Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-02-28
ELECT SUNDAY SCHOOL OFFICER

Methodists at Belknap Name Leaders
for the Year.
following officers for the Metho-
dist Episcopal Sunday school were
elected Sunday: Superintendent
Charles Heady; assistant superinten-
dent, Isaiah Ware; secretary Miss
Merna Myers; treasurer. H. c. Rankin;
organist. Miss Zoe Mcconnell; assist
ant organist. Miss Merna Myers. The
teachers are to be selected next Sun
day.
Funeral of Mrs. Besss.
Fred Eberline, Mrs; Martha ha
attended the funeral of Mrs. Will
Beggs at Dunville today Mrs. Beggs
passed away Sunday morning from
pneumonia at her home at Dunville
aftersa short illness. She leaves a
husband and two children. besides
numerous other relatives and friends
who mourn her departure.
Other Belknap News.
Mrs. Elmira Morris and grnaddaugh-
ter, Miss Orpha Morris, returned home
Saturday from Eldon. They report
Mrs. 3. G. Morris health as improving
Mrs Clyde Spohr and sons. Earl and
Ira, visited in Bloomfield Sunday at
the parental r. c. Cree home.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. ]. Mum of near
Bloomfield and Mr.. and Mrs. w.
Mum Of Dunville spent Sunday with
Mr. and Mrs. j. T. Num- who are IL
with the grip, but are getting some
better.
Mrs. William Citizens of Ottumwa
was the guest Saturday and Sunday
of Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Cummins.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse McCreery OF OF
tumwa and Mrs. Lucy Harbour OF
this place were the guests Sunday OF
Mr.. and Mrs. s. H. Hughes and daugh-
ters Hannah and Anna.
Pat Riley. day towerlnan, Is visiting
in Coatesville, Mo.
John Lester and wife and Ed Pos
and family are exchanging places o.
residence today.
Orla Burns and family are moving
TODAY from the Hall place to the ]. nj
Eberline property in the west END o.
town.
n. b. Cameron left Thursday evenins
| for Adelpha, where he is to be suppl!
agent for while.
CLAY McMains of Bloomfield visited
Friday evening at this place.
The Misses Mamie Gray and Bessi'
Keethler of Drakeyille We're the guest
Sunday night of Mrs. Elmira Morris
who had spent Saturday night ant
| Sunday at the Gray home.
w. S. Cummins returned home OF
Thursday evening from a visit VIII
friends at Kirksville and ottumwa
u. M. Overturf of Sherman Chape
was here last week assessing propert.
| in this part of the township.
A pre-nuptial shower was given MIS-
Susie Roberts at the Will M. Lockmal
home Saturday afternoon.
Miss Allie Morris has accepted !;
position in Arnolds jewelry store Il
! Ottumwa and expects to begin Worl
| there March 1.
Mrs. o. C. Bell and son, Bert attend
ed the closing exercises OF Miss Edltl
Bells school at the Livingston Friday
Miss Edwith Bell closed 81:
months successful term of school a
the Livingston school house Frida!
i The patrons Of the school came Wit
we'll filled baskets and gave yer
/ nice dinner, after which short pro
/ gram was rendered by the pupil:
Those present were William Wagner
II Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Bachman, Mr.. an
Il Mrs. Harrison Hawkins, Mrs. Ere
Bachman, Mrs. O. c. Bell, Mrs. Loui
Wagner, Mrs. Frank Rhine, Mrs. 10
Hawkins, Mrs. Will Rhine, Mrs. Georg
4 Livingston and Mrs. Gordon Davis
Misses Elizabeth Sample Mollie Davi
Coca Brookshire, Blanche Jones, Ad
Wagner, Ada Jones. Anna Mum. Hazt
son, Blanche Brookshire. Martha Anne
:. lang, Almatie Carson, Mary Amelani
and Laura Overturf; Messrs. Eric Con
ner, Ed Mason, John Brookshire, Be
Bell. Roy Mum, Ray Bachman an
Verlin Carson.
Miss Leila Eberline gave yer
pleasant valentine party at her HON
+. Thursday evening. Each guest was re
quested to bring two valentines. or
/ pretty, and the other ugly. Harle
) Brouhard was awarded some A B
blocks for the prettiest valentine an
t Lack Burris was given french har
!, for the ugliest one. Ice cream an
cake were served, partners for whic
We're selected by mating the half va
entines which were drawn. Music We
furnished by Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie
l Pittman on the violin and organ, Roll
Mcconnell on the mandolin and Harr
Brouhard with a talking machie. Thos
: present were Misses Merna and Slyv
Myers, Edith Harbour, Zella Myer
i Hester Conner and Leila Eberlint
f Messrs. Harley Brouhard, Lacey Bul
9 ris, Elroy and Bert Hancock, Pat Rile
4 Rollo Mcdonnell and Row Owens Son