Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-09-18
Short Tales Concerning People You
Know.
THE VICINITY OF OIIUNWA IN BRIEF
Births, Deaths, Marriages, Movements
OF Your acquaintance as chTonicied
by Courier's Staff OF Correspondents
Who Know Whereof They Speak.
Bloomfield.

blOOmHelQ, sept. l6.-MlSS ENd LES
ter left Wednesday for Des Moines to-
visit at the home OF Mrs. Will King
and that of Miss Alice Bannister. Miss
Lester will also visit friends in Mar
shalltown while on her way home.
A number of young people spent
| pleasant evening Wednesday at
dance given at Wishard's hall in hon
or of Pearl Tatman, of Unionville, Mo-,
the guest of Sam T. Wallace.
! B. F. Carroll has sold his two story
brick building near the northwest cor
ner of the square to ]. M. Smith. Mr..
Carroll will lease the upper floor for
the Republican office which has occu-
pied the building for number of
years. The lower floor has been leas-
ed by Postmaster j. A. Rominger, who
has received permission to make a
number of new improvements. No
definite arrangements have yet been
made but it is likely that the building
will soon have a new front and a
handsome steel ceiling.
/ Mrs. Eva Atkins and Mrs. Effie
Roope entertained a number of young
men and women at a Salamagundi
party which, being something novel,
was greatly enjoyed. The happy lit
tie affair was given in honor of How
ard iMutz and sister, Mrs Katherine,
of Edinburg, Ind, guests at the homes
Of B. Hardy and D. H. Payne
| Frank Cammack, of Davenport, ar
rived Wednesday for q short visit in
the city as the guest of Miss Ada
Spencer
S. F. Darnielle, ST., has gone to Port
4 land, Oregon, to spend a few months
4 with his father.
R. F. Kelley. of Lick Greek town
ship, has sold his farm for $45 per
acre. Mr.. Kelley intends moving his
family to this place in order to give
/ his children the benefit of Bloomfield
educational institutions.
i Mrs. Doran and daughters, Misses
Maggie and Libbie, accompanied by
/ Mrs. Whirret, of Moultcn, spent We'd
nesday in this city.
Thomas Cation, of Ottumwa, was a
i business visitor in this place Wednes-
day.
Charlton.
4 Charlton, Sept. 1S-E. F. West ar
rived in the city yesterday from Knox
vile, Illinois, and will make this place
his home,
Mr.. and Mrs. P. A. Rockey. of Hem
mingsford, Nebraska, came last ever
ing for a visit with old friends here
and in Russell.
Mrs. Frank Hankins, of Burlington
lis guest with friends in the city.
j DR.. Ford returned home last even
ing from visit at his old home In
Kirksvillc.
i Miss Nina Prime. has return ed
home from two weeks visit with rel
atives at Norwood.
Mrs. A. Garrett and daughter, of Co
/ lumbia. We're in the city Wednesday
on a shopping expedition.
i Chas. Smith expects to leave Safur
day for knoxville, Illinois, where he
will attend the academy the coming
term
Wiley Householder was in Crestor
today in the interest of the Lucas
county fair, which will be held next
! week
> Miss Minnie Lindquist arrived home
yesterday from an extended visit witt
relatives in Extel, Nebraska.
Capt. ]. N. McClanahan and wife, Of
! Corydcn, are visiting in the city witt
old friends.
Bert Willy, one of the boys who
was put in Jail Monday evening charg
ed with entering the store of VIM. Ora
ham, managed to get out of his eel
!, yesterday afternoon by disrobipg him
self and crawling out through the hole
in the door which is used for passing
victuals through. Once through all he
had to do was to dress himself AGAR
go down stairs and walk out the hal
: 1Onr Tho 6iscOyarv wac OoadQ nv th(
. crying CT Willily's partner. Berl
Marts, who evidently had become lone
2 some When the authorities went tt
see what was wrong they found tha
Willy had made his escape. He was
, soon captured however by Deputy
Marshal Mllthorpe, who found him a
home. hiding in the barn. Both lads
are about IL years of age.