Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-10
BELkNAP.

Belknap, Aug. S.-Miss Reva SrDhr
and Charles McMains We're united in
marriage last Wednesday afternoon
at Bloomfield, Elder Moses Downing,
officiating. They are making their
home with Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Sphor,
parents Of the bride, for the present.
The best wishes Of their friends go
with them. They were given an Unfair
dinner Tuesday at the home of the
groom's mother, Mrs Maggie Nc
Mains.
Stiles Putnam lost valuable regis
tered polled Angus COW by being run
was very valuable one, having cost
dollars.
Elva, little daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. James Brookshire, has been very
sick, but is some better.
Charles Burkhalter, of Kankakee.
ILL.,, who came here in such poor health
seems to be improving rapidly.
John F. Johnson, of Des Moines,
is visiting here with the C. f. Pettet
family.
Allen Thompson left Sunday even
ing Cor Charlton where he expects to
find employment.
Miss Orpha Morris spent Sunday in
Moulton with friends.
M. I. Pence and C. F. Eberline had
cattle on the Chicago market We'd
nesday Of last week. Mr.. Pence ac-
companied the shipment.
Deputy Treasurer and Mrs Charles
Skinner and little daughter, Ruth, of
Bloomfield. visited at the home of Mrs
SINNERS parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. w
Bolivar Sunday, and also called on
friends in town.
Mrs. G. W. Jones, Of Bloomfield, is
spending the day with Mrs. w. H
Spohr.
Mrs. George Davis and three chill
dren, of Long Mont, Colo, are visiting
| at the Mrs. Amanda Lester home
| Mrs. Tom Wells. of Ottumwa, spent
Sunday here with her sister, Mrs Mary
Howell.
Miss Lizzie Ware left Sunday even
| ing for Ottumwa for visit with
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. F. Davis and daugh-
| ter, Miss Sylvia. of Bloomfield, visited
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Johr
Combs
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Putnam, Of
Drakeville, spent Sunday with Mr.. ant
Master Alva Myers left yesterday fol
q visit with his uncle, Oscar Galpir
and wife of Dunville.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Pence ant
children and Miss Edith Foster spen
Sunday a tthe Fred Eberline home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Walter, of Licl
Creek township, have purchased the
cayanaugh property in the west enc
| of town and are moving today.
| Roy Bell has returned home from
Des Moines, where he attended thu
summer term at Drake university.
Aaron Gray and family We're called
to Ottumwa Friday evening by tn,
serious illness of the little daughter o
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Gray. The lit
tie one died Saturday morning an,
was buried Sunday Mr.. and Mrs
i friends here in this sad hour of be
reavement.
Miss Hattie Thompson returned
home Tuesday evening from Ottum
wa, where she had spent the past weel
with relatives and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oren Haney, of Pulas
XII, are visiting at the parental, w.
Bell home.
4 John Day left yesterday morning TO
J, Ottunlwa to seek employment.
Mrs. George Davis and children o
J, Long Mont, Colo, visited few day
!. last week at the Frank Pickett home
Arthur Williams, who has been lai
up by sickness, expects to leave toda
for Milton, where he is assisting i
!, putting in bridge
i Miss Blanche Games. of Bloomfield
: and Miss Hardy who is visiting heI
were callers Sunday at the T. Z. Put
man home, while on they way to Cen
terville to attend the Chautauqua.
H. o. Jennings, who has been /
t Kansas for quite a while, returne
home last Sunday.
A. J. Guile was a visitor at the Mr.
, Elmira Morris home Tuesday.
4 Mr.. and Mrs T. P. Bence, of Bloom
field, attended services Sudnay morn
ling at the Congregational church
while on their way to Centerville t
attend the Chautauqua
} Mrs. Sarah MCGEE, who has bee
spending the past few weeks in PER-
VI township, passed through here Satur
i day on her wav to Ottumwa.
James Spilman. of Ottumwa. an