Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-05-05


the lecture course for next winter are:
A. w. Hawks, the Laughing Philoso,
pher, Ash Davis. cortoonist, Col. Geo.
w. Balm, lecturer, Brush the magician,
Chicago Glee club, the Hearons Sis
tiers Concert company.
Elmer Peck has returned from Okla
homa. He and Isiar Newly will soon
enter into the real estate business at
Goltry, Oklahoma.
William Lunkin had the pleasure OF
listening to w. j. Bryan's lecture at
Mt. Pleasant, lately.
Tuesday John Collatt shipped car
load of hay to st. Louis and Zade Pack
er shipped car load Of cattle to St
Louis on the same day.
On Tuesday G. M. Shafer shipped a
car load of cattle to Mt. Liberty, O..
and purchased the cattle of Berry and
White of Salem.
The many friends of Mr.. and Mrs
A. S. Crew express many regrets thai
in the near future they will make
their home at Cripple Creek, Colora
do, where Mr. Crew has an excellent
position in drug store. During the
years of their residence in Salem
hosts of sincere friends have appreci
ated their genial dispositions and theil
kindness.
Saturday evening Mrs. T. l.. Bills
of Davenport attended the Oak Leaf
Chapter.
Last week Mrs. Lester enjoyed g
visit from her son Horace and fami
ly from Pierceville.
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Mrs. Mccall of Winchester severa
days of last week.
John Eigline is home from st. Louis
for a short visit.
Mrs. Ella Krouskop is visiting rela
tives at st. Louis.
Mrs. Levi Parkins is at Mt. Pleasant
assisting in caring for her father who
is quite i'll.
The members of the Rebekah lodge
delightfully."- entertained a large mum
Der of their friends at their hall Wed
nesday evening. An excellent supper
was served at the opera house.
DR.. Diets has purchased the south
40 acres of the William Davis farm in
Lee county.
Wednesday evening large audi
ence congregated at the Congregation
al church and enjoyed the excellent
program given by Whittier college al
umni. The banquet at the home OF
Mr. and Mrs. T. e. Johnson was most
enjoyable. The Methodist Episcopal
church was filled to overlooking Fri
day evening. The members of the
graduating class of 1904 acquitted
themselves we'll The orations showed
deep thought and the delivery was
pleasing to the hearers. The full pro.
gram was we'll rendered and Salem
people are loud in their praise of the
closing exercises of Whittier college
Born, recently to Rev. and Mrs. B
G. Hawkins, a daughter.
Mrs. William Turner spent Thurs.
day and Friday at st. Paul.
Mrs Arthur Ingrim and her lady
friend, arrived from Quincy, ILL.,, Sat
urday. They are guests at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. j. T. Ingrim.
Mrs. Frank Hawkins and children
Merrill and Ralph after several weeks
visit at the home of Mr.. Hawkins par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Hawkins, left
Monday morning for their new home
at Hannibal, Mo.
Miss Sadie Britton, teacher of the
Donnellson schools. spent commence
ment week with her sister, Mrs. A.
Masden, east OF town.
Bert Tagon arrived Thursday morn
ing from st. Louis, to attend gradual
ing exercises of Whittier college.
Albert Peterson. Arthur and Miss
Sadie Larson Of Summitville assisted
societies at the open meeting at the
college building Thursday evening.
Mrs. Linn Hartley and children were
guests of her brother, o. N. Knight
and wife at Mt. Pleasant, on Thurs
day.
Mrs. Bales of Burlington is visiting
friends.
Will Smith, whose daughter Wilma
was Whittier student, attended the
college exercises last week.
Mrs. Lizzie Weeks of Garden City
Kansas, will spend the summer with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan
Weeks.
Leda Cough celebrated her eighth
birthday anniversary by entertaining
twenty-four of her little friends at hel
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