with
Salem friends.
Mrs. Belle Frame will depart We'd
nesday for Kansas City. where she will
spend the winter with her son, George
e. L. Roth of Kansas City. is a
guest of relatives and friends at Sa-
| lem and Mt. Pleasant.
Wednesday evening Mrs. Pierce en-
1 tertained number of friends at tea
DIR. and Mrs. Caldwell visited the
doctors sister, Mrs. Pease, at Mt
| Hamil Wednesday.
Prof Hill and Miss Grace Brown
i have given a complimentary ticket tc
each pupil of the high school to at
i tend j. Wesley Hollands entertain
ment at the Congregational church or
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