Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-10-28

Gust Grove, for consideration of $4,-
eo0; Thev are very worthy people and
VIII be greatly missed in the COM
munity They are undecided yet as to
where they will locate. The best
wishes of their many friends here will
follow them to- their new home.
- most excellent prayer meeting SER
vice was conducted here last Wednes-
day evening by Rev. W. H. Slack. Ow-
ing to the prayer meeting services
which are being started at Floris and
Locust Grove, the next prayer meeting
is to be held here on Friday night.
All are cordially invited. Choir prac-
tice is expected to be held at the close
OF the prayer meeting services.
q. ID. Conner and family visited Sun
day at the John Foster home south of
here.
/. Sherman Dillon, on account of poor
health. has resigned his position at
the tower, and accepted clerkship in
a supply store in Eldon and will move
are well liked here and will be missed
by their many friends.
Master Earl Spohr is much improv-
ed. His infant brother, who was i'll a
few days. is also better.
Mrs. Mary Ware and daughter, Mrs.
Clay Pearson, of Eldon, came last
week for visit with their son and
brother, Isaiah Ware. Mrs. Pearson
returned home last week. but Mrs.
Ware is making a more extended visit.
Mrs. M. A. Coke has sold her farm
to Tom Brewster and family, who re-
Gently returned from Kansas, and
who fornlerl,, owned the same farm
The community is pleased to welcome
Mr.. and Mrs. Brewster back again.
Mrs. Coke is still very Ill with creep
ing paralysis. Her many friends are
no inc 70 80 ~.
tend to her and her children their
heartfelt sympathy and hope for her
recovery.
Mrs. C. c. smock and children, Of
Gospel Ridge, and A. T. Lenock, of
Bloomfield, We're guests Sunday at the
I. B. Cameron home.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. Neiswanger and
little daughter, of Moulton. spent Sun
day night with Mrs. Elmira Morris
Drakeville with Mr.. and Mrs. Aaron
Gray.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Taylor and chill
dren, of Blakesburg, spent Saturday
and Sunday with Mrs. Taylor's sister,
Mrs. Ed Post and mother, Mrs. Isabel
Post.
Mrs. James Hancock and daughter,
Carrie, of Queen City, Mo-, visited
here Friday with their daughter and
SASh>A'
The Misses Ruth, Winnie and Grace
Cree, of Bloomfield, spent part of last
week, here at the. home Of their sisters,
Mrs. Lou Spohr and Mrs. Belle Burns.
j. G. Mcconnell and family expect
to leave next spring for Utah to make
their future home. Mr.. Mcconnell ex-
poets to leave the first Of November
to take up claim. Mr.. Mcconnell
and family are good neighbors and
friends, I 9Vfno lived fhair
lives, are widely known and their loss
will be deeply felt.
Mrs. Sarah MCGEE left Saturday for
a visit with her brother, w. S. Kinney
and family of Perry township.
j. w. Johnson returned to his home
in Des Moines Tuesday.
j. w. johnson returned to his home
in Des Moines Tuesday.
Henry Curry, of Bloomfield, spent
Thursday night in this town, and Osa
Dunlavy, Of Bloomfield, was a visitor
Friday.
Mrs. Maggie McMains visited Sun
day at the Charles McMyers home,
with her sister and her mother, Mrs.
John Buchanan, Of Locust Grove, who
was visiting there.
Mrs. Elmira Morris and granddaugh-
Saturday and Sunday at
the Fred Ware and Mrs. M. j. Hamm
homes.
VIM. Post. of Laddsdale, was the
guest here Sunday of his uncle and
aunt. Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Post.
Messrs. John Burris. John Foster,
Harry Bell, ODE Burns and Orla
Burns attended the meeting Of the A.
o. U. w. lodge in Ottumwa Saturday
night.
The program for the Soap Creek
township Union Sunday school con-
vention is out, and a good time is look
ed forward to. 1t is hoped there will
be large crowd attend and a profit.
able convention be held. Everyone is
cordially invited