Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-26

| WHO WAS stricken with paralysis last
Friday, is reported as still in a very
precarious condition and is hourly eN.
| pected to die.
BLOOMFIELD.
Bloomfield, April s1.-Will Vanben-
thuysen, managing editor of the New
York World, is visiting his father and
son Wray, who is attending school in
this city.
Miss Maude Bolivar, of Belknap, has
returned to her home, being quite sick
with the mumps.
Miss Kate Watson, OF West Grove,
spent Thursday shopping in this
city.
Airs. Frank Pyle, of Mt. Pleasant,
and her mother, Mrs. Jay, of Pulaski,
were guests at the home of Mrs. G.
&c. Hotchkiss on Thursday.
Miss Winnie Dashee, of Aoulton,
made short visit at the home of her
aunt, Mrs. John Dilliner, and returned
Thursday to her position as trimmer
in Mrs. G. l.. Crafts branch store.
Joe Haney, of Moulton, paid short
visit to relatives in this city on Thurs
day.
VIM. Brenneman is quite sick at his
home in this city.
/ Nint Davis, who has been in poor
health for the past year, is now at
the Shelton hospital, where his condi-
ton is reported to be quite critical
and his recovery doubtful.
n. r. Howell was arrested on Thurs
day and committed to the county jail
from Edward Ryan. The case will be
\ trsa .,.l>o
at 2 p. m.
four months illness, made his first
Hon. w. ii. Taylor is spending
"trip.
Rev. Thorne, of Knoxville, is visiting
at tho home of Mrs. j. W. Young.
moving his family to this city. SIr
son and is well known to many of our
return.
Cards are out for the marriage of
Miss Ida Miller, of this city, to Frank
N. Mast. of Ottumwa, Wednesday,
April 25. The ceremony will occur at
the home of Miss Niller's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. n. Miller, and will DC
solemnized by Rev. j. w. Stark.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. F. Painter, of Cen
terville, are visiting relatives in the
city, where they were called by the
death of Mrs. Painters father, C. w.
Hibbits.
The funeral services Of c. w. Hib-
bits, who died at his home in this city
on Wednesday, occurred at the family
residence on Friday at 2 p. IN. rhe
services were conducted by Rev. T. B.
Hughes, pastor of the NJ. L. churcn,
of which Mr.. Hibbits was a member.
The remains were inferred in the Odd
Fellows cemetery.
Mrs. Cora Baker, of Milton, is visit
ing at the home of her cousin, Mrs.
Florence Knight.
The long delayed NJ. E. church pews
have at last arrived, and the dedica-
ton, which was to have occurred Oh
Sunday, might still take place had no.
the engagement made with DIR. Moore,
editor of the Western Christian Ad-
vocate, been broken, when the non
appearance Of the pews caused the
dedication to be postponed. The pulpit
furniture, which was presented by
Mrs. Eva Atkins, of Shreveport, la,
has been shipped and will soon arrive.
The curtains will be furnished by the
Woman's Guild; and an elegant pipe
organ will be donated by w. j. Steckel.
The dedication will probably take
place in the near future.
| Bloomfield, April 24.-Miss Ethel DIV,
sart, formerly of this city, was united
in marriage 10 Herbert Patterson, a
resident of Davis county, last Thurs
day at s p. m, at the home of her pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. Sherman Dysart
at 1113 Gath street, University Place, Des
Aloines, Rev. Chas. Lee Reynolds off
ciating. Misses Eva Lester and Frona
Saunderson, of this place, were pres
emit and added to the entertainments of
the guests, Miss Lester playing. the
wedding march and Miss Saunderson
| giving number of rotations. Mr..
and Mrs. Patterson are visiting rela-
tives in this county and city.
j Miss Maud Owen leaves Tuesday for
Des Moines to visit at the home of her
sister, Mrs. Will King.
j Chas. McKibben, of Moulton, is visit
ing at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Furgeson, of this city, and also at the
1 home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John McKibben, who resides on farm
north of the city.
p. I. Mathews, editor of the Knox
i vile Reporter, spent Sunday with rel.
atives in this city.
Mrs. w. q. Galpin is spending the
week in Ottumwa at the home of his
son, Robert Pierson, whose sister, Mrs
Lowenberg, of Des Moines, is also Wis.
j iting at his home.
Mrs. GU Pennington is quite sick
from the effects of erysipelas in the
face.
i Mrs. w. S. johnson and daughter
Ada were the Sunday guests of Mrs.
Daisv VAIL, of Moulton.
John Allen, an old resident of Davis
county, died Saturday at the age of SC