Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-22

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State Fair association has returned
from Peoria and Chicago where he
has been spending short time in the
interests of the fair.
VIM. Van Beuthuysen of the New
York Tribune, accompanied by Mrs.
Van Beuthuysen are visiting at the
parental home of Judge Van Beuthuy-
sen,
Mrs. Chas Milligan of Pulaski is
visiting relatives in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Knight of Pulas-
XII, who have just returned from an eX-
tended pleasure trip to California, are
visiting at the home of Mrs. Knights
sister Mrs. ]. M. Smith.
Mrs. H. c. Young, Mrs. Will Taylor
and Mrs. Thos. McIntire attended the
funeral services of James Brown of
Promise City held at Drakeville on
Friday. MI Brown having been a
member of the Modern Woodmen,
about twenty-five members of that or
der were also in attendance from this
city.
Miss Myra Mccormack has closed
an eight months school in Little Riv-
er, Kas., and returned home to spend
the summer months.
Mrs. Ellsworth Rominger and Miss
Ollie Rominger spent Thursday in OF
tumwa at the home of the latter's
cousin, Mrs. Alfred Wheeler.
Ellis Darnell and sister Elsie of
Troy are visiting at the home of
their aunt Mrs. Leach.
j. G. Miller and w. S. Amstalt of
Germany, Davis county, passed
through this city Friday enroute to
.Centerville.
Ed. Garman of Pulaski, accom-
panied by his family, left Thursday
for Oregon where they will make their
future home.
]. J. Miller of Pulaski after enjoy
ing a trip through Missouri and Ar
kansas, being greatly pleased with the
Ozark region, has purchased a peach
farm of fourteen acres in Springdale.
keosauqua.
KeosauQua April 17.-Ed. Bowen,
who has been making his home in Chi
cago, has been visiting in this place
for several days with his sister, Mrs.
IS. d. Fellows. From here he will go
to western Iowa where he expects to
make his future home
Miss Clara Harrison is able to attend
to her duties as one of tie intermediate
| teachers in the public schools, after a
tsever attack of the grip.
Mrs. Jno. S. Bell, of Valley Junction,
/ is visiting in this place with relatives
and friends.
| Rev. Geo. A. Hendrickson and wife,
of Cantril, recently visited with friends
in this place.
Word was received here yesterday
afternoon that Mrs. Gurnsey, wife of
4 DR.. George S. Gurnsey, of Lebanon
died yesterday at about noon. Mr.and
Mrs. Gurnsey were old settlers. The
/ deceased leaves husband, one son
DR.. Jasper Gurnsey, and one daughter
Mrs. Laura Virgins. all of Lebanon, to
mourn her loss. The deceased was
much loved by all who knew her and
will be greatly missed in her home
and among her many friends.
Edgar Buckles, of this place, has
purchased of W. ]. Strickling his resi-
dence property on Market street, pay
ing therefor 1920, and is moving into
the same Mr. Strickling and family
are moving into the Dodson property
on the river near the Manning hotel.
The Streeter lnmber company has
been sold to a firm from Wisconsin
who will take charge of the same with
in a few days. Chas. Streeter and
wife will in the near future move back
to Illinois to their old home. Mr.. ant
Mrs. Streeter have made many friends
during the three years they have re
sided here, who will rgret to see then
move away.
In the case of Zolman VS.. Cassidy
which has taken UP the time of the
court with jury for the past week
the jury returned verdict this morn
ing in favor of the plaintiff for $17(
after being in the jury room abou
twenty-three hours. Plaintiff sued de
PENDANT for the price of 400 bushels O.
corn at As cents per bushel and the
defendant claimed that he was to re
ceive 1000 bushels and that the plain
tiff failed to deliver his $500 bushel.
that he mad bought and that corn ad
vanced in price and that ne was dam
aged thereby in the sum of about $500
Judge Roberts will perhaps close al
business for this term today and ad
iourn court and return to his old HON,
in Ottumwa