Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-05-10

and notify the council, who will send
teams to cart it away. The committee
is II. B. Van Dyke, f. @. Stuart and j.
p. Brown.
I. M. Stuart is in Des Moines on
business.
Frank McMains and family left for
Ottumwa Tuesday morning. They eN-
pect to reside there hereafter.
Harry Ketcham is spending few
days in Weldon.
Mrs. A. L. Leonard's mother, who
has been visiting here for several days,
was a passenger on No. Tuesday for
her home in Osceola.
Attorney j. A. Campbell, on account
of having the mumps, asked the court
for continuance in the Heming case.
which was granted until Tuesday, Nav
is, at 9 o'clock.
Another opportunity thrown away.
The mill people who were wanting to
locate here have passed the town up.
They left last evening for Creston.
Ida Seward went to the country
Tuesday to visit relatives and friends.
G. e. Swanson left for Atwood,
Kansas, Monday evening.
Clerk Berquist, of Washington, d.
e., leaves this morning for home, after,
spending several days in our city,
L. n. Bowen left for Melrose this
morning on No. IA.
The parties who are to do the dec
Grating at the new NJ. f. church ar
rived in Charlton Monday evening.
Judge Sloan adjourned court until
Tuesday, May Is, and left for his home
at keosauqua.
Mrs. Barry and son, of Belinda,
We're passengers on No. 6 this morning
bound for Oskaloosa.
John Darrah went to Lucas Tuesday
on business.
IL. ii. Larimer left for Creston on
NO. Tuesday to attend the A. o. u,
w. convention
Jim Clancy was convicted of break
ing into Mccullough & Co.'S store. He
will be sentenced next week.
Fred Hess. of Lucas, was on our
streets Monday.
Robt. Wien, manager Of the Lucas
baseball club, was in Charlton Mon
day.
BLOOMFIELD.
Bloomfield, May 9.-The baccalaur-
cate address delivered to the high
school graduates at the NJ. E. church
Sunday by Rev. j. w. Stark, assisted
in the services b.. Revs. II. r. Trickett
and H. c. Ethel, was well attended il
spite of the inclement weather. a
heavy rain and severe electric storm
which began on Saturday evening,
having lasted nearly all day Sunday,
ceasing only long enough to allow the
graduates to appear in the handsome
costumes which dressmakers and mil
liners had been for several weeks pre-
pairing. The commencement exercises
will occur on Friday evening.
In the absence of Rev. T. b. Hughes,
who is attending general conference
at Chicago, Rev. II. c. Ethel preached
to the M. E. congregation Sunday
morning, and Rev. John Gibson in the
evening.
Mrs. S. d. Smyth, of Bismarck, S. d.,
arrived Saturday for a months visit
at the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Clayton.
Misses Addie and Halle Hotchkiss
pleasantly entertained friends at a
kodak party Saturday evening at the
home of their parents. Mr.. and Mrs. X.
L. Hotchkiss.
Mrs. Hattie Kropp and Miss Grace
Galpin returned Saturday from a short
visit with relatives in Eden. Mrs.
Kropp will spend the coming week in
this city at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Galpin.
j. Saum, of Bedford, Joined his fam
lily, who are visiting in this city, on
Saturday, and will remain several
days, Mrs. Saum having been quite
sick since her arrival here last
week. ts
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Hugh Elsin, of I'm
ionyille, Mo, spent Sunday at the home
of Mrs. Elsin's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
j. r. Sheaffer.
John and Birnice Scott, of Keosau-
qua, are visiting at the home of their
grandmother, Mrs. G. Hazlewood,
where they will spend the coming
summer.
Hon. B. L. Carol and John r, Sheaf-
fer are attending the A. o. U. W..
grand lodge, held at Creston this
week. Messrs. Carol and Sheaffer go
as delegates from this city, and Mr..
Carol will act as chairman of the
committee on the revision of constitu-
ton and bylaws
Mrs, Florence Knight left Monday
for ST. Joe, Mo-, to visit at the home Of
her sister, Mrs. Frank Herr.
Herman Beecraft gave Ottumwa,
Belknap, Pulaski, Cantril and Milton
a photograph concert last Friday ev-
ening. The monograph was set in
the telephone booth at c. r. Wilson's,
and the stations were called up.
j. c. Dilliner has returned from OF
tumwa, where he has spent the past
few months.
Mrs. Jess Morrow LETT yesterday for
British Columbia, where she will
spend the summer at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Hattie Howell.
Mrs. John Pirtle and daughter Nell
lie and L. j. Muir were the guests Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frye, OF West Grove, on