Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-01-23

night. They were Misses Lena Black
man, Mollie Odenbaugh, Louise King
emeier, Eva Garfield, Messrs. Delmer
Garfield, Harvey Garfield, Roy Can
field, Tom Odenbaugh, Allen Worley.
Charles Harlan is rapidly pushing
the work on his house near Pleasant
Home.
G. H. Chisman and wife visited with
Mr.. and Mrs. Grant Moffitt in Ottum-
wa Friday.
F. l.. Garfield and wife of South OF
tumwa visited Mr. and Mrs. James
Johnston Sunday
Mr. and Mrs. Grant Moffitt of Ottum-
wa visited Mr.. and Mrs. Michael Os-
wald Sunday
Rev. D. S. Dunlavey to his appoint
ment at Christiansburg Sunday.
Mrs. Hattie Grooms of Avery was
visiting relatives here last week.
John Peterson was sufferer from
lame back for a couple of days last
week.
Elmer Grooms of Avery spent Sun
day visiting his uncle. A. o. Grooms.
Dave Grooms and ]. H. Grooms of
Chillicothe were Bidwell callers Mon
day.
Miss Gertis Rose. of Ottumwa visit
ed her friends, Miss Minnie Lathrop
Sunday.
Mrs. Curtis Chisman has been suf-
fering from the grip.
Mrs. Lottie Potter and family have
moved into their new home
Bert Ross of Willard has been Wis
iting his sister, Mrs. W. S. Johnson,
this week.
Samuel Cramblit and wife returned
Monday from a weeks visit in Ottum-
wa. They have bought city property
and will move there in the spring.
V. L. Wilson and wife of Ottumwa
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Omer Johnston
Sunday.
Miss Minnie Chichester of Hynes Wis
tied her cousin, Miss Grace Grooms,
| last week.
A. o. Grooms and daughter, Grace,
entertained a, number of their friends
Saturday evening. Light refreshments
were served. Those present We're:
! Messrs. and Mesdames G. H. Chisman
T. E. Perry, Ed. Grooms. James john
ston, VIM. Smith Chas. Smith, Misses
Nora Fisk, Halle Fisk, Bessie Fisk.
Effie Reading, Ada Burgason, Navy
Small, Minnie Chidester Pearl Smith,
Romola Chisman, Beulah Chisman, Ma
| bel Chisman, Eunice Chisman.
A select dancing party was
given at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Travis, on Saturday evening,
in celebration of their son, Johns,
! twenty-first birthday. Cutie number
of invited guests enjoyed the hospital
ity OF Mr.. and Mrs. Travis till the wee
hours Of morning. Those present were:
Mr.. and Mrs Robert Parker and son,
Robert, Messrs. Dan Lynch, Mich
ael Garvin, Thomas Gillaspie, John
Genochio, William Glenn, Samuel
Carr, Frank Weir, Chris Yochum, Leo
Moriarty, Michael Larkin. Jerry
Lynch, Jerry Sweeney, VIM. Leonard,
Barney, Carr, William Gillaspie, Pete
/ Mott, Walter Ware, Michael Genochia,
Anphonsus Sweeney, George Beddow,
James Travis, Michael Carr, Thomas
Garvin, Willie Sours. ThreyLynch, Har-
~ Leonard, George Schlageter, Henry
Fabritz, James Feehan, James Leon.
ard, Misses Agnes Moriarty, Mary Gar
win, Wilhelmina .Yochum, Julia Rear
don, Edna Chisman Mary Wagner
4 Agnes Genochio, Bridget Feehan, Ger
Tie fdDfltZ, bfluSeLs travis OIL f1lteHan
Maggie Barrett, Katie Garvin, May
Travis, Cora Dewey, Bridget Gayin
} Maggie Travis of Hiteman, Kate Gen
ochio, Polly Parker, Edie Parker. Elk
cellent music was furnished by the
Lynch Bros. -t,
The Bidwell Literary society met
: as usual Friday evening, Janury II
The attendance was the largest it has
ever had. The question for discussion
was: Resolved, That a hypocrite i!
a more despicable character than q
liar" Affirmative, Thos. Garvin anG
Mr.. Scannell; negative Mike Garvir
and Joe Heacock. The question was
decided in favor of the negative There
!, was also paper by Miss Cora Dewey
entitled, Twenty-Five Years HENCE"