Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-08-13
Soap Creek.

Soap Greek, Aug. 13.--Mrs. Walter Mum
of Belknap is very sick.
Milt Randolph of near Evansville gave
an ice cream supper for the church on
Saturday night. 1t was well attended W
| Roy Clayton Of Fickridge was n caller
| at John Coffman's Sunday
| Moran Schubert Of near DadyilIe, at
tended the ice cream supper Saturday
night.
Eva Coffman of Ivoryville went to OF.
tumwa Sunday night.
| VIII Morgan of South Ottumwa. visit.
ed with friends in this vicinity last SIM.
day. 'ut'-
Harry Sample called on Will Shepherd.
who resides on Pickadella street. SIM.
| day.
Mrs. Mary Crist and Lydia and Jess of
LemontoWn were Bloomfield callers Tues
| day.
Rev. Crist Heckard of near Ormanvi,,e
Will hold service at Center school house
on Saturday and Sunday nights, Aug. Is
and 16.
DR.. Stoker of Drakeville passed through
here Sunday.
John Chance and son Jay of near Pack
wood, We're recent callers in Bloomfield
| Monday.
Mrs. Anna John and two sons of Starl,
| county, Kansas, are visiting here with
her brother, Ora Sample, and other rela-
| tives.
Ora Sample of Cedar Grove was bust
ness caller In Bloomfield Saturday and
was accompanied home by his sister, Mrs,
j. A. Coffman and daughter, Nellie.
John Coffman, daughter Ella and son
Rollo Of 1voryyille, We're here enroute for
Belknap Thursday.
Mrs. Crist, daughter Lydia and son Jess
visited with Mrs. Fred Songar of near
Bloomfield one day. last week.
| Mrs. Anna John of Stark county. Kan.
| SaS, visited with Mrs Nan NaIcor c,o13ox-
evening.
Mrs. Chas. Nelson of near Ivoryville,
attended the Ice cream supper at MiIt
Randolph's Saturday night.
John Sample and son Johnnie of Barn
Fill, were Drakeville callers Saturday.
| r. I. Sample was q Drakeyille caller
Saturday.
Charley Nelson was an Ottumwa caller
Saturday and Sunday.
keb.
| Keb, Aug. 13.-Mrs Joseph Truman and
daughter Of Frakesvile, were pleasant
callers at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. r..
Williams Friday.
Farmers are busy this week threshing.
All report heavy crop of oats, of No. j
quality.
| w. H. smallwood of Seymour was n
business caller in town Friday.
Mrs. James Muller and daughter re-
turned Friday from Higbee, Mo. She
will occupy the Jones property on Main
street.
Joseph Truman and three sons of
Frakesyille, David Reese and Smaller New
| berry of Eddyville and William Shiyly and
| son of Lost Greek secured work here this
| week.
| Axtel Anderson of Hynes moved his fam
| lily here this week. They will occupy
the Loss johnson property on Vine
| street.
| Charles Davis and wife are visiting their
daughter, Mrs. Lewis Layman in Des
Moines this week.
The keb Baseball association greatly
| improved their grounds in the park this
week.
William H. Miller of Cedar Falls, was
a business caller in the city last Fri
| day.
The farmers are taking advantage of
the good roads and are delivering timber
| for themines.
| ]. p. Blonhard, one of the miners, was
| adjudged insane by the board of exam.
liners last week and was taken to Mount
| Pleasant.
| Thomas Price enjoyed a visit from his
brother, Reece Price of Lucas, last week.
| He was en- route to Montana to work In a
department store.
The miners kindly remembered John
Fredrickson, ST., last week. He has been
SICK Tor some time and they donated him
$40
Frank Mast, living north of town. was
in the city Saturday Mr.. Mast has great
confidence in Iowa and says with the fire.
| quent rains, followed by hot sunshine,
there will be a fair crop of corn raised.
| Frank Williamson of David City, was
in town short time on Saturday on
| business
Louis Friday and wife are enjoying a
visit this week in Missouri with old time
friends. They were raised near Kansas
| City.
The mines were running last week un-
til the men loaded up all their loose coal.
William Connors, mine forman, informs
us the coal now being opened is by far
the best they have had in Keb.
Mrs. Thomas d. Williams spent Satur-
day in Ottumwa trading.
Elder James Richardson and Thomas D..
Williams occupied the pulpit in the Saints
church Sunday night.
Rev. George Scott has returned from
Pekay, where he preached for few
nights. He reports no success in working
among the sinners there.
Mrs. Anthony Burns departed on Satur.
day for Oskaloosa, where she will visit
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Blatner.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Carr shared the
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