Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-03-03
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Iron Fridays DaTy.l
From Fridays Daily.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. Owens of Chisman,
are in the city visiting relatives.
Fresh sassafras bark at Elliott's S, pre-.
scription druggist, Court and. Main.
Samuel Chapel of 'Hedrick is in the
city attending to some, business mat
tiers. 1919.
Mrs. D. Swearinger of Bedford. who
has been visiting for the past few days
at the home of her sister, Mrs, w. M.
Ramsy, 120 East Fifth street, has re-
turned to her home,
Mrs. J. A. Howard, of Agency, who
has been visiting for the past few
days at the home of Mrs. R.. Howard.
who resides in Fairview, left last ev-
ening for her home. 80,
William Kellogg of this. city, who
fell from the top of a telephone pole in
Abba Tuesday and was quite badly
injured, was brought to the city this
afternoon on Burlington No. 6 and was
taken to his home in the ambulance.
He was accompanied by his sister,
Miss Gertrude Kellogg, who went to
Abba Tuesday evening in response to
the telegram which told of his acct
dental fall. Mr.. Kellogg's feet and
ankles are badly bruised and swollen.
but otherwise his injuries were not OF
q serious nature.
Ottumwa has been chosen as the
place of meeting to organize a state
federation of the local mems societies
of the Methodist Episcopal churches
of Iowa. The meeting will be held at
the First Methodist church in this city
March 25 and 26, and will be attended
by men from nearly allthe larger cities
in the state. F. d. Leete of Rochester
N. Y, national organizer of the Broth
erhood of ST. Paul, will be in attend
ance and will take an active part in the
work OF forming the state organiza-
tion. The program has not yet been
arranged but will be within a few
weeks, the details being in charge OF
DIR. Fayette l.. Tompson of Davenport,
the second v~ice-president of the Ma
tional Brotherhood. One minister and
one layman from each of the four con.
ferences in Iowa will be asked to take
part inrthe program. On the evening
of the first day, March 25, there will be
a banquet in the lecture room Of the
church.
A very pretty wedding was solem.
nlzed last evening at the rome of Mr..
and Mrs. j. HI. Spilman, about twelve
miles north of the city when their
daughter, Anna Belle, was united in
marriage to James Arlo Emery. Rev.
d. G. Smith, of this city, performed
the ceremony. The bridal party en-
tered the parlor, which was artistical.
ly decorated lor the occasion, to the
strains of Lohengrin's Wedding
March played by Miss Mabel Rogers,
After the ceremony the guests wore
invited to the dining room where they
pa1took CT & sumptuous wedding sup.
per. The bride was prettily gowned
in white organdie made over India
linen. The groom wore the conven
tional black. They were the recipi
ents of many presents testifyine
to the high esteem in which they
are held by their numerous friends
The bride has lived nea Highland
Center all her life and is very popular
among a large circle of friends. The
groom is also a resident of that com
munity where he has a host Of friends
The happy couple will soon go tt
housekeeping In a home already pre-
pared by the groom. Those presen'
from a distance were Robert Ferman
and daughter. Ethel, Blairstown; Mr.
and Mrs. j. R. Spiers, Misses Mar,
and Jessie Eckley and Roy Eckley, O
Martinsburg; Mrs. B. A. Utterhack
Delta; Messrs. and Mesdames F. M
Buckner, d. A. Emery, r. S. Kelsey
H. o. Bowen, DR.. and Mrs, S. A. Spill
man and Sol Harold, Mrs. w. j.. Bur
nett and Roy e. Stevens, of Ottumwa
Miss Edith Roberts and Carl Roberts
of Butler.
From Saturdays Daily.
]. H. Stevens of Mystic is in tn
city today or business.
There is no such word as fail wit
Xxi Cough Syrup-it will cure cough
or money refunded, by Elliott, tn
druggist, Court and Main.
Mrs. p. G. Drummond, who reside
northwest of the city, left today TO
Avery where she will spend a fey
days visiting with relatives.
John M. Russell, of this city, VIII
some time ago patented a mounte
life saving net, says that ii his ne
had been al the e of the late CT
dar Rapids fire there is no questio
but that many of the lives lost in ths
conflagration could have been savet
MI. Russell proposes to furnish one