Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-04-25

his life almost dispaired of for the
time being. A messenger was sent to |
Dudley to telegraph to Ottumwa for a |
physician who came out at once and |
at the present writing the patient is
much better But he will go to Ottum- |
wa and undergo full course of medi-
cal treatment.
Miss Alice Johnson has returned
home from near Dudley.
MIR. and Mrs. Jas. Grooms and |
daughter Winnie from Christiansburg
spent Sunday with L. L. Swenson and
wife.
John Kinblade finished moving his
household goods from Ottumwa Satur-
day to his farm north of Munterville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Johnson will
go to housekeeping at No. in Smoky
hollow this week. having rented a
house there some time ago.
Jones, Garfield & Co., contractors,
commenced their railroad work in
Smoky Hollow today. They will put
in quite an amount of new railroad
there for the coal company during
theS ummer.
Erastus Rose passed through this
vicinity last week.
John Johnson from Ottumwa attend
ed church in Munterville Sunday.
l.. l.. Swenson gave, photograph
concert with his Edison photograph
in the Methodist Protestant church in
South Ottumwa Tuesday night.
Brighton.
Brighton April 25.-Mart Stone,
who has been employed as agent at
Perlie for the Rock Island, has return
ed home.
John Barkhuff, wife and two chill
dren returned to their home in Odds
Monday.
A letter received by, Mr.. and Mrs.
Coffman here informs them
that their daughter. Miss Myrtle
| Coffman, who is clerking in the shoe
department for Siegel, Cooper & Co.,
of Chicago has been critically ill from
Inflammation of the bowels. At the
time the letter was written she was
some better, but still very sick.
We hear good reports from Miss
| Bessie Brinton, who is teaching at No
| BILE. as to her success in school work.
The Lyceum Entertainers showed to
very fair house here Monday night.
| The show was fair for the number in
the company = it consisted of one lady
and two gentlemen. They went from
here to Wayland and played there
Tuesday night. 1t was for the benefit
of the school library
E. G, Brier went to Burlington Tues
day night.
Uncle John Slotler is very sick, not
expected to live.
| Robert Griffith has returned home
| from federal court at keokuk.
Judge Dewey held a short session
of court Monday and adjourned the
| term sine die.
The latest railroad rumor in which
Brighton is interested is that of the
Illinois Central through Washington
to connect with the Iowa Central at
Coppock, five miles east of Brighton
| The report as published in some OF
the daily papers that grading had com
premature.
/ Selma.
Selma, April 25.-Francis Baker re
turned from Fairfield Saturday.
Mrs Ruble spent Sunday with rela
tives iu Bentonsport.
Mrs Rodgers was called to Eldor
the first of the week by the illness anG
death of her mother.
Mai Rodgers commenced term o.
school at the Star school house at Che
quest.
Mrs. Stella Werner, of Cincinnati, is
here visiting her brother, John Robin
son, who was called to Evans Monday
as railway baggageman.
Peter Armentrout is sick; he |!
: threatened with typhoid fever.
Loman Black has moved into thu
Sears property.
f j. c. Maddix and wife were called
! to Ottumwa by the serious illness o
: their daughter, Gertie, who accompan
led them home Saturday.
!. 1t is understood that Thomas Den
ming and family will soon return from
' Missouri where they went about yea
ago.
Milton.
Milton, April 25.-Mrs. Vancleve, Q
v Columbus junction, is visiting at tn
q home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Is
!, aac Hoskins. Mrs e. E. Hoskins re
turned home with her.
C. T. Smith transacted business il
h Bloomfield one day this week.
S Rev. p B Newman was quite sic
t a few days last week.
Last Friday being Mrs. Smiths Sc,
|. enty-eighth birthday, some of he
# friends and her children gave her
It surprise by spending the day and tai
ing dinner with her.
S Rev. j. L. Mckay of Ferris, Illinoi!
8 was in town one day last week.
Elder T. A. Renfro filed the pulp
a at the Presbyterian church both morl
s ing and evening in the absence {
the pastor, on last Sunday.
!. West Van Buren,.