Ottumwa semi-weekly courier., 1903-03-17
Agency.


Agency.
Agency, March 16.-rhe third quarterly
meeting will be held at the Methodist
Episcopal church next Sunday Quarterly
conference will be held at 2:3O y. M. Sat
urday. Rev. Lambert will preach Satur-
day night and Sunday night
Miss Winnie Fair spent Sunday with Miss
Chidester at Fairfield
Miss Lula Allen went TO Monmouth last
week to attend the wedding of cousin.
The rural mail carriers of this place
have made every trip during the bad roads,
II. S. Hill, of Salem, visited his father,
j. b. HILL last Friday.
Miss ella Lawson, of Batavia, was call
ing on friends here Saturday morning.
G. w. Fair is moving to Red Oak where
he has bought property and expects to
make it their future home
Mrs. Agnes Cumrlcll and sister Mrs.Birt
Rulon visited relatives here last week
Mrs. c. A, Bryan, James Bcdel and
Thos. Wilcoxson, who have been sick for
some time, remain about the same
Mr. and Mrs. Otis Mccoy are the happy
parents of a ten pound son.
Miss May Clements, of Red Oak, is visit
ing her father, Il. Clements.
C. NJ Nve and son visited at Mt. Pleas
ant last Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. I. NJ. Young visited their
daughter at Hedrick last week.
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Avery.
Avery, March 14.-The annual school
election was held here March 8. Wm ].
Stewart and @. c. Huston were elected as
directors. Henry Bilterman and c. f.
Thayer's terms having expired.
The power plant Mt No. mines. recently
burned down, is being rapidly rebuilt and
will soon be in shape again to open up.
Work Snp p1a iS ,,,,s rap mildly
Rey. Doud was unable TO fill his appoint
mcnt at Hayden Chapel last Sabbath on
account of being ILL.,
The Ellen Morgan's new tenant property
is enclosed, ready for the plasterers and
will soon be in shape for tenants.
Mrs. Doud was called TO Mt Pleas,
ant last week on account of the serious i'll
ness of her daughter, Lulu. who is attend
ing college there, both returning to Avery.
1t was found necessary to have an opera
tion performed and Tuesday Rcy. e. E.
Doud, wife and Miss Lulu departed for
Chicago where Lulu will be operated upon
for throat trouble.
Paul Doud accompanied his grandmoth-
er home TO Pennington where he will re-
main until his parents come back from
Chicago. Rev. Doud may be obliged to
resign his charge here and take his family
to some health resort in the west.
The roads are very bad here and almost
impossible.
Arthur Moine is filling the agents place
at Chilicothe. His wife going home to her
folks ON Il visit in Missouri.
Wm. Lowenburg, of Russell, is assistant
agent here during Mr.. Moine's absence.
A l.. Fuller, purchasing agent of the
Burlington, was in the city today.
Vim. j. Evans, salesman, remained at
home Monday morning to vote at the
school election. He and his wife departed
an NJ IN, l,n oft wh is
visiting among friends at Abba while Will
liam is on the road. 5.sis
keota.
Keota, March 14-TDaye Gano was called
to Illinois Monday by the serious illness
of brother
The meetings at the church of Christ
were brought to a close Monday night.
An informal reception was rendered Evan
gelist Hawkins at the close of the service.
Hot coffee and doughnuts were served In
the lecture room Of the church.
The T. L. o. held Its annual business
meeting Monday afternoon. The following
officers were elected: President, Miss Kate
Glover; vice president, Miss Grace Lyle;
recording secretary, Miss Della Daiber;
corresponding secretary, Miss Ada Rich
ardson. treasurer Mrs. Clara BoWer;chap-
lain,. Mrs. Ella Ritchey
NJ. II. Wolter left for Jacksonville, Hi
nois, Tuesday evening, where he expects
to make his future home Mrs. Wolter and
the children will remain in Keota two or
three. weeks
Mrs Martha Gray, of Washington, visited
her sister, Mrs James Glover, few days
this week
A. Il. Adams left yesterday for his new
home in Missouri Mrs. Adams followed
with the family today.
James Chesney is a Sigourney visitor.
Mrs. D. A. Wilson died this morning at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. Geo.
Holmes. The funeral services will be held
Sunday at 2 o'clock.
Ioka,