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

Belknap.-Master Tommy Harbour
had the misfortune to shoot his foot
Friday morning while cleaning his gun.
The wound was not very serious one.
Medical aid was summoned and the
wound dressed.
The supper given by the members OF
the band netted over $27. large
ceeds of the supper are to be used to
buy lumber and erect band stand:
Belknap Is justly proud of the band
and the progress 1t has made since II
started to practice for the work.
Messrs. Matthews and Ellerton fin
ished the Job Of grading for the ROCK
Island side track early Saturday morn
with the work left and Belknap Is
again back to it's normal size. The
work of laying the track has not yet
been begun.
The Misses Mary and Pearl Putnam
Of st. Louis, daughters OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Putnam, came in Friday even
ing for a months visit with Miss Wan
Meta Putnam and their aunt, Miss
May Putnam. They were accompanied
Of S. C. Harbour, former citizen OF
Belknap.
Mrs. r. H. Lisetor left Thursday for
a visit at her old home at Sumner, M,
Mr.. and Mrs. Warder Of Bunch were
the guests Of Mrs. Cordie Reno at the
H. c. Rankin home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. D. Mum We're the
guests Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs. G. c.
Gleason of West Grove.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. M. Mccormick and
w. S. Cummins spent Friday In OF
tumwa.
Miss Elsie Johnson of Dunville made
short visit Saturday evening at the
home of her sister, Mrs. J. E. john
son.
Mr.. and Mrs Elliott Bachnan and
children Of Ottumwa spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Bachman of
Sherman Chapel Mr.. Bachman re-
turned home Sunday evening and Mrs.
Bachman is to spend a week with rela-
tives and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Hughes spent
Friday and Saturday in Ottumwa at
the home of Mrs. Hughes son, Jesse
McCreery and family.
Mrs. G. w. Hockersmith and children
Of near Bloomfield visited Sunday
with the formers parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. T. Mum.
w. w. Rankin and family Of Otturn-
wa spent Sunday with Mr.. Rankin's
father, A. w. Rankin and wife,
Announcement is made that Rev.
Smith a Presbyterian preacher Of near
Fairfield. is to preach Saturday even
ing, July 81, at the Congregational
church.
Fred N. Cummins and little son, Bert,
of Kirkville, spent Monday night with
the formers parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Cummins. who, with her brother,
Davie. had been here visiting with
their grandparents, home with them.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Cummins and
grandson. Davie, expect to leave We'd
nesday for Kirkville to spend the
Fourth.
Miss Ruth Combs visited in Ottum-
wa last week with friends. Her uncle,
| Thomas Wells came home with her
Saturday evening, spending Sunday
with A. ]. Combs and family.
| D. L. Markee left Thursday for Gal
| latin, Mo.
Mrs. Maggie McMains and son, Glen
spent Saturday and Saturday night IN
Bloomfield with the latters grand
mother, Mrs. McMains.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Barber and
children of Drakeville were the guests
| Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles LONG
COR Mrs. Barber as Miss Maude Eas-
ton, was Well known here.
T. f. Putnam and family and Ne
and Mrs. Thomas WEIGH spent Sunday
at the home of Frank McMains near
Bloomfield.
| Mrs Nora Reno OF Centerville was
a guest Sunday at the home Of II. c
Rankin.
Miss Cora Mccormick of Bloomfield
has just began her second term Of MI
sic lessons here this spring.
Mrs. William Post spent last weel
with friends near Carbon.
j. A Cameron attended the w. G. L
U. convention at Drakevll.e Friday ar.
reports that he enjoyed it very much
Miss Myrtle Barber of near Drake
vile returned home Friday from {
visit with her sister, Mrs. Charlie:
| Longcor
W. H. Spohr made night drive {
Eldon last night. He reports that tn
} storm there was more severe than a
; this place.
Walter Woolwine. who had spent tn
past few weeks with friends in Mis-
. souri, returned home the first Of las
week and has resumed his work a
night operator.