Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-04-28
Short Tales Concerning People You
Know.
The VICINITY OF OTTUMWA IN BRIEF
Births, Deaths, Marriages, Movements
Of Your Acquaintance as chronlc!ed
by courier's staff of Correspondents
Who Know Whereof They spea.:.
Bloomfield.

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Bloomfield, April 27-Mr. and Mrs
A. b. Gilbert left Saturday for Center
vile to spend few days at the home
of their son, E. A. Gilbert. Mr.. Gil
bert will return Monday evening, Mrs.
Gilbert remaining for more extended
visit, during which time she will at
tend the w. F. M. S. convention.
Miss Anna Putnam leaves next week
Cor st. Louis on short pleasure trip,
taking in the sights of the city.
On Friday evening Mr.. and Mrs. Her
bert King entertained few friends at
dinner at o'clock as parting compli-
ment to Mrs. J. w. Stark who leaves
y Monday for California, where the fam
lily have decided to locate. A delicious
four course dinner was served to the
following guests: Mrs. j. w. Stark,
Mrs. John Weiney, Mrs. Jas. Meow
en-, Mrs. II. G. Traverse, Mrs. G. L. Pen
nington, Mrs. d. P. Palmer and daugh-
ter Mabel On Saturday evening a
farewell social was rendered Rev. Mr..
Stark and Mrs. Stark by the members
of the Presbyterian church, of which
he was formerly pastor. The enter
tainment was given at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Willis Hatchldns and was
honor have long been residents of this
city, and being greatly beloved in the
community will be sadly missed by
their many friends and acquaintances.
Miss Stella McKasson of La Plata,
Mo-, is visiting Miss Callie Cree and
attended the graduating exercises of
the high school.
Mrs C. A. Guile of Trenton, Mo-, is
spending month at the home of her
parents, MIR. and Mrs. T. C. Cree.
Miss Matte Ware left Saturday
evening for Ottumwa to spend Sunday
with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
Felix Dickson
Mrs Ella Herr left Saturday morn
ing for Moulton to spend Sunday in
the city as the guest OF Mrs. Lou Nc
Kinsey.
Charlton.
Charlton, April 27.-Clarkson Sew
ard returned Saturday morning from
an extended business trip through
southern Iowa or northern Missouri.
DR.. ]. A. McKlveen returned the last
of the week from few days business
"trip to Chicago.
r. II. Goodwin OF st. Louis spent Sun
lay with FRIENDS in the city.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Greenwell Of
New York were in the city Saturday,
transacting business with the merch-
ants OF this place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Seldom King of Rus
sell were among the out OF town WISH
tors in the city.
Harvey Hawkins of Melrose was in
thed city the last of the week on bust
ness.
Miss Mary Nelson returned to the
city Saturday after a two weeks visit
with her parents in Pleasant township.
Mrs. H. A. Churchill of Derby, was
in the city the last OF the week fora
few days visit with her friends.
The Methodist women cleared in the
2neighborhood of 5000 at their runlmage
sale last week which will be a neat
little sum to add to their treasury.
Mrs Daniel Murphy returned to her
home in Ottumwa after weeks Wis
it with ner mother, Mrs. Reynolds in
Benton township, who continues to be
quite sick.
Miss Ella Mart spent Sunday in La
Grange at the parental home.
Orie kegn, one of the English town
ship boys, and successful farmer,
was i'll the city Saturday
Miss Agnes Arvidson spent Sunday
at the home of her parents, just west
of town.
Fire of unknown origin discovered
early Saturday morning in the resi-
dence Of John Freelander, just south
of the depot, burned the roof of the
dwelling and damaged the second
story rooms considerably, before the
department could get the flames extin-
guished About 1920 o'clock another
call was sent in, fire having broke out
in the house owned by Will Mank and
occupied by J. T. Barrow. The roof
of the dwelling was seriously damag-
ed but the fire was extinguished with
out any further loss of the property.
Art Russell of Ottumwa spent Sun
day in the city with his brother, Lutte
Russell.
Edward Butts arrived the last of the
week from New York for a visit at
the home of his father-in-law, DR.. G.
II. Brant.
Edward L. Duckworth has been ap-
pointed as one of the rural letter car
riers out of Charlton, with Harry Duck
s. worth as substitute
keb.
Il Keb, April 27,--Mrs. John Bagnall
and her daughter, Mrs. John r. Will
liams Of Hiteman, spent several days