Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1903-10-29


Keb, Oct. 2s.--Alrs. Robert Dale and Mrs.
II. St Helen, of Ottumwa. spent Tuesday
in the city, the guest of Mrs. Adam Long
on Main street.
Mrs. Il. Williams and daughter, Mrs.
Long, spent Monday in Ottumwa, the guest
of Mr., and Mrs. William Gillaspie.
John Mitchell. of Hilton, spent Monday
In town with friends.
W. A. Peterson, of Newton. was bust
ness caller in town on Tuesday
Miss Annetta Rely spent Saturday even
ing in Ottumwa, the guest of her sister,
Mrs. J. AIolt.
Miss Rosa RELY reports an enrolment
of 6S in the primary grade of the school
and Miss Annetta RELY reports an enroll
ment of 80 in the advanced grade. This
is the largest enrolment at any one term
since Keb was a town.
Mrs Granway Hughes and daughters,
Of Hilton visited at the Lone of her moth
er. Mrs. William Osborn, on Vine street
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Conors also Mr..
and Mrs Adam Long attended the wedding
of Charles Kesinger to Miss Mary Moline
at Pekay, OH Wednesday.
John Howells and his mother moved in
the house ON Main street OH Tuesday, va
Gated by Allen DELAY
Mrs. James Nevin spent Tuesday in OF
tunlwa trading.
/ MI. anu NITS. NilIiiHl htNSt-e. IclulHtu
| home on Tuesday to Madrid after a visit
here with his brother, r. c. Reese, man
| ager of the company store.
| Matt Smith. of Colorado, moved his fam
| lily here this week.
| Jasper Harris moved IN the house re-
| Gently vacated by Charles Overstate on
I "Wednesday.
| Miles Martin spent Thursday in Hiteman
| with friends
/ The house Vine street occupied by
| Mrs, Richard Price and sons, was burned
/ October 81. Mrs. Price had Just moved
! here from Lncas and had only been in the
| house few days. The origin of the fire
| Is unknown. indications are III caught
| from defective ilue as the fire was first
| discovered on the second floor 1t was dis
| covered about 3 p. nj. when a number of
| men were coming home from work and
| with plenty of help nearly all the furni-
ture was saved. The building was in
i sured.
w. II. Henderson, of Nilisca, was n bust
i ness caller in town on Thursday.
| Mrs Robert Foulkes spent Thursday in
Ottumwa with friends.
/ w. ID. jenkins returned home on Wed
! nesday from Chicago. While there he
made arrangements to manufacture his pat
ent cutting and mining pick and will put
them on the market for the present from
4 there.
.
4 ness caller in town on Saturday.
1 Mr.. Shevlin. the superintendent, has 9
force of carpenters mt work this week re
pairing houses for the winter
i ]. c.. Slaughter. of Ottunwa, was In
town ON Saturday.
! Lafayette Drummond, trustee, was IL
town OH Saturday. Mr. Drummond report.
his corn crop very light, the yield not vi
to expectation.
Frank Davis. one of the farmers nortt
of town.. was in the city on Saturday. Mr.
| Davis has commenced husking his corr
which is averaging thirty five to fort.
bushels to the acre.
/ Mrs. NJ ]. Newberfy and daughter spen
1 Thursday in Eddyville with friends
4 j. n Thomas and wife spent Saturda,
and Sunday in Pekay, the guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Ralph McConville.
Joseph Truman and wife spent Sunday II
Pekay with their daughter. Mrs. Ellis
Mr.. and Mrs. John Fredrickson attende,
the theatre in Ottumwn Saturday night.
Benjamin Hanford. Of New York. lee
tureu to large audience, on socialism il
the Saints church on Sunday.
Rev. j Il. Evans, of South Ottumwa
spent Sunday ut the home Of Mrs. Days,
B. Jones. east of town
Mrs. McConville spent Sunday in Soutl
Il Ottumwa, the guest OF her son. Rev. Johl
Hastie and wife.
The mines are running full time. Ney
men are finding work,
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Watkins, of Eddy
vile, spent Sunday in town, the guests o
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Nicholson, on Mai
, street.
Mr.. and MGs Victor johnson, of Graves
town. spent Sunday evening in town, tn
guests of Mrs. r. Williams.
, Mrs. A. c. Leighton. of Ottumwa, visite
Mt the home of Mr.. and Mrs. j. II. Thoma
on Vine street. recently.