Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-07-24
Bert Yengel were among the number
who went to Creston today to attend
Ringing Bros circus.
Bloomfield,

wesleyan university, who visited
friends in this place last spring DUR
ing an entertainment given by the
club, has just returned from western
trip and will visit friends in this city
until the university opens in the fall.
Mrs. Lou M. Butler and little daugh-
ter of Lima, o., who have been spend
ing the past two weeks at the Sickle
home left Monday for Pekin, H., to
visit at the home of Hon. Thomas
Cooper.
S. N. Creech of Pulaski left Satur-
day on tour of inspection to Port
land, Oregon, and will spend some
time there for rest and recreation.
Will Dillener left Saturday night for
Lancaster, Mo-, and returned Sunday
accompanied by Miss Eva Lester, who
has been spending the past week in
that city as guest at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Fred J. Sizemore
Milton Guthman has gone to Chica.
go, where he is spending several days
on business.
Mrs. Amy Scott of Butler, Mo-, is
visiting at the home of her sister, Mrs.
w. A. Sheaffer, with whom she will re-
main for month
Vint Davis is again seriously sick at
the home of his sister, Mrs. w. A.
Sheaffer.
Walter Johnson, leader of the
Bloomfield cornet band accompanied
by John Ethel, one of the finest musi-
clans of the city, left Monday for Cen
terville, enroute to Council Bluffs,
where they will assist the Fifty-frst
band in furnishing music for the annu-
al encampment of the Fifty-first regi-
ment of the Iowa state militia, which
is holding ten days meeting in that
city. Mr.. Johnson will lead the band
as cornetist and Mr.. Ethel will assist
as clarinet player
Sheriff N. Sheppard left Monday af-
ternoon for Mt. Pleasant accompanied
by John G. Wilson of Fabens township,
who, after an illness of five years, was
obliged to be placed in the city hos
pital
Rev. F, L. Roselle of Loveland, Col,
will shortly join his wife,
who is visiting at the home of her
mother. Mrs. N. S. Johnson, on Aug.
IL, and visit for short time at the
Johnson home before accompanying
Mrs. Roselle on her return trip to
Loveland.
Mr.. and Mrs. 1. T. Russell and Mrs.
j. w. Young spent Sunday in Moulton
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. McClane.
Mrs. r. ]. Collins and sons, Ed. and
James, and daughter, Lima spent Sun
day with relatives in Stiles.
James Collins left today for Kinks
vile, Mo-, where he is spending a
short time on business.
Frank Buser of Cedar Rapids arriv-
ed in this city Monday as guest of
Miss Laura Wilson.
Mr. and Mrs. w. H. Taylor left Mon
day evening for Ottumwa, where they
are visiting at the home of Mrs. Tay-
lor's brother, o. G. Truitt with whom
Mrs. Taylor will remain during the alb
sence OF Mr.. Taylor, who, as delegate
to the democratic congressional con-
vention will continue the trip to Oska-
loosa where the convention will be
held.
Miss Nettie Gibson of Milton is Wis
iting at the home of her uncle, Attor-
ney w R. Gibson and that of Hon. w.
H. Taylor and family
Mrs. Jas. Milligan has returned from
Pulaski where she has been spending
the past two weeks. Mrs. Milligan in
tended making a short visit with rela-
tives in that place but was taken quite
Ill soon afetr her arrival two weeks
ago, and has just recovered sufficiently
to return.
James Brunk, the eldest son of L. d.
Brunk of Savanna, underwent a severe
surgical operation on Sunday and it is
believed that his recovery is quite
doubtful. l.. d. Brunk, Jr., of Bona
parte passed through this place Mon
day on his way to Savanna and the
bedside of his brother.
Mrs. Cora Scott and children, after
spending the past five weeks at the
home of Mrs. Scott's mother, Mrs. G.
Hazlewood returned Monday to their
home in Keosauqua.
VIM. Burgy of Chicago spent Sun.
day in this city visiting his brother-in
law, DR.. A. M. Ford.
John H. Taylor, Jr., was the victim
of severe and very painful accident
on Monday. While driving home from
the country, wher he had been buying
wool, one of the buggy wheels broke
and he was thrown over the dash
board with such violence that, falling
on his face, he sustained a broken
nose and deep cut on the lower lip.
Attorney and Mrs. Joe Romniger
left Saturday for Oskaloosa to visit at
the home of Mrs. Rominger's mother
Mrs. Margaret Baker
Mrs. L. l.. Pittman has returned
from Sterling, Colorado, where she
has been spending several weeks Wis.
iting at the home of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Wilson. She was accompan
led on her return by her sister, Miss
Ethyl Wilson. who will make her flu
ture home with Mrs. Pittman.
Sunday morning Rev. j. w. Potter
pastor of the M. E. church, announced
to his congregation that owing to his
proposed absence from the city on
next Sunday, the pulpit will be occu
pied by Rev. Mr.. Wilson, pastor OF
the Presbyterian church, whose con
gregation are also invited to occupy
the pews and worship with the Meth
odist congregation on that day.
| During the next five weesk evening
services will be dispensed with in the
different churches of the city and in
stead union services will be held in
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