Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-02-13

cordial invitation is extended to all to
attend the Friday evening entertain
ment.
Irwin Johnson of ottumwa spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. J. d. john
son.
Wesley Stark of Selma came UP
Saturday for visit with his sister,
relatives and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. K. WEIGH were OF
tumwa visitors Friday
Calvin Mum of near Carbon was
the guest Of his parents Mr.. and Mrs.
David Mum, Thursday.
Richard Pottorff Is very i'll. Mr..
Mum and family were called to Floris
Mrs. T. D. Mum was called to
Drakeville Saturday by the illness of
Mrs John Clark, who passed into the
beyond yesterday evening at 5 o'clock.
Mrs Mum was Joined on Monday
morning by Mr.. Mum, both returning
home in the evening.
A. d. Rayburn and son shipped one
car load Of cattle and one Of hogs to
Chicago last week
Rev. Jones of Hedrick, while on his
way to Bunch Saturday, to hold ser
vices. was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. s. Cummins.
Mr.. and Mrs William Spohr return
ed home last week from Birmingham.
where they visited at the home Of F.
p. Christy
Lee Mccormick, who is very i'll at
the home of his daughter, Mrs. j. w.
Bolivar of FlOrls, is no better.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. D. Gossage and Miss
Lulu McCloskey of Ottumwa spent
Sunday with Thomp Sample and fam
lily.
Clay McMains returned home last
Thursday night from Milan, H., where
he was engaged in bridge work.
Fl. o. Jenninfs end sister, Olive
were the guests Of Bloomfield friends
Sunday.
A. D. Mum of Sherman Chapel was
visitor Saturday afternoon at the
home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
David Mum
Mrs. M. j. Ham has been very i'll for
the past two weef.; at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Thomas Rudd, of near
Drakeville,s but is improving now
/. Ware returned home Tuesday
from near Carbon, where he had spent
the past few days with his daughter
Mrs. c. D. Rhine, while Mr.. Rhine was
| at Charlton visiting his cousin.
James Brundige returned to this
place last week from Des Moines
where he had spent some time with
relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. James whistler Of
| Bloomfield spent Saturday night ant
Sunday at the j. M. Mccormick home
! Mr.. and Mrs, VIII Cox and Robert ant
| james Cox We're also Sunday guests
| at the Mccormick home.
Fl. r. Madlick. night operator at thu
tower, was relieved Saturday by H. L
| Weyer Mr.. Weyer was operator a.
Udell, but was called home by illness
in his family, and was thus out Of {
| situation and during Walter Wool.
wines illness he filled his place as da,
| operator at the tower and upon Mr.
Woolwine being again able to assume
his duties Mr. Weyer was given Mr.
| Madlick's position, as he was an oldel
| operator, and the company had NJ
| opening ready for him. Mr. Madlil
proved an efficient operator and mad,
| many friends while here. He returnet
Saturday evening to his home in Ceda
| Rapids.
Mr.. and Mrs. z. C. F'enton of Mari
| passed through here Wednesday oil
their way to Floris and Clinton to visi
relatives. Mr.. Fenton is the brother o
| DR.. Fenton, whom many will remem
! Der as residing In Bloomfield som
years ago.
Wednesday evening, Feb. S, benz
! Jacob A. Corners fifty-second birth
\ day anniversary, his wife planned
surprise on him oysters and peache
i were served. On account of the ba
weather some who were invited coul
j not go. Those present were Mr.. an