Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-06-19

Tuesday evening. The bride-elect
was presented with number of use
| full and appropriative tokens.
A Masonic picnic is to occur at ST.
courtney on July 20. The Masonic fra
ternity of the county will be invited to
participate.
James Club has returned from the
west, hale and hearty as ever.
Ray Williams visited Hedrick
friends the first of the week.
A telephone message was received
yesterday to the effect that Mrs. John
Lawson had died suddenly at Hedrick
Elder Lycurgus Mccoy and wife of
Battle Creek, Mich, and other Sigour-
ney friends will attend the funeral.
Miss Carrie Campbell is in precar-
ious state of nervous prostration. She
was injured in the circus accident
here last week and her case is now
feared to be more serious than has
been thought.
Rev. Compbell has returned home
on account of the illness of his daugh-
ter.
Miss Clara Campbell, who was here
duties in the bookstore there.
Mrs. John Reitsinger has been Wis
liting in Hedrick
Il or.
Superintendent w. H. Gemmill and
family passed through Sigourney en-
route to South English for visit with
relatives. w. H. Gemmill was : our
county superintendent four years and
! is everywhere esteemed.
| Glen Seamons and S. A. James ar
rived here the first of the week from
Lawrence, Kas. Glen will visit rela-
| tives and friends here for few weeks
He reports the Seamans family pros
lpering.
| Mrs. Frank Yerger is visiting her
sister in Nebraska.
Miss Elsie Brolliar of Ollie was a
iSigourney visitor yesterday.
Frank Worley ofSOllie was in town
yesterday.
Oura Roop of Hedrick has been
transacting affairs here.
Amos Utterback of Ottumwa has
been visiting his parents in this vicin-
lily and returns today.
Kate Galley is visiting in What
Cheer
Lottie Bales has returned from her
visit at Richland.
Johnnie Grimes is fast recovering
from his broken arm.
Clara Schultz visited in Harper YES
terday.
Joe Bensmiller was Harper caller
yesterday.
Wade Kirkpatrick of Hedrick is
transacting business at the court
house. He returns this morning.
An interesting game of ball between
what Cheer and Webster will be play
ed at Slgourney June 81, for a stake
OF $50 and gate receipts.
Mrs. Street of Parnell is visiting in
Sigourney.
Will Minteer, who is employed in
Delta, has been visiting at his home
in Sigourney.
The political situation in Keokuk
county is growing interesting. The
democrats will doubtless have a can
dldate for judge-Hamilton or Mack
ey. The county has been without Judi
clal representation for over thirty
years, and the ignoring of it's claims
at the recent republican convention at
Grinnell induces the democratic party
to bring out strong candidate here.
1t is now an assured fact that e. E.
Phelps of Hedrick will be candidate
for the nomination for county auditor
before the republican convention. Ed.
Beaman of Delta is favorably mention
1 ed as candidate on the republican
ticket. There are already two repub-
lican candidates for clerk in the field.
Christie Brolliar of Ollie was in
town yesterday.
Chas and E. Brolliar were transact
ing legal matters in Sigourney yester
/ day. The Brolliar children will cor.
test the last will of the late Christia I
Brolliar.
Inquiries have been received from
all parts of the country relative to I h
recent circus disaster. r latives ait
distance have been anxious t,
ascertain the extent of the mist OF
tunes. Indeed there are several in
stances of parties coming long dis
lance to Sigourney. One party Ct ,ar
/ tered special train at an eXpenste O
! $50 in order to be on the scene as sjool
as possible.
/ Charlton. :
Charlton, June 10. - (Cou rier
special service.) AT eight o. cloc
last evening at st. Andrews Epis icops