Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-02-02
NEleHRoRHooD NEWS.
BELkNAP.

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Belknap, Jan. 31.-Mr. and Mrs. Joe
Bell of Bishop, California, are visit
ing here with the Bell families and
other relatives and friends. Mrs. Bell
was formerly Miss Lizzie Harbour,
having resided here all her life until
three years ago next March when she
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. r. j..
Harbour. moved to California, where
they spent the summer, moving in the
fall to Lenora, Oklahoma, where the
family still reside. Mr.. Bell is a son
of Robert Bell. who is a brother Of
David H. Bell and of Mrs. Betsey
Dodd. The congratulations and best
wishes Of their many friends here are
! extended to them.
Rev. H. E. Butler began an interest
ing series of meetings at this place
Monday evening. Good sized crowds
are in attendance considering the
weather and considerable interest is
manifested. Rev. Butler was assisted
on Thursday and Friday evenings by
Rev. Minear, who is travelling in the
interest of the Iowa Wesleyan Uni
versity.
Mr.. and Mrs. v. D. Bell are loading
their household goods today to go to
their new home at Helena. Oklahoma.
Mr.. Bell expects to leave this even
ing with the car and Mrs. Bell
and children expect to leave Thurs
day. The family will be greatly missed
in the church and Sunday school,
where they rendered valuable services,
and in the community where they were
always ready in sickness and need to
do all in their power to alleviate suf.
fering and help make the world
brighter. Mr.. Bell recently sold his
interest in the Mum & Bell firm to
Will M. Lockman and desired to buy
some property where he could settle
down and make a home for his fam
lily, and O~klahomae seeming to offer
the best opportunity, he purchased 8
quarter section of land near the homes
of his brother John and his sister
Mrs. Celendine Lewey. Their hosts o.
friends here join in best wishes fol
their future welfare.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Carnes of OF
tumwa returned here Friday evening
from a trip to Oklahoma. While there
they rented property in Guthrie ane
expect to move there this week. Mrs
Carnes is a daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
A. j.. Combs and a sister Of Mrs. T. E
Putnam, who reside here. Mr.. ant
Mrs. Carnes' friends here, while loatf
to lose them, wish them the best O
success in their new home.
j.. J. Fleming of Milwaukee, Wiscon
sin, is visiting his parents. Mr.. ant
Mrs. John H. Fleming. Jacob Elem
ing of Ottumwa is also visiting them
Mr.. and Mrs. T. B. Cameron were
Ottumwa visitors Thursday.
Miss Cordie Rankin closed her tern
of school near Unionville Friday ans
is spending a few weeks at home.
t Roy Bell also closed a term of sehoo
at the Eagle school house near Whit
} Elm, Friday.
} w. E. Mum and family of nea
: Floris, visited here yesterday with MI
, and Mrs. j.. T. Mum.
{ ]. F.. Crist of Floris was a caller a
the Mrs. Sarah MCGEE home thi
morning while on his way to Bloom
: field to transact some business.
4 Miss Laura Garretson Of near Florl
: spent Saturday and Sunday here wit,
: her sister. Mrs. Ida Lester.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Post visited nea
I Floris Saturday and Sunday with rels
r tives.
3 Major T. D. Doke of Bloomfield wa
s a Belknao caller Friday.
Mrs. Sarah MCGEE took dinner Sal
+ urday with Mr.. and Mrs. James Dun
!. of Bloomfield.
. Mrs. v. D. Bell and daughter Be-
q nice were business visitors in o
f tumwa Friday.
t Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Dodd an
children visited in Drakeville Sunda
with Mr.. and Mrs. James Mccormick
John Day, who has been working 70
the past few months for Mr.. Dodd lei
Sunday for Drakeyille to visit for
few days with Mrs. Mary Worrell an
7. Mrs. Tom Sales, before leaving fo
: Texas to visit friends.