Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-12-26

son.
Born Monday to Mr.. and Mrs. G. w.
Dornsife, of West Fourth street, a
daughter.
Mrs. Thomas Sampson, of Chester
avenue, left today for Agency to visit
relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. John P. Reese and son
were visitors at the Eisteddfod in this
city yesterday.
Howard Roberts, of williamsburg,
was in the city yesterday attending
the Eisteddfod
John Breeding, of James street,
went to Drakeville this morning for a
few days visit with relatives.
Mrs. Guy Huber, of North Green
street, has gone to Marion, where she
expects to make her future home.
Miss Flo Warren, of Chillicothe, ar
rived in the city today to visit with
Miss Dolly Reed at the county farm.
Miss Emma Nye, of West Fifth
street, left Tuesday night for Omaha
where she will visit during the holi-
days.
Mrs. James McMullin 1893 West
street, visited with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. g. B. Messrsmith, of Hedrick.
over Christmas.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Stout of North
Wapello street, spent Christmas with
Mrs. Stout's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Darner, of Hedrick
Mrs. Chasper Durr, of Batavia, ar
rived in the city yesterday morning
for a holiday visit with her daughter
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Wise, who live
northeast of the city, spent Christmas
visiting at the home of Mrs Wises
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. F. Priest, of
Sigourney
Balney Winninger, SIS South Ward
street, passed through a successful OPP
GRAFTON this morning and this after
noon was reported to be getting along
very nicely.
Miss Anna Eslinger, of West Fifth
street, who has been in the hospital
for several weeks with typhoid fever
has recovered and returned to her
home today
Mr.. and Mrs. George Creath, of Ash
land, left last evening for their home
after spending the day visiting a. the
home of their son, DR.. w. E. Creath,
Of Iowa avenue.
Mr. and Mrs. w. X. Marsh, of Ba-
tavia, returned home last evening af-
ter spending the day at the home of
DR.. and Mrs. l.. j. Baker, on North
Wapello street.
Mrs. Robert Bailey and Miss Gertie
Bailey, of Agency, returned home last
evening after spending Christmas at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. j. Askren,
on Mabel street.
City Clerk Wilson has been advised
that the star route from Ottumwa to
Keb is to be discontinued on December
81 and the rural free delivery substitute
ed.-Cedar Rapids Gazette.
Marriage licenses have been issued
to H. G. West and Mary Johnson, H.
H. Robinson and Miss Hattie NOISE;
Luther Smith and Miss Ida Bowder,
H. J. Rec and Miss Marion n Halden.
A. ]. Gardner, member of the coun-
|ty board of Wapello county, was in
Abba Saturday visiting among friends
The people of Wapello county are
fortunate in having so capable a man
on their county board.-Albia Union.
Papers in the contest of d. E. CHS
man VS. r. p. Dana for the Office of
county treasurer were filed with the
county clerk today in order to get
them before the January term of the
district court.
Justice O. L. Campbell performed
two marriage ceremonies on Tuesday,
Christmas eve, uniting in marriage
George Reeves and Miss Lille Harter
and G. w. Mabin and Miss Anna M.
Clark, all of whom reside in Wapello
county.
Mr.. and Mrs. I. Milligan, of Hines,
visited at the home of Mrs Lizzie
Manns, on South Ransom street, Mrs.
Milligan left this morning for Bidwell
where she will visit for few days at
the home of c. Fuller. Mr.. Mulligan
returned home this afternoon.
Alfred H. Brown, of Burlington,
clerk in the office of the Burlington
|roadmaster's and the superintendent
of bridges and buildings, left this af-
ternoon for his home after visit with
his brother, j. w. Brown, chief clerk
in the Burlington offices in this city.
j. P. Ulrich, Jr., of Creston, clerk in
the Office of ]. G. Shehan, superlntend-
ent of construction on the Burlington,
left this afternoon for Creston after a
visit with his wife and parents in this
city. Mrs. Ulrich, Jr., who has been
i'll for the past several weeks, is now
at the j. P. Ulrich home on Jefferson
street in this city and is improving
fast.
The motormen and conductors in
the employ of the Ottumwa Light &
Traction Co. today presented the man
ager of the company, R. H. Holbrook,
with very pretty and valuable gold
ring as a token of their esteem for
him. Mr. Holbrook has been in OF
tumwa comparatively short time,
but already he has made many friends,
not the least of whom are among his