Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-05-04

belkndp, May Il ware visited rel
atives and friends in Ottumwa Satur-
day and Sunday
Mrs. Minnie Simmons, of Linneus.
Mo-, visited here last week with her
sisters, Mrs. T. B. Cameron and Miss
Emma Smock.
Miss Chloe Burris, Harry Bell, Geo.
Boas and Lace Burris spent Sunday
with Miss Elva Shelton.
j. B. Mccormick has been appointed
nail carrier on the rural route from
this place, his time to begin the 18th
of this month. Mr.. Mccormicks
many friends are well pleased to have
him secure the position.
Herman Middleton, of this place, and
George Taylor, of Drakeville, expect
to start tomorrow for Pierre. South
Dakota.
Owen Thompson. who is assisting
his father, j. c. Thompson with his
work in ottumwn spent Saturday
night and Sunday 1t home and was
accompanied back Sunday evening by
his mother, who made a short visit
there.
Mr. and Mrs. G. S. Dillon and son.
Harry, of Eldon, visited Saturday and
Sunday at the home of w. H. Spohr
and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Greiner, of
Danville, visited at G. D. Corners
Sunday
Mrs Martha Pence and grandchild-
rem, Rolla and Lois Eberline, visited
from Friday to Sunday with friends
in Bloomfield.
Ed Wells, of Drakeville, called on
friends at this place one day last
week.
Mrs. Ben Huffman and Mrs. Stanley
Hathaway, of Bloomfield, were the
guests of Mrs. Sarah MCGEE Wednes-
day.
Harry Helsel, of Bloomfield, spent
Sunday evening with friends at this
place.
Miss Millie Breeding, of Bloomfield,
spent Sunday with Miss Eva Vest.
James Riley, the night operator was
a Moulton caller Sunday.
Mrs. Eliza Middleton and little
granddaughter, Mary Middleton, of
Bloomfield, visited Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. G. H. Middleton.
| Mrs. Sarah Burkhalter. who has
| been staying for some time with her
| son, Charles Burkhalter and family, OF
Kankakee, ILL.,, returned home Friday.
being met here bv her son Frank. She
reports her son Charles quite i'll with
bronchial trouble. While waiting here
for her son to take her home, Mrs.
Burkhalter was the guest of Mrs.
Sarah MCGEE.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. T. Mum spent Sat
urday night and Sunday with their
son, D. M. Mum and family of Drake
vile.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Mccormick, of
Drakeville, visited Sunday with the
family of the latter's sister Mrs.
Charley Dodd.
Miss Jennie Patterson, of Bloom
field, visited Friday with Mrs. Elmira
Morris.
Fred Fher1ine snent Saturday night
and Sunday in Ottumwa with his aunt
Mrs. Phoebe Baird.
Will Strickland and Will ROUGH, OF
Floris, visited with friends at this
place SUNDAY evening.
Felix Dickson, of Ottumwa, was q
Belknap visitor Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hockersmith
of Drakeville, are spending the day
here with Mrs Hockersmith's parents
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. T. Mum.
Clark Gress, Of West Grove, was q
visitor at the home of his cousin, Mrs
Elmira Morris Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Cameron, OF
Drakevile spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. T. B. Cameron.
Mrs. Frank Roberts, who has beer
| i'll for the past few weeks, was abs
to be out to church Sunday afternoon
Rev. H. E. Butler preached rous-
ing temperance sermon Sunday from
Ephesians 5:15, BE not filled with
vine wherein is excess, but be fillef
with the spirit" the first of a series
Of temperance sermons which he ex.
poets to deliver.
J Rev. Butler announced after the
close of the service that the Epwortf
League of Floris expected to give the
play, THE Deacon" at this place this
| evening.