Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-11-11
Short Tales Concerning People You
Know.
THE VICINITY OF OTTUMWA IN BRIEF
Births, Deaths, Marriages, Movements
OF Your acquaintances as chTonicled
ny courier's Staff of Correspondents
who Know Whereof They Speak.
Charlton.

Charlton, Nov. Mrs Lille Swan
son left this morning for an over Sun
day visit with friends in Derby.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Downward OF Rus
sell, spent the day in the city yester-
day with Mr.. Downards parents.
The Junior Choir of the Swedish Lu-
theran church gave surprise party at
the home of Rev. Borg,in honor OF Miss
Ada Callerstrom. who is guest there.
The only thing to mar the pleasure of
the evening was the thought that Miss
Callestrom was going away to spend
the winter
George Bowers left this evening for
Des Moines, where he will work at the
blacksmith trade.
At a meeting of the engine company
last evening, officers for the ensuing
year were nominated 1t was also de-
cided to have a banquet and ball this
year, TO be given some time during the
first part of December. Messrs. e. H.
Best, Clark Huntley and VIM. Colas
constituted the committee for the en-
CINE company and Messrs. Carl Abra-
hanson, Will Smith and Grant Shell,
ton is the committee from the hook
and ladder company. This is one OF
z the social events of the year.
Mrs. ID. B. Ridgers went to Cleve-
land last evening being called there
by the illness of her aged mother.
Will Eikenberry has returned from
bushes trip to Ottumwa.
Miss Margaret Mccormick left last
evening for a visit with friends in Chi
cago.
Charlton, Nov. S--Mrs Will Watts
baugh left this morning for ST. Joe
where she will join Mr.. Watsbaugh
and make that place their future
home.
The football game Yesterday after
noon between Garden Grove and the
Charlton team resulted in a victory for
the Charlton boys, the record standing
16 to 5.
George Cavalt of Monroe County
was visitor in the city yesterday.
81 Lawrence Hasselquist came UP from
Burlington this morning for an over
Sunday visit with relatives.
Mrs. w. c. Grimes of Columbia was
county seat visitor yesterday.
Tht NJ. w A. lodge will meet at the
Camp hall this evening for adoption
and general business.
Miss Anna Johnson came back from
Z Chicago last evening to help in caring
for her father, who is quite sick.
sss Miss Ellen Davis will leave tonigh
'slfor Green River. Wyoming, for visi
with her son, Lee and family.
Miss Elvessa Newsome has returned
home from brief visit in Des Moines
Mrs. James Ryun, who resides nortf
of town ad q paralytic stroke Thurs
day nigh. and is now in precariou.
condition
Miss Minnie Slattengren of Lincolr
township has returned home from !;
visit with friends in Ottumwa.
In the place of the regular preaching
services at the Baptist church tomor
row evening, the annual Bible day pro
gram will be rendered, which will
consist of class exercises, songs ant
Rotations.
Carl Anderson returned home las
evening from business trip to De-
Moines.
The work on the new building on The
South Side is being delayed for tn,
want of brick.
Miss Viola Burgett has returned t
her home in Oakley
DR.. Charles Harlem of Clarinda Wis
tied in the city yesterday with his sis
ter, Mrs. Fred Palmer
Rev. E. F. Lilley of Washington
was in the city yesterday.