Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-08-23
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orTUMwA NEWS.

OTTUlIWA NEWS.
Specia1 Correspondence to Iona State Bysta,sder.
Miss Ida Hamilton left Friday morn
| ing for Des Moines, where she will
visit relatives and friends this week.
Mrs. Georgia Capart and Miss Maud
| Watts went to Bloomfield Saturday
evening to visit relatives over Sunday.
| Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Watts,
| on last Friday, a fine boy.
! ing her sister, Mrs. Joseph Weeks, for
some time, returned to her home in
Oskaloosa Tuesday morning. Miss
Ford is very amiable young lady and
made many friends while in the city.
Mrs. Josie Meadows entertained
| Mesdames Georgia Blagburn, Eva
Crump, DAISY b. johnson and Miss
Maud Watts last Thursday evening at
| tea. The evening was Delightfully."-
spent in social chat and discoursing
sweet music, after which afew moments
| were devoted to short addresses. The
first to speak was w. S. Page, who, in
| few well chosen words, paid compli-
ments to the ladies'. He was followed
by Mrs. e. r. Crump, who also spoke
highly of the way they had been enter
| tained. Mrs. Meadows is one of the
most affable ladiesin the city and never
| fails to make it pleasant tor those
around he1.
Mrs. Mason and daughter, Stella,
and Mesdames James Hamilton and
Joseph Hopkins were excursionists to
| st. Paul last Saturday evening. They
| returned home Monday.
| The many friends of Mrs G. l.. Young
| will be pleased to hear that she is fast
| improving after SO long spell of
| sickness.
| ANlrs. S. Taylor gave very enJoya ble
entertainment at the A. NJ E. church
| last Thursday evening which was large
Law attended 1t was quite novelty.
A very dainty supper was served. This
was the bill of fare: How a small boy
gees down hill; teachers delight; sand
| witches; love tokens; gilt edges;
| Brazilian ale; grandma's pride; con-
densed sweets: upper crust; public
square; afterwards. The entertain
ment was success both socially and
| financially.
NIesdames Eva Crump aud Daisy B.
johnson spent Sunday visiting in He'd
sick with friends and relatives.
John Davis was 8 visitor iu OslSaloosa
| last Sunday.
Ed Mosley, travelling salesman for
Littleton Manufacturing Company,
| was in the city Il few days this week.
| He reports that he is doing a good
| business for the firm.
| Miss Bessa Owens went to Burlington
last week to visit her sister Mrs Emma
| Gardner.
Mrs. j. II. Fields and little daughter
| Margaret, went to Moberly, Mo. last
! Saturday to be present at the funeral
/ Of her grandfather, Jacob Herndon
Rev Ed Wilson, Of Oskaloosa, is in
the city trying to organize a new lodge,
| the Knights Of Labor and Daughters of
Tabernacle. We believe this order to
be a good thing and hope for it sue
cess, but for any scheme to
hoodwink and defraud the people
should be sit down on at once. Let
every citizen of Ottumwa be awake to
the fact that everything that glitters
is not gold and should be taken hold OF
with great care.
Miss AIDA Hampton entertained at
her home, 2115 Wapello streeMslast
Saturday, Mrs. George Capart, isseE
Nettie Woods, Maude Watts and
/ Florence Page The evening was well
/ spent in social chat and music. An ex-
cellent repast was served and all Were
made happy. Miss Hampton is a very
/ pleasing and affable young lady and
never fails to make it pleasant for
those she meets.
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