Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-24
GOSPEL RIDGE.

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Gospel Ridge--Among the new wish
tors that have arrived recently Is
son that came to gladden. the home
lof Mr.. and Mrs. ]. O. Kinney
The residence on what il known as
the old Arney farm, has lust been
treated to new coat of paint and
greatly improves the place.
The oats crop is not yielding salts.
factory. Some fields only making a
yield Of from Is to 20 bushels per
acre.
4 w. B. Shreye made business trip
Ito Bloomfield Friday.
!. The high wind of Thursday night
i did considerable damage to trees
land stacks OF hay and grain but Fri.
day night experienced the, worst
, electrical storm for years, three barns
struck and burned. number of fine
Icattle and several head Of hogs be-
ing killed that night.
J, A large number of people attended
Chautauqua at Bloomfield Thursday
to see and hear WI. Bryan.
The heavy rain Of three and one.
) |half inches Friday night caused the
creeks and Fox river to flood the low
$ lands generally.
), SALEM.
II Salem--sam Rhode came from
s Mooar and spent last week at his
/ home.
F. s. Bell was visitor at the state
I capital last week.
h Mrs. lamar Conner is quite sick
$ Mrs. Maria Conner came from ElR
a City Kansas, Wednesday,, She will
: make her home at this place,
It Prof. L. T. Hill and family have ar
e rived from West Branch and have
moved to the property vacated by
: Prof. II. r. Richmond and family,
,r Frank Garretson, wife and children
after an extended visit with relatives
here departed for their home at Wor-
cester, Mass, Monday.
Mrs. Thomas Savage and children
e have returned to Chicago.
u. Mrs Amelia Clauson Is q guest OF
\ relatives at Alton.
70 Miss Nellie Savage Is visiting rela-
tives In Chicago.
ID. Mrs. J. C. Marts has been entertain
II ing Mrs. Walter Elder and infant from
t. Bronson, Kan.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. j. Burlington have
~ returned from Eldon.
a Mr.. and Mrs. Frank DeLashmitt ara
g. guests OF relatives here
Mr.. and Mrs. W. f. Jones are en-
70 joying visit with their daughter,
er Mrs. Nora IIadsell and daughter from
10 Geneva, Eeb.
Miss Mabel Wlmeth is visiting her
pf uncle, DR.. Frank Wilmeth at Lincoln,
es Neb.
Mrs. Rinford of Denver. Colo, Is
spending several weeks with her par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. Joel Jones.
Union services were held In the park
Sunday evening.
Miss Addie Donaldson, came from In
"A ,dianola Tuesday to assist In the bank
~ during OH. Tyner's vacation. Mr.
~ and Mrs. Tyner will spend some time
10 in Denver and other Colorado points
r. c. Scott ia in Chicago called there
ia by the illness Of his niece.
TX, Stephen Ingrim has gone on trir
en- east.
~ associations picnic will be held IN
Pidgeon's grove two and one-hal1
10 miles west Of Salem on Saturday
IN September I.
ys Saturday. August "a, old settlers re-
union at Salem.
&c his parents Mr.. and Mrs. G. Scott re.
- turned to his home at TT. Madison Fri.
eo- day.
ng OAK RIDGE.
Sc, Oak Ridge.-Guy Farrell of Ottum
sll, wa Is visiting for few days with hi
shl uncle, Thomas Farrell.
Ill Mr.. and Mrs. Milt White and son
In, Howard of Ottumwa visited Sunda.
sy, at the Fritz Reinhard home.
ut, Mrs, Dan Johnson and daughters
Try Ruth and Beulah, visited Sunday q
est the George Hills home.
nd Mrs John Swope Of Dahlonega
Is spent Monday with Mrs. Charley HaI
ter.
ON Mrs. Charley Henston and daugt
ter, Emma visited one day last wee
Ing with Mrs Fritz Reinhard
un- Mr.. and Mrs. Reg Hills and daugf
ter, Ethel, spent Sunday at the Wn
ted Stevens home.
asst Mrs George Hills returned HON
yesterday after spending few day
at with her daughter, Mrs. Dan Johnso,
1gs Fritz Reinhard and daughter, Abbi
X left Saturday for few days visit I:
ted Missouri.
asst Quite few from this vicinity a
Ind tended the Old Settlers picnic a
Agency.
18th Miss Lottie Runyon and Brothe
be Fay, visited last week with thei