Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-02-08
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.
From Tuesdays Daily.

From Tuesdays Daily.
Mrs. W. P. Myers departed on the
Milwaukee this morning for Kingfsh-
er, OKLA, for an extended visit with
relatives.
Ruth Walters, the infant daughter.
of Mr.. and Mrs. A. r. Walters, died
this morning at o'clock at the resi-
dence at Phillips mines. aged II days.
At the regular meeting of the city
council last evening committee of.
three was appointed to make written
proposition to the City Water Supply
Go. with a view of purchasing said
plant by the city, the proposition fur
Their stating that the city will receive
{, any proposition on said subject that
the city Water Supply Co. desires to
make, on or before April /. The above
action was taken on the recommends
ton of Alderman Hoglund, chairman
OF the water committee, and Aldermen
Keefe, Hyatt and Hull were selected as
the committee to formally submit the
above proposition.
s Next Sunday will be railroad mems
day in Ottumwa, and on that date
many OF the pulpits of the churches of
the city will be occupied by railroad
employees, or y. NJ. C. A. men identi-
fed with religious work among railroad
men. Invitations to. those meetings
will be sent to the principal division
points on the Burlington in this and
other states, and a large number of
!. visitors are expected on that occasion.
There will be several prominent speak
ers from out of the city, including w.
A. Magee of Des Moines, state secre-
tary OF the Y. NJ. c. A., and j. NJ. Miller,
J OF Lake City, Northwestern engineer.
The special services will be in the fore
noon. In the afternoon at the Y. NJ. C.
A., beginning at o'clock, Mr.. Miller
will conduct mems meeting, and in
the evening, at the First Congregations
al church, there will be a Gospel Train
Meeting" at which there will be nu-
merous short talks by men employed
in different branches of railroad
work.
From Wednesdays Daily.
Mrs. John Reeve, of Agency, was in
the city today on business.
Mrs. Mary Roberts is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. John q. Evans, of
Avery.
from the residence tomorrow after.
noon at 3 o'clock, by Rev. S. G. Young
ert, after which the remains will be in
TERED in the Ottumwa cemetery.
The death of Mrs. Eva johnson, of
533 West Mechanic street, occurred last
evening at 1880 o'clock at the Ottum-
wa hospital. The deceased was AZ years
old.
John NJ. Murray left on the Wabash
last evening for Aldine, Tex, where he
will look after his fruit farm, which
he has been improving for the past
three years.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Houghland, OF
Eldon, returned home yesterday
after visit with relatives and friends
in the city. They We're accompanied
by Mrs. Houghland's sister, Miss EN-
ma Graham.
Willis N. Hendren, we'll known
farmer OF Washington township, is
making arrangements to leave the farm
this spring. He will move to Eldon and
engage in the butcher business with
Harry Dreamer.
3 Mrs. A. +. Briggs, of ST. Paul, Mimi,
and niece, Miss Helen Swinney, of Flor
is. who have been visiting at the home
of Mrs. Briggs parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Isaac Swinney, on Pine street, left on
the Rock Island today for Pella to
visit relatives.
A pleasant social gathering was held
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. o. C. Ste
yens, No. 219 North Mclean street, last
evening, in honor of Mr.. Stevens broth
er-in-law, John Gray, OF Spokane,
Wash. The evening was pleasantly
spent in social converse and refresh
A ments were served.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dick Love, of Pittsburg