Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-03-12

NOME Ill KNOXVILLE, DelHS, employed IN
one of the largest dry goods stores in
that city. While in Ottuuwa she was
one of the active leaders of the Ep-
worth League of the First Methodist
church and is we'll known in church
and social circles
Thursday evening, at the residence,
of the brides mother, Mrs. NJ. McCul-
Tough, 224 North Cherry street, occur.
red the wedding of Miss Mae McCul-
Tough and Mr.. Lyle Mosher Rev. ID.
A. Murray. of the East End Presbyter-
ian church, officiating. Mr.. Mosher
is an employee of John MoTrell & Co.,
and is one of the most popular young
men in the East End. Miss McCul-
Tough has resided all her life in OF.
tumwa and has a large circle of
friends. They received number of
very handsome presents. The we'd
ding was a very quiet one. only the
families and near friends being pres
ent. Mr.. and Mrs. Mosher had their
house all furnished. ready to move in,
and have gone right to housekeeping
on East Mabel street.
Twenty-seven members, including
the degree team of Woodbine camp,
No. 1914, Royal Neighbors of America,
We're in Batavia yesterday afternoon
and last evening, where they exempli-
fled the work for new order which
was instituted in that place. The
work was in charge of Miss Cora Wit
tick, of Keokuk, deputy supreme or
acle. The new lodge starts out with
twenty-one members, and the pros
poets for successful organization are
bright After the work, a luncheon
was served the Ottumwa lodge and
Miss Wittick, by the Batavia members,
The meeting was held in the Wood
man hail. The members of the local
order returned to Ottumwa last even
ing on Burlington No. IL.
From Mondays Daily.
s. H. Brown, of Nirkville, is in the
city today on business.
Mrs G. e. Jackson and daughter.
Miss Nina, of Rome, We're OtturnWa
visitors today
A marriage license was issued late
Saturday afternoon to G. G. Ryder and
Miss Anna l.. Chaffee.
Miss Mary Cowan, of Eddyville. was
in the city this afternoon enroute
home from visit at the home of
Charles Anderson at Hedrick.
Mrs. J. F. Ackton, of Eldon, return
ed home this morning after a visit
with her daughter, Mrs. Fra nix Hite,
who resides southeast of the city.
Misses Kate Duncan and Cora Davis,
of Beckwith, returned home today at
ter a visit at the home of Miss Dun
cans brother, P. G. Duncan, on North
Washington street.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. S. Good son, of Bir-
mingham, returned home, this after
noon on THE Pleasant Valley" after
an over-Sunday visit at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. G. L. Craft, on Grant
street.
Mrs. G G.. Thomas returned this
morning from Kirkville, where she
was called by the serious illness of her
grandfather, Theopolis SHUTS, who is
also the father of Sheriff Frank B.
SHUTS, of this city.
Mrs. Harry Caughlan and son. Har-
ry, Jr., went to Eldon this morning,
where Mrs. Caur;hlan met her sister.
Miss Carrie Str ong, who is enroute
will make her future home.
The scale adopted by the miners
and operators Saturday evening was
printed in full in Monday evenings
Courier, b'ft owing to lack of space it
is not prir tied in this issue of the semi
weekly. but will appear in Thursdays
issue of the weekly.
Mrs. Mary e. McNew was before
the commissioners of insanity this af-
ternoon and was adjudged insane and
ordered sent to the hospital for the
insane. at Mt. Pleasant. She is not
violen't but it was thought best to
have this course taken
MI. and Mrs. R. H. Louden and
dauf shter Lathelma, of Fremont, Neb.,
whe, have been in the city, guests at
the home of Mrs. E. S. Grail, 925
Ha .ckberry street, left this morning on
Burlington No. for Norfolk, Neb.,
TO r a short visit with relatives prior
to returning home.
Albert Cotton will leave tomorrow
morning over the Burlington for Pitts
burg, Pa, and after a brief visit, will
go to Dawson station which is in Fay
cite county, to visit his aged father,
w. Cotton. who is ill., Mr.. Cotton is
one of Wapello county's prosperous
farmers, and has large fruit farm
west of the city.
Mrs. Frank McNair left today on the
Rock Island for Minneapolis, Mimi,
where she was called by the illness of
her husband, who is at the point of
death. Mr.. McNair formerly repre-
scented the firm of j. w. Edgerly & Co.,
on the road out of this city for mum.
Der of years. and has similar posi-
ton with large drug firm at Mime
apodis. Mr. McNair's many Ottumwa
friends wish him a speedy recovery.
The fortieth anniversary of the or
ganization of the First Iowa regiment
may be celebrated in Burlington. Cit
liens of that place are working to that
end and say that the celebration
should be held there, if for no other
reason, because it was there the sol
diers embarked on a Mississippi river
steamboat for the south. 1t Is not
known whether or not there are any
survivors in Ottumwa, but Grand Ar.
my men generally will be interested