Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-01-02
BELkNAP.

Belknap District Superintendent
A. Y. Kendric5 conducted a very in
teresting quarterly meeting service at
this place Saturday night and Sunday,
preaching two very interesting ser
mons. Rev Witham expects to con
tinue his meeting this week. Much III
terest is being manifested and large
audiences attend the services. Rev.
Witham is preaching some excellent
sermons, well aimed at the sinner and
his lost condition. Charles Lamb of
West Grove is present and assisting
in the meetings, renderi valuable
help. The song service is much enjoy
ed, the orchestra being quite an i'm
provement in the rendition of the
songs
A large number of friends of Mr..
and Mrs. John Combs went in last
Tuesday evening after church and
gave them a complete surprise as a
token of the high esteem in which
they are held. and farewell visit
with them.
| j. w. Kneedler's sale was held last
week and he expects to be ready TO
leave soon for western Colorado.
| Mr.. and Mrs. John Cameron expect
| TO leave about the first Of January for
their new home in Texas. This fam
lily will be greatly missed by many
! friends, who wish them success wner-
ever they go.
Mrs. John Sample and Mrs Eta
| SAMPLE of Sherman Chapel were call
ers Tuesday at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. David Num-
Mrs. J. NJ. Eberline and daughter.
Leila were shoppers in Ottumwa re-
Gently
Mr.. and Mrs. John Swain and
grandson, Kermit Swain of Chequest.
were the guests Saturday of Mr.. and
fMrs. o. C. Bell, while on their way
10 Floris
J. w. Mum of Carbon was here re
Gently to visit his parents. Mr.. and
Mrs David Mum.
Mr. and Mrs ]. ]. Combs spent
Wilson home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard of Ottumwa
have moved 10 their property wnicn
they recently purchased of Mr.. snd
Mrs. Frank Shelton.
James Caldwell, in company with
his sister Myrtle, who is employed al
Mt. Pleasant, returned home Thurs
day from Berkely, w. Va. where
they visited relatives.
Ira Rankin came home Saturday
from Mt. Pleasant, where he is al
) tending school, 10 spend the two
: weeks vacation with home folks.
: Misses Lena and Gladys Andersen
and brother Clel, spent Sunday a
} Floris with their grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. j. w. Bolivar. Mrs. Bolivar
J expects to leave tonight for IndepenG
ence, Kas., to visit her daughters
5 Mrs. Sadie Russell, Mrs Will Bande
and Miss Myra Bolivar
: Mr.. and Mrs. F. D. Mum spent Sun
} day at West Grove with Mr.. and Mrs
Guy Gleason.
t Mrs. A. G. Anderson of BLOOMFIELD,
} is spending the day with her mother
t Mrs. j. R. Hart.
> Mrs. Mary Mum and daughter
+ Anna, of near Carbon, are the guest
. today of Mr.. and Mrs David Num-
y Miss Eva Lockman spent Sunda
! at Ash Grove with June Lockman
! Miss Leila Eberline spent Sunda
at Drakeville at the Mrs. Mary Wo!
= rell home
Mr.. Jaques of Mt. Pleasant is her
I to spend the holidays at the home c
i his aunt, Mrs. Caroline Isle.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Baker OF Dodg
= City, Kas., who were former resident
> OF Drakeville and expected back b,
!. fore long to live on Mr.. Bakers mttl
. er's place and take care of her in he
. declining years.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Mum and chi
Go1J
IS day with Mr.. and Mrs. ]. T. Mum.
IL George Johnson and wife of nes
$ Drakeville, We're the guests Sunday {
J. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Wilcox.
Il Mr.. and Mrs. Asa Quanlayy I
J. Bloomfield spent Sunday here wit
J. friends and attended quarterly NEE
limo services