Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-22

daughter, Mrs. o. M. Cole, leaving yes.
terday afternoon for Ottumwa and
Blakesburg to visit with relatives. Mr..
Fowler has been at Cape Nome and it
has been seven years since he was
here previously. -Centerville Citizen.
The next session of the Ottumwa
district conference of the Methodist
Episcopal church will be held in Bsls-
preachers of the denomination, in
and make addresses. Rev. Wilson is
delighted to be able to announce that
the noted Monkman brothers, singing
evangelists, will positively be here dur
ing the entire conference and nur peo-
Bussey Tri-County Press.
Encampment Lodge, an auxiliary to
the l. o. o. F. held special session
last evening In the Odd Fellows hall
on East Main street. A number of
new members were initiated into the
mysteries of the Camp" after which
a social session followed. An oyster
supper was served in honor of the
new candidates. and box of cigars
opened, the latter present from
Grand Secretary R. L. Tilton. of Des
Moines, who took this means of re-
Numbering the members.
From Wednesdays Daily.
G. C. Palmer returned last evening
from a two weeks vacation spent in
Kansas.
Mrs. Lizzie Wellman left last night
frors ADt 10 x,i1if f,i<
an drelatives.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Arnold,
of Mt. Pleasant street, Sunday morn
ing, daughter.
Baker & Herrick offer for Friday
and Saturday two especial bargains in
trimmed hats and bonnets at $19S and
$2.4S, while they will also display good
hats at cheaper prices.
Sam Sherman, the printer, who has
worked a great deal thru central Iowa
was married last Saturday to Miss
Tillie Natvig, of Austin, Minn.-New-
ton Herald.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clair Commons, for
merly of this city, who have been Wis
1t1ng friends here for the past week,
left today for Winterset, where they
will join Angels Comedians, with
whom they are engaged for the sea-
son.
F. r. Rouse, who in 1S94-95 was
member of the Ottumwa fire depart
ment, is in the city from his home at
Athens, meeting friends whom he has
not seen for three years. He has been
in the employ of the Swift company,
at Omaha, for some time.
Dealers in this city who handle the
line of cigarettes placed on the market
by the American Tobacco company
have not yet been notified that the
company would not stand behind them
in case OF prosecution under the state
law. Notices were yesterday served
on the cigarette dealers of Des Moines
by the company, and it is expected
that the same action will be taken in
all the cities Of the state.
]. A. Troette, of Cambrian, Ohio who
has been visiting Mrs. L. HI. Owens in
this city for the past three weeks, left
last night for home. Mrs. Owens and son
o. Ell. Owens, accompanied Mr.Troette
as far as Burlington from which point
they will go to Dallas City, Illinois, to
visit Mrs. Owens sister, Mrs. j. c.
Steele. Mr.. Troette was a resident of
Ottumwa thirty-three years ago and
he recalls many interesting occur
rences of the early days. He remem-
bers when the Daily Courier was
printed on hand press in the second
story of a Second street building.
From Thursdays Daily.
| S. B. Poston, prominent stockman
of Blakesburg, was an Ottumwa visi-
tor today.
w. Robinson departed last evening
for Denison, Texas where he is going
| to spend the winter.
Marriage licenses issued today are
as follows: Charles H. Losey and
Bessie M. Logue; Noah Carlisle and
Mary Scoles.
DR.. Austin j. Mummert, who has
been critically i'll at the Ottumwa hos.
pital for the past ten days, was able,
to be removed to his home today.
Ms. Jos. Cannon, of Cripple Creek,
Col, arrived in the city this afternoon
for short visit at the home of her
mother, Mrs. E. Sim, of 1922 West Sec
oed street.
The six-year-old son of Hiram
Sprague is reported to have been BIT
ten by dog belonging to South Ben.
ton street grocer yesterday. No SER
ious results followed.
William Stimits and daughter, Mrs.
e. Jesse, of Wakeeney, Kansas, are