Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-07-14
BELkNAP.

BELkNAP.
Belknap, July 10. - Mrs. Nancy Run
dell, who has been visiting with her
daughters at Cincinnati, Iowa is spend
ing week with her sister, Mrs j. T.
Mum and other relatives at this place.
She expects to go from here to OF
tumwa for while.
Mrs. Benjamin Huffman of Bloom
field, and Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Kinney,
of Perry township visited here Sunday
with Mrs. Sarah MCGEE
Miss Addie Coombs returned home
Thursday from Ottumwa, where she
visited her sister, Mrs. Lloyd earns.
Miss Allie Morris of Ottumwa. visit
ed here Sunday with her mother Mrs.
Elmyra Morris.
James Brundage returned here last
week from visit at Des Moines.
VIM. Pickett and family returned
to their home in Abba Wednesday
from a short visit with their many rela-
tives and friends at this place
A. ]. Mum and wife of Bloomfield
visited here Sunday afternoon with
| " D. Bell and family and ]. T. Mum
and wife.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. S. Dillon returned
home last week from visit with
friends at Eldon
w. H. Spohr of Bloomfield, is tran
sacting business here today.
G. H. Hughes and daughter, Anna,
visited at the Jesse McCreery home in
Bloomfield Saturday
Mr. and Mrs j. W. Johnson of Des
: Moines visited with Mrs. Sarah MCGEE
last night, leaving this morninf for the
Charley Petted home near Sherman
Chapel.
1 Mr.. and Mrs. T. D. Mum attended
the FUNERAL at Drakeville Monday of
Marsh Clarke, who died suddenly Sun
day night.
J. w. Bolivar and wife were called
to Floris Wednesday evening by the
illness of Mr.. Bolwar's sister, Mrs
: Wesley Thompson. They returned
home Thursday noon. Mrs. Thompson
is reported better.
, Mrs. Maggie McMains and son, Glen,
visited Sunday at Locust Grove with
5 the formers mother, Mrs. Buchanan.
5 Mr. and Mrs. Charley Wagner, Miss
Matte Conner and Cecil Fox of Ottum'
wa, were guests Sunday of Mr.. and
Mrs. G. D. Conner.
Miss Flora Barton of Ottumwa,
spent Sunday with her cousin, Miss
). Elizabeth Ware.
Misses Leone and Lillian Mum of
a Des Moines, spent Sunday near Drake.
a vile at the Aaron Gray home.
Mrs. ]. c. Thompson and daughters,
e Hattie, Fora and Velma, and son, Don
aid, left today for visit in Ottumwa
b at the w. L. Thompson home, being
called there by the illness of Miss Eva
n, Mrs. VIM Dodd returned home Sun
E. day evening from visit with her
lie daughters, Mrs. Elite Shull of Red
ID Oak and Mrs. Olivia Toole Of Ottumwa
e She reports Mr.. Toole improved il
health.
h Mr.. and Mrs T. D. Mum visited with
Is friends in Ottumwa Saturday and Sun
day.
is Misses Ruth and Winnifred Cree
Ie and Messrs. Walter Davis and Clarence
Heady of Bloom field, spent Sunday ev
e ening with Miss Elizabeth Ware.
N Mrs. Walter Gray returned hom'
Sunday afternoon from visit witt
a. Ottumwa friends.
I. e. Kneedler and family visited Sun
k. day afternoon with Charley Wilson an
family of near Drakeville.
n Miss Katie Watts, who has bee
IN spending the past few weeks in Bloom
field, has returned home
To Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Martin of nea
Bloomfield, visited here Friday wit
~ the j. w. Bolivar and l. E. Kneedle
PC families.
w. B. Orman had the misfortune
GO lose a valuable horse last week.
first got its leg badly cut in wiz
fence and then got it caught in SOM
thing in the barn and broke 1t afte
which it had to be killed.
Mt The harvesting of oats began in tn
ed vicinity last week.
The friends and neighbors of M
di. and Mrs Frank Wells gathered at the
home Saturday evening in honor
da Mr., Wells birthday anniversary M
Wells, after being enticed away fro
mt home was allowed to return about g.;
O'Clock to find his home filled Wi
,rt about eighty guests. The surpri
~. was complete and in the midst of
in he was presented with beautiful cha
for which he was very grateful I
nd thankful to be remembered. L
cream and cake were served on Il
An lawn and a very pleasant evening W
spent in music and social conversatio
eel, After wishing Mr.. Wells many mo
pa such happy birthdays, all return
on, home at late hour.