Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-02

marriage of Miss La Rue Payne, eldest
daughter of County Attorney D. II.
Payne, to DIR. Van Hon, of Mt. Pleasant,
to occur at the M. e.. church in this
city, Wednesday, Nov. s, at 3 p. m.
An invitation was extended from The
pulpit to the members of the NJ, E,
church and friends of the family.
John Higbee and Mrs. Henderson,
OF Ottumwa, spent Sunday with
friends.
Harry McFadden spent Sunday at the
home of his sister, Mrs. Tom Caswell.
of Moulton.
Mrs. Harry c. AIcCafan, who has
spent the past week at the home OF
her parents, returned to her home in
Kirl<ville, Mo-, on Monday, accom-
panied by her mother, Mrs. H. C. Ira
verse.
Mrs. Jennie Brewster has accepted
position as clerk in the Holmes &
Guy dry goods store.
ID. 4. Baldridge has sold his dairy
business to c. w. Heady, who will take
possession the first of January. Mr..
Baldridge has purchased a farm di-
rectly adjoining the dairy farm on the
north, and will devote his time to rails
ing fine cattle.
John IF. Taylor has purchased of the
Keister heirs the property now occu-
pied by Mrs. Jennie Brewster, and is
drawing plans for an elegant residence,
which will be erected in the spring.
Fred Hirsch, of Oskaloosa, spent Sun
day with his wife ana family, who
are visiting here with relatives.
L n1n
license on Monday to Abe Ward and
Miss Amelia Earhart, of Milton.
Mrs. Leroy Hagan died at her home
in this city, Monday at a. NJ, aged
rs years, s months and days. The
funeral services were held at the NJ. L.
church, Tuesday at 2 p. M. The SER
vices were conducted by Rev. L. B.
Hughes. The remains were inferred in
the l. o. o. F. cemetery. Mr.. Hagan
leaves a large family of married daugh-
tiers, none of whom reside here except
Mrs. c. L. Davis.
Mrs. Henry C. Taylor and Misses
Mary and Helen Davis left Sunday fol-
Kansas City, to attend grand opera for
several days, the attraction being
Madam Calve in Faust, and Madam lie
Luzan in Mignon.
Al Powers, of Pulaski, is putting in
the foundation of aenew residence on
the lot purchased last year of Mrs. j
w. Stark, and will put up handsome
house in the spring.
The Bloomfield Athletic club played
against the Eldon foot ball team at
the fair grounds, Saturday. The score
was as to o in our boys favor. The
Athletic club will play at Centerville
next Saturday in competition with aneil
foot ball team.
The store buildings on the North
Side occupied by Homes & Guys dry
goods store and w. L. Saunders har-
ness shop are being fitted up with new
plate glass fronts. A. ftst -
Col. S. A. Moore received the sad
Intelligence that his grandson, Wallace
Moore, son of F. w. Moore, formerly
OF this city, died Oct. II, at the home
OF his parents in Dosrios, Mexico, at the
age of 10 Years. Although he was quite
young at the time his parents moved
away he had many fHends among both
young and old. His illness was Of short
duration, death resulting from bilious
| typhoid fever. He was a Young mar
OF more than usual intelligence and
ability and spoke the Spanish language
so fuently that he often travelled as an
interpreter. AT the time of his death
he was engaged as foreman OF a large
coffee and ubero rubber plantation.
| All Halloween was duly observed by
the young people at this place, and
small groups gathered at numerous
homes, enjoyed refreshments and laid
plans for all kinds of pranks suitable
to the ghostly hour of midnight.
The P. e. o. sisterhood entertained
friends at Halloween social at the
home of Mrs., Frank Traverse, Tuesday
evening. Doughnuts and cider were
served and the usual. Halloween fro1ics
were pursued. % .st's;