Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-09-04
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.
rom Fridays Daily.

From Fridays Daily.
William McReynolds, of Competine,
was in the city yesterday on business.
Mrs. John Gordy, of Mystic, is Wis
iting at the home of Mrs. P. E. Hess,
215 Wilson street.
Marriage licenses were issued yes
terday to l.. Judson Jones and Miss
Flora B. Reeves, and Bert M. Bills and
Miss Lizzie Ryan.
The wedding of Miss Ella Phillips
and w. A. Gillaspie occurred in Char
iton Wednesday evening. The couple
visited with friends in Ottumwa yes
terday and departed for Dumferline,
ILL.,, where they will make their future
home.
R. B. Ogden, of Keokuk, who has
been spending the last six months in
Kansas City, was in the city today
and made the Courier call. He left
this afternoon for Eddyvflle to spend
a week in the country with relatives
Mr.. Ogden is the oldest publisher in
the state, he having started news
paper in Keokuk in 1916.
John Barbour residing on Tisdale
street and employed at the Ottumwa
Iron Works, was severely injured
while riding his wheel on West See
ond street last evening. At the june
ton of Wapello and Second streets
he collided with team and was
thrown off his wheel sustaining a cash
six inches long in his forehead DR..
Z 70. r.. Russell was summoned, and in
dressing the wound was required to
take seven stitches to close the
abrasion.
The marriage of Miss Elizabeth Ry-
an to Mr.. Bert Bills occurred last ev-
ening at the home of the brides moth
er, Mrs. Anne Ryan, 625 West Main
street, the ceremony being performed
by Rev. F. G. Davies, of the First Ban
fist church. The wedding march was
played by Miss Pearl Hill as the
couple took their places in the parlor
which was Hastily decorated with cut
flowers. Following the marriage dain-
ty refreshments were served. The
happy couple left last evening for Ma
rion where they will visit relatives I'M
til Saturday when they will return and
be at home to their friends in a neat
little home on West Second street
which has been prepared by the groom
The bride is the daughter of Mrs
Anne Ryan and has any number of
friends. The groom is trusted en-
ploye of the Graves Cigar company,
and both number their friends by the
score as might be seen by the numer-
GUS beautiful presents they received.
From Saturdays Daily.l
Born yesterday, to Dr. and Mrs. A.
w. Slaught, 1873 East Maple avenue a
daughter.
A marriage license was issued yes
terday to William Olson and Mrs.
Josephine Peterson.
Mrs. G.. w. Breeding went to
Blakesburg this morning to visit re-
latives and friends.
Mrs. Susie Boyer, wife of William
Boyer died today at her home 52S
East Main street, at the age of 20
years, months and days.
William. the infant son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Vaughan, of 423 North
Burch street, died this morning at
Hamilton Iowa, at the age of niue
months.
Many Ottumwa people are stock
holders in the Crystal mining com
pany of Spokane, Washington, Of
which John Gray, formerly of this
city, is superintendent. A recent cir
cular letter to the stockholders an
nounced that the last round of shots
in a shaft which is now being sunk,
loosened ore which assays $6S96 per
ton in lead and silver 1t was en-
tirely unexpected to the management
of the mine, and is pleasing to the
stockholders.
Abraham l.. Watlington of Manila,
P. l., in company with his cousin,
Kate M. Wagner, of Fairfield, are Wis
iting at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Bert Barr, 610 East Second street
Mr.. Wellington has been superintend,
ent of the army and navy mail in the
Philippines for two years past, and
established the first postal station in
Manila and Iloilo. At the latter place
the work was done under hot fire
from the Spanish troops. Mr.. Wat.
l1ngton will leave at once for San
francisco enroute to the Philippines
This afternoon Mayor Phillips pre-
sented number of his friends with
tokens of remembrance, gotten in for
eign lands. After he had them assem-
bled in the police court room, he as
sured them of his regard and felt sure
Of theirs, and to carry out the asser-