Ottumwa semi-weekly courier., 1902-06-03
shortTales Concerning People You
Know.
THE VICINITY OF OTTUMWA In BRIEF
Births, Deaths, Marriages, Movements
OF Your Acquaintances as chronicIed
by courier's Staff of Correspondents
Who Know Whereof They Speak.
Charlton.

Russell, spent the day, today, with
the family of Ham Lewis.
Mrs. G. G. Bellor is reported as be.
Ing on the sick list.
Mrs. Slant Hatcher came down from
Milo yesterday to spend a. couple of
days with friends.
Austin Enslow and Lon Hougland
were in Leon yesterday where they
secured the contract for new SIS, 900
school building to be erected there
this summer.
HI. o. and James Penick left last ev.
ening for a business trip in different
parts of Illinois.
w. w. Hickey of Russell was call
ing on Charlton friends yesterday.
David Fluke left today for a few
days visit with friends and relatives
at Olmity.
Mrs. Fred ]. Waight had a little ex-
perience with gasoline stove last ev-
ening. While working with it it eX-
ploded from some cause or other.
burning the hair on the front part OF
her head and singeing the eyebrows.
Calvin Manning of Ottumwa and Gill
bert McGill of Dodge Station were in
the city Wednesday evening on bust
ness.
Bert Wright is laid up this week on
account of rheumatism.
MIR. and Mrs. Horace Larimer are
rejoicing over the. advent OF baby
girl at their home since Wednesday
night.
Mrs. E. j. Worden went to Ottumwa
last evening for few days visit with
friends.
The Misses Clara and Anna Ferrill
went. to Murray last evening. where
they will visit friends for few days.
Rev. Chittenden was passenger tor
Osceola last evening to attend the IN
stallation of Rev. Samuel Wiley, pas
tor of the presbyterian church.
Mrs. T. NJ. Stuart arrived home last
evening from a visit with her daush-
ter. Mrs. Louisa Israel at Grand Rap-
ids. Mich.
Mrs. Nell Amos came down from
Des Moines last evening TOR a Slsit
with relatives.
Chas. Moorehead arrived home last
evening from business trip In Ne
braska.
Miss Cora Cornell came today from
I,acona for visit with her sister, lneZ
Cornell.
Charlton, May 31.-A reception was
given at the home of +. R. Crocker last
evening for Rev. Henry. the new rec
tor of the Episcopal church.
Mrs. George Kennedy of Belinda ar
rived home yesterday from an extend
ed visit in Elliott with her daughter
Florence, who has a position there.
Miss Dora Fluke returned to Des
Moines yesterday after a weeks visit
with relatives in this city.
r. N. Wood received word Wednes.
day evening that his wife in Alexan.
dria, South Dakota, was very sick. He
left Immediately on the first train.
Word came Thursday afternoon that
she had passed away, he being three
( hours too late to be at her bedside.
Miss Ida Gustafson returned to her
home yesterday, north of town.
Word came Thursday evening
from Mitchellsville that S. D. Hickman
of this city, who had gone there on
business. had become mentally derang-
ed Mrs. Hickman and Keith Corn
forth left for that place on the first
train. arriving home last evening with
Mr. Hickman Some two months ago
he was kicked in the head by horse
and it is thought that it has affected
his brain. 1t is hoped by his many
friends that the trouble is only tenn
porary and that he will soon be him
self again.
Miss Rena Logan of Russell was the
guest of friends in the city yesterday.
Miss Manchie Marshall came the