Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-09-24
HER NINeTlErH BIRTHDAY.
Mrs. Juliette HawIey Celebrates An.
niversary of Her Birth.

niversary of Her Birth.
[From Saturdays Daily.l
Mrs. Juliette Hawley celebrated her
ninetieth birthday yesterday. 1t is
difficult for those who know Mrs .Haw-
ley to realize that she has attained TO
this grand old age. Mrs. Hawley has
lived in OttumWa tifty-three years and
the house where she now resides, at
the corner of Fourth and Court streets
has been herhome for forty-eight years
The Courier understands yesterday
was not only the anniversary of her
birth but also of her marriage to
James Hawley, which occurred at Ca
millas, New York, on the Goth day OF
September, 1881. Mr.. and Mrs. Haw-
ley located first at Chillicothe, Ohio,
where they resided three years They
then went to Kentucky where they re-
manned for two years, and then remov-
ed direct to Ottumwa. They came
by boat to keokuli and from Keokuk
were passengers in the first coach to
make regular trips from that city to
Ottumwa. When they arrived here,
they found little hamlet of but few
houses and only two stores, one being
conducted by Mr.. Devin and the 9TH
er by John Baldwin. Mr.. Hawley
brought stock of goods with him and
opened the third store in the future
great city of Ottumwa. For many
years, until his death in October, 1872.
he was one Of Ottumwa's most promi-
nent citizens, being president of the
FIRST National bank for some time,and
holding the office of mayor for two
years. Mrs. Hawley tells amusing cir.
cumstances in reference to their find
ing home in this city. There were
no suitable vacant houses excepting
the unfinished half of a house that
was used as hotel. They urged the
hotel keeper to finish the house ana
let them move into it. Finally he told
them it was such nuisance to run 9
hotel that if they would take the whole
property and continue the hotel bust
ness, he would comply with their
wishes. This they did and for five
years Mr.. and Mrs. Hawley were host
and hostess of Ottumwas only hotel
Mrs. Hawley was one of the organ.
iZers of the First CONGREGATIONAL
church in this city of which she has
been deaconess for twenty-five wears
and of which she is now the oldesr
D. 5
day and wedding anniversaries were
remembered yesterday by many of her
friends who sent in floral offerings or
who personally called to pay their re-
spects. Among the latter We're:
DR.. and Mrs. Williamson.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. g. Meek.
Rev. and Mrs. J. M. McElroy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Merrick, son and
daughter.
DR.. and Mrs. Spilman.
Rev. and Mrs. P. A. Johnson and
daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs Harry Peters.
Mr.. and Mrs. John l.. Moore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin Manning.
MI. and Mrs. L. II. Ellsworth and
sons.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Hale.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. B. Thrall and son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Connolly.
Messrs. Ed. Daggett, Ed. LOOMS.
Ord, Neb.; Newtin Hill, A. C. Harrow,
Abram Wing, DR. James Carter. Ong-
ha, Neb.; Walter Meek, VIM. McNett
A. w. Lee.
Mesdames o. D. 1'isdale, W. D. tbs.
dale, H. B. Jones, Carroll Jones. JOS
eph Loomis f. l.. Burton, REM. Ladd.
G. A. Ellsworth, l.. T. Racine, Andrew
Spaulding, C. G. Lewis, H. l.. Water
man. --- Teal OF New Hampshire.
j. w. Edgerly, daughter and grand
daughter, Henry Temple, H. w Mer-
rill, Nicklin. John Phillips, A. w. Gas
ton, Israel, John II. Morrell, Metz, Wr.
Daggett, Fred Carter and son, Anna
Graham, A. d. Moss, C. L. L.athrop. ).
Ella Miller.