Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-28
Ridwell.

Bidwell.
Bidwell May 27.-Chas. Mccain ]
bell, an experienced paper hanger of
Pleasant Home, did considerable work
in that line in this vicinity last week.
Burk Williams attended a grand ball
at Blakesburg Saturday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lock feel very
proud since the recent arrival of a
very fine baby girl at their home.
Miss Artie Johnson of Chillicothe,
visited relatives in this vicnty Sun
day.
Mss Minnie Chichester of Munterville
is guest this week at the home of A.
o. Groom.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Grooms visited
Sunday with their friends in Blakes-
burg.
Mrs. Alma West of Centerville is
visiting at the parental home in this
place.
Delmer Garfield made flying trip
| to Chillicothe Sunday.
Mrs. John Fisk and children visited
Dudley relatives Sunday.
| Roy Garfield and Arch Fisk returned I
| Monday morning from delightful trip
| in Des Moines.
Mr.. and Mrs Omer Johnston and son
Elmer, were Monday visitors at the
home of w. P. Van Fossen near High
Point.
Jim Grooms of Chillicothe was a
| brief visitor in this vicinity last Sat |
urday.
Rolla Lewis and family were Sunday
| guests at the home of Selmon Jones, |
near Blakesburg.
Mr. and Mrs. John Springer of Colo
RADIO, visited briefly last week at the
home of Mrs. Mary Chisman
Gosney Smith of Oklahoma is visit
ing in this locality.
i Will Holmes of Kansas was guest
at the home of LATE Gosney, recently.
Mrs. Lou Bryant of Missouri, is stay
ing with relatives and friends here.
i Mr.. and Mrs. c. R. Chisman and
daughter Eunice, spent most pleas
ant Sabbath in the Pleasant Home vi
entity at the Elmer Rose home.
The Milwaukee fencing gang under
the management of Mr.. McGowan, are
at work repairing the fence along the
line in this vicinity.
J Mr.. and Mrs. David Grooms of Chill
licothe spent Sunday with relatives
: here.
. Mr.. and Mrs. Scott Johnston visited
Sunday with relatives near Blakes-
burg.
Quite a number from here were in
5 ottumwa Tuesday, and viewed tie cir
!, Gus street parade.
e Jim Johnston and Henry Oswald,
caught some fine fish out of the Des
g Moines river near Chillicothe Monday.
v EddyvilIe
n Eddyville, May 27.-Born, Tuesday. MAY
: 70. lSo3 to Mr.. and Mrs Il. ]. Carroll cor
!. ner Of Fifth and Strawberry Streets ten
pound girl.
Born, Thursday. May 81, 1908, to Mr..
. and Mrs. D. Burnock, of Lost Creek, a
d baby girl
# Mrs, Fred Miller has been suffering from
an attack of neuralgia.
:, Miss May Riegel, one of the telephone
: operators who is on the forenoon shift
this week, was off duty part of Monday,
1T being taken i'll.
t. The Royal Neighbors expect to indulge
If in a lawn social Monday night. June /.
: on Ed Shields lawn, on Fifth street,
weather permitting
The ball game at Muchakinock Sunday
q afternoon between the Eddyville and Much
10 akinock mines, resulted in a score of to
is 6 in favor of Muchakinock. John Smith
acted as umpire, Wesley Ward as score
. keeper. and the Eddyville nine was COM
% posed Of the following men: Harve For
tune, Jay Davis. Frank Burns Walter
n Lafferty, Jack McNeely. Robert Brldge.Ar.
{. thur Elliott, Fred Wilcox and C. L. Clan.
\, cy.
Pearl Dunkles new house is enclosed
and almost ready for the plasterers.
" Master Joe Smith and Misses Minnie
Lamis and Mary O'Connor went to OF
or tumwa Wednesday morning to attend st
r Joseph's academy. They Will spend abor!
| 81 nd yi tl,s
catechism. They will take their first com
munion June in st. Mary's Catholic
is church.
Arthur Elliott, of Ottumwa, was an over
II Sunday visitor at home.
= Mr.. and Mrs James Fortune and Mrs
~ Lucy Horton, of Flagler, are here for al
indefinite visit with their BROTHER Harve,
n Fortune, ON South Second street.
y, The Muchaklnock water tank is said t,
I'D have caught fire few days ago, and til,
~ top was burned of.
:. Master Raymond jackson, of this place
accompanied by his father, L. L. Jackson
Ut OF Centervilie, departed few days ag
IT. for Colorado. Mr.. Jackson will remain
there about month, and his son vii
n spend the summer there for the benefit o
his health.
4. Mrs. Rachel Spriggs, of Monmouth, Hi
" nois, arrived Saturday for an extended Wis
1t with her cousins, Mr.. and Mrs. r. NJ
or, Fauspaugh, corner of Fifth and Berda
n. streets.
Misses Rosa Curzadz and Agnes Pattel
- son, OF Lost Greek, spent Saturday In Ed
dyville.
Mrs Daniel Riegel departed Saturda
afternoon for Eldon on q visit with rela
tiyes and friends at her old home there.
Mr.. Blackwell. advance man of the l.,
ceum Bureau. of Chicago, was In tow
Monday making preliminary arrangement
Tor putting on a four number iectm
course here next autumn commencin
with October. Enough OF the bushes
men subscribed for tickets to assure il