Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-01-09

last Monday.
Miss Anna Smith, who is working
at Des Moines came home Monday to
visit her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Peter
Smith, southwest of here.
1 Miss Minnie Smith and Miss Esther
Allen, who have been visiting their
parents near here. returned 10 Des
Moines last Thursday
Amador.
Amador, Jan. 9.-On Wednesday ev-
ening, Jan. Z, Mr. and Mrs. A. Wilkin-
sen pleasantly entertained some of
their friends at their home, east of
town. These in attendance We're A.
w. Smith, Claud Arnold, Messrs. and
Mesdames Marion Smith, F. l.. Baker
l.. H. Wellman. John Mcfarland and
Miss Mamie Wellman. Dainty re-
freshments were served and the even
ing was spent in most pleasant man.
ner
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Wilkinson spent
Saturday evening with Mr.. and Mrs,
George Myers.
Little Blanche Shields is recovering
from a severe illness.
J. P. Berry is very i'll with but little
hope for recovery.
M. l.. Haning expects to start Wed
nesday for st. Louis to resume his
work in the college of medicine
Spencer Smith IS slightly i'll.
Miss Bertha Bachman, who has beer
!. spending q few weeks at home lief!
2 Sunday TO resume her work as teach
!. er in the washington school.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. John Mcfarland at
: tended the funeral of Harry Schroct
Tuesday.
t Mrs. Margaret Day and son Herr!
e spent day recently at A. Wilkin
sons.
n Mrs. Carrie Kreiger and son Juliu
0 visited over Sunday with relative!
east of town.
e Miss Ella Wise has returned hom'
e after visit with her mother, Mrs
Margaret Mullaly.
S I. H. Hendrickson and family ex
S pect to leave today for Kansas t
make that place their future home.
EddyviIle.
:, Eddyville, jan 9.-Mr. and Mrs. w
i S. Phillips and Esq. Robert Moore
u who have been making an eXtende
v sojourn at Seattle, Wash, have re
turned to Eddyville, and are III searcl
" of a location in this state. They wer
u in Ottumwa Tuesday.
The officers of the new state ban
5 building have selected H. ]. Wing, O
$ Ottumwa, for the new cashier. D. "
Ward, who has for about twenty year
! been cashier of the Manning & Eppel
SON local bank, will be connected wit.
: the institution in some way. The
a expect to occupy the new building b
n February /.
d Mrs. Ratio Davis started Monday 70
= Lomax, H., for a three weeks yisi
81 with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jas
IA Paul.
8 Mrs. Maggie Watkins, of Firs
k street, and Miss Laura Beamer, c
n Bluff Creek, departed Monday for Bal
e tie Creek, Mich, where they will RI
81 main for some time.
a Mrs. Joseph Gibbons, of Oskaloos;
d has been visiting her sister and brotl
H er-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Miller, O
Fl Second street, since last Thursday.
"a R. j. Oldham, G. G. Palmer and Ricl
n ard jaeger shipped cattle to Chicag
n Sunday.
n Agent H. S. Davis sold two ticket
Ia to Butte, Mont, over the Iowa Gel
81 trail Monday.
E3j MIS-. M d. w llCOA Ids DSSu ou1C1Ad
severity the past few days from
III stroke of paralysis.
E 1t is said the smallpox quarantin
E at Pekay has been lifted.
n VIM. Epps departed Tuesday for NJ
III braska
II ]. M. Ryan was in Oskaloosa Satu
ri day looking after business affairs.
Roy Hall, of near Bluff Creek, P.
was in town Monday on business.
ID VIM. Barnes left for Oklahoma We
n nesday on a tour of inspection.
IA Miss Rena Ryan was visiting rel
III tives at Hilton recently.
III The report was recently circulate
n that David Cowden and Miss Lott
n Totman were married and had goI
Alto Marshalltown on their honeymoon
Is On investigation the rumor has bee
n found to be a mistake.
,E Little Ethel McMahan is dangerou
IA ly i'll at her home northwest of town
III White Elm.
~ White Elm, Jan. 81. G.. Carrie
IA returned Friday from Hedrick whel
III he has been visiting his sister, Mrs.
b e. Perry
n a number from here attended I'll
% partg.. at the home of John Boyer