Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-04
Short Tales Concerning People You
Know.
THE VICINITY OF OTTUMWA IN BRIEF
Births, Deaths, Marriages, Movements
of Your Acquaintance as Chronicled
by Courier's Staff of Correspondents
Who Know Whereof They Speak.
Bloomfield.

Bloomfield, July miss Nina Brow
hard, of Ottumwa, arrived Saturday
for two weeks visit at the home of
her uncle, ]. G. Browhard and other
relatives in the city and county.
VIM. Taylor is suffering from a
stroke of paralysis of the right side,
received on Saturday.
j. B. WEIGH, who has been quite
sick for the past few days, lay in an
unconscious condition on Sunday,
showing, however, some slight i'm
provement on Monday. But should
the intense heat continue but little
hope of his recevirey will be enter
tanned.
Rev. Hendricks, of Milton, occupied
the pulpit at the Christian church Sun
day morning and evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Davis and
family intend leaving the latter part
of the week for Colorado, where they
will spend several weeks in the hope
OF benefiting Mrs. Davis health by the
change of climate.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Prevo left Monday
for Colorado, where they will spend
the month. Should they succeed in
liluluS a IdNOllt6 IUSdIlOu IL 10 pIOU-
able they will remain.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Waldren, of Buena
Vista, Colorado, who recently arrived
in this city on their wedding trip, are
enjoying pleasant visit at the home
of the brides grandfather, Dr. E. j.
Shelton. They will leave in a few
days for Colorado Springs, where they
will make their future home.
Miss Nellie Vanduyn, having closed
her school in Omaha, Neb., returned
home Saturday to spend the summer
vacation
Frank Lafferty, of Eldon, spent Sun
day in this city at the home of his
brother-in-law, Attorney J. A. Romin-
ger.
Miss Rena and Harry Senseney of
Des Moines, are enjoying a months
visit at the home of their grandpar-
ents, Mr.. and Mrs U. Rominger.
Miss Ruth Greenleaf returned Sat
urday from Rock; Rapids and will
spend the remainder of the summer at
the home of her mother, Mrs. d. G.
Greenleaf
H. d. B. Cutler, of Glenwood, Mo-,
returned home on Monday after a
short visit at the home of Mrs. D. c.
! Greenleaf. 4
A. r. FergusonSI of Omaha, Neb., re
turned home on Monday after short
visit at the home of his mother, Mrs
Elizabeth Ferguson.
woman named Burnes was arrest
| ed Saturday on information filed BY
Mr. Elliott, charged with jumping {
4 board bill. The case was brought be
fore Justice Kelsey and Mrs. Burns
being unable to pay damages was sen,
to "Songers boarding house." where
! she remained until Sunday when hel
husband arrived and secured her re
lease by paying the bill.
| The friends of Miss Halle Hotch
kiss, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. K. T
Hotchkiss, of this city, were great,
surprised to learn that on Saturda,
evening she became the bride of Vic
tor Traverse Of Gau1t, Mo-, the cere
mony being performed in Ottumwa
where the bride and groom met by ap
| pointment that evening. 1t is suppos
| ed that Mr.. and Mrs. Traverse will
I make their future home in Gaul
where the groom is engaged in tn,
| jewelry business.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. B. Bence drov,
across the country to Milton Sunday
where they visited at the home of MI
and Mrs. Snodgrass.
The annual meeting of the stock
I holders of the State bank was held il
this city on Saturday and was attend
ed by Hon. H. H. and Palmer Trim
BILE, of Keokuk, and NJ M. Hubbard, o
Cedar Rapids.
4 Attorneys u. H. Payne and G. 7
Sewers accompanied by their familie
enjoyed hunting and fishing excul
sion to Lick Creek Springs the latte
4 part of the week.
i Mr.. and Mrs. H. C. Leach and fan
lily were the guests of friends at Tro
On Sunday.
Miss Clara Cree leaves Tuesday e1
ening for Belknap enroute to Nj
Pleasant, where she will spend sever
al weeks visiting at the home of Mis-
Anna Schroeder and other friends.