Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-23

Friday afternoon at the M. E. church
at 200 o'clock, conducted by Rev. A.
V. Babbs. Interment in Southlawn
cemetery.
Rev. and Mrs. A. e. Clemens re-
turned Wednesday from Brighton
where they had been visiting for sew
eral days with friends.
Luther Evans left Sunday for his
home In Calumet, Okla, after spend
ing two weeks in this city visiting
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. l..
Evans and family.
E. H. Downing went to Des Moines
this week on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. W. Smith, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. c. Varney and Mr.. and Mrs
G.. l.. Shanafelt spent Sunday afternoon
in Centerville with friends.
| Leo and Ralph Fridley and families
of Centerville visited here Sunday af-
ternoon with Mrs. Belle Gladdis and
family.
e. R. Owens spent Wednesday in
Centerville visiting with friends.
Mrs. W. W. Pratt returned Sunday
from Quincy, ILL.,, where she had been
the past winter with her mother.
The juniors of the high school enter
hall Tuesday evening. A three course
supper was served. The alumni
gave their banquet to the graduating
class Wednesday evening at the Wund-
sor hotel
Mrs. Ora Haines returned Thursday
from Gallatin. Mo-, where she had been
for several days on business.
E. A. Hand went to st. Paul, MIMI,
Tuesday where he expects to work
during the summer.
Rev. and Mrs. c. E. Burton are visit
ing at Cambridge this week with his
brothers and sisters.
Jim Daniels has rented the Watkins
building on the north side of the
square, which was recently vacated by
the Mckee stock of goods, and will
move as soon as possible.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Hunter, who live
north of town, left Monday for Wind
sor, Mo-. where they expect to spend
several days with their son.
Chas. Johnson, southeast of town,
traded his eighty-acre farm for the
Wooden store at Plano.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Vermilya, who have
been here for some time closing out
the Mckee stock, left Monday for Au-
dubon.
G. E. Schelig returned Monday from
Davenport where he had been on a
short business visit.
Mrs. w. K. Farmer and daughter,
Ruth. of Ottumwa were visiting here
Tuesday with Fred Johnson and fam
lily. They had been to Numa, having
been called there by the death Of Mrs.
Farmers brother, Sam Hibbs, who died
Saturday and the funeral held Monday
afternoon.
Mrs. G. M. Taylor is visiting at
Kirksville, Mo-, this week with her
mother and other relatives.
W. K. Neck shipped car of cattle
to Kansas City Sunday, Elmer Skip
per accompanying them.
Mrs. Alex Richardson left Wednes-
daw for Forrest City, where she will
join her husband, who is working at
The light plant
The annual business meeting of the
Seymour Coal Co. was held at the A.
o. U. w. hall Tuesday evening and the
following officers for the ensuing year
were elected: President, w. o. Jam.
ison; vice president, J. A. Scott; sec.
rotary. Sanford Kirkland; treasurer,
J. D. Johnston board of directors, w.
.. Bateman, George Gilmore, NJ. H.
Wilson, A. E. Cramer and H. s. Eckles.
A family reunion was held at the G.
r. Noble home north of town Sunday.
The Noble orchestra furnished the mu.
sic. Mr. Noble recently returned
from Excelsior Springs, Mo-, where he
had been for the benefit of his health