Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-03-19
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to them this week. The lot lying to the
west of the three and north OF the
! Woodman hall was purchased Satur-
day from Mr. and Mrs. Miller by j. G
! Mcconnell and will make fine bust
ness situation. Mr.. McConnelrs plans
i are not known.
At the telephone meeting last FL
day it was decided to put in through
! line to Floris, also to Drakeville. 1t
! was also decided to purchase new
switchboard. The care of the switch
board was given to Mrs. Emma Hawk
! ms.
J. H. Oneal Of Seymour and Obo
Burns of near Bunch spent Sunday at
the G. H. Middleton home.
Odas Wilson Of Pulaski and Willie
Speese of Downing, Mo-, called at ..
B. SnelIs Sunday.
Miss Alvira Hawkins took supper
Sunday with Miss Stella Myers
Mrs. Emma Hawkins and little
daughter Opal spent Friday and Sat
urday at the Harrison Hawkins and
Henry Bachman homes.
Ethel Wilson of Dunville spent last
week with her sister Mrs Rhena
Smell.
J. E. Kneedler and children Of
Drakeville and Claude kneedler of
Dunville spent Sunday with ]. w.
Kneedlers.
McVay home near Drakevile last
week.
Mrs. Joseph Waller spent one day
last week near Carbon with her son
Joe Waller.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Mum and Mr..
and Mrs j. B. Mccormick spent Sun
day with Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Wool
wine
The young people of Sherman chapel
in q
ment.
Frank Waller of near Carbon spent
Sunday with his grandmother, Mrs
Joe Waller.
Caleb Martin and family of near
Bloomfield moved the latter part OF
the week to the Owens place north OF
Belknap. Mr.. Owens and family moved
this week to Floris.
The intimate friends and school
mates Of Miss Pearl Hawkins gather
ed at her home March 8. The evening
was spent in music and social enter
tainment and was enjoyed by all.
The annual school meeting of the
Belknap Independent school district
was held Monday. J. V. Howard and
H. C. Bell were elected to take the
place Of ]. M. Eberline and J. Foster
whose terms had expired. The board
will now consist of the following mem
bers o. j. Burns. Eli Harbour, O. c.
Bell. J. v. Howard and H. G. Bell. G.
l.. Hancock was elected treasurer
Mrs. c. H. Altheide and husband
filed their appointment here Sunday
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T. J. Reese and wife were in Hite-
man three days last week.
Mrs. George Smith went back to the
Abbot Hospital at Oskaloosa for an
other term Of treatment. She Is i'm
proving Mrs. Geo. Warren and Mrs,
Wednesday.
Miss Susie Parsons Is a new clerk at
the store.
Mrs. Sam Page of Hamilton was in
town Tuesday.
Miss McNelly the milliner at the
store was unable to work part of last
week on account Of illness.
Miss Lucy Master returned home
from Red Oak Tuesday.
Geo. Kitsmiller's have moved into
the house at the east end Of A street.
Mrs. Jas. Watson was Ill last week.
Mrs. Clara Wilson Of White City
visited her parents Mr.. and Mrs. Evan
Thomas Sunday.
Miss Mamie Ambers Is home from
Lovilia where she was in school.
The Ladies' Aid society of the M. F.
church met with Mrs. VIM. Jones last
Thursday Mrs. Jones served an excel
lent lunch to those present.
Miss Marcia Masters and Mrs. Jen-
ME Clark called on Lovilia relatives on
Sa turday.
Albert Peterson and Miss Burns
were united in marriage Wednesday.
They went to housekeeping immedi-
l.. oct
street which the groom had furnished
Miss Inez Ambers came from Mis-
souri, where she has been for some
time at her parents home there.
Mrs. ]. A. Clark spent last week
with her parents John Masters and
wife. Mr.. Clark came for over Sunday
They are moving from Red Oak to
Centerville where Mr.. Clark has been
since January l. They went to Center
Vile Monday.
Mrs. Kali returned to Carlyle, Ia,
after an extended visit with her
daughter, Mrs. Moore in Wells addi-
ton.
Misses Rita, Marley and Elsie Riley
spent Saturday and Sunday at home.
Miss Lucy Cobb came home from
Lovilia for Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Inez Ambers visited Lovilia
friends over Sunday.
from her daughter who lives at Lakon-
ia Sunday.
Mrs. Sarah Baxter came from Illi-
nois Friday to visit her sister Mrs.
John Black.
Mrs. John Silcox returned to Car
Thursday after visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Harry Wilson. She
was ACCOMPANIED by Myrtle Wilson.
T. R. Cole and wife visited his par
ents at Marysviile over Sunday.
Mrs. M. D. Cox visited her parents
In Abba Monday and Tuesday.
Miss Landers was in Oskaloosa on
Sunday.
Miss Pearl Page spent Sunday at
home in Hamilton.
Miss Mullen was In Lovilia with
home folks Sunday.
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