Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-07-04

her home here after having spent a
month visiting relatives and friends in
Charles City.
Joe Bensmiller of near Delta was a
visitor and business caller in the city
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. I. H. Johnson, who have
been In this town for the past several
months. have gone to North English,
as that Is as good location for their
line Of business as this place can Of
fer and then they can be close to
their parents.
Guy q. Woodin Of Oskoloosa came
to the city this week and purchased
the small farm just south of the city,
at the G., N. & st. P. railway CROSSING
OF George Yahnke. The piece contains
seventy acres and he paid $75 per acre
for 1t. This addition gives Mr.. Woodin
fully three hundred acres Of land In
a body His property comes to the
southern corporation line OF the city
on each side of the road leading OF
of Main street.
The; board of supervisors Of this
county have decided to erect perma-
near the county poor farm and will
have work commenced in the near flu
ture.
William bunker has put many I'M
provements on his cozy home In the
northern part of the city-fresh paint,
new sidewalks, ETC., until the place
presents an entirely different appear
ance and Is one of the attractive homes
on that street.
Rev. J. F. st. Clair Of the Des
Moines conference, will preach in the
Methodist Episcopal church next Sun
dav morning at II o'clock. The regu
lar pastor, Rev. C. N. Pace, is away on
his annual months vacation.
Mrs. James Wareham Of this city
and Mrs. Ed Flanagan OF Lancaster
were called to Arkansas by the death
Of a brother.
jones McClenahan Of Oskaloosa Is
visiting relatives and friends in this
city.
Gertrude Lally Of What Cheer is
visiting at the G. H. White home, at
the Merchants hotel.
Rev. Philip Palmer attended state
Sunday school convention In Daven-
port this week.
Miss Ollie Clark has returned to her
home here, after having finished the
course Of music in the Drake university
at Des Moines. She expects to dee
vote herself to the teaching Of music.
Mary and Harry Young of Harvey
are visiting in the city with Mrs.
Rost Moore.
Miss Lillian Jackson is visiting with
relatives and friends in and about
Ollie.
Miss Leila stirlin is visiting relatives
and friends in Hedrick.
Miss Abbie Burns Of Rock Island is
visiting at the c.. H. White home here.
Mrs. G. H. Barrett and children of
Washington are visiting at the home
Of Dr.. j. w. Barrett.
Frank Reagan Of Oskaloosa is Wis
iting at the Jack Dwyer home north
west Of the city.
Miss Kate Kelly has gone to Grinneli.
where she will make a short VISIT at
the j. F. Bray home, and then return
to her work in Iowa City. where she
has been taking training in a hospital
and preparing for the duties of pro-
fessional nurse. $3.50
Will L. Adrian Is at home from DAY..
export, after having graduated at the
st. Ambrose college
George Carbon Of Oskaloosa was in
the city last Monday to make prepara-
tons for the commencing Of the work
of paving. Later he decided to post
pone operations until after the Fourth
of July. on account of there being
for big celebration un-
der way.
The city school board has had tho
school yards cleaned and put in a neat
and attractive shape. A much needed
improvement. and one that the people
appreciate.
Rev. G. N. Pace Of the Methodist
Episcopal church, who is taking his
months vacation from duty;
Rev. Lloyd Tenant. M E. pastor
of Rose Fill, on his annual vacation,
and Arthur Hoffman, assistant profes-
sor in electrical engineering at the
State Agricultural college at Ames,
have started out to have a good time.
They launched a fair-sized boat on the
river and embarked with such things
as they think will be necessary for
the trip and started to float with the
tide. They expect to put In month
on the river, changing about from place
to place and camping where they feel
like it. and stopping to Ash where IT
looks ''bitey.' Thew will take their
time on the trip and aim to enjoy
themselves. their only care being to be
back home again at the end of u
month.
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