Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-07-01
Short Tales Concerning People You
Know.
THE VICINITY OF OTIUMWA in BRIEF
Births, Deaths, Marriages, Movements
OF Your acquaintanees as ch7onicied
by courier's Staff Of Correspondents
Who Know Whereof They speak.


Keb, July Henry Peterson, of
Lacona, was business caller in the
city on Tuesday.
Misses Baney Caldwell, Mary Price
and Lizzie Price, of Ottumwa, spent
Morgan Howells and daughter, Miss
Dora.
John Turner and son, William, spent
Wednesday in friedrich, the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Hoover.
j. w. Cassidy, of Shawville, was in
town on Wednesday on business.
Thomas Tovera and wife, of Mahas-
ka county, spent a week in town, the
guest of his mother-in-law, Mrs.Smith,
on School street. Mr.. Tovera had his
leg amputated from an accident he
received in the mines there some
time ago.
Keb was we'll represented Thursday
at the Wallace shows in Ottumwa.
The mines contemplate taking two
days in which to celebrate the Fourth
of July, Friday and Saturday.
John Richards returned home last
week from Mt. Pleasant where he has
been taking treatment. His many
friends will be pleased to know his
mental faculties has been fully re.
stored and he is also enjoying the best
of health
The baby of Mr.. and Mrs. Miles
Martin was awarded the prize of a
gold ring at the Beck's medical show
on Thursday night for being the hand.
soonest baby in town. The proud pa
rents are admiring readers of the
Courier which accounts for their good
luck.
Mrs. Martin Ward spent a full day
in Ottumwa on Thursday attending
the show and shopping.
The miners are preparing to give
an entertainment after the Fourth OF
July for Uncle David Howells, an aged
miner who has passed the three score
and ten mile stone on the journey OF
life. The program will be given in
the Courier later as no pains will be
spared to make it a success.
j. H. Roland, one of the staunch far
mers and township trustee. was in
town on Wednesday on official bust
ness.
Married, on Wednesday, June 1S
at the home of Rev. John Hastie, in
Ottumwa, at p M. David Richards
of Keb, and Miss Elsie Ahlstrom, OF
Washington. The groom is the cid
est son of Mr.. and Mrs. John Rich
ards, well known in this vicinity is
model young man of good habits
and Industrious, one well adapted fol
good husband. The bride was large
ly raised here, and is the daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Gus Ahlstrom. Mr.. ALL
strom was teamster at this place Ior
the Western Supply company for a
number of years, having sold his prop
erty here he moved to Washington
Miss Elsie Is well known and is al,
accomplished young woman. one well
adopted to make model wife. After
the ceremony the couple returned to
Keb In company with Mr.. and Mrs. j
H. Thomas. intimate friends. Mr.. and
Mrs. Richards will remain in Keb as
Mr. Richards has gone to work in the
mines. Their many friends join in
congratulations and wish them end
less success in the journey of life.
The many friends of Judge Nj. A
Roberts were pleased to know he We:
Irenominated for that office, especially
r. Williams, who relied on him fol
counsel while a peace officer at Eos
tier.
The farmers of this vicinity repor:
busy time between rains with har
vest on their hands, but still there is
no general complaint and all report
the prospect better for large general
crop than they have had for many
years.
James Wilson, of Baxter. was a
business caller in the city on Friday