The pioneer-review. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1920-current, 1922-04-13
OTTUMWA NEWS


ober that we were going to have
\ long. hard winter is at it again
telling every lady we are going to
have long not, dry summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Anderson and
family of Midland and Mr.. and
Mrs. C. a. Stinson and family of
4 Ottutnwa, were camping on Plum
creek near Manila Sunday.
James Murphy and family were
Sunday guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
". $. Shoun.
The Stinson's Of OttumWa enter
tanned on Saturday evening, w. }.
Anderson and family of Midland,
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Mains ct OF
tumWa. Cards We're the leading
attraction.
Mr.. and Mrs. Decker of Ottum-
wa attended the Masonic dance IN
Midland on Friday night of last
week and report having had one of
the SWEETEST times Of the season.
Young Mr.Dodgc promises to set
tie down. The expensive thing will
be settling up.
Rollie Shoemaker made a trip to
Philip on Saturday afternoon OF
last week, accompanied by Miss
Hazel Crum and Miss Creamer.
The ladies for the purpose Of at
tending the Philip school and Mr..
Shoemaker would have US think
his was simply a business trip.
c. Y. Thompson, Otto Buchholz
and Roy Van Cleave are busy re-
pairing the roads which the spring
floods had left in pretty bad con
dition.
1t doesn't matter these days if
a father knows less than his son.
The real question that counts is
he able to support him.
| have started several times to
tell YOU this story This time |
am really going to do SO: "A few
! days after buying his new auto Mr.
Wise Guy had the misfortune to
connect with stone wall and
shutted off his mortal call. 1t de
veloped upon Dennis, his side part
ner, to break the sad news to the
widow. Well, asked his friends as
he came down the steps wiping the
perspiration from his brow: How
did you made it," Fine" said
Dennis. i began easy telling her
that her husband was dead entire
~ and horribly mangIed beyond
recognition, and then worked up
to the real climax telling her fin
ally that devil a stick was left of
the car"
W. S. Shoun and his neighbors
were saving wood Saturday.
VIM. Haerer made a trip over t.
Moenvllle the first of the week
after load Of oats.
Chas. Hand drove down to Of
tumWa one day last week after a
load of freight.
Harold Johnson and VIM Mooney
made business trip to Midland
on Thursday of last week.
The Deckers Of Ottumwa spent
the Sabbath with Mr.. and Mrs
Bert Shoemaker.
The ball game played in Ottum-
wa Sunday between the school kids
and the married men, single men
and about every player the oppo-
sltlon could grab, resulted in a
victory for the school nine, the
hnal score being Is to g. Ethel
Brady umpired.
Carl Stinson made a trip to Now
I'm Monday morning and butcher
ed in the evening.
The average Ottumwaite refuses
TO be quiet simply for the reason
they have nothing to say.
lhere were many horrible morn
lngs connected with what some
men refer to affectionately as the
good old days"
Those of Ottumwa who attend
Ell the show and dance given in
Midland Monday say it was kind
OF an April Fool affair.
Charley Meader has closed his
garage and started working. Anv-
way ne was drawing diamond dust
Tuesday.
William Martin purchased r. J.
Brady 5 bunch Of hogs and was
moving them to his ranch Tuesday
Joe Phillips was over to Ottum-
va early Tuesday morning accom-
panied by c. ID. Hoover. Joe saws
he has his farminn +bo+ :: r.