Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-06-05

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seeing after which they will return
home and build a handsome residence
on a forty acre tract adjoining the
northeast part of town.
Mrs. Linn Grail returned home last
week after couple of weeks visit
with her daughter Daisy in Ottumwa.
Mrs. ]. H. sCarroll enjoyed visit
with Mrs. Swain from Lucas yester-
day.
Miss Bertha Beardsley left today
for an extended visit with relatives in
Oskaloosa.
Bloomfield.
Bloomfield June 3--Dr. Lulu M.
Gilbert returned Monday from Cantril
where she was called Saturday on pro-
fessional business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Busy of Pulas-
XII spent Sunday at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. ]. M. Smith.
The funeral services of Benjamin
Huff, who died at his home in this
city Sunday at the age of "A years, &C.
CURED at the residence Monday after
noon at 8 o'clock, conducted by Rev.
D. A. Wyckizer, pastor of the Chris
tian church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan Kinman en-
tertained about twenty friends at 6
O'Clock dinner Sunday at their home
six miles south of the city in honor of
the thirty-ninth birthday of the host.
About fifty invitations had been ex-
tended to friends in this city but
heavy rain which fell Saturday night
and continued until nearly noon on
Sunday made the condition of the
roads such that only the bravest of
the brave could venture out, but those
who did SO We're we'll satisfied with the
result. Mr.. Kinman was presented
with chair, a Morris recliner, as a
compliment from the guests.
T. J. McNabb and Roseve Morris
drove over from Delta Saturday and
enjoyed short visit at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. H. Hardy.
Carl Burchett of Princeton, Mo-, Wis
lifted Sunday at the home of his cousin,
Mrs. Blanche Burchett.
Duff Burchett spent Sunday in Moul-
ton, a guest at the home of Tom Rog-
ers.
J. w. Anderson, captain of Co. A,
Eleventh Iowa infantry, of Muscatine,
is visiting at the home Of A. B. Gill
bert, who was one of Captain Ander-
sons privates. A short visit is being
made at the Gilbert home in which old
army days are being lived over again.
A man named Mcdonald was arrest
ed and placed in the county Jail Sun
day night for horse stealing The
man hailed from Fairfield, where to-
gether with another man, it
lis alleged, two teams were
hired from livery barn and the
two men accompanied by couple of
girls drove to Eldon. AT that place
Mcdonald left his girl in the care of
the other fellow and drove the horses
to Troy and then to this place, where
he was arrested. Monday the sheriff
from Fairfield arrived and Mcdonald
was given over to him. The sheriff
also took possession of the horse.
Harry Songer, the eldest son of VIM
Songer janitor at the court house, I'M
derwent an operation at the Shelton
hospital Sunday for cancer 1t was
feared on that day that the operation
would prove fatal, but his condition
was slightly improved on Monday.
Children's day was observed at the
Christian church Sunday evening,
when an excellent program consisting
| of literary selections was given to a
| full house. The usual offering made
for foreign missions amounted to $25
Mr.. and Mrs. l. 7. Russell and Mr.
and Mrs. VIM. Hill spent Sunday in
West Grove at the home of Mr.. and
Msr. John Colliyer
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam T. Wallace re-
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where they spent several days attend
ing Decoration day services and visit
ing relatives.
Bloomfield, June 4.--Mr. and Mrs.
| N. S. Johnson, accompanied by Mrs.
Johnson's daughter, Mrs. Jas. Meow
an, Jr, left Thursday for Colorado
Springs, where they will meet Mr..
Johnson's brotherin-law, NJ A. Nc
Cally, of Frederick, Kansas, who is
spending the sumner there for his
health, and Miss Wayne MCGOWAN,
of this city, who is also testing the
healthful properties of the climate.
After a short visit there they will
continue the trip to Manitou and Den
yer and from there to Loveland,
where they will visit Mrs. Johnson's
daughter, Mrs. F. L. Roselle.
Will Sturtz left Tuesday for Des
Moines, where he is spending several
days with friends before going to
South Dakota where he will work on
the Swartz farm this summer.
Mrs. Fife Roop and cousin, Miss
Saunders, have returned from Milton
where they attended the wedding of
Miss Mildred Holmes of that city to
James Abbernathe of Missouri. which
occurred at the home of the brides
parents on Sunday.
| j. H. McCuston left Monday night
for Kansas City to buy cattle. after
which he will continue the trip to Heb
ron, Neb., where he will visit his son,
Attorney ]. T. McCustion, going from
there to Chester, Neb., to visit his
daughter, Mrs. M. w. Spohn and
thence to Burr Oak, Kas., where he
will visit at the home of his daugh.
ter, Mrs. e. M. Noble.
e. R. Beedle, who was called to this
city five weeks ago by the Illness of
T. 1. L. Il