Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-15

day in Ottumwa attending the ami.
versary ceremonies of the Ottumwa
camp.
DR.. Cora Powell of Milton is visit
ing at the home of DR.. Lulu M. Gil
bert.
Mayor Wishart is giving the city
DRINKS bit of treatment which is not
so agreeable as the former practice OF
paying fine or remaining
4 in Jail. Two notorious characters who
were lodged in Jail on Saturday are
putting in ten days at work on the
city streets.
The eightieth birthday of Geo. Duff.
field a prominent farmer residing near
Pittsburg, was celebrated on Tuesday.
Invitations having been extended to a
couple of camping parties who spent
few weeks last season camping near
the Dufield home, where they were
! sheltered from storms and entertained
on several occasions. The party COM
posed OF Mr.. and Mrs John F. Ores
ham, Mr.. and Mrs. T. ]. Bryant, Mis-
ses Eva Lester, Addie Hotchkiss, Bes-
sic Smith and Messrs. Will Dilliner,
John Ethel and Samuel Guernsey
drove to the Duffield home, distance
of thirty-two miles. Being greatly
pleased at having been remembered
on this occasion and wishing to ex.
press their appreciation of past bene-
| fits, the party presented Mr.. Duffield
with a handsome rocking chair. The
day was greatly enjoyed by those in
attendance.
Miss Vina Brenneman and Miss
Thayer of Pulaski spent Tuesday
shopping in this city.
Rev. J. w. Potter was called to
Lone Tree Tuesday afternoon by the
death of Rev. B. M. Boydston, pastor
of the M. E. church of that city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ike Sickles of Ottum-
wa spent Sunday at the home of Miss
Minnie Loeb.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Gilbert entertain.
ed friends Tuesday at o'clock dinner
after which pleasant social evening
was spent
John r. Kline, editor of the Demo
crat, accompanied by Mrs. Kline, spent
Tuesday with relatives in the country
Messrs. Claud, Dabney and Ed. Koza
left Sunday for Kansas City on pleas
ure trip for few weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Sickle, accom-.
panied by Miss McKeehan, enjoyed a
pleasant drive across the country to
Pulaski, Sunday afternoon.
| Misses Ida Hazelwood and Ada
Spencer spent Sunday evening with
friends in Ottumwa
Mr.. and Mrs. N S. Johnson left
Monday for Mason City to attend the
| l. o. o. F. ceremonies connected with
the laying of the corner stone of the
Odd Fellows Orphans Home, which
will occur on Wednesday, May IA.
They will then continue the trip to Des
Moines, where they will attend the
Grand Army encampment of Iowa sol
diers. Upon their return Mr.. Johnson,
who has been in i'll health for the past
few weeks, intends making trip to
Colorado in the hopes of gaining
strength by short rest and change
of climate.
The first regular band concert of the
season was held in the park on Satur-
day evening, and although the night
was very chilly, large crowd were
in attendance The cornet band now
under the leadership of Walter John
son promises to be one of the finest
ever formed in this city.
Prof. H. j. Meier, who has returned
from Okarche, Okla, favored the M. E
congregation with vocal solo. zone
Sweetly Solemn Thought, on Sunday
evening, preceding the regular preach.
| ing service
| Mr.. Rogers, of KirksvilIe, Mo-, John
Rogers, of Ottumwa, and Mrs. Bailey,
of Drakesville, spent Sunday in the
city, where they were called by the
serious illness of the latters mother
Mrs. Beddle, who has been sick for
some time.
The Merry Go-Round club spent Sun
day picnicking at Floris. The party
left the city at o'clock a. M, in
tending to drive to Eldon, but finding a
pleasant spot at Floris. alighted, en-
joyed fine picnic dinner and return
ed home at 10 o'clock p. m.
Messrs Harry and Theodore Bur-
chett, of Princeton, Mo-, are visiting at
the home of their cousin, Miss Blanche
Burchett.
Mrs. W. J. Berry and Mrs. John
Christy, of Ottumwa, We're the guests
of friends in this city Sunday.
Miss Ida Calvert, Of South Ottum.
wa, visited at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. O. Shaw on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. G. Reed, of Delta.
Iowa, drove across the country Satur.
day, and after spending Sunday at the
home of Mrs. Reeds sister, Mrs. G. H.
Hardy, made the return trip on Mon
day.
Messrs. Earl Plank and Lowell An
derson, of Pulaski, spent Sunday with
friends in this city.
]. G. Hartzlor, of Pulaski, was a
business caller at this place on Mon
day.
The case of the State of Iowa VS..
Jacob Sommers. of Stiles. charged with
the sale of Intoxicating liquors in viola.
ton of the law, was tried before JUS
tice Higbee on Monday. The jury not
being satisfactory the case was dis
missed by the state. /. T. Dabney and
T. P. Bence represented the state and
G. T. Sewers defended the case. Som.
mers was again arrested for conduct
ing nuisance, in that it is charged
that he keeps intoxicating liquors for
|sale at his blacksmith shop in Stiles.
The case is set for trial on May 81.
Sommers gave bond for $10O for his ap-
pearance at that date. A large mum.
Der of witnesses will be subpoenaed.
The former case occupied nearly the
entire day and was largely attended
by the citizens of Stiles, who manifest