Iowa Old Press
Ottumwa Daily Courier
Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa
March 5, 1903
Irish Bend, [Van Buren Co, Iowa], March 4
- W.H. Channell intends to rent his farm soon.
- J. Funk will move to the Captain Duckworth farm and help run
the dairy business.
- Miss Nettie Carruthers closed her school at Pittsburg Friday
with a splendid program.
- Samuel Watts and family of Vernon, who have been visiting
friends here, returned to their home Sunday.
- John Stagers and family visited at Luther Plowman's Sunday.
- Mr. Ostock is moving onto the H.B. Frazee farm.
[transcribed by C.J.L., October 2005]
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Ottumwa Daily Courier
Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa
March 18, 1903
Irish Bend, [Van Buren Co, Iowa], March 18
- Mr. Minear of Kilbourne was a Keosauqua visitor Saturday.
- Omer Ward of Pittsburg has business at the county seat
Saturday.
- Mrs. Miller of Bloomsfield has been visiting relatives here the
past week.
- John Lewis and family visited at Dan Plowman's Sunday.
- W.I. Luce and family have moved to the John Else farm.
- R. and S. Maxwell sold their hounds to some parties in Montana
last week for $14 per head.
- Geo. Plowman and wife visited at the parental Henry Anson home
Sunday evening.
- B.W. Reane and L.C. Liming attended the farmers' institute held
at Keosauqua Friday night.
[transcribed by C.J.L., October 2005
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Ottumwa Daily Courier
Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa
Wednesday, March 24, 1903
SALEM [Henry Co, IA]
- Mrs. McDowell was called to Floris Tuesday by the illness of
her daughter, Mrs. Ernest Marshall.
- Frank Lewis, Mrs. A. Banta, Miss Alma Kellmer, Mr. and Mrs.
McMurren are reported quite sick.
- Prof. Hill, Miss Amy Bliss, Miss Nettie Cammack, Miss Belle
Cammack and Miss Anna Cramer, teachers of the Salem public
school, will attend the teachers association at Burlington, April
2,3 and 4.
- Mrs. Isaiah Hoggatt stepped on a nail Sunday. For several hours
she suffered severe pain.
- Wednesday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Hodson, northeast of
Salem, Rev.
Sharpless performed the ceremony which united in marriage Samuel
Lupton and
Miss Lulu Williford.
BIRMINGHAM [Van Buren Co, IA]
- Mrs. Chester Smith, Mrs. Nannie Hughes, Mrs. John Parsons and
Miss Rene Wilson attended the funeral of Mrs. Newman in Stockport
Sunday.
- Ed Crum, Lloyd Yarnell and Dwight Ebert have gone to Ft.
Madison where they have secured employment.
- Albyn Moore of Montana is visiting his father, having reached
here after the death and burial of his mother, Mrs. W.H. Moore.
- Mrs. Hugh Nelson, A.W. Coulter were called to Washington last
week by the serious illness of their sister.
- D.W. Anderson and family departed Tuesday for California, where
they will make their future home.
- Mrs. A.B. Adams and son Fred of Selma are guests at the home of
her parents, W.W. Nelson and wife.
- A daughter was born to Carrolltown Stentz and wife of Mason
City Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Stentz are at present at the home of the latter's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.S. Goodson.
- Misses Cook, Morrow and Smitz have returned to resume their
school work, after a vacation of three weeks as a precautionary
measure against the spread of smallpox, several cases of which
were reported from the
surrounding country. No cases have developed in town.
- George Martin has been selected as janitor of the school
building, to succeed Simon Snyder, resigned.
- Walter Lawson has moved to town and with his family is
occupying the Huff property.
[transcribed by C.J.L., May 2006]
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Ottumwa Daily Courier
Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa
March 26, 1903
Irish Bend, [Van Buren Co, Iowa], March 25
- Mrs. Frazee is reported better. Mrs. Elizabeth Adams of Douds
has been here taking care of her
mother.
- Mr. Catcott * sold his fine team last week to parties at
Birmingham for $375.
- P. Walters will work for S.T. Anderson this year.
- Mrs. Samuel Roush and son were at Douds on business Tuesday.
- Dr. Garrett, of Troy, passed through here to Keosauqua Tuesday.
- Otis Plowman and wife Sundayed at the parental Henry Arison
home.
- George Wiley is doing some carpenter work of E. Kirkendell this
week.
- L.C. Linning's eldest daughter who was ill with the mumps is
reported better.
- Miss Addie Leach returned to her home here where she will spend
a short vacation before opening the spring term of school at
Leando.
[transcribed by C.J.L., October 2005; * probably my gg granduncle, William Catcott.]