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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-15

dren, Erma and Allie, spent Sunday af-
ternoon with her mother, Mrs. Mary
| Crist.
with friends and relatives in this place
Sunday.
William Morgan visited at the pa
rental home Sunday.
Ross Morgan was Belknap caller
one day last week.
John Sample and family visited
win relatives near Drakesville Sun
day.
r. r. Sample and Arthur Bell were
callers in Drakesville Saturday.
Mrs. Mamie Nelson of this place is
suffering severely with the sore throat
this week.
Norah Sample of South Ottumwa
spent Saturday evening with Myrtle
Shepherd.
Charley Nelson was Belknap cali
er Tuesday.
Johnnie Sample was caller in
Bloomfield Tuesday.
ALI Wranken of near Belknap, who
has been very i'll with the fever, is
able to be about.
Jessie Crist was visitor near
Bloomfield Friday.
George and Ben johnson of North
Ottumwa were visitors at John Shep-
herds Saturday night and Sunday.
Jack Smith of near Drakesvile is
working for Leonard Bohn this week.
Mrs. John Shadley visited with Myr-
tie Shepherd Saturday.
Henry Sample spent Saturday even
ing with William Shepherd.
William bowers and son William
of this place made trip to Bloomfield
Tuesday morning.
Stephen Tasting made an overland
trip to Bloomfield last Monday.
J. A. Coffman of this place and son
| Charley of South Ottumwa made fly
| ing trip to Belknap Tuesday morn
ing.
Fin Mains and Samuel Bryant were
visitors in Drakesvilie Saturday.
Ray Shepherd was an evening call
er at Belknap Tuesday.
Leonard Bolin epent Sunday after
noon with r. T. Sample.
Nora Sample and sister Cora visited
at Mary Crises one day last week.
William Bradberry was an after
noon visitor at Belknap Tuesday.
Mrs. Alice Morgan made business
trip to Drakesville Tuesday.
Heckard Sunday night.
John Orman of near Ormansville
made an overland trip to Bloomfield
one day last week.
Myrtle Shepherd, who has been
very i'll with pneumonia, is now able
to sit up some.
Martha Pugh of this place was
pleasant caller at Mrs. Lucy Shep-
herds Friday.
Fred Zigelor of Ormanville passed
through this vicinity enroute for
Bloomfield Friday.
Will Morgan visited at the parental
home Saturday.
T. Sample was in Bloomfield Satur-
day.
Will Shepherd was caller at Bloom
| field Monday.
Rev. Davis held service at Center
school Sunday and Sunday night
Harry Sample called on Will Shep-
herd Sunday aE
Mrs. John Shadley visited with Mrs.
John Shepherd Sunday.
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Olive Branch.

Olive Branch, Jan. 14.--Mrs. Sa-ah
Creasey has returned to her home
here after an extended visit with her
three sons, who reside in Montana
Worb Davis is visiting brother in
Drakesvllle this week.
The Misses Cora and May Bunstock
and Miss Lena KunZman were calling
on Mrs. G. w. Seitz last week.
Dudley Hicklin and wife of Bethel
visited relatives at Pleasant Hill one
day last week.
ID. NJ. Perry and wife and Martin
Lutes spent Sunday at the home of
G. w. Seitz.
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Eldon.

Eldon, Jan. IA. G. Daniels of
Ottumwa was in the city on business
yesterday.
B. Hink1e of Selma was an Eldon
visitor today.
Miss Maude Baldwin returned home
last evening after a pleasant visit
with friends in Fairfield
DR.. and Mrs. Webster of Chicago
are visiting the doctors sister, Mrs. s.
H. Wright, of this place.
Miss Beata Stidger of Keosauqua is
visiting relatives in Eldon at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Hilles.
Traffic Manager j. Sebastian with
his private car passed through Eldon
yesterday on No. Is enroute for Ell
Paso, Tex.
A change of master mechanics of
the Missouri division took place this
mo1ning, A. Mccormick retiring and
M, Monroe taking charge
Miss Esther Lutz returned to her
home in Batavia after a pleasant visit
With relatives In Eldon.
Superintendent of Bridge and Build
ing j. Brady was in Eldon yesterday
cm1 business.
Miss Hattie and Idus Bowen of near
Bladensburg visited this week with
their parents at this place.
Mrs. w. d. Henkle and daughter
Juanita of Selma were in the city
shopping today.
/ Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Rody
Bush, January 10, son.
Miss Sigma Peterson returned to her
Ehome in Des Moines today after a
| pleasant visit with her sister, Mrs. M.
Adams, of this city.
Roy Patterson of Washington is in
! the city visiting friends today
! Superintendent A. H. Moll with his
private car, spent last night at Eldon
and went west this morning on extra.
Assistant Principal Engineer Delano
of Chicago is here arranging to put in
| new turn table at the round house.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Fickie left for
Ell Paso, Tex, on No. IL this morning
to visit friends.
Conductor C. F. Marshall has re-
signed his position with the G. R. l. &
| P. to engage with another line.
G. w. Payne returned last night
from Valley Junction. where he has
| been visiting.
M. j. Kennedy, supervisor of the
seventh district. c. r. l. & P, was In
the city yesterday.
Engineers Stanton, Pope, Coughlin,
Rogers, Kervin and Brown are some of
the new arrivals at Eldon and are as
signed to work on the Missouri divi-
sion.
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Bloomfield.

Bloomfield, Jan. 14.--At the regular
meeting of Franklin lodge, No. Ia, A.
F. and A. NJ, Saturday night, w. P.
Caldwell YVES raised to the sublime de-
gree of Master Mason After the
comforting of the degree those present
RECALLED themselves with choice lot
of fruit, which had been supplied for
the occasion.
M. J. Appleton met with very
painful accident Tuesday morning
whereby ne nearly lost finger. He
had purchased load of block 's,,,l,
which was being unloaded into his
wood house. Mr.. Appleton had gore
into the wood house to arrange the
wood, when the forefnger of his Istt
hand was caught between the end ,o1
a stick of wood thrown from the wa
gon and one on the pile, almost sew.
ering the end of the finger. 'Fhe
wound was dressed by a physician nd
1t is thought that the finger may; be
saved.
Finley Mains of Soap Creek town
ship was transacting business there
Tuesday.
A. g. Wright of Stiles was in IsIoom
field Tuesday on business.
S. S. Amstutz, school teach er in
Roscoe township. came up to q loom
field Tuesday to attend the meet ing Of
the county assessors. Mr.. tlnstutz
Is the newly elected assessor Nf Ros
coe township,
M. L. Wheeler of Ashgrove was at
tending to business matters in, Bloom
field Tuesday.
Andrew Van Horn of Stiles was a
business caller in Bloomfield TUESDAY
Charles Williams of Belkps.p was
business caller Tuesday in Il oomfield
G. 3. Roberts, assessor Of Marion
township, attended the assessors
meeting at the court house, Tuesday
afternoon. ..&
G.. F. Headley of Moultt,n transact
ed important business heres Tuesday.
A. w. Woolard of West Grove town.
ship attended the assess t,rs' meeting
here Tuesday
Harrison Feagins of Savannah was
business caller in Bloomfield Tues.
day.
Jesse Grinstead returned Tuesday
morning from Mechan icsyille, where
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Batavia.

Batavia, Jan. 14.-Hall Whitmore is
confined to his room with the rheuma-
tism
The miners at the old Bradshaw
bank struck Tuesday for higher
wages. They We're refused and three
left the mine.
Sunday night was the coolest night
of the season. The thermometer reg
istered s degrees below zero early
Monday morning.
Monday as Theo. Wheeldon was
turning a horse out of the barn, it
kicked him, inflicting a wound above
his eye. He is able to be around but
has quite bad looking eye.
Ice hauling seems to be the leading
occupation this week. All the bust
hess men who handle ice are having
their ice houses filed. The ice is
fourteen inches thick and is in splen-
did condition for packing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ollie Wycoff were OF
tumwa callers Monday.
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ding of Miss Luella NJ. Robertson and
Walter Gilmore will take place at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. j. F. Robertson
Miss Sadie Hook, of Hedrick, spent
Saturday night here with relatives.
On Sunday evening she left for Ames
to resume her work in the I. 8. G..
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Siaourney

Sigourney, Jan. 10.-Marriage IL
censes have been issued to Michael
Heinsdorffer, aged %, and Mary Red
linger aged 90; Valentine Redlinger,
Jr., aged 26, and Maggie Kramer, aged
"a.
Elijah Brolliar and wife of Ollie Wis
tied couple of days this week at the
Al Brolliar home.
Mayor Gambell and the city council
have reinstated Charley Voltmen as
town marshall.
Mrs. Charles White is visiting What
Cheer relatives.
Mrs. George Mann is Cedar Rapids
visitor.
Mrs. Gus ,Kracht and little son are
visiting at Richland.
The grand jurors for 1908 have been
drawn and here is the list: John Car
michael, Richland; M. McKain. Mas
sau; Charles Snakenberg, Webster;
Alb Powers. Lancaster; G. w. Zepp,
Hedrick; L. A. Funk. Sigourney; w.
H. Miller. South English; Alfred
Wright, What Cheer; A Warnock
Keswick: f. q. White, Webster, j. G.
Reed, Delta;P. Scott, Hedrick.
Mr. and Mrs. H. Clarke, of Keota
were in Sigourney Thursday.
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Bonaparte.

Bonaparte, Jan. 9.-Rebecca Clarke,
child nine years of age, died at the
home of her uncle, John Edmunds, in
this city, Wednesday evening, of pneu-
monia. The funeral will be held Sat
urday afternoon at o'clock from the
Methodist Episcopal church and inter-
ment will be made in the Bonaparte
cemetery.
The side walls of the Rees carriage
factory, which was destroyed by fire
about three months ago, blew down
Tuesday evening during the wind
storm.
A pleasant surprise was given Miss
Blanche Coolidge by a few of her
friends Tuesday evening, the occasion
being her nineteenth birthday ami
versary.
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DANCING LEADS 70 MURDER.
Two iIIinoisans Kill Marshal, Wound
Comrade and Escape.

Cairo, ILL.,, Jan. 14.-Dolpheus
of Johnson county shot and ins
killed Marshal Lance and Jar
fatally stabbed Deputy Maj
lor at a dance at Mooreho"
night. The Hill boys I
the house, when Ia
wounded one OF thS,
ceeded in making t ond sup
the murderers 100 bushels;
Wv nd a year ago
oats, 4,196,00O
go 4,212,000 BUSH
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Bronpton.

Brompton, Jan. 14.-The protracted
meeting closed at the church Sunday
night with god success.
Married, at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel Sarver, their daughter
Miss Nellie Sarver. to Werner Shaw
last Sunday at high noon.
William Boardman was attending
court last week.
The son of Isaac Mccoy of Mora.
via is visiting relatives here at pres
ent.
Miss Ella Limbaugh called at the
Roberts home Sunday.
Jephtha and James Robinson are
expecting to locate in Lincoln, Neb.,
in the near future.
Ephraim Roberts was Hilton call
er Monday.
Horatio Robinson is suffering with
an injury that was caused when load
ing timber.
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keb.

Keb. Jan. 14.-It was % degrees be.
low zero at 4:3O p. m. Sunday, Jan II.
Miss Aggie Flemming, of Ottumwa.
IS spending the week at the home of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Fleming.
The mines are running full time.
There is scarcity of men.
Saturday was pay day, which is a
day OF happiness in mining town.
Mrs. j. ]. Daniel moved in one Of
the company houses on Main street
j. j. Sullivan, at one time the lead.
er Of the Iowa miners, in letter to
II. Williams, writes he is now a full
fiedged lawyer. located in Pratt City.
Alabama, enjoying the honor of being
the only Iowa miner that ever held an
office ip Washington, having, through
John F. lacey. during his first term in
congress, secured a clerkship in the
pension department.
Thomas Simpson, who was hurt in
the, mines some time ago, was on the
streets Saturday.
Henry Davis, the delegate from this
place to the national convention, will
leave on Saturday for Indianapolis.
}. H. Wilson, of Mahaska county,
while in town on Saturday, said the
miners of that county would ask 10
per cent advance in wages and would
make redhot fight for gross weight
Of coal.
The sad news of the death of Ed
ward Newton, who was killed in the
mines at Foster on Saturday, was re-
ceived in Keb Sunday.
Thomas Sutton and wife returned
Saturday from Chicago where they
visited for the past month. Mr. SUIT
ton reports happy time while in the
Windy City.
The miners of Iowa just now seem
to be very enthusiastic ON the gross
weight system of weighing coal as be-
ing something new. The writer with
-. j. Sullivan debated this question
before the Iowa legislature in 1886, but
since that time has learned better
and is now willing to let we'll enough
alone.
Corn was selling in Keb last week
at 40 cents a bushel; hay, baled, 50 a
ton; chickens SO dozen; dressed
pork cents pound.
John Ffederickson, ST., took his
tools out of the mines on Friday. He
is troubled with the asthma and will
remain at home the rest of the winter.
keb was well represented in Ottum-
wa Saturday night, as twenty of the
people attended the theatre there.
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Dunreatn.,

Dunreath, Jan. 14-Mr. Ross, of Col
fax shipped from this place six ears
of cattle and one car of hogs Sunday
to Chicago.
lack Ruckman and Bertha Love OF
near Knoxville spent Sunday at the
Love home.
Nellie Rogers spent Saturday and
Sunday at the Harp home.
Winnie Roush spent Saturday and
Sunday at Monroe.
Mrs. Woody of Monroe is visiting
with relatives here and at Percy.
Mr.. Love of Fairfield was here Fri
day.
Zadia Pointer visited with Cora Ma.
piethorpe Friday night.
J. l.. Carter Of Percy was in this
part of the country Tuesday.
Mr.. Pointer made business trip to
Runnells Monday.
Grace Shilling of Red Rock returned
to her work as deputy postmaster at
this place Sunday night.
Allie Dearth of Indianola is visiting
with her brother, G. NJ Dearth.
Mrs. Harp and daughters, Connie
and Maude, visited at the April home
Sunday.
The extra gang on the railroad was
sent to Missouri Friday night to help
put up ice for the company.
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SOAP Creek.

Soap Creek, Jan. 14.-Charley Mel
son and wife We're Drakesyille callers
Saturday.
Fred Songar and family of this place
have moved on the Willard Sonders
place, one-half mile southeast of
Bloomfield
Frank Crist Of West Grove visited
Mrs. Emma Hawkins and two chill
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colrnl,pIetine.

/ Competine, Jan. 40. C. Dickens
and family will move to Martinsburg
this week.
Two of Eliza Vannoy's children have
the measles.
Mrs. David Sterling entertained the
Ladies Aid society at her home last
Friday afternoon.
Ben Mowery has been sufferer
from erysipelas in his arm the past
week.
This evening at 6 o'clock the wed
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Anador.

Amador, jan 14.-Mr and Mrs. Sam
Musgroye, of the county seat, are Wis
iting at the Mcfarland home.
w. S. Wellman was in town Satur-
day.
A. w. Smith was in Blakesburg on
business Saturday.
Della Bailey and Mrs. E. Haning
were in Amador Saturday
Dana Ralston, who has been very
sick, is somewhat better.
F. l.. Baker is still improving.
A number of business men were in
Amador Saturday.
Maurice Derby was quite sick last
week.
Jonn Mcfarland made a business
trip to the county seat Friday.
Carl Schwartz made a business trip
to the city Friday.
Marion Smith went to town We'd
nesday to attend court
Hanzel and Gladys Cloyd are visit
ing at w. S. Wellman's.
Willie Spaulding, of Kansas, was
calling on relatives here last week.
llr. Carey is quite sick
John Mcfarland and family and Mr..
and Mrs. Musgrove visited relatives
near this place Sunday.
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S,URVEYORSAT WORK
indications are for Speedy Com,
pletion of Electric Line.
BUSY AT CHARLTON YESTERDAY
Were Engaged About Square in Con.
nection With lnter.Urban Line to
knoxvilie-Work viii Probably Be
. Observation-Disclosures Charlton News.

Charlton, Jan. 14.-(Courier Spe-
elal Service 1.-THE citizens of Chart
ton will not be long delayed in getting
she new 1nter-urban electric line that
Z is proposed to build into this city
= the present apparent activity is
closely followed. For the past few
Gays little has been heard of the pro-
aress of the proposition to construct
n electric line between this city and
knoxville, but yesterday morning sur
veyors were at work around the
square here and it is expected that
the work of running the line will be
pushed rapidly.
Personal and Otherwise.
Charles Solomon has severed his
connection with Terry's Uncle Toms
Cabin show and is spending a few days
at home with relatives and friends.
Frank Hawkins of Merdithan is
spending a few days in the city with
his sister, Mrs. G.. G. Beller.
H. M. Wells of Olmitz was among
the out of town visitors in the city
Tuesday.
R. B. Rodgen returned home last
evening from Marysville. Mo-, where
he had been called by the death of a
brother.
Frank Garland, a former Charlton
boy, but who is now travelling sales
man for ST. Louis dry goods house.
was calling. on his many Charlton
friends yesterday.
There is no school at the east build
ing this week on account of leak in
the boiler, which will take few days
to repair.
G. D. Dyer of New York was in the
city yesterday
Mrs. j. N. Henderson, living
north of town who came so near los
ing her eyesight by the explosion of
syrup can a few weeks ago, has so
far recovered as to be able to come
to town yesterday. While the accident
was not as serious as at first thought.
1t will doubtless leave her eye much
weaker than it was before
The Baptist Benevolent society will
be entertained tomorrow afternoon by
Mrs. Miranda Wayland at the home
of Eli Manning.
Mrs. Anna Reed has returned to her
home in Indianola after pleasant
visit with her mother, Mrs. Loney.
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Douds.

Douds, Jan. twill Pierson of
near Libertyville was in town Mon
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Ferguson of Lee
ando, started for st. Louis Tuesday,
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Hazel Deli.

Hazel Dell, Jan. 14.-The people
in this vicinity are very sorry to hear
that the mail carrier, Mr.. Valley, had
the misfortune to have one of his
horses hurt so badly that it had to be
killed.
Miss Della Nash entertained few
OF her friends Tuesday evening in hon
or of her nineteenth birthday. The
evening was spent very pleasantly in
games. Light refreshments were SER
we'd. Those present wer: Misses. Sa.
die Spears, Mary Marshal. Leola Am.
ISIS, Effie Leach, Maude Morris, Ida
Eastman, Della Nash. Messrs. Oliver
Leach, Joe Eyers, Will Marshall, John
Gear. Ed. Dickerson. Hull Nash.
There is a new baby at the Ben Nc
Farland home.
Miss Alice Rutledge visited Sunday
with Miss Della Smith.
John Carson returned Saturday
from Washington state where he has
been for the past few months.
Lewis Ruffing of Ottumwa called at
the home of Ralph Barrett Sunday.
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Urbana.

Urbana.
Urbana, Jan. 14.-Miss Ida Pember-
ton, of Vinton, visited friends in town
last Thursday.
l. L. Moss was a business caller in
Vinton Saturday
Miss Ethel Bassett spent Tuesday
with her grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Long.
Mrs. Barber and daughter, Stella,
of Mt. Auburn, were guests OF j. L..
Moss and family Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Holloway We're the
guests of John King and family Mon
day.
Miss Cassie Moses, who has been
clerking in Waterloo, returned home
last week for short vacation.
Mrs. c. j. Haines, of Cedar Rapids,
visited at the home of Mrs. George
Dingman Wednesday.
Andrew Smith and t. w. Burrell de-
parted Friday for Dayton, Florida,
where they were called by the death
| of Mr.. Smiths mother.
Mrs. Harry Dennord who has been
seriously i'll for the past ten weeks, is
slowly recovering.
| DR.. F. G. earle has returned to Iowa
City after spending his two weeks va
cation as home surgeon at the hospi-
tai for the insane at independence.
| Mrs. Ashlock, of Greene's Grove, is
spending the week with her daughter,
Mrs. Dimond
Martnsburg.
| Martinsburg, Jan. 14.-W. H. Cath.
| ey of Pacl1wood is visiting his father
w. G. Cathey this week.
| Walt Gilmore and Miss Luella Rob
ertson were married Wednesday ev,
ening.
Speirs Bros, Ogden Bros. and Joe
Cathey are putting up some fine ice
| The Burlington is running on new
time since Thursday.
o. G. Dickens is moving to his new
purchase one-half mile north OF
town.
| w. Bryson's child, which has lung
fever, is improving.
John Puder will move to his farm in
Missouri next week.
Meeker Bros. moved house fol
William Messerschmidt this week.
The first number of the lecture
| course will be given at the M. e
church January 81.
| H. N. Morain was released from
scarlet fever quarantine Monday
Mrs. Sarah Moffitt and children
who have been visiting w. G. Cathey
left for their home in North Dakota
the first of the week.
Mrs. Schwartz of HayesvilIe, was il
town Monday.
| Cedar.
Cedar, Jan. 14-Seyeral from here
| attended the farmers institute in Os
kaloosa this week.
Mrs. Ben Bradley, who had scarlet
fever is better, but is still under
quarantine.
Mr.. Crosson of Oskaloosa spen
Sunday at the Lee Pickens home
Edith Conner of Ottumwa is visiting
| at the Holloway home.
Protracted meeting is in progress al
| the Methodist church. Rev. Gilbert il
| in charge.
Mrs. Ernie Lyons, who has been ill
is better.
Mrs. Thomas is quite poorly.
William Garret has bought property
in Fremont.
Tom Davis of kirkville was a bust
ness caller in Cedar Monday.
Lincoln Warner is working on the
section.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hess of Abba have
moved to Kirkville.
Guy Bradford and Eva Bradley were
at Oskaloosa Monday
Mrs. Kersey is on the sick list.
Mrs. Isaac Carrot lost a horse las
week.
The Friends missionary meeting
will be held at the R. j. Woody home
Thursday.
Eli Arnold had an oyster supper
| Tuesday night.
Mrs. Charles Richie has been hav
| ing a siege of the grip.
The M. E. missionary meeting was
held at the home of R. W. Moore or
Thursday.
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BobtoWn.

oOptSWus
Bobtown, Jan. 14.-Charles and Her
man Wood were visiting their grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. l. G. Wood, of
Ormanville Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Newman, of
Honey street, are the proud parents
of son.
DR.. Parker, of Floris, was in the city
Thursday on professional business.
Bern Buchholz, of Taylor street, was
visiting at the Mowry home, on Hon
ey street, recently
James Courtney, who is suffering
with broken limb, is improving
slowly.
Harry Fitzgerald. of Taylor street,
was transaeting business in Ottumwa
Saturday
Neal Courtney made flying trip to
Floris recently.
Charles Warren was visiting at the
!. d. Mowery home Sunday.
Bern and William Buchholz were
pleasant callers at the Courtney home
recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Simmons, of
Pickle avenue, have a new daughter.
Rosa O'Brien and Josie Haran were
pleasant callers at the Courtney and
Newman homes Sunday evening.
Joe O'Brien made flying trip to
Ottumwa Saturday.
Otto Buchholz was guest of Josie
Harm ono cay l,lst r,tnl
Panals and Austin Simmons spent
a very pleasant evening at the news
Office Saturday.
VIM. Turner and family attended the
dance at Walter Crooks on Honey
street, Thursday night.
Ernest Buchholz and wife and VIM.
Munley and wife. Levi Wood and wife
spent very pleasant day visiting
Taylor Rupe and family Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles McCance, of
Court Hill, were attending court in
Ottumwa Monday.
George Gordon was in Floris on
business last week.
Emma Buchholz was visiting Miss
Pearl Rupe Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Owings have a
son.
Joe Rough, of Sorghum Ridge, spent
a pleasant day visiting at the Gordon
home Sunday.
Orion Wood was a pleasant caller
at the Ed Tindel home, of Honey
street, Sunday.