Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-01-05

the heAthen In China, slndia
leo. He was accompanied by Rev.
Pierce Of New Jersey, who offered an
, eloquent prayer for the series Of meet
/ ings which are expected to be held,
beginning withg this evening. Rev.
Pierce expects to hold q temperance
service at Floris this week.
| Owing to the heavy sleet, wind and
snow storm which visited this place
| on last Monday night, Tuesday and
Tuesday eight Belknap was for
while on Wednesday without train,
telegraph or telephone service, but
shortly after noon the Rock Island be-
] gan getting trains through from the
west and by evening telegraph lines
could be used some. The Wabash ran
/ Its first train about the middle of the
afternoon AS there was no train In
the morning from Bloomfield Clarence
vorhies, The principal Of the school,
was unable to get here, and as the
lower room was enjoying weeks va
cation there was no school that day.
Miss Marguerite Selman, the pri-
mary teacher, spent last week at her
home in Bloomfield and was elected to
take Miss Betty Priests place In the
4 Bloomfield public school. Miss Ida
4 Gibson of Bloomfield takes Miss Sell
mans place here as primary teacher.
/ Miss Gibson is neice of Mrs: 0. c..
4 Bell and is not unacquainted with the
i pupils having taken Miss Selman's
4 place while she visited the worlds fair
at st. Louis, besides having frequently,
visited here.
/! Mr.. and Mrs. Otis Pickett and
children, OF Seymour, are visiting rel
:, atives and friends in this commpshity.
4 Mr.. Pickett was guest Tuesday, at
the George Lester home, and also Wis
tied at the parental Frank Pickett
home north of here, while Mrs. Puck
EFT spent last week near Floris with
her sister, Mrs. Maude Yates
4 Mrs. J. f. Mum received q birth.
day present this morning, In the shape
of five dollar gold piece. from her
! grandchildren, the little Misses Leona
, and Lillian Mum, Of Des Moines. Mr.
J and Mrs. ]. T. Mum have been in very
,apoor health for some time, but are
!, slowly improving.
Mrs. Maggie McManus and Mrs
!. Charley Myers were called to neal
j Floris this morning by the critical Ill
: ness of the youngest child Of their sis
ter who resides at Humeston, but Is
! now visiting relatives near Floris.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Post and baby
+ spent Christmas near Floris with Mrs
, Posts sister, Mrs. James Taylor and
i family. Mrs. Post and baby spent the
3 remainder Of the week near Floris
: with Mrs. Posts mother.
! e. j. Bryan. of Glenwood, Mo-, spent
: few days here last week witt
! friends.
) Mrs. Charles Miller and Miss Beccs
Orman, Of Ottumwa, were the guestt
e OF their cousins, the Misses Hattie ant
2 Ora Thompson Wednesday evening.
Patrick Fox and daughters, Cecil
4 and Ethel of Ottumwa, and Miss Hes
liter and Master Raymond Conner were
guests at the H. S. Conner home nortf
8 Of here Sunday Mr.. Fox and daugh
5 tiers were also guests here in town a
: the G.. d. Conner home.
John Rineburger of Dover, Okla
!, homa. is visiting here with his niece
s Mrs. Frank Shelton. ia
Y Mr.. and Mrs. j. s. Dillon and sol
: Glen are visiting at Eldon with Mrs
: Dillon's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. J
h Galloway.
e Milo Foster Of near Bloomfield wa
e caller Saturday night at the home o
{ G.. d. Conner.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Russell and chi
: dren Of Drakeville spent New Year
with the families Of J. W. Bolivar an
e. II. g. Kneedler. -zas
n Marion Galpin of Drakeville was
), Belknap caller on Wednesday
Mrs. e. A. Patterson and children
. Gail. Gladys and Edwinna returned t
: their home Saturday evening from A
t exis, III. Miss Delpha expects to com
II with her grandmother, Mrs. Lafferty
n Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Miller returne
:, home last week, Mr. Miller from Pierr
Z. South Dakota where he went to prov
: up his claim. and Mrs. Miller from
= visit with friends at Bunch.
!. Misans Hattie and Ora Th0rnnsO,