Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-06
O NEWS ITEMS.

LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.
IFrom Saturdays Daily.l
An operation was performed on
Mrs. G. +. Bales at her home, $50 West
Second street yesterday for appendicit-
is. She is getting along nicely.
Old settlers and old soldiers of Da-
Wis and adjoining counties will hold a
reunion at Drakeyille August 81 No
expense will be spared to have a good
time.
Clarence Moss, of Birmingham, was
in the city this afternoon enroute
home from Oklahoma, where he drew
a lucky number in the Ell Reno dis
trict.
The death of George Greiner occur
red this morning at 1880 o'clock at the
hospital north OF the city, The i'm
mediate caase Of death was consump-
tor and the deceased was forty-eight
years of age. He had lived in this city
Tor a number of years,
James H. Wright of Abba and Miss
Daisy C%henowith of this city were
united in marriage by Rev. F. G. DAY.
les at his home on North Court street
at 8 O'Clock Thursday evening. The
couple will make their future home in
Abba,
There was received today at the
home of Morgan Griswold a present
from DR.. Harry j.. Watson, who is with
the United States army in the Philip
pines, in the form of a piece of Fill
Pine money made into a watch charm.
The coin is gold and nearly as large
as a SIS gold piece.
William Miller, residing two miles
east Of Agency, while taking his
threshing engine to his home, lost on
troll of the engine when about a mile
from his home, and the engine plunged
over an embankment, badly damaging
the engine. The men jumped before
the engine went v the embankment
and were not hurt.
Mrs. R. Anna-Morris Clark, who is
one of the instructors in the Wapello
county normal institute, vas once a
teacher in the schools at Oskaloosa
and Des Moines and more recently has
been supervisor in the schools of
Cleveland, Ohio, where her home now
is. Mrs. Clark is the wife of DR.. c..
B. Clark, who several years ago was
the pastor OF the First Methodist Epis-
copal church of this city, leaving here
shortly after the present church was
Yesterday morning at the home of
Otto Carlson in Munterville, the mar
riage of Alfred Gustafson to Miss Ida
Major was solemnized. Rev. A. E..
Mcneil oficiated. Immediately after
the ceremony the young couple came
to this city where they will visit rela-
tives and friends for a short time, af-
ter which they will return to Munter-
vile, where they will go to h%ousekeep.
ing. Mr.. Gustafson is the United
States mail carrier at that place.
From Mondays Daily.
A marriage license was issued Sat
urday to G. B. Chance and Miss Sarah
@. Smith.
If you have any stock to sell or want
to buy any, put an ad in the Courier
want column.
Mrs. Patrick Smith and son., Joseph,
of Eddyville, returned home this morn
ing after a visit at the home of VIM.
Glib, who resides west of the city.
Miss Pearl Names, of Albany, who.
mas pCCh 'ioilih6 dI Tic uOul6 VI VI.
Wilson, on Keota street, left this morn
ing for Blakesburg to visit relatives.
d r.. Hare of Indiana, Pa, who is a
guest at the Criley home in South OF
tumwa, left this morning for Eddy
vile to visit at the home of Rev. A. L.
Criley. He was accompanied by F. A.
Criley and sister, Miss liza:
Mrs. James D. Gray arrived home
yesterday from a visit with relatives
and friends in Portland, Oregon, and
other western points. She was oc-
companied home by Miss Kate Kret-
yer, who went west several months ago
for an extended visit.
w. M. Vaught, who resides in Biz
mingham, arrived today from Colfax
where ne has been taking medical
treatment and was taken to the, hos
pital. He has a sever attack of the
rheumatism and while in Colfax under
went a surgical operation for tubercu-
losis of the hip. He was accompanied
by his brother, q. J. Vaught.
Mr.. &Ld Msr. Albert, Johnson, of
Munterville, Lave arrived at 0%deshog,
Sweden, after a very enjoyable trip
across TIE Atlantic. 1ney report ideal
summer weather in Sweden and they
will probably prolong their visit in that
country for a month or nor Mr..
and Mrs. johnson left Ottumwa in the
early part of July for a visit at their
old home in sweden.
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