Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-05-10
BELKNAP.

Belknap, May 9.--walter Mum has
been given the Carbon section and
has moved there to the section house.
Thomas Riley the station agent
was checked out Friday. G. e. Lise-
tor of MILAN, Mo-, takes his place.
will locate yet. Mr.. and Mrs. Riley
are well liked in the community and
every one Is sorry to see them leave.
Master Cleo Anderson spent Satur-
day night and Sunday at Floris with
his brother Glen.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Reno of Bunch,
visited last week with Mrs. Reno's pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs, H. G. Rankin.
Mrs George = Hockersmith returned
here last Monday evening from the
hospital at Ottumwa, and returned
yesterday to her own home. Miss
Runnels Of Bunch, will assist her with
her work.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Kinney and
| daughter Blanche of Perry township,
were the guests of Mrs. Sarah MCGEE
Thursday.
Rev. w. H. Slack filled his regular
appointment here Sunday afternoon,
preaching an excellent sernllon.
Epworth League services were con-
Quoted Sunday evening by the prest-
dent, Miss Lizzie Ware. Mrs. o. c..
|
the league services in two weeks.
The services will only be held on each
alternate Sunday evening in order
| that they may not conflict with the
evening preaching service at the Con-
| gregational church.
Rev. w. H. Slack is ealing on Bel
KNAPP friends today.
Miss Hattie Foster, who resides
south of here, called on Mrs. G. D.
| Conner Friday, while on her way to
| Ottumwa.
Mrs. NJ. Scranton of Washington,
was the guest of Mrs. T. E. Putnam
on day last week.
Miss Minnie Horn and Mr.. Warner
of Bloomfield, We're the guests Sunday
| of the Misses Ada and Myrtle Cald-
/ well.
Mrs. ]. G. Mcconnell has been APP
pointed chorister of the Congregation
al church choir and will conduct the
song services hereafter Choir prac-
tice is expected to be held tomorrow
evening.
Rev. D. w. Hastings of Floris was a
Belknap caller Saturday evening while
on his way to New Orleans, to hold
services over Sunday.
Mrs. Orville johnson and Miss Ma
bel Middleton visited at the John Mort
home northeast of here, Sunday.
4 ]. w. Bolnar of Floris, was bust
ness visitor here one day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ Eberline and
daughter, Miss Leila, We're the guests
Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs. Orla Burns
who live northeast of here.
Mrs. Elmira Morris spent Sunday
near Drakeville with Mrs. Samue
Ketther and Miss Orpha spent the day
with Mr.. and Mrs, John McVey, also
of near Drakeville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaiah Swinney OF
Dunville attended preaching services
at the Methodist church Sunday after
noon.
Mis- Blanche Rankin has been quite
i'll with cold for some time past.
Mrs. G. w. Owens of Trenton. Mo-,
visited here the latter part of the week
with Mrs. Sarah MCGEE. Mrs owens
was on her way home from Kankakee
ILL.,, where she has spent the past sew
eral weeks, having been called there
by the illness and death of her BROTH
er-in-law, Charles Burkhalter,
i Mrs. Smith and family, who had
until the house burned. has moved tC
the Mccormick property in the west
part Of town.
Mr.. and Mrs. w, F. Mum of Dun
vile, visited here Sunday with Mr.
; Munns parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. T
Num-
Mr., and Mrs. Aaron Gray of neal
Drakeville, visited here Friday after.
noon with Mrs. Elmfra Morris.
Mrs. Jessie Spangler and children o.
Bloomfield were the guests Sunday o,
the A. w. and II. c. Rankin families
Masters owen and Ray Thompson
spent Sunday at the parental J. G
| THOMSON homo