Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-02-05

tS" Ellie of Bloomfield visited here Sunday
WIN their daughter and sister, Mrs Char
ley Dodd. and family
Little Edwinna Patterson was on the
sick list last week, but is some better now
Giles Fences house burned down last
Wednesday morning.
Jesse McCreery, of Bloomfield, was a
visitor at the Hughes home Friday
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Pettet returned
home last Monday evening from Mercer,
Missouri where Mr.. Pettet had section
Mrs Amanda Lester left Saturday morn
ing for Sublette., Missouri
Misses Hannah and Anna Hughes were
guests Saturday at the Jesse McCrcery
Rome in Bloomfield. and also attended ser
vices mt the Christian church in the after
noon.
REV. ireland yesterday announced quar-
terly meeting for this place on Saturday
and Sunday. March IA and IL.
j. b. Lafferty, of Alexis, Illinois. visited
here Saturday and Sunday with his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Il. A. Patterson, and children.
III. O.. Rowland. the principal of the
school, attended the teachers meeting ut
Floris. Friday night.
Miss Arlie McIntre left Saturday morn
ing for Unonville.
Mrs. Eliza Wells, of Ottumwa. visited
with her sister, Mrs. Mary Howell. Sunday.
A, NJ. Easton, of Drakeville, visited Fri
day at Joel McGee's.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM Spohr spent Saturday
night at Eldon with friends.
Mike Doyle, the section foreman on the
Wabash. has been sick for the past week.
His son took his place last week.
a number of people from here transact,
ed business in Bloomfield Saturday.
S. A. Wells and daughter Ola spent Sat
| urday night and Sunday In Ottumwa with
friends.
James Hale. of Des Moines. was a caller
at the G. o. Lester home Saturday even
ing
Fred Ware. of Bloomfield spent Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs. Joel MCGEE.
Mrs. Frank Pettet expects to leave We'd
| nesday for visit Mt Missouri with friends.
| Carl A. Guile and wife. of Trenton, Wis
| tied here Saturday night with Mrs. Guile IS
| sister. Mrs. Clyde Spohr and family, leav-
| ing Sunday morning for visit with
| friends at Bloomfield and returning home
| this evening
VIM Puckett. the section foreman at
Sublette. and until recently resident of
this place, has been given a section ut
Dcs Moines and expects to move his fam
lily there this coming week.
Miss Alice Hancock, of Floris, Is spend
ing the day here with Mrs. Samuel McCon,
| nell.
| County Superintendent Miss Anna DUFF
field visited the schools here Monday.
me NOOunlan camp mere expects to give
a supper the evening of February IL. 1902.
| Misses Becca Orman and Marguetta
Clarkson, of Elm Grove visited Friday
night with Mr.. and Mrs A. w. Martin.
| They went to Ottumwa Saturday morning
whore they will visit several days with
| the formers brother, Charles Orman. and
| wife.
| Joseph Mcdaniel and Wife, of Udcll. Wis
tied last week with Mrs. McDanicls bro.
Their ]. w. Johnson.
| g ID. Conner and family visited mt the
| Otis Pickett home near Sherman Chapel
Sunday.
Mrs. Harrison Fletcher. of Ottumwa. Wis
| tied Thursday and Friday, with her broth
or. ]. w. johnson, and her sister. Mrs.
| Lippert
George Easton, of Dral,eville. was a call
er here this morning on Mr.. and Mrs. Joel
| McGee.
Miss Ollie Jennings and Clarence Wish
ard, of Near Bloomfield. spent Sunday ev-
ening with A. w. Martin and wife,
| Jesse Fleming came out from 0ttumwa
Sunday morning to spend the day with his
parents. John Fleming and wife.
James Peden and wife. of Floris, were
visitors at the Samuel Mcconnell home
| Tuesday.
John +. Johnson visited Sunday with
| Charles Pettct and family, of Sherman
Chapel.
DR.. Hardy was called to Belknap Sunday
TO see Henry Morgan's baby. which is he,
ling taken care of by Mrs. ]. w. johnson
| The baby ut present is some better, but
is still QUITE sick.
Mrs. Nora IIatton. of Bloomfield. ana
Miss Virgie Ashley. of Douds. are visiting
today at Mrs. j. w. Johnson's.