Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-08-26
LITTLE BITSOF NEWS
Short Tales Concerning People You
Know.
THE VICINITY OF OTTUMWA in BRIEF
Births, Deaths, Marriages, Movements
OF Your acquaintanoes as ChronicIed
by Courier's Staff of Correspondents
Who Know Whereof They Speak.
Abba.

| Abba.
Abba, Aug. 23.-The Injunction case
of A. H. Humeston VS.. q. r. Garden
SUIT 10 enJoin defendant from selling
intoxicating liquors, occupied the at.
.entlon Oh the district court yesterday.
The case is considered as a rather ne.
cullar one, IN that the defendant has
| been removed from here for more than
year and the object sought in the
suit has been accomplished by his sus-
pension OF business. The defendant,
DIR. Garden, formerly conducted a
pharmacy here, but is now in Califor-
MIA. Ramey and Simonds, attorneys
OF Fairfield, are conducting the prose
cution, and N. %. Kendall is attorney
for the defense.
Misses Delta and Flossie and Mas
ter Carl Both OF Hamilton were guests
at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
j. Cooper yesterday, enroute from
their home to Avery, where they will
visit their grandmother, Mrs. Martha
Coffman, for few days
John Pheney returned home last
night from Denver, Colo, where he
has been visiting for the past week.
He was summoned home by the SER
ious illness of his father, James Phe-
ney.
Mrs. Gus Lyons and little son, Gus.
of Salt Lake City, arrived in Abba
last night, and will visit at the home
of Mrs. Lyons mother. Mrs Mary
Ramsey, for a few weeks.
w. Scott Ammon of Denver, Colo,
arrived in Abba Thursday for few
days visit with relatives and friends.
Harry Johnson of Burlington was
in Abba yesterday morning visiting
friends.
Squire NJ. D. Sullivan of Melrose
was an Abba visitor yesterday.
David Payne departed this morning
for Pueblo, Colo, where he expects to
locate.
w. w. OBryan of Melrose is in AL
bia attending district court
Wade H. Cramer went to Avery this
morning on business.
Abba, Aug. 25.-Eva Ruth, the nine
months old baby daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Hargus H. Coons, died Friday
afternoon, August %, after a brief ILL
ness. Funeral services were held yes
terday afternoon at 2 o'clock. at the
home, Rev. Caster of the Christian
church, officiating. The remains were
inferred in Oak View cemetery.
Licenses were granted Saturday by
the clerk of the district court for the
marriage of William R. Bell aged 25
years, to Miss Daisy Noble, aged 20
years. both of Abba; Leonard I'm
grund, aged 40 years, of Hamilton, to
Mrs. Minnie Allison, aged % years, of
Buxton, and John Hetherington. aged
SO years, to Mrs. Katie Mcmillan,
aged % years. both of Foster.
A large crowd of Albians went to
Des Moines yesterday on the Wabash
excursion. Thirty-flve tickets were
sold at this station.
Miss Alma Glew of Ottumwa, who
has been visiting at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. A. w. Crosier week, re.
turned home Saturday evening.
Mrs. |. H. Pierson went to Ottumwa
Saturday evening, for a weeks visit
with friends.
Miss Olive Mann of Ottumwa is Wis
iting at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. A.
w. Crosier.
Master Clifford Scott of Chicago re-
turned home Saturday, after a few
weeks visit with his grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Scott and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Byron Huellett Of
Kansas City, Mo-, are guests at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Moses Edwards.
Samuel Knight of Cincinnati, o., is
visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas knight, and other relatives.
/ Henry Dinsmore of Hiteman arrived
in Abba Saturday, enroute to his home
from trip to Salt Lake City and San
Francisco.
Joseph Webb of Reno, Nevada, was
in Abba Saturday night on his way to
his boyhood home at Memphis, Mo-,
to attend the funeral of his mother,
Mrs. j. H. Webb.
Mrs Clarence Pyle and son, and
Mrs Ed Walker ard three children
came up from their home at Ottumwa
yesterday, called here by the serious
illness of their father and grandfather,
James Pheney.
Mr.. and Mrs. Phil Waterman of
Hiteman were Abba visitors yester-
day
Mrs. G. W. Hartsock went to Boone
Saturday to visit for week with her
sister, Mrs r. A. Phillips.
Charles D. Hays is confined to his
home on North Jackson street by i'll
ness.
George w. Dashiell and Samuel
Knight were Ottumwa visitors Satur
day and Sunday,
Agent B. F. Duffy of the Burlington
returned home Saturday night from a
few days visit with his sons, DR.. Ed
gar Duffy and Earl Duffy, at Green
castle, Mo.
A score of Abba people went to Des
Moines this morning to attend the
state fair.
williamsburg.
williamsburg, Aug. CIV. w. Lew
is is spending Sunday in Spirit Lake.
Joe Kelly has returned from his trip
to the northwest by wagon. The heavy
rains prevented his party going as far
as it had figured on, and Kelly came
back by rail. Herb Bleasier and Har-
ry House. the other members of the
party. will come back with the team.
A. C. Hufford, United States deputy
marshall of Welsh. w. Va, came in
Thursday morning to visit his wife.
who is here visiting friends Mr. Huff
ford will go to Kansas City before he