Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-01
3NEIGHBoRHooD NEWS. ;
Bloomfield.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES


Bloomfield, March 31.-Mrs. Sam T.
Wallace left Saturday for Unionville,
Mo-, to spend Easter at the home of
her mother, Mrs. Elson.
Mrs Thomas Cascaden accompanied
by her niece, Mrs. Kate Hickey, left
Saturday for Oskaloosa, where they
will make their future home.
A. Rankin returned Saturday from
Fairfield, where he has been spending
the past few days on business
Bert Snoddy and Miss Blanche
Games were married Friday evening
at $3.50 p. m. at the home of Elder NJ.
Downing by whom the ceremony was
performed. Mr.. and Mrs. Snoddy will,
for the present, reside at the home of
the groom's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Snoddy
The home of Mr.. and Mrs o. D..
Wray, near the X. G. depot, was slight
ly damaged by fire between l and 2
o'clock Saturday morning. Mr. Wray
had a number of young chickens just
out of the incubator that had been
transferred to the brooder in which
the lamp exploded and caused blaze
in the basement. The fire alarm rous-
ed the people and the fire was quickly
eXtinguished.
The weekly social given by the Mer-
ry-go-round club was held on Friday
evening with Miss Myra Colliver at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. HILL
The evening was devoted to music and
games, in the latter amusement two
prizes were awarded Miss Hattie
Lengenstein receiving a book as the
winner of contest in art, and Will
Allender also receiving book as the
most successful contestant in a guess
ing game Light refreshments were
served.
Clarence Hockersmith and family
left Saturday for Ottumwa where they
will make their future home
Special correspondence from Pasa-
dena Cal, to Dss Moines newspaper
says that among lowans at the differ
eat hotels now touring California are
Mrs. w. H. Taylor Bloomfield at the
Catalina house, Catalina Island.
Charlton.
Charlton, March 21.-Mrs. G. w
Written. who has been visiting he,
son. A. z. Written in Creston for the
past week has returned home.
The colony of people from Charlton
w;co have taken up homastcads in
Canada. started on their northern trip
Saturday morning. They were Z. NJ
Shu'ar and wife Newt Shuler and
family and Ed Sarll ard family.
Mrs. Farlard, who has been visit
ing her Gau2bter, Ms. Ice Tucker, Of
Abba. for the past two weeks re-
turned home Saturday evening
Frank Dawah made trip to Cres-
ton and Villisca the latter part OF the
week.
Mrs. p. S. Andres is quite seriously
III at her home in the north part Of
town.
A special train of cars with ISL sol
oiecs from the east bound for the
Philippines, passed through Charlton
Friday.
Col. John o'Keefc. state oil in
spector. was in Charlton the past
week
1t is reported that Venus Vincent
and his sons were arrested last week
and lodged in Jail for disturbing the
peace and forintoxication. Mrs Vincent
has been quite i'll for some time and it
is said the two offenders were in the
habit Of coming home under the in
iiuSilSC u 1iIiol illu CduSlHS uluSI
disturbance. The doctor left Miss
Daisy in charge of the sick woman and
told her not to let the men in if they
came home intoxicated. This she
tried to prevent and in the scuffie she
was kicked in the stomach. knocking
her down and rendering her uncon-
scious. She is now in a very serious
condition, the doctors fearing internal
injury.
Mrs. Nellie Glow very pleasantly en-
tertained about $50 of her friends at
a musical Thursday evening She was
assisted by Miss Nellie Brown, Mr..
Howard and Master Raymond Glow.
Light refreshments were served, after
the musical treat. Everyone reports
a most enjoyable evening.
j. ID. Hardin, stock agent came in
from the west Saturday evening.
G. v. Hickman was in Creston
Thursday on business.
Easter services were held at every
church in the city. All day Saturday
flowers were hauled from the different