Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-22
LITTLE BITSOF NEWS.
ShortTales Concerning People You
Know.
THE VICINITY OF OTTUMWA In BRIEF

Births, Deaths, Marriages, Movements
OF Your Acquaintance as Chronicled
by courier's Staff of Correspondents
Who Know Whereof They Speak.
Charlton.
Charlton, May 22.-One of the pref
test home weddings of the season oc-
Cured last evening at $3.50 at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Atha,
when their only daughter, Miss
Myrtle, was united in marriage
to Geo. B. Sage, in the presence
of small gathering of friends of the
bride and groom. The ceremony was
| the Christian church. At the conclu-
sion of the service congratulations
were offered. After short time spent
bountiful wedding supper was served
charming daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
| from the public schools. The groom
has made Charlton his home for sever
al years and is a trusted employee of
\
| dustrious and exemplary young man
and is in every way worthy the wife
of his choice. The happy couple were
useful presents as tokens of love and
friendship. After the wedding Mr.
and Mrs. Atha went to their home
bride.
Ic1a Lco;,
Arthur Curtis and Arle Curtis We're
/ passengers on the north branch last
evening for Des Moines.
Charles Hawkins of Chicago arrived
yesterday for visit with his father
in the east part of town.
Miss Edith Wren returned from Lu-
cas- today.
County Attorney Drake left last ev-
ening for Des Moines on a business
trip.
/ Ike Funk of ottumwa, formerly of
this city, was in the city for few
hours yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eldon Mitcham are the
proud parents of daughter, born yes
| terday.
| trains for few hours while on his
way home in Ottumwa
Miss Josie Thorpe went to Des
Moines for an extended visit with
| friends yesterday.
Lucas county was visited with a
heavy wind and electrical storm last
evening followed by heavy rain.
DR.. Yocum left last evening for Des
Moines for couple of days visit with
friends, from there he will go to Illi-
nois for a visit.
Bloomfield.
Bloomfield, May 22.-Jerome Brou-
er, Kan, where he was called by the
serious illness of his brother, j. M.
Brouhard. A telegram was received
Wednesday stating that MI Erouhard
/ died that morning at 6 o'clock. The
J. for burial on Friday.
u Geo. w. Curl made business trip
to Des Moines Tuesday to consult a
prominent oculist in regard to his fail
} ing eye sight which grows worse con-
| tinually. He received some slight en-
}, enlargement and applying the rene
Z dies prescribed which it is hoped will
/ prove beneficial.
Moines, where he intends making his
home with his uncle and to engage in
gas fitting and plumbing.
John Mitchell of Ottumwa was a
, business visitor in this city Wednes-
day.
E. o. Armstrong of Des Moines was
a business visitor in this city Wednes-
. day.
M,,- A LN1tyiye Of MY tn
accompanied by her sister, Mrs. Ed.
day evening at the home of their
!, ing returned home on Wednesday,
Mrs. johnson will remain until Satur.
! day when she will return to Quincy to
prepare for a summers pleasure trip
w, j. Sickle left Wednesday for
Des Moines to attend the Iowa State
Bankers association convention.
The republicans of Davis county will
hold mass convention at the court
house Saturday, May "a, for the pur
pose of selecting nine delegates to the
! state convention at Des Moines, July
20, also nine delegates to the second
f in Ottumwa June %, and nine dele
u
al convention, not yet called.
Sherman Reeves is spending severa
days in Des Moines attending the con
vention of the Iowa State Photograph
ers.
News of the death of the little five
year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Will Sales
of Kansas City reached relatives il
this place Wednesday. The remain:
x,,;1 1,n To he nf N
Sales father Stephen Sales, today
when the funeral services will occur
The usual memorial services will b'
held in this city on May 80, when ;
short program will be given at TIL,
court house after which the G. A. RI
and various other organizations of thu
city will march to the cemeterie!
where flowers will be placed on thu
graves, of the departed soldiers.
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