Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-10-29

Derby, has sold out his interests there
and moved his family back to Chari-
ton where they expect to remain for
the present.
Mr.. and Mrs G. w. Carpenter, of
English township, are the proud pa
rents of fine ten pound boy baby,
born Thursday.
Dan G. Tuttle departed Thursday
for Wayne county where he has secur-
ed employment for few days.
Mr. and Mrs. RUDE Houston, of Rus
SELL were visiting relatives and trans
acting business in Charlton on Thurs
day
]. D. Hardin, of this place, stock
agent for the Burlington railroad, was
in Creston Thursday on business.
Mrs. Gus Anderson returned to her
home in Lucas Friday after few days
visit with the family of G. Dalin, of
this place.
Frank Younkin, of Ottumwa, has
been spending the week with relatives
and friends in Charlton.
Harry Yost. who has been laid up
for the past few days with tonsilitis,
has so far recovered as to be able to
be at his duties in the restaurant once
more.
w. f. Brewer. of Indianola, stopped
over in Charlton Friday while enroute
home from trip to Nebraska where
he had been to look over the country
with view to locating. He was not
| favorably impressed with the state
and will take trip south in short
time.
Chas. Howard returned Friday from
Omaha, accompanied by his wife who
has been in the M. E. hospital their fol
several months and who underwent g
very severe operation for the removal
of a tumor. The operation was en-
tirely successful and Mrs. Towards
many friends in Charlton will be pleas
ed to learn that she has almost entire
ly recovered.
Hedrick
Hedrick, Oct. 26.-Lon Phelps ant
! family returned to their home neal
Trumbull, Neb., last evening after g
four weeks visit with relatives.
Wade Kirkpatrick was in Ottumws
Wednesday.
Sheriff LATER was business caller
in Hedrick in the early part of the
week.
Thomas Sinclair returned from keo
kuk Thursday where he had been as
witness in the Ruby counterfeit case.
Mrs. Frank Boiling of Oskaloosa Wis
Iited friends in Hedrick Thursday.
:. S. H. Sperry was a business caller
at Fairfield Monday.
A. B. Phelps returned yesterda.
from Cedar Falls where he has beer
attending the Baptist state convention
E. B. Rossiter of Sigourney has beel
in town this week on business.
\ Miss Bessie Matson of Martinsburt
was in Hedrick yesterday.
i Bloomfield.
i Bloomfield, Oct. 26.-Rev. H. {
Ethel, whose wife is visiting at tn
home of their daughter, Mrs Clau
Garland, of ColfaX, received the sa
news Thursday of the death of MI
Garland, who died suddenly on Wee
nesday of typhoid fever. The funers
services will occur on Sunday an
will be attended by friends and rel;
tives from this city.
Miss Martha Greenleaf entertaine
lIlGuuS dI d D " ClOCR ullnSl Il lluel
evening in honor of Miss Elva Plan
Of Sioux City, who is visiting at th
!, parental home of Mr.. and Mrs. job
Plank. A pleasant social evening wa
: greatly enjoyed. There were preser
: Miss Elva Plank, Miss Wayne Nj
, Gowen, Miss Abbie Brown, Misse
Carrie, Mary and Helen Davies, Mis-
} Mabel Palmer, Miss Ella Herr an
? Miss Nettie Hamilton.
. Mrs. Flora McAchran and son E
bert are spending the week in Buffal
= attending the exposition.
v Arthur WEIGH is spending the wee
:. at the Pan-American exposition.
DR.. Lula M. Gilbert left Friday fl
6 Tariko, Mo-, where she will spent
Z. week visiting college friends and e
v joying a short rest.
Mr. and Mrs. j. NJ Rector wei
n pleasantly surprised on Wednesday e
e ening by the arrival of a large numb,
d of their friends and neighbors, wi
# having discovered the date of M
v Rector's birthday, celebrated IL
event by spending a social evening
II their home. The guests furnished I
" freshments consisting of fresh frui
e and pleasant evening was spent.
!. Mrs. Joel MCGEE of Belknap, acco,
panied by Mrs. Jake Huffman of {
u tumwa and daughter, Mrs. Lola Dav
;s of Mcpherson, Kansas, visited frien
in this city on Thursday
IF James Collins and family spent f
W day visiting relatives in Savanna.
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