Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-11-14

Sylvester; H. A. Tolles and Miss
Maud Grooms.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. McLain and
Brown Belford of Kirkville were OF
tumwa visitors today.
Mrs. George Buckner and Mrs. T.B.
Downer of Highland were in the city
yesterday calling on friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Dawson, from
north of the city, left this afternoon
! for Hiteman where they will make
their future home.
The second trial OF the case OF Earl
| Parrot against the Ottumwa Electric
and Steam company for $4,000 dam.
ages received, it is alleged through the
negligence of the defendant company's
employees was begun in district court
this morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. G. Morgan, 119 Lin
coin avenue. and Mr.. ana Mrs w. S.
| Peck, of Dahlonega, went to Blakes.
burg this morning to attend a celebra-
| ton of the seventy-first anniversary of
the birthday of Mevine Peck. Mrs.
Morgan and S. w. Peck are children
! of Melvfne Peck.
Shooters in this city have received
programs and invitations for an anna
teur target and live bird shoot to be
held at Jefferson, November 10 and
! 20. The program is good one and
will attract several good shooters. JEFF.
ferson is the county seat of Greene
county and is on the Milwaukee and
Northwestern railroads.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Eyre. who
have resided in South Ottumwa for
several years. left this morning for
Clarinda, where they may make their
future home. Mr.. Eyre stated this
morning that if he likes the country
near Clarinda he will locate there. He
owns several pieces of property in and
around Ottumwa, including valuable
residence on Willard street, where he
has lived for some years.
o. A. Livingston, 1850 East Main
street, has resigned his position as SUI
perintendent of The Janney Manufac-
turing company, of this city, and has
bought out manufacturing plant at
Abba. Mr.. Livingston will manufac
ture farm implements and coal miners
equipments. Mr.. Livingston worked
twenty years for the Moline Pillow com
pany of Moline, H., one of the largest
steel plow factories In this country be-
fore coming here and has been here
nearly two years. He knows the man
ufacturing business thoroughly and he
feels sure of successful patronage.
From Thursdays Daily.l
Miss Ethel Crabl, of Avery, was in
the city this afternoon shopping.
a marriage license was issued today
to Judge Edwin G. Moon and Miss Lu-
ella Jean Mowatt.
Mrs. L. Alder, 141 East Court street,
went to Eddyville today to visit with
her son, Frank Alder.
Mrs. Floyd Finley, of Chillicothe, re-
turned home this afternoon from a
shopping trip to the city.
Mrs. R. A. Widgers, of Batavia, re-
turned to her home today from short
visit with her son, Chas. Widgers, SOC
Clinton avenue
Miss Anna Swinscoe of 1884 West
Second street, went to Lea1do this
morning, where she will make her
home for 4 short time.
Mrs. John Miller, 216 East Cara
street, left this morning for Selma for
a few days visit with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. A. Mccullough.
Mrs. Silas Robinson of Foster return
ed to her home this morning after a
short visit with her mother, Mrs. Noah
Harbour, 603 Richmond avenue.
Mrs. Elizabeth Filby of Mystic re-
turned to her home this morning after
a short visit with her son, who is SICK
in the Ottumwa hospital, whom she re-
ports to be much improved.
Mrs. John Dew and daughter. Miss
Grace of Jacksonville, Ohio, who have
been Wis ting at the home OF Mrs
James Sullivan on Benton street left |
for Eldon today to visit it'll friends.
Local shooters have received pro-
grams of one days tournament to
be given by the New London Gun club,
November 20. Targets and live bird
events are scheduled, with entrance
ranging from ST to So. This club has
been very successful with its tourna-
ments and carries them through, rain !
or shine.
The state board of mine examiners
will finish their labors in this city to-
night A total of nineteen applicants
presented themselves to the board to
take the examinations for mine fore
men and hosting engineers. The
written examinations are going on to-
day and they are expected to be finish I
ed early this evening. After that the /
board will figure the averages and adj
journ.
AGED COUPLE TO MARRY.
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