Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-11-20
Short Tales Concerning People You
Know.
THE VICINITY OF OTIUMWA IN BRIEF
Births, Deaths. Marriages, Movements
OF Your acquaintances as chronicled
by courIer's Staff OF Correspondents
Who Know Whereof They Speak.
Eldon.

who has been visiting her mother for
several weeks, has returned to her
home south OF town. Her health is
very much improved.
Mesdames. G. H. and AL. McGaffey
who have been visiting with friends in
Eldon, Ottumwa and Fairfield, returned
to their home in Pittsburg Tuesday.
Mrs. Robert Black left Tuesday for
visit with friends in Oklahoma.
Mrs. Oryille Finney was passenger
to Douds Tuesday evening to visit her
mother, Mrs Carson.
Mrs. James and George Deming of
Leando, were Eldon visitors Tuesday
H. M. Sheppard, managing editor Of
the Ottumwa Courier, was in town yes
terday, looking after business inter-
ests.
G. W. Friend and wife. were business
visitors in Ottumwa Tuesday.
]. w. Allen of Ottumwa, was an FL
don business visitor yesterday.
Warren Smith, who passed examin-
alton for the United States mail SER
vice, has lately received an appoint
ment, and went to Des Moines yester-
day evening to report for duty
Mr.. and Mrs. S. B. Carroll of White
Elm, We're Eldon callers Tuesday.
The w. r. c., gave tea at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. S. A. Watts, Monday
evening. Refreshments were served
and very pleasant time was enjoyed
by all present
Miss Myrtle Sullivan of Leando, is
visiting with Eldon friends.
Mr.. McDubble, the day operator for
the Rock Island at this place, returned
from Rock Island, where he has been
visiting for some time.
MT. George w. Crow is watching
engines at the round house just at
present.
Doctor Ash of Centerville is visiting
at the home of Van E. McCrary.
Mrs. sZeph Black and little daughter
and Mrs. Jack Shillinger, returned
from Washington on No. Is this noon,
where they have been visiting friends
the past few days.
3. q. Hills was an Ottumwa visitor
yesterday on business.
j. w. Hall is on the sick list this
week.
Big preparations are being made
for the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers ball Thanksgiving even
ing at the opera house.
j. e. Houghland left this morning
on No. il for San Antonio, Tex, where
he3goes to attend United States court.
Invitations have been issued for the
marriage of Miss Vena Myart and
Claude A. Stephenson on Thanksgiv-
Ing evening.
Mrs. S. A. Elmore, of near Batavia,
spent yesterday with Eldon relatives
and friends.
Farmers in Eldon and vicinity are
very busy gathering corn at the pres
ent time.
Mrs. G. E. Louder, of Wapello is
visiting with the family of Frank Kre-
mer.
keosauqua.
Keosauqua, November 19.-The
case of the Modern Steel Struc-
tural company of Wisconsin VS.. Van
Buren, county, Iowa, for a balance. of
about $4,000 due for material furnished
the Western Bridge company of Chica-
go, that went into the river bridges at
Selma and Kilbourn, is now on trial in
dietrict court before Judge Robert
Sloan without jury. The bridge COM
pany has filed a petition of interven-
ton in this case. Wherry and Walker
of this place represent the plaintiffs.
County Attorney e. R. Haslan and Jas.
C. Davis of Keokuk, represent the
county, and j. C. Mitchell of Ottum-
wa, represent the bridge company.
Their bondsmen are the Fidelity In
surance company. This case will take
several days yet and it to be followed
by suit of the company against the
Fidelity Insurance company, which is
surety on the bridge company's bond,
Mrs. Jennie Brooks, of this place is
visiting in Bonaparte with her -daugh-
ter, Mrs. A. ". Blackboard.
J. G. Thompson, of Ottumwa, was a
recent Keosauqua business visitor.
Frank D. Carr, of Pennington, had
business in this place yesterday.
A. L. Doud, of Douds was in Keosau-
qua Monday on business.
County Auditor G. G. Rambo has Sc
Iected as his deputy E. H. Ruby, of
Cedar township. T. w. Haney, the
present deputy, will retire on the first
of January and will engage in farming
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