Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-01-09
Neighb OrhOOd News
AUTOMATIC DOOR OPENER
In USE AT RELKNAF
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AUTOMATIC DOOR OPENER
IN USE AT BELkNAP.
Bellnap--Rev. D. w. Witham of
Floris, was here last week and placed
the Witham Automatic door opener on
both school house doors and on the
Methodist Episcopal church door, This
Is his own invention, studied out since
the Iroquois theatre fire in Chicago.
The doors have been made to swing
outward, making egress in case of a
fire much easier.
Band Gives Entertainment.
The members of the Belknap band
and Charley Hull Misses Merna
Myers and Orpha Morris gave an en-
tertainment and the school furnished
Die social Thursday evening at the
school house, which was we'll enjoyed
by those present. The program con-
sisted of jests, songs, music, etc. Much
amusement was "iven by the enter
tainers appearing with their faces
blackened and in negro costume and
uS-lg the negro dialect, and manners.
S ne found 1t quite hard to distin-
guish the different persons. Nearly
81 was raised, which was divided
half and half between the band and
school. The crowd remained until
midnight to watch the old year out
and the new year in. At the stroke
OF twelve both the school house and
church bells We're run@ and the even
ing's entertainment was over.
Sunday School Officers Elected, /,
Sunday by the Methodist Sunday
school:
Superintendent c. Rankin.
Assistant Supt.--O. G. Bell.
secretary-Merna Myers.
Assistant Sec.--Miss ucrter Conner.
Treasurer-Mrs. FL. C. Rankin.
Organist--Miss Sylvia .4.s.s.
Assistant-Miss Leila Eberine.
Chorister--Will M. Locknan.
Librarans--Icstler Bell and Lois
Harbour.
The officers for the league were
elected as follows:
Presdent--Miss Hester Conner.
list Vice Pres. Miss Anna Hughes.
End Vice Pres.--Miss Floy Brewster.
Bird Vice Pres.Mss Merna Myers.
4th Vice Pres.-Miss leila Myers
Secretary-Illroy Hancock.
Treasurer-G. E. Lisetor.
Organist-Miss Sylvia Myers
Other News.
Mrs. B. b. .Shaffer and mother-in-
la@ left Tuesday morning for Edna,
Mo-. the formers home, from a visit
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Combs. Miss Creta remained for q
longer visit.
Miss Edith Bell, who had spent the
past week with home folks left Sun
day morning for Highland Center to
resume her school duties.
-1rs. Jane Grant of Stafford, Kansas,
visited here couple Of days last
WI. * with Mrs. j. n. Putnam
Mrs. Sarah MCGEE returned home
last week from a three weeks visit
with friends IL Ottumwa-
Otis Pucketf and two sons If Sew
mour returned home Monday from a
few days visit at the parental Frank
Pickett home.
The Misses Eva and June Lockman
closed their schools Friday at Soap
Center and Ash Grove respectively.
Miss Eva returned to Bloomfield to
enter the normal school and Miss June
expects to attend school either at Des
Moines or in the northern part of the
state. al
Miss Elizabeth Ware came home
from Ottumwa Thursday evening to
attend the entertainment and pie So
cial, returned home Friday evening.
Ira Rankin returned Sunday even
ing to Mt. Pleasant to attend school.
John and George Lester of Ottunl-
wa came out last week to pack the
formers household goods. which they
had shipped there. where Mr.. Lester
is engaged in digging coal.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charley McMains of
OttumWa. visited last week with Mrs.
Maggie McMains and other friends.
Mrs. Edward kinsinger of Roosevelt,
her sisters. Mrs. O. c. Bell and family
and Mrs. J. r. Hart and family.
Calvin Moore Of Martinsburg was
business visitor here last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. b, Mccormick spent
Saturday and Sunday in Ottumwa, the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Elliott Bach
man and Mr.. and Mrs. r. l.. McCor-
mick.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. J. Combs expect to
car their goods Thursday for Grand
Junction, Colo.
a. p. Rayburn and son shipped hogs
to Ottumwa Tuesday.
Miss Merna Myers spent several
days last week at the Oscar Galpin
home near DLnville.
Roy Bell and the Misses Edith Bell
and June Gibson visited the college at
Bloomfield on Wednesday.
The Misses Lena and Gladys Ander-
son visited friends at Floris last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin Mann of near
Carbon were the guests Wednesday
of Mr.. and Mrs. David Mum.
Miss Allie Hawkins and brother
Ernest spent New Years day on Soap
Greek with their grandmother, Mrs.
Mary Crist.
Will Guile and family of near West
Grove, We're tn guests the first of the
week of Mrs. Elmyra Morris.
James Brnndige of Des Moines, Is
spending a few days with his daugh-
ter, Mrs. j. M. Eberline and Mrs. Hem
ry Christy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Mum and
daughters, Floy and Nellie of Drake
vile, We're the guests SUNDAY Of Mr..
and Mrs. David Mum
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