Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-03-25


had been to attend meeting of the
captains of the Forester teams of the
state. He reports most profitable
trip and has gained many useful les
sons in the conduct of the team which
will prove beneficial to the camp here
and which he will impart to them in
his report at the next regular meeting.
The teachers association which was
held in the high school building Sat
urday was the best meeting
ever held in Charlton and
also had the largest attendance.
The papers read were most interest
ing and instructive, those of Prof.
Morris of Charlton, the superintendent
of the Russell schools and Miss Jessie
McKelvene being among the best.
Miss McKelvene's paper on "a Trip to
Paris" was read by Miss Maude Nc
Falland on account of Miss
McKelvene's absence. Miss Alma
Clay gave an illustration of
a reading class which delighted the
teachers present During both SEES
sions in the morning and afternoon
an interest and enthusiasm was dis
played which made the association one
to be remembered by all those pres
ent.
Mrs. VIM Peel has returned to her
home near Tacoma after pleasant Wis
it with relatives and friends in and
around Charlton.
G. l.. Ashby of Norwood, formerly
member of the county board OF super
visors was transacting business in
Charlton on Saturday.
Mrs. T. C. Walker left Sunday for
short visit with her mother, Mrs Kate
Holiday at the parental home in
Creston.
Misses Lulu McMasters and Jessie
McKelvene were in Des Moines Satur-
day shopping and visiting friends.
Bloomfield.
Bloomfield, March 24-Mrs. ]. w.
Young is building a two room addition
to the brick residence which she now
occupies.
H. C. Leach, who recently sold his
residence property to ]. w. Swift, has
rented the H. G. Kelsey property,
where he will reside while building the
new home soon to be erected. @
| So many new homes are being built
this season that the city cannot at
present, supply the demand for rented
property. Quite a number of farmers
having retired from farm life have
moved to town and others desire to do
so but find it impossible to rent desir-
\ able property and it is an odd fact that
the farmers, who might naturally be
supposed to be perfectly willing tc
walk four or five blocks from their res
!; idence to town, are the very people
who refuse anything but city resi-
dence, not more than one or two blocks
from the square.
G. D. Fortune, who is preparing tC
build an elegant new home, has rented
the old Greenleaf house, which H. G
!; Taylor has recently moved from the
north to the southwest part of the city
and is repairing for the use of his OWL
family while formulating plans for the
home which he intends building, but
, as Mr.. Taylor is pleasantly situated in
the Teed residence, it was decided
, that Mr. Fortune, who is Mr.. Taylor's
, brother-in-law, should occupy the prop
erty this summer on account of its be
ing near the new home, which Mr.. For
tune will erect.
Saturday afternoon small compan.
!, of interested friends gathered in thu
: parlors of the Sax hotel where wed
ding ceremony was performed by Rev
H. c. Ethel the bride and groom beini
Paul Moore of Moulton and Miss Ros;
Rennals of Milton.
Misses Maud and Fay McIntire o
:. Ottumwa spent Sunday in this city
. guests at the parental home of Mis-
!. Helen Wray.
= DR.. ]. Wray Young returned Frida
, evening from Chicago, where he grac
: uated at the Rush Medical college an
> will make his home in this city.
Judge and Mrs. H. c. Traverse, VIII
have been spending the past winter
!, Kirksville, Mo-, have returned and al
:. receiving cordial welcome from the
. friends, who have long regretted the
absence.
> Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Darnell, of Tro
- spent Saturday and Sunday visiting ;
u the home of Mr.. Darnell's sister, Mr.
j. G. Leach.
: At the close of the regular meetir
;, of the Relief Corps held at the G.
: R. hall Friday evening, the secretal
= of the order, Mrs. NJ Appleton su
! prised the corps by serving light r
q freshments in honor of her sixty-se
ond birthday. This departure from tt
= regular routine was received wi
, pleasure by the women who in retu
expressed many kind wishes for futu
d prosperity and multiplied years.
u Abba.
II Abba, March 22-At the either
"a caucus held Wednesday night the fl
n. lowing nominations were made t
,r councilmen: W. B. Griffin, fiji
Is ward; Mike Falvey, second ward;
a, G. Wood, third ward George Smi
II for two years term and Curt Mo
for three years term, fourth ward.
If Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Jennings
rs Bussey were business visitors in All
R Thursday.
Miss Bess Afford departed today f
n Leon, to be in attendance at the we
ID ding of her friend, Miss Lou Bell
,e Miss Bells has many friends in IL
- place who will extend their heal
congratulations to her. s
} ATTORNEY w w O'Bryan of Metro