Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-02-01

week. In one of the cars each hog av-
eraged SIS pounds. The Messrs Ray
burn expect to ship hogs again this
week.
G. E, Lisetor went to Floris Thurs
day night and organized a band. He
expects to meet with them one night
each week. Mr.. Lisetor is proving
himself very successful as a band
leader.
Owing to the quarterly meeting
services next Saturday and Sunday
at Locust Grove, Rev. j. A. Sinclair
does not expect to be able to meet
his appointment here at o'clock. The
Sunday school is to be held as usual
and at the usual hour. Superinten-
dent Heady desires to start a class
for the young men and would like to
have all young men desiring to be a
member of the class attend next Sun
day that the class may be started at
once.
The M. w. A. camp at this placa
have recently installed the following
officers: Will M. Lockman, clerk;
w. w. Monroe, banker; James Post.
Waterman; Ed Post, sentry; T. q.
Putnam, venerable; G. G. Myers, ad-
visor; Claude Jennings, manager.
Mrs. ]. j. Combs and the Misses
leila Myers and Blanche Rankin were
on the sick list last week
Miss Elizabeth Ware was the guest
of Bloomfield friends last Tuesday
night.
w. S. Cummins spent few DAYS
in Kirkville last week looking after
some business matters.
Nh. and Mrs. Washington Hawkins
entertained number of their friends
Thursday evening at singing.
Mrs. G. E. Lisetor attended court at
klrksville. Mo-, Thursday and Friday.
Born. Sunday morning, Jan 25, 70
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Martin, daughter
Mr. and Mrs. w. Fl. Spohr are
spending a few days in Birmingham
at the home of F. p Christy.
Mrs. Kyle Skinner went to Carbon
Saturday to spend the day with Mrs
Myrtle Mum.
Mrs. Markee of Sumner, Mo-, who
has spent the past few weeks with
her daughter Mrs. R. H. Lisetor, ex-
poets to return home this week
Robert Baker of Missouri visited the
first of the week with his cousin, Mrs
Hettfe Combs and family.
I. A. WEIGH bought up a carload of
fat cattle last week.
Mrs. Buchanan and son Curtis Of
Ottumwa passed through here Satur-
day evening on their way to Drake
vile to visit the formers brother
Lawrence Heady and family.
James Hopp of Laddsdale was the
guest Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. w. S.
Cummins.
Mrs. Reva McMains visited in OF
tumwa last week with her brother
Clyde Spohr and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Combs entertain
ed the following guests at dinner
Sunday Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Pitman
Mr.. and Mrs. R. H. Lisetor and little
daughter, Mary. Mrs. Markee, the
Misses Hester Conner. Mabel Middle.
ton and Merna and Sylvia Myers;
Masters Cecil and Alva Myers.
The Woodmen Literary society gave
the two plays. Aunt Susan Jones'"
and "The Coons Courtship,' very
successfully to a crowded house last
Friday night. The proceeds from the
admittance fees were sufficient to pay
one-half the price of their new organ
which is to arrive today. The society
hopes to secure the remainder of the
money from the proceeds of the box
supper to be given at the Woodmen
hall on next Friday night. Jan. 81.
All are cordially invited. The adm!s-
sion is free. This society was or
ganized several weeks ago with Chas.
G. Pitman as PRESIDENT. Good pro-
grams consisting of plays, songs and
Rotations are given on nearly every
evening with an interesting debate on
each Friday evening by number of
the young men of the community.
The program for next Friday evening
is expected to be extra good. 1t is to
consist of speeches, songs and instr.l-
mental selections by members of the
Belknap band, followed by a debate
and the reading Of the paper of the
society.