Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-28

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lahoma, where he will spend the win
ter
Mrs. o. Pierson returned to hel
nome near Cambria yesterday after g
weeks visit with relatives near Oak
ley
w. D. Copeland has sold his farm
and will move to Chillicothe, Mo. He
hold a public sale next Tuesday and
Will go at once to his new home
Mrs. Ruth Trump and little daugh.
ter came up last evening from Kahoka
Mo-. for visit with Mrs. Trump's
brothers, the Bennett boys, in Ben.
ton township.
Mrs. Nellie Black. of Humeston, was
Charlton visitor yesterday.
Miss Daisy Grail has returned home
from Ottumwa and will spend some
time here before returning.
! The ladies of the Presbyterian
church who are conducting a Rum
mage sale" this week, are meeting
with grand success in their novel en-
terprise. Their receipts for Wednes-
day were $50, and yesterday about
$50. They are looking forward to a
big day Saturday
Miss Willie Brown gave a dinner
party yesterday to her friends.
5. G. Cooper, of Weller. was a bust
ness guest in the city today
Charlton, October 25.-H o. Dotts
returned last evening from New Vir-
ginia where he has been working On a
| fine church.
D. Rinard has sold his fine residence
to S. L. Bestow, who will take posses
Sim Nv piror,l nj 60,
lily will leave Tuesday for Mechanics
vile, Oregon. where they will make
their future home.
Miss Lila Kern, of Newburn, was
visiting with friends in the city yester-
day.
Mrs. Ida VanWinkle returned to her
home in Indianola last evening after
a weeks visit with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. j. W. Mumford, in Pleasant
township.
Miss Myrtle Cowan went to Humes-
ton this morning to assist in caring
for John Campbell, who is very low
with typhoid fever.
Allie Fluke came down from Osceola
last evening for brief visit with his
cousin, c. E. Fluke.
Miss Lille Scott, of Lincoln town
ship, departed yesterday morning for
Ottumwa for a few days visit with
relatives She will also make a visit
at Fairfield before returning home.
The third subject of Rev. Palmer's
series of sermons to men will be "The
Man Who Said RE Would and
Didn't" which he Will deliver tomor-
row evening.
Mrs. Chas. Morehead of Belinda
was a county seat visitor yesterday.
A game Of football was played this
afternoon between the Knoxville high
school team and the Charlton team.
The registration board has been in
session the past two days and will be
again on Saturday, November j, also
election day. There was not a very
heavy registration this year as those
who have changed wards and the new
citizens We're all that had to register.
Those who have not registered the
past two days should embrace the op-
portunity and do SO on November L.
Eldcn.
EIdomn Oct. 24-About fourteen
young people very pleasantly surprised
| Miss Mamie Drake on Wednesday
evening, October %, at her homo just
one mile west of town. Those present
We're Miss Edith Crockett Mat Hugh
es, Blanche Harlan, Muce Cummins.
Pink Picker and Laura Drake; Messrs.
Frank Ross, George Baker, Oliver
Cummins, Lou Moore, George knight
land Homer Cresap Refreshments
were served. Games and music were
the principal amusements Every one
present had very enjoyable time.
The following from the Oskaloosa
Herald concerning the marriage of an
Eldon man to en- Oskaloosa woman,
will be of interest to Eiuon people:
Married at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles c. Sheppard, $40 High avenue
east, at 6 o'clock Wednesday evening,
October %, by Rev Charles j. Ten
nant of Fremont, Edward l. Moore of
Eldon. and Bertha Tenant of Oska--
loosa.
With the gathering of simply in
innate friends and relatives they start
ed together on the journey of life. The
service was both cuiet and simple
and yet was touchingly beautiful Miss
Tenant is a daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Tenant, and was sister of
Mrs. Sheppard. She has been a teach
er of Latin in the Oskaloosa high
school. Among the guests present
We're Mrs. D. M. Moore. Mrs. Gable
and Mrs. Helis of Eldon. Rev. G. l..
Tenant of Fremont. Rev. E. L. Ten
name of Hillsboro, Miss Sarah Ten
nant of Buxton, Miss Julia Hankey
of Moulton and A. L. Tenant. A
light lunch was served after the cere--
mony and the bride and groom has
tened away to Chicago on their bridal
tour, amid many good byes and heart
felt good wishes. They will be at
home in Eldon. December /, 1902.
The bride was known and beloved in
Oskaloosa by large circle OF friends
and all extend their congratulations
and wishes for bright and happy fu-
ture. The groom is prominent drug
gist in Eldon, and is highly respect
ed and prosperous young man.
keosauqua.
Keosauqua, Oct. 24.-There is being
placed on the Keosauqua river bridge
a handsome steel lattice railing in
Mace of the old wooden rail 20