Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-10-07
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WILLIAMSBURG. Mansel Thomas OF
Cedar Rapids visited Monday at the
/ home OF his sister Mrs. ]. J. Yates.
Attorney R. w. Yoss left Tuesday
! for Decatur, county to look after some
real estate matters.
w. l.. Holmes left Monday for Cen
tralia, Mo-, for visit with relatives
and friends and also to look after some
1 business interest there
/ Attorney r. G. Pophann of Marengo
was transacting business here Tues
day.
O.. L. Peterson OF near North Eng
| lish visited Wednesday at the home OF
Attorney w. E. Wallace.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Roberts Of
East Troy visited with friends here
last Wednesday.
j. e. Elson left Tuesday night for
Aberdeen, South Dakota to look after
his business interests in that section.
| Ralph James and wife of Hilton
township visited Tuesday at the home
of Mrs. James parents Mr.. and Mrs.
D. j. Jones.
Will Thomas and wife visited We'd
nesday at the home of Mrs. l.. and
David James.
William Harris is out on his farm
| in York township this week looking
after some needed repairs on buildings.
John Englebert Of Marengo came
over Wednesday to visit his many
friends in this town.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Nicholas Of
York Center were in Wednesday and
visited at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Freeman Smith.
| Thomas Williams and H. Thomas.
who made business trip to North
| Dakota last week came home Wednes-
| day, They report excellent crop con-
! l{fiOnS eSpapiallv wheat
| Chas. DUR left Thursday for Men
| dota, ILL.,. where he will visit for a few
days with relatives.
| County Recorder Thos. ONeil was
Visiting with relatives at Holbroke last
/ week.
Tai Jones has his new farm resi-
dence completed and now occupies the
same.
! L. f. Lewis of near Oxford visited on
/ Thursday with his brother Arthur.
| Al Barker made a business trip to
| Keota last Tuesday.
Levi Lewis Of Ladora. was in town
Tuesday looking after business.
| Il. w. Lloyd shipped two car load OF
] horses to the Ottunlwa market last
week.
| The WEIGH Congregational society
commenced their annual big meeting
| last Friday night and will continue the
| a number of prominent ministers pres
| ent from other states and much inter-
est isd manifested in this annual gath
ering With men of note as leaders.
| Mr.. and Mrs. H. f. Hull and baby
We're Cedar Rapids visitors the great
| er part OF the week.
| The home Of Mr.. and Mrs. George
| schwarting was gladdened by the adj
| vent of a son Friday night.
| l.. Shames who was called to Chi
cago by the sickness of his father, has
| returned and reports his father better.
Mrs Frank w. Tomasek and son
Francis left Friday for few days
visit with relatives at Iowa City.
| Workmen commenced excavating
preparatory to the building of fine
residence in the Yoss and Wallace adj
dition for w. Frank Williams.
| John Mulhorn has purchased the
William e. Evans property and will
have possession of same March /.
| Mrs. ]. O'Brian Of Keota is visiting
this week at the home of her daughter
Mrs. w. F. Harris.
| Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Johnson of Green
township visited at the home of Mr..
Johnson's father and also at the home
of A. A. Hall Friday.
| Mrs. Thomas r. Williams who has
been visiting for seyerla weeks in Ida
no and Nebraska returned Saturday.
| Miss Emily and Mrs. w. G. Fletcher
| were Friday and Saturday visitors at
Cedar Rapids.
| Attorney w. E. Wallace went to
Sigourney Saturday Morning to attend
to some legal matters.