Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-05-02

Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Milligan drove
down from Bloomfield Sunday and
spent. the day at the 8. Brlnk home
Mrs. John Howard returned home
from Bloomfield "wednesday, where
she has spent the past six weeks.
with her son Fred who was operated
on for appendicitis: The latter Is re-
covering and expects to be home soon,
Bidwell News Items.
Bidwell,-Born, Friday April 26. to
Mr., and Mrs. Leroy Gates, q daugh-
ter
Miss Eunice Chisman returned Sat
urday, after brief visit at the home
of her brother, NJ F. Chisman. Of South
Ottumwa.
Grant Garfield is quite Ill.
Miss Ada Taylor, who has been very
Ill with heart trouble. is improving.
Mrs. Alvin Goff Of Batavia Is a guest
at the Levi Gates home.
Mrs. Luther Lathrop of South OF
tumwa returned home Jtl,Csday, after
visiting few days with relatives and
friends in this vicinity.
Miss Beulah Chisman is visiting at the
Frank Chisman home near Dudley.
The meeting Of the Bidwell Tele-
phone company, held Saturday evening
at the Center school house. was fair
~ we'll attended. The motion carried
accepting of the proposition of the OF
tlimwa Telephone company to connect
the Bidwell line direct to their South
Ottnmwa switch board.
! Daniel Kerr visited relatives near
Kirkville Saturday night and Sunday.
Mrs. George H. ChisInan is on the
sick list.
DR.. Rambo of Chillicothe was a pro-
fessional visitor In this vicinity Mon
day.
Mrs, Mary Chisman visited Sunday
with relatives near Munterville.
James #. Knox OF High Point, visit
ed friends in this vicinity Sunday
evening.
Miss Frances Williams visited her
friend, Miss Helen Barnes of Ottnmwa
Sunday
Miss Ella Perry visited friends in
Ottumwa recently.
G. T. Beagle and Curtis Chisman of
South Ottumwa and w. P. Van Fossen
of High Point attended the telephone
meeting Saturday evening.
Visit in pes MoInes.
Belknap. - Mr.. and Mrs. j. T.
Mum left Saturday evening for
LES ZONES 10 VlSlt tnelr son, j. IL
Mum, and family.
daughters OF Eldon were the guests
last week Of Mrs. Elmira Morris and
granddaughter, Orpha Morris,
.Mr. and Mrs. j. l.. Mccormick of
Ottumwa are spending a week or ten
days here. while Mr.. Mccormick does
some painting and repairing for his
father, ]. M. Mccormick.
Miss Edith Bell attended the recep-
ton given U. S. Miller at the Bloom
field Normal college last Wednesday
evening.
children, Leo and Howard of Ottumwa:
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Lester of Bloom
field. w. A. Wishard and wife of near
Bloomfield, and Clay Vest Of this place
We're entertained Sunday at the home
of j., B. Mccormick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Christy are
moving today to Eldon, where Mr..
Christy is employed in the round house.
Miss Ruth Combs entertained about
thirty guests Saturday evening at the
home of her sister, Mrs. T. e. Putnam
The evening was spent with games
and some excellent music furnished
Wishard, Miss Zoe Mcconnell and Rollo
Mcconnell. A two course luncheon was
served.
Mrs. Joseph Waller took dinner Sum
day with Mrs. Sarah MCGEE. Mr.. Wal
Ter, who was removed short time ago
to the hospital at Mt. Pleasant. is not
expected to recover and IT. is thought
he can not last much longer
@. e. Lfsetor was an Ottumwa Wis
itor Saturday evening.
/. G. Cree and son, William, OF
AL H.
Mrs. Clyde Spohr and family and Mrs.
Orla Burns and family
Miss Elna Johnson and Mrs. ]. r
Johnson and two children spent We'd
nesday In Bloomfield at the j. L. Ware
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas smock spent
Sunday in Bloomfield with Mrs
Smokes parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Dunlavy.
Mrs. l. Ware visited in Bloomfield
Saturday at the T. C. Cree home.
Mrs. Irwin Rice and little son, Hollis
left Friday for their home at Abba, af-
place and Bloomfield.
J. G. Thompson of Ottuns.va was here
Sunday looking after his property.
Hiram Post and family OF Soap
Creek passed through here Saturday
and Sunday on their way to and from
West Grove, where they were guests
az the Yahnke home. Mrs. William
Post of this place also spent Sunday
there.
Clay McMains of Bloomfield spent
Sunday here with relatives and friends
J. p. Johnson. who is employed at
Laddsdale. spent Sunday at home. 1t
Is thought the work there on the sids
trock will soon be finished when work
VIII be begun here on the side track.
Miss Olive Jennings returned yester-
day from Davenport. where she spent
the past week with her brother, H. O.
Jennings.
. Mrs. Rebecca Duckworth of Bloom
field was the guest Tuesday of Mrs
Sarah MCGEE. Mrs. Ben Huffman of
Bloomfield, who had spent the past
few days at Mrs McGee's home return
ed home that evening also
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