Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-09-11
Short Tales Concerning People You
Know.
THE VICINITY OF OTTUMWAIN BRIEF
Births, Deaths, Marriages, Movements
Of Your Acquaintance as Chronicled
by courier's Staff of Correspondents
Who Know Whereof They Speak.
Bloomfield.

Bloomfield, Sept. 11-Attorney and
Mrs. Henry C. Taylor departed We'd
nesday on few weeks pleasure trip
to San Francisco and other cities OF
California, going from there to Ever
EFT, Washington, to visit Mrs. Tay-
lors sister, Mrs. A. H. Finney, with
whom Misses Edith and Mildred
Steckel have been making an extend
ed visit The Misses Steckel will
probably return with Mr. and Mrs.
Taylor.
Miss Sue Curry. of Ottumwa, was
the guest of DR.. F. w. Simmonds; We'd
snesday in attendance at the Davis
county fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Mooney and little
son, Justin, of Kansas City, have re-
turned home Mrs. Mooney and son
having spent the past two months Wis
iting Mrs. MONEYS parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. B. Loeb.
Mrs MUTT and son and daughter,
Howard and Katherine, of Edinburg.
Ind, are visiting in the city. Mrs.
: MutZ and son are at the home of At
torney and Mrs. d. H. Payne and Miss
. Katherine is the guest of Mrs. Effie
Rock and Mrs. Eva Atkins
Mr.. and Mrs. John Atkins and chill
dren, of Shreveport, Louisiana, have
departed after a short visit at the
Hardy home as guests of Mrs. Eva At
kins.
Miss Kittie Hall, of Mt. Pleasant, is
visiting at the Joe Ford home as the
guest of Miss Lena while attending
the fair.
Roy Hughes. of Abba, is visiting at
Shn r,f oil You
Tor. this week.
Mrs. Geo. Bryce has returned from
Oklahoma, where the family located a
couple of years ago and is visiting rela-
tives in this city.
Charlton.
Charlton, Sept. 11.-Mr and Mrs. r.
B. Rogers of Whitebreast township re-
turned hame last evening from a
weeks visit with their daughter, Mrs.
Frank Mcfarland in Crete, Neb.
Mesdames. Lew Willie and James
Wishart of Olmitz were in the city yes
terday for a visit with the latter's
daughter, Mrs. Katie Fluke
The stone masons have commenced
work on the new K.&of P. building on
the south side The work will be
pushed from now until completed.
Floyd Matthews expects to leave to-
morrow for Des Moines, where he will
attend the Capital City Commercial
college.
The sad news of the death of Rev.
d. Austin of Jefferson was received
yesterday. Mr.. Austin was for sever
nj years pastor of the First Methodist
church in this city and was held in
high esteem by all who knew him.
His death comes as quite shock to
his many friends. Messrs. B. r. Van
Dyke and H. H. Lorimer, delegates
from the Masonic lodge, left last even
Ing to be in attendance at the funeral,
which was held this afternoon from
the late home in Jefferson. The bereft
wife and friends have, the heartfelt
sympathy of their many Charlton
friends.
DR.. w. e. Moore Of Derby was in
the city yesterday on professional
business.
Isaac Bowen is in Kansas for few
days on business trip.
Mrs. /. N. Curtis returned home
Tuesday evening from ten days Wis
1t with her sister in Goodland, Kan
Sas.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. N. Mcdowell return
ed yesterday from a visit with their
daughter, Mrs. James Bowen, in Kirk
Vile
The Concordia society will be enter