Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-09-23
RELkNAP.

Belknap, Sept. abraham Put
man, Of Hamburg, visited in this vi
cinity last week with relatives and
friends. He is a brother Of j. N
Putnam, of this place, and Is now IN
his eighty-eighth year.
Mr.. and Mrs J. w. Bolivar and
daughter. Miss Jimmie, Miss Gladys
Anderson, Mr.. and Mrs. John Russell
and childrc-i. Fallace and Bern,ce, In
company with other relatives, spent
Sunday at the home Of Henry Bolivar
in Floris
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. johnson left on
the Wabash Sunday evening for their
home in Des Moines, after a two
weeks visit with relatives and
friends.
Rev. w. H. Slack, who was sent to
the F'loris circuit by the annual con-
ference which convened at Abba week
before last. filled his appointment at
this place Sunday afternoon. He was
accompanied by his wife and SON
While many We're sorry that Rev.
Butler was taken to another circuit
yet 1t is hoped and believed that the
relationship of the pastor and people
will be a pleasant one and hoped that
the year will show great advance
in the Masters work.
The two carloads of lumber for j.
M. McCormicks new residence, arriv-
ed Wednesday and the carpenter work
Is being pushed along quite lively now
Garrett Sweeney returned home on
Friday from near Moulton, where he
visited friends.
Carl Guile, Of Trenton, Mo-, was a
Belknap visitor Saturday.
j. j. Galloway, of Eldon, was a WISH
tor at the home of his daughter, Mrs
]. S. Dillon last week
Cole Lowe, of Omaha, Neb., came
in Saturday morning for visit at the
j. c. Mcconnell home.
]. Ware returned homo yesterday
from Eldon, where he spent {: few
days with his mother.
Clyde Spohr returned home Sunday
from few days trip to Oklahoma.
Orla Burns returned home the lat
ter part of the week from Eldon
where he had been employed as night
watch in the round house.
T. E. Putnam shipped in c carload
Of coal from Centerville last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Riley return
ed home Wednesday morning from a
visit at Danyille, ILL.,, and Mr.. Riley
expects to resume his work as sta
ton agent
Misses Inez and Anna Pettet, of
Sherman chapel, accompanied bv theil
grandfather. J. w. Johnson, attended
the fair at Bloomfield Friday.
Rev. H. E. Butler was unable to
move to his new field of work at West
Grove last week, but passed through
here Saturday evening on his way
there to fill Sundays appointments
and returned here Monday morning.
Mrs. Butler and little son. Harvey
spent the time during Rev. Buffers
absence with Mrs. Myers, and daugh-
ter, Miss Flora.
Mrs. John Buchanan, Of Locust
Grove, spent a few days last week
with her daughters, Mrs. Maggie Nc
Main and Mrs. Charles Myers.
James Riley, who has been doing
extra work for the Milwaukee spent
a few days here last week with his
brother, Thomas Riley.
Isaac Swtnney, of Ottumwa, who
had been visiting with friends east of
this place, passed through here Sat-
urday on his way home.
Jesse L. Mccormick, who has re-
Gently returned home from Kansas
City, where he had been for some
time, is assisting with the work on his
fathers house.
Mrs. John Bonar returned home on
Thursday evening from New London,
where she visited her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Enslow
Mrs. Pettet visited at the Jesse
Goudy home last week.
Miss Myra Bolivar, who has resumed
her duties in the Mutual telephone
office in bloomfield, spent Saturday
night with relatives.
Otis Pickett. Of Seymour, was a
Blakesburg visitor Friday morning.
p. G. Morris and son, Harold, of Ell
don, Miss Allie Morris, of Ottumwa
and Miss Matte Tomey, of Bloomfield
were the guests Of Mrs. Elmira Nor
ris Sunday.
Harry Sample, of ottumwa, spent
Sunday with relatives here
Mrs. Amanda ester, of this place,
and grandson, Cara Lester, of OF
tumwa who has been visiting here.
left SATURDAY. evening for Ottumwa.
S. F. Stephenson, of Troy, Mo-. who
has been acting as relief agent during
Mr.. Riley's vacation, rs being checked
out and Mr.. and Mrs. Stephenson ex-
pect to leave for their home to-
night
Miss Addie Combs, of Bloomfield,
spent Sunday with relatives.