Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-27

English IOWilSGlp ySStSIudy Hutre sue
will spend few days with Peter Will
hanson and family.
Judd Moon of Columbia, was trans
acting business in the city today.
Albert Pickerel returned this morn
ing from a trip to Ottumwa where he
went on business connected with his
music store.
Mrs .Sanderson returned to her home
in Lenox the first of the week, after a
pleasant visit with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. J. 2. Waugh
Chas. Go1try and wife, of Lucas, left
yesterday for an extended visit with
relatives in Loveland, Col
Lewis Howard has returned from
visit with his parents in Oakley.
Bloomfield.
Bloomfield, May 22.-Sam Priest and
bride arrived Wednesday from Des
Moines where MIR. Priests marriage,
to Miss Anna Bates of that city oc-
CURED on Monday last. The groom
was former resident of: this place
but is now located in Cotton. Califor-
MIA, where he will return Friday after
a short visit at the home of his mother
l.
in the city and county.
The Merry-Go-Round club held a
most enjoyable meeting Tuesday eve
ming with DR.. j. Wray Young, at the
home of his mother, Mrs. j. W. Young
A very entertaining surprise was plan
ned by the young men for the amuse-
ment of the six young women belong
ing to the club. who We're conducted
to an upper chamber which had been
curiously decorated, skulls and cross
bones figuring somewhat conspicuous
ly in the general makeup of the apart
ment and here, one by one, the young
women were initiated into the mys
5teries of the Knights of the Star and
Garter some of the requirements
necessitating no small amount of nerve
on the part of the initiates. AS SOU
venir, each young woman member was
presented with yellow garter. Fol-
lowing the initiation conundrum
contest was held in which the prize, a
volume of Tennyson's poems, was
awarded Miss Blanche Burchett. Re-
freshments we're served and the even
ing was one of the most delightful in
the annals of the club. AS the guests
departed each was presented with an
envelope containing the following in
vitation: Mrs. Phineas Colliver re-
quests the honor of your company at
the marriage of her daughter, Myra,
Ito DR.. John Wray Young, on Wednes-
day evening. June the eleventh, nine
teen hundred and two, at o'clock, at
the Methodist Episcopal church.
Cards for the reception to be held at
L 80 o1r
enclosed The presentation of invita-
tons at that date was a special favor
extended to the club as the general in
vitations will not be sent out until
next week.
The fourth birthday anniversary of
Miss Nellie Young. the little daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. G. e. Young was cele-
brated at the Young home Wednesday
afternoon when party of little friends
We're happily entertained. Light re-
freshments were served. Before the
departure of the little people fine
kodak view was taken of the interest
ed group by Mrs. Andray Burgess:
Mrs. G. Lakewood accompanied by
lher daughter. Mrs. Blanche Haney OF
Cincinnati are visiting in Keosauqua
at the home of Mrs. Cora Scott.
Mrs. Nancy Wise is very low as the
result of an accident which occurred
on Wednesday from which she sus-
tanned broken hip. Mrs. Wise has
reached an advanced age and has been
badly crippled from rheumatism for
some time and being quite weak she
fell in the house while trying to walk
across the room. 1t is feared that she
| will not recover.
The funeral services of the little
5-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
Sales of Kansas City occurred at the
family residence of Mr.. and Mrs
Stephen Sales Thursday. In the alb.
sence of Rev. Wyckizer, pastor of the
Christian church, the services were
| conducted by Mrs. Wyckizer, who
occupies the pulpit IN the absence of
| the pastor.
Mrs. II II Wilson of erino, Col, is
a guest at the home of Mrs. L. L. Pitt
man.
r. w Pittman of Mt Pleasant is
visiting at the home of his son, DR.. u
| L. Pittman.
J. t. Dabney, county attorney, has
| returned from Moulton and Des
Moines, where he has been looking VI
evidence in the Chichester larceny
4 case.
The case of BIC. Chidester, the yoHns
] insurance agent, who was arrested lasj
week for larceny, charged with having
stolen a seal skin coat from Mrs. G
TIA. Craft, was given preliminary hear
i ing Thursday afternoon before Justice