Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-01-09

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home in Ottumwa Sunday evening, az
,er short visit with friends near
acre.
Andrew John and family spent
New Years eve vita Mrs. Johnson's
sister, Mrs. Mary Ghisman, near Bid
we'll.
August Miller, who has been work
ing in Ottumwa for some time, is
spending few days at his home
southwest of here.
Sander Smith was in Ottumwa
Thursday on bushes.
Bear Creek.
Bear Creek, Jan, ,6.--Nfrs. Cora Childs will
scsume school Monday after a short hol
lay.
Thomas Garvin is spending the holidays
With his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Patrick
Garvin.
The Bear Greek school has purchased
some new seats. ~
There was quite an excitement here
Thursday morning as a runaway team
passed through this vicinity. The owner
vas Mr.. Majors Of Avery No one was
lurt.
Skating is the chief sport in this vicinity
Harry and Willie Adcock returned We'd
nesday evening from Kansas where they
have been visiting with relatives
NJ. C. Cory placed the new seats in the
school house Friday.
Miss May Travis returned home after a
short stay in Ottumwa
Frank Hodge and wife spent the holidays
with the formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs. +.
NJ. Chapman.
Rornay4 Carr rat1rned homo fow dnvs
ago after a four months sojourn with rel
atives in Kansas.
William Chapman is on the sick list.
William Cain is preparing to put up ice.
Thomas Garvin and sister Mary We're
Monday afternoon callers at the James
Cain home.
Calvin Chisnan was business caller at
the Palmer Chisman home Thursday morn
ing.
Bobtown.
Bobtown, Jan 6.--Wm. Shepherd was
transacting business on Court Hil Friday.
There was a large attendance at the
Hickory Flat oyster supper Friday evening
Lee Hadley called on Lester Sholes Mon
day evening.
Mrs Taylor Rupe was n pleasant caller
at the Buchholz home Sunday.
S. s. Wood called at the Buchholz home
Sunday.
The Rev. VIM Walker, of Huckleberry
avenue, was business caller at Gopher
Point Tuesday.
| NJ Shook and Johnnie Shook were trans
acting business in Ottumwa Tuesday.
Every one Is sorry to hear of the inten-
| tion of Rev. Heckart to accept work out
side of Bobtown as that will require his
removal from our midst.
| Frank Rupe, Roy Cashier. William and
| Henry Buchholz, Carrie Cashier and a
number of other young folks spent pleas
ant evening skating on the pond at the
4 Goat ranch Friday evening.
! Viola Odenbaugh returned from Blakes-
| burg Monday. She had been spending New
Years with relatives.
| Nathan English and Sherman Rupe were
transacting business in Ottumwa Tuesday.
| Pulaski
Pulaski, Jan. TAI Powers and wife, of
| Bloomfield, visited at the DR.. Shelton home
| Tuesday.
Walter Creech left Monday for Des
| Moines where he will resume his studies at
| the Drake university.
c. w Ramseyer returned to Iowa City
| the first of the week where he Is studying
| law.
Miss VIVA Altitude went to Bloomfield
4 Tuesday to viist her brother, e. II; Aitnide
i Rev, Martindale, of Greeley, is holding 8
| series of meetings at the Christian church
] this week.
4 Dan Miller and little son Horner and Sis
4 tiers Mary and Nancy returned home Thurs
day from Oklahoma where they visited the
past two weeks with their brother VIII.
James Milligan is moving down from
Il Bloomfield this week.
i Mrs. Grages is on the sick list this week
il Mr.. Trader and wife returned home iron
their wedding trip Monday, having visited
relatives in Missouri the past two weeks.
Alvin Haney, Of Milton, visited his moth
er, at this place, Tuesday.
The schools began here Monday after
weeks vacation.
Miss Elsie Hayes has been obliged to Civ
up her school at the Star, west of town. Oh
account of the serious illness of her mother
Mrs Wehn is slowly improving after a sc
rious attack Of pneumonia from which sh
has been suffering for the past three weeks