Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-09-11
NJ lNTIRE IS BETTER
Former Ottumwa Attorney Gain.
ing in Strength.
is NOW ABLE TO BE OUT OF BED
Has Been III With Paralysis for AL.
most a Year, But Is Now in Better
Health-other Charlton and Lucas
County News. :

Charlton, Sept. 10.-(Courier's Spe-
cial Service Attorney G. c. McIn-
tire, of this city, formerly of Ottum-
wa. who has been ill for almost year
with paralysis, is gaining slowly and
is now able to be UP for few hours
at time. His friends hope that he
viii soon be restored to health again.
Mrs. Mae Hopkins left last evening
Tor New York after spending the sum-
mer with her parents, DR.. and Mrs. C.
i. Brant. She was, accompanied by
Miss Marguerite and Edwin Butts, who
have also been spending the summer
here with their grandparents.
At the city council meeting yester-
day it was decided not to commence
the paving of the square until next
March. Owing to the fact that there
We're only two bids in for the work
and the lateness of the season it was
thought it would be best to wait until
spring when they could go ahead with
the work.
Miss Lille Braden, of Lacona, Wis
lied in the city yesterday with the
family OF Thomas Patton.
Mrs. II. w. Getinger. Of Pleasant
vile. came last evening for a visit with
her friend. Mrs. w. D. Simpson.
Mrs. j. w. Reese arrived home last
evening from visit with her son in
Woodburn
The members OF the Swedish Luther
an church have decided to build new
church to take the place of the old one
which will be torn down and the ma
terial used in the new one The work
Will not be begun before the first of
the year.
VIM. Darnell is seriously sick at the
home of his uncle. j. e. Plymate.
Mrs. B. F. Tracey arrived home this
relatives in Kansas.
The Misses Jennie Taylor and Maud
Shelton spent the day today in Rus.
/ sell.
Calvin Manning returned to his
home in Ottumwa yesterday.
Miss Inez Cornell returned to her
home in Tacoma yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Patrick McGinn, of
Melrose. were in the city yesterday on
business.
Charlton will be well represented at
Simpson college this year at Indianola.
Among those who left last evening
We're the Misses Blanche Dent. May
.Larimer, Jeanette Throckmorton.
Stella Mauk, Florence Johnston and
Messrs Tom Throckmorton and Chas.
Johnston.
Bloomfield.
Bloomfield, Sept. 10.-E. j. Miller
and Lowell Anderson of Pulaski, hay
inp HNnp1atad tho coianfi6o oo,,,,a :,
the Southern Iowa normal, left Tues
day for Mt Pleasant to take the
classical course in the Iowa Wesleyan
university. II
Lee Reeson of Stiles, accompanied
bygAndrew and Sam Wink, left Tues
day for Kentucky for an indefinite
period spent among the mountains,
the Mammoth cave and visiting other
natural wonders.
Howard Wood of Keokuk is visiting
at the home Of his sister, Mrs. s.. H.
Selman.
Curtis Phillips and sister, Miss
Ruby, Miss Eva Walton and S. F. OAR
mel drove to Centerville Sunday and
visited at the home of Miss Phillips
aunt, Mrs. Tilmont.
Clarence Green of Fairfield spent
Sunday in this city visiting at the
home of his uncle, T. A. Dunlap.
N F. Randolph of Marshall, Mo-, is
visiting at the home OF his mother,
Mrs. Frank Randolph.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tucker of FIT. Madison
arrived Tuesday for short visit at
The home of Mr.. and Mrs Thomas
Davies
G. A. Davidson of Kansas City ar
rived here Saturday and returned
Tuesday, accompanied by his wife and
little daughter, who have been spend
Ing the past month with relatives and
friends in this city.
Messrs. j. F.. Gresham and Rosa
Cannady left Saturday evening for
Abingdon, Ill Passing through Of
tumwa they attended the Last Days
OF Pompeii," and left on a train for
their destination, where they joined
Mrs. Gresham, who is visiting rela-
tives in that city. Mr.. Gresham re-
turned Monday, leaving his brother-in-
law for more extended visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Taylor and little
laughter, Margaret, of Kansas City,
are visiting relatives in this place,
while enroute to Denver, where Mr.
Taylor intends locating.
e Mr.. and Mrs. John Baxter Atkins of
Shreveport, Louisiana, are visiting at
the Hardy home as the guests of Mrs.
Eva Atkins.
The Hardy home was thrown open
to guests Monday afternoon when
number of young married women were
invited to meet Mrs. John Baxter At
kins of Shreveport, La Mrs. d. H.
Payne, Mrs. Fl. L. Cook, Mrs. e. B.
Johnson, Miss Minnie Loeb and Miss
Maud Dabney assisted in entertaining,
presiding at the door, the serving
table or the punch bowl. The affair
being pink and white, ice cream
moulded in pink roses formed pretty
part of the refreshments served.
Music was furnished by the Philhar-
monte orchestra.
The over abundance of fruit grown
this year was exemplified by a pear
tree on the Lee Taylor farm which
bore fifteen bushels of fine pears,
which Mr.. Taylor has recently picked
and distributed among relatives and
others.
Miss Mary McKeehan, having ten
dered her resignation as teacher a
the normal, left Monday for Larcy, Ar
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