Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-11
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Correspondents
BELkNAP.

Belknap.-School closed here Fri
day with fine dinner and an excel
lent program by the teachers and pu-
pills Of both rooms. A large number
Of visitors were present. The pupils
Of both rooms were well pleased with
their teachers and made considerable
| advancement IN their studies. The
scholars accompanied Mr.. Hull to the
train where they reluctantly babe him
goodbye as he had made their associ-
alton together very pleasant The
| patrons Of the school seem to be we'll
pleased with the work done in both
rooms.
The newly organized young mems
Sunday school class has taken the
name of Knights of Chivalry.
The president Elroy Hancock
is ably assisted by the vice pres
ident, Roy Bell in the work Of organi-
cation which is not yet entirely COM
pleted The class is showing good
growth as in the few weeks it has
been started it has added several
members and is attracting consider
able attention. The class had grown
to such proportions it became neces-
sary to separate the associate men,
bers from the active to better facili-
tate the teaching of the lesson. The
age of the associate members has
been placed at the ages of ten to fif-
teen, when they are then transferred
| to the active membership which is
from fifteen up to an age when they
are no longer young, either in heart
or years. Some athletic instruction
is expected soon. Some secret work
also enters into the organization. The
associate members are now under the
instruction of Mrs. R. H. Lisetor for
the study of the Sunday school les
sons. The young ladies class has form
! ed an organization and is known as
the Model Sunday school class. Mrs
G. D. Conner is teacher
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Woolwine
came in Saturday morning from their
trip through Texas and New Mexico,
and with friends at different points IN
Missouri.
T. D. Mum has accepted a position
as travelling salesman for a whole
sale grocery house of Keokuk for
the next ninety days His route will
be in Missouri He expects to spend
Saturday nights and Sundays at home
He left this morning to begin his
work. His many friends wish him
success.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Christy were
called to Floris last week by the i'll
ness Of Mr.. Christy's father. They ex-
| pect to spend this week there also
Mr.. and Mrs. Theo Finley and fam
| lily of near Bloomfield spent Sunday
with Arthur Finley and wife.
Mrs. Jane Grant of Stafford, Kas.,
and Mrs Tannehill Of Drakeville were
the guests last week of Mrs. Jane Put
man.
Rev. D. W. Witham filed his reg,l-
lar appointment at this place Sunday
evening, preaching an excellent SET
mon from ST. John 1:45, I'VE have
found him, Of whom Moses in the law
and the prophets did write, Jesus of
Nazareth, the son of Joseph
Mrs. Joseph Waller has been quite
sick for the past few days with Sc
we're cold.
Mrs Harrison Hawkins and Miss
Bertha Seaman of Sherman chapel Wis
tied Saturday with Mrs. Wash Haw-
kins.
Mrs. Amanda Lester of Ottumwa
visited last week with Mrs. Sarah
McGee.
Mrs. Laura Orr and son, Eugene of ;
Paris Station visited few days last
week with Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Miller
Mrs. Jennie Miller of Willard, Mo.
spent several days last week visiting
G. E. Liseter and family.
w. E. Mum Of Dunville visited last
week at the home of his uncle and
aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. David Mum.
Little Miss Hazel Conner was the
guest Sunday of her little friend, Miss
Dorothy Rankin.
Miss Merna Myers and Miss Leila
Eberline are Bloomfield visitors.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Cohagen Of OF |
tumwa passed through here Tuesday
on their way home from near Drake
vile, where they attended the sale of |
Mrs. Cohagans brother, Charles Tom |
lin.
Miss Cora Bell and Mrs. G. E. Lis
etor and friend. Mrs. Jennie Miller |
were Ottumwa shippers Friday.
A D. Rayburn shipped car of hogs
to Ottumwa Tuesday.
The Misses Lena and Gladys Ander-
son returned home last Monday morn
ing from Floris where they had spent |
Saturday night and Sunday with their
grandparents, Mr., and Mrs. j. w. Boil
war
Mr.. Keough of Drakeville was Wis
itor Friday at the David Mum home.
Mr. Wintermute was here Friday
and Saturday assessing property.
Mrs. Rhodes Of Bloomfield was the
guest Saturday and Sunday of her
daughter, Mrs. James Post.
A. e. Finley expects to install a
phone in his house.
Frank Waller Of Soap Creek spent
Saturday night with his grandmother,
Mrs. Joseph Waller.
Mrs Jane Putnam visited friends In
Drakeville Thursday afternoon.
Mrs Maggie McMains spent Satur-
day in Bloomfield with her mother-in-
law, Mrs. McMains.
John H. Fleming Of Ottumwa was
a Belknap visitor Saturday.