Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-12-23
Short Tales Concerning People You
Know.
THE VICINITY OF OTTUMWAlN BRIEF
Births, Deaths, Marriages, Movements
OF Your Acquaintance as chronleled
by courler's Staff of Correspondents
Who Know Whereof They speals.
Bloomfield.

Bloomfield, Dec. 22.-Suit was be-
gun in the district court of Davis
county Friday by Linnie Rhotenstein,
Judge HI. G. Traverse acting as her at
torney, in which she seeks to recover
1882 from A. L. Russell. Plaintiff al
leges that she and defendant entered
into written contract, some time
ago, whereby defendant agreed to con-
vey certain land to plaintiff, and to
pay up the taxes on same. The
deed for the land was duly
executed, but plaintiff claims that
defendant failed to pay the taxes as
per agreement, and that she was COM
PEELED to do so, and she now seeks to
recover from defendant the amount so
paid.
F. G. Traverse left for Kirksville
Friday night to be gone week or ten
days on business.
1t is currently reported here that
the Cleage Commission Co. is in an
insolvent condition, and it is estimat-
ed that citizens of Bloomfield had
funds invested with Cleage to the
amount of $4,000.
VIM. Fortune, ex-county superin-
tendent of Davis county, and wife, ar
rived in Bloomfield Saturday morning
from Lake City, Iowa, where the pro-
lessor now holds the principalship of
the Lake City public school.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Van Duyn arrived
in the city Saturday morning from
Des Moines. They will spend the hol-
idays here with relatives.
c. q. Reagin, of Ottumwa, came ov-
er to Bloomfield Saturday morning to
visit relatives, returning home in the
evening.
Reuben M. Nelson died at his home
in Belknap, Dec. 20, of pneumonia,
aged 33 years, 10 months and rs days.
Funeral services were held Sunday at
the residence of VIM. Dodd. Inter-
ment took place in the Lester GENE
terry. He leaves a wife.
C. l.. Pennington, recently appoint
ed state insurance inspector by Audi
tor-elect Carroll, came home Friday
night, and will remain here with his
family a few days before going to Des
Moines to assume the duties OF his Of
fee.
The appointment of Miss Dodson OF
Bloomfield has been announced to I'LL
the vacancy in the general clerkshlp
in the governors Office left vacant by
the resignation of E. G. Davis about a
month ago. She will enter on the work
this week.-Des Moines Register and
Leader.
See Geo. w. Curl at the South Side
Restaurant before buying your Christ
mas Candies. Bloomfield, Iowa.
BobtoWn.
Bobtown, Dec. 22.-Everett Jessup
and Charlie Walker were transacting
business on Sorghum Ridge Thursday
George Gordon is spending a week
with his sister at Eagle Grove.
VIM. Turner has been spending a
3 few days attending court in Ottumwa
Austin Simmons has been spending
the last few days at the paternal resi-
dence on Pickle avenue.
owing to the lameness of one of his
team, Joe O'Brien has been hauling
from three-quarters to a cord Of wood
with one horse.
Levi Woods of Court Fill was a
pleasant caller at Dusty Rhodes OF
Sorghum Ridge Friday.
A series of meetings began at Mars
Hill Saturday evening and will contin
ne at least two weeks If the weather
remains favorable. The chief speaker
is the Rev. Seamster, a very efficient
minister from Milton.
Jonah Simmons of Pickle tvenue
was visiting John Woods of Court Hill
Sunday.
John Woods was pleasant caller
at Patrick Courtney's Sunday evening
s.. j. Odenbaugh was pleasant Wis
itor at Levi Woods Friday night.
James Taylor Of Sorghum Ridge is
on the sick list.
Dr. Charles Wood of TIC South
Court street was called to Kirkville tt
visit patient Saturday.
S. 2. Odenbaugh of Court street was
transacting business in Ottumwa Sat
urday.
Cornelius Courtney, while shuckins
corn in the vicinity of Bobtown, ,hat
the misfortune to freeze his feet Sc