Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-06
sIeoURNEY.

Sigourney Sept. 3.-Miss Margaret
Stanton, of Oskaloosa, is the guest of
Bessie Seymour and Mile Brown.
M. w. Chandler. of Delta, was a
business caller the first of the week.
Clarence Moore left for st. Louis
Monday night.
Last Sunday night and Monday, in
% hours time 1 and 47-1OO inches of
rain fell in Sigourney.
A number of citizens attended the
picnic at Kinross lest Wednesday.
Frank Jenkins and wife, of South
English are visiting here.
The Epworth League gave a social
in the church parlors Wednesday ev-
ening. Games and refreshments were
the order of the evening.
Eva j. Needham returned from an
extended visit in the east early yester-
day morning.
Elizabeth Miller left on the early
train this morning for Dallas Center
to resume her duties as teacher.
Ella Adams leaves for Ames today
She goes to improve her time and
talent in the I. A. c., taking the do
mestic economy course.
s. A. Potts and wife were visitors in
the city at the home of w. j. Moore
yesterday.
Henry Korf is home from st. Louis,
where he has been employed in q
wholesale drug house.
Ethel Wyant has gone to Cedar
Falls to resume her studies in the state
normal
r. S. Eldridge, agent of the c. NJ. e.
st. P. railway of this place. expects to
so to GAINESVILLE, wis, in about two
weeks to higher position.
Frank Schiltz is up in Minnesota
near Appleton looking after the crops
on his lands there.
The Keller building on the north
east corner Of the square is being re-
touched in places with a new coat Of
paint, which adds much to its appear
ance.
Mrs Della Sheets, of indianapolis,
is here, called by the dangerous Ill
ness of her mother, Mrs. Sarah House.
Jessie McCreery has sold his prop
erty ON South Main street to Miss Lou
Olive.
Mrs. DR.. watzek, of Davenport, is
here helping to care for her father, G..
M. Harlan, who suffered stroke of
paralysis last week.
Miss Mary Kelly expects to leave
soon for Manning, where she will teach
in the public schools.
A. w. and L. Long. of Girard, KAN
sas, are visiting at the parental J. X.
Long home south of town.
Mrs. D. o. Kline is erecting a new
soutn front QWelilng mouse on their
lots just book of the old home.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Lesan Mr.. and
Mrs A. NJ. Meas, son Harry and
daughter Gertrude, and Mr.. and Mrs.
L. A. Funk have gone to st. Louis to
see the fair.
Ernest Pfaff is visiting relatives
here.
|. A. M. Blaise of the southeastern
| part Of the city has stopped the drill
ing machine and calls his new we'll
done at depth of 2oS feet.
Mrs. D. D. Moore has returned from
her visit in Kansas City.
Mrs. Fred Schipfer is visiting her
parents at Excelsior Springs, No.
Abe Miller has planned two years
work in the State Normal school and
goes soon to begin
The district Baptistry held here the
latter part of last week and the first
of this week was in every way sue
cessful. They entertained about sew
enty guests. The Baptists are without
a church building at present and use
the Presbyterian edifice. They had
planned laying the corner stone for
their new building while this meeting
was in progress, but were unable to
do So
The NJ. E. people are quite busy pre-
pairing for the coming Iowa annual
conference to begin in this town Sept.
and continue till Sept. IL.