Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-03-21

good, the verdict of the members of
the board was in favor of the Smith
& Gutterson building, all things con-
sidered. One of the main advantages
which claimed attention in these plans
was the matter of floor space, the
pan selected affording more floor than
any of the Others another advantage
was the assembly hall, or audience
room, which takes up one end of the
basement.
/ From Wednesdays DaiIy.l
Mrs. Lee Sampson, of Lucas, was in
the city today on business
A daughter was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
w. G. Loftiss, 306 South Willard
street, March H.
Miss Eva Lathrop went to Bidwell
this morning to visit her parents, Mr..
and Mrs, H. T. Lathrop.
Miss Gertrude Wolfers, of Hopkins,
Mo-, is visiting at the home of L. E.
Stevens, 179 East Court street.
Miss Maude Martin of Cincinnati,
la.), is visiting at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. E. l.. Scott, 21S North Nc
Lean street.
The death of Logs Kelly, the six
weeks old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Thorn
as Kelly, occurred yesterday evening
at the family residence, 419 North
Mclean street.
Mrs. NJ. c. Hemenway, of Burden,
Kan, who has been the guest of her
sister, Mrs. N. P. Byrne, on Clarence
street, returned home this morning
on Burlington No. 8.
Mrs. George Bedwell, of Enid, Okla,
is visiting at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Wyckoff A tele-
gram from Mr. Bedwell states that he
will arrive tonight for a short visit
Miss Flora Shields will teach the
school in district No. 8, Green town
ship during the coming term. The
school will open the first Monday IN
April, and Sunday school in the same
district will open on the first Sunday
in the same month.
R, N. McElroy left last evening on
Burlington No for West Point, Miss,
is visiting her mother at that place.
wi. NSEilOy chptCtSs W NC dDS0ut
about a week. Mrs. McElroyf will in
all probabilities return to Ottumwa
with him.
1t is reported on reliable authority
that G. R. Cummins and F. NJ Winds
man, representing a large trust COM
pany of New York, were in the city
last Friday looking over the ground
relative to the Inauguration of an in
ter-urban service between this city and
Agency. 1t is not known if any action
one way or the other was taken.
Mrs. Win4ifred Jones and daughter,
Miss Lizzie, of Alton, Ill, who were
called to this city by the serious acct
dent which befell Edwin Roberts, a
coal miner, who was injured while at
his work at Appanoose, last Thursday,
and who is now at the Ottumwa hos
pital went to Blakesburg this morn.
ing to visit friends. Mr. Roberts is
improving and will soon be able to re-
turn to his home.
Nels Hokanson, of this city, return
ed this morning from Galesburg. Ill.,,
where he was sent as delegate to
represent the -OttumWa members of
the. Scandinavian Mutual Life Insur-
|ance company. "A special meeting
was held yesterday for the purpose OF
adopting plans for the establishment
of local offices which would tend to-.
ward making the Swedish people
place more confidence in the order.
There are at present fifty-six mem
bers of the order in Ottumwa and they
expect to organize in the near future.
Mr.. Hokanson reports the order in a
fiourishing condition.
[From Thursdays Daily.l
Mrs. Fl. Ellmaker. of Batavia, was in
the city yesterday visiting friends and
left last evening for Agency.
Dr. and Mrs. w. N Hurst and son
Francis, of Blakesburg, were in the
city this morning on business
Miss Alice Joyce went to Brighton
this morning, called there by the seri.
GUS illness of her little sister
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| have and how you will trade thru the
/ Courier
Miss Alice Dale, of Moravia, re.
turned home this morning on the Mil.
waukee after visit with her uncle
Andrew Trussell, on West Main
street.
G. T. Bedwell, of Enid, Oklahoma
formerly of Ottumwa, arrived last
evening on Burlington No. for Wis
it at the w. B. Wycoff home on West
| Fourth street.
1 Mrs. j. A. Clearinghouse, of Blakes
burg, was in the city this morning ana
returned to her home on the Milwau
kee. She accompanied her daughter
Miss Glennie Clearinghouse, who left