Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-03-20
and Paul, of Ottumwa, visited here lasa
week with the formers father, JOEL

Maude Bolivar, who has been stay.
ing in Bloomfield for some time ,camc,
home Wednesday, for few days visit
Clyde Spohr and wife have novel
their goods back here from Eldon, init
Mrs. Howells house.
Wednesday evening at the home O,
the brides mother. Mrs. Mary T. Cald
well, occurred the marriage of Mist
Lucy to John w. Cameron, Rev. Pot
ter, Of Bloomfield, officiating. They arr
both most estimable young people and
all wish for them a happy future. Al
dinner was given them Thursday al
the home of the groom's brother, T. B.
Cameron
Mrs. Isaiah Ware visited in Ottum.
wa last week at the homes of her sons,
Tom and Clyde.
Mrs. Diana Myers and children visit
ed Tuesday and Wednesday near
Bloomfield at the Alfred Turpin home.
They left Thursday morning for visit
with friends in Bloomfield.
VIM. Pickett and family visited Sat
urday and Sunday in Ottumwa with
friends.
Fred Eberline and family visited
Saturday night and Sunday in Ottum.
wa with friends.
Eta Mum, of Sherman Chapel,spent
couple of days here last week with
her aunt, Mrs. Cora Pickett
Mrs. Jessie Spangler and children
left Saturday evening for visit with
friends in ottumwa. Mrs. Spangler re-
ports that she and her children and
her brother, Henry, have all had the
measles lately.
w. M. Locknlan has been ill with
grip for the past three or four weeks.
Mrs. w. M. Williams is preparing to
move to her property this week.
T. G. Cree and A. W. Martin were
business visitors in Ottumwa Satur.
day. =.
Virgil Ashby, of Bloomfield, and Inez
Pertet of Sherman Chapel, are visit
ing at the j. w. Johnson home
j. w. Miller expects to leave this ev.
enlng for South Dakota to take claitn
In the land being opened there for set.
Element. sef5
Section Foreman VIM. Pickett of
the Rock Island. was able to resume
work this morning after two weeks'
lay Off with the measles. 't+
Oris Kinney and Vile. of Shunen.
visited here yesterday with Joel Nc.
Gee and wife. Ne
j. Frank King has been called to OF.
tumwa by the serious illness of his
mother, Mrs. Henry King. aif
Mrs. e. J. Woodford is visiting IN
Ottumwa with friends this week.
Messrs. Skinner and Garrison, of OF.
tumwa, called on friends in Belknap
Sunday. III
Misses Myrtle and Nora Day. of OF.
tumwa, were entertained by friends In
Belknap Sunday. 20
U. A. Wilbur who was teamster in
the Mexican war; has been granted a
special pension of $12 per monthtsby
congress-
The home of ]. w. Miller and wife
was thrown open to about forty!five
guests on Saturday evening. The fof
lowing program was rendered.
Select reading (comic)-J.W. Miller.
Comic song-J. w. Johnson.
| Recitation-Inez Pettet.
Select reading, s'The Battle of Shi.
Johanna Hughes. ~
| Comic song-J. w. johnson.
An excellent supper was served
those present were James Stevens and
wife, Mesdames Mills, Proctor. Apple
ton, Corrick and little daughter. Miss.
es Edith Appleton and Virgie AshbY.
Ihose present from around here were
Messrs. and Mesdames Harvey swirl.
ney. J. w. johnson, VIM. Dodd, /. Ware.
u. n. Hughes, w. NJ Lockman Char.
ley Skinner, Orla Burns. Mesdames
Mary Sharon, Emma Williams and
daughter Eta, Olivia Toole and chill!
dren, Elma, Alva, Leota and LLOYD,
Mary Smith, Vonie Eberline and daugh.
ter Leila, Misses Hannah and Anna
Hughes, Lizzie Ware, Inez Pettet, Mes.
srs. Joel MCGEE. VIM. Robertson. S. g.
SHARON, johnnie Johnson and Eugene
| Willlams. The evenings entertain.
ment was one of series to be given
once month and gotten UP by the
members at this place, of the Women's
Relief Corps of Bloomfield. n is in.
derstood that the next one will be at
the VIM. Dodd home.
| Birmingham.
Birmingham, March 19.-Fred Smith
who has spent the past three years in
Arizona, is visiting his parents.
| Lille Whitney, who has been sick
for several weeks, is quite low and lit
| tie hope is entertained for her recoy-
cry.
Wednesday March 70, occurred the
marriage of James A. Simpson and
Miss Eliza Mckee.
The M. B.. Sunday school is prepar-
ing an Easter entertainment.
B. 7. Bechtel, who has lived for sew
leral years on the Giaque farm, has
moved to town and occupies the !. p.
Huff property.
John Beyrs and family, who moved
to Oklahoma last October will return
this week having sold his interests
| there.
Clarence Hope, wife and daughter
have returned to their home in Valley
Junction, having been called here by
the sickness and death of w. H. Hope.
| Packwocd.
| Paciwood, March 19-S. Arthur
Anderson went last week to the north
west to look at the country and if
pleased will take claim.
q. H. Faris' father is here on visit
with his son.
Elmer Phelps was in town Monday
on business.