Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-14
NEWS FROM NEAR BY.
Daily Doings of Some Of ottunwa's
Close Neighbors.
personal, SOCIAL AND POLITICAL
Everything From Joyou. Birth. to tn .
Philosophical Observation ofsages,
Are Chronicled by the Courler's
special Correspondents

RI.
special Correspopaents-
Charlton, Nov. 1O.-Air. and Mrs.
Lloyd Myers, of Tacoma, We're in the
city Wednesday visiting friends.
One of the most enjoyable and pleas
ant social affairs of the season was the
reception given Wednesday evening at
the NoNall club rooms by Mr.. and Mrs.
T. C. Stanley, Mr.. and Mrs. L. T. Maple
and Miss Maple. About $50 guests We're
present and the evening passed very
swiftly, Dancing and cards were the.
pastimes. The City Guard orchestra
furnished the music for the dance and
light refreshments We're served.
= p. o. Busselle and family moved
Wednesday to Ottumwa, where Mr..
Busselle has secured the position of
general agent for the Mccormick Har-
vesting Machine company. Mr.. and
AIRS. Busselle have proved themselves
most worthy and popular citizens, and
have large circle of friends who sin
cerely regret their departure and con.
graduate Ottumwa upon receiving
them as citizens.
Mrs. James NJ. Young, an old resi-
dent of Charlton, but who for the past
nineteen years has been residing at
Hedrick, came up Wednesday TO send
her mother to Shenandoah. and stop
ped over few days to visit her old.
friends here Ws
I'll. Wilson, one of the prosperous
farmers of Lucas county, is spending
the week, in Republican county, Kan.
sas, visiting his father, whom he had
not seen for fifteen years.
70. E. Carroll, resident of Benton
township, but formerly of Montszuma,
left Wednesday for Montezuma. He
was called there by a letter, requesting
him to come and settle up some
mortgages he had already paid off,
through the Rosenian firm, which re-
Gently defaulted to the amount OF $780,
900. He is unable TO tell how much he
is involved, as he had several trans
action with the deceased Roseman.
A ruiet little wedding took place in,
the paglors OF the Bates House, We'd
nesaay evening, when Rev. Ormond
Holmberg and Miss Nora Loney man
and wife. sit was a very quiet affair.
only Mr. and Mrs. Van Dyke, the pro-
prietoEs of the hotel, being present.
Eugene is one of Cisriton's model
young men, having been raised here,
and having won reputation for in
dustfy and honesty. He is associated
with his father in the c.,biles making
business, and by his kind and courte-
ols treatment OF his customers has
made many friends in the county Miss
Nora is also a Charlton girl Being an
orphan she has been making her home
at the Bates House for ten years and
has always been known to the people
of Charlton rs well as the travelling
public as an ideal young woman OF aN-
emplary character and quiet, agreeable
manners, that easily made her favor
lite wherever she was known. Her abb
sence from the hotel win be greatly
felt by Mrs. Van Dyke and the public
in general, as she was always prompt
and accurate in her duties. and obliging
in demeanor. The young couple will
go to housekeeping in their home on
;Woodlawn avenue and Sixth street,pre-
yiously prepared by the groom.
Charlton, Now 11.-Thursday even
ing witnessed one of the most enter
tanning and well rendered home talent
productions ever given in this city.
1t was the "Ninety-frst Old Maids
Convention" given by the P. E. o. So
cietv. The house was crowded to its
utmost capacity, and the ladies were
. compelled to repeat the play Friday
evening, to accommodate those who
could not gain admission the first
night. The Ladies' Mandolin club,
which is gaining such popularity as a
musical organization, furnished music
between acts that was almost as much
appreciated as the play itself
Geo. Parkins, of Derby, was in the
city Thursday on business, and was
calling on old friends.
Miss Jessie Seigel, who has been
spending few weeks with Mrs. l..
Leyison, has returned to her home at
Des Moines.
t. w. Vance has accepted position
with the Burlington, and will soon
move his family here from Grant City,
Mo.
Miss Ethel Grips, of Ottumwa, who
has been spending the past few weeks
with her cousin, Matte, of this place,
has returned home.
Mrs. +. NJ. Price has returned from
few days visit in Ottumwa, where she
had been to attend the wedding of a
friend.
Miss Clara Martz returned Thursday
evening from a few days visit with
friends at Creston.
1T appears from present indications
that the threat to shoot all dogs which
did not have the city dog check on
their collars showing the tax to have