Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-29
BELkNAP.

Belknap, Sept 2s.-Mrs. Celia D.
Nelson and W. E. Louderback were
united in marriage Sunday at the
home of Rev. S. I. Elder Of Ottumwa,
who performed the ceremony. Mr..
and Mrs. Louderback left that
at St. Louis They have the best
wishes Of their numerous friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Brandon and
daughter of Oklahoma, are visiting
friends in this vicinity.
w. H. Spohr and son Clyde came in
Saturday evening from Gilman, where
they have been employed in the can
ming factory.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Shelton and lit
tie daughter returned home Tuesday
evening from a visit with friends in
Oklahoma.
Mrs. Jane Morris, Mrs. w. w. Mon
roe, Mrs. Melinda Swank, Mrs. Lulu
Eberline, S. A. Wells and daughter
Ola, and Mr.. and Mrs. Frank WELLS
and children Prudie and Percy left
Sunday morning for a weeks visit at
the worlds fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. M. Peden and son
Harold, of Floris, visited Sunday with
Mrs. Peden's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel Mcconnell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin Rice returned
home last week from a trip to the ex-
position
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Allen and
daughters Vida and Fern, of West
Grove, were the guests Sunday of Mr..
and Mrs. John Bonar.
Miss Eva Vest, who has employment
in Bloomfield, came home Sunday to
spend a few days.
Mrs. Albert Mum and children
came home Sunday morning from
ottumwa, where they had visited
Mrs. Munn's brother, Attorney w. w.
Rankin and family.
J. wv Bolivar left Sunday morning
with a car load of cattle for Chicago.
Mrs. Sadie I<linginsmith and chill
dren, of Lucerne, Mo-. are visiting
with Mrs. Klinginsmith's parents, M.
and Mrs. J. M. Mccormick.
Miss Eva ST. Clair, of Bloomfield,
visited Saturday and Sunday with her
parents, DR., and Mrs. ST. Clair
John Lester. who is working in coal
mine on Soap creep, spent Sunday at
home.
Messrs. Will Strickland and Lester
Hill, of F'loris, spent Sunday with
friends at this place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charley Skinner spent
Sunday with relatives here.
Mrs. c. D. Rhine and children, Hill
dred and Everett, Of Carbon spent
Thursday with Mrs. Rimes parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Whre.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. D. Conner and chill
dren visited Sunday at the parental
II. S. Conner home. Several of the
other children also spent the day there
as their father is in poor health.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Hughes and
daughters Hannah and Anna were at
the A. j. Mum home near Bloomfield
Wednesday on business.
Mike Pence left Sunday morning
with two carload of cattle for Chi
cago.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hockersmith.
Of near Drakeville. visited here Sun
day at the home Of J. #. Mum.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Parker and
little son of near Floris, visited here
Sunday with Mr.. Parker's sister, Mrs.
Tom Yates and family.
George Lester and DR.. ST. Clair, who
have been in Missouri for the past
three weeks are spending a few days
with their families.
Mrs. Hattie and Ora Thompson, at
tended services at Bloomfield Sunday
evening.
A number of people in the commun-
ity are on the sick list.
Rev. H. e. Butler yesterday an
nounced quarterly meeting services at
Floris next Sunday evening and Mon
day morning. Rev. Butler preached a
very interesting sermon Sunday from
the words, Il Pray for Them" found
in st. John, 1879. The house was
well filled with an attentive audience.