Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-07-07

Adams attended the Ottumwa carni
val yesterday.
j. Fl. Tanner was down from Delta
Wednesday.
Mrs. A. M. Childs of Cedar Rapids
Is here on a visit with relatives.
Miss Agnes Marshall and Mrs. Gar.
land and daughter Of What Cheer, left
here yesterday for Foster, Ia, to spend
the Fourth.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. F. Utterbaok enter
tanned some of their friends Thursday
evening.
Abba.
Abba. July 3.-Misses Zella Wilkir
and ETA Hughes departed yesterday
for Boston. They go to Chicago via
the Burlington, thence to Buffalo by
the Wabash. Miss Wilkin will attend
the teachers meeting and Miss Hughes
will visit her brother.
Nell Hinton of Hot Springs, Ark.
is nome to spend the Fourth
Prof. Hollingsworth and wife and two
Youngest sons departed this week fol
Denver. They will spend a three
weeks vacation principally at Boulder
Mrs. A. w. Richardson departed this
week for the new town of Thomas
Okla, where her husband, Prof. A. w
Richardson located some time ago. He
is principal of the Thomas schools ant
Mrs. Richardson may decide to dispose
of her business here and remain a
Thomas.
MI and Mrs. F. T.. Johnson of Cleye
land, Ohio, are en- route for Abba To-
a visit at the parental Taylor home.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. G. Falvey are re
joicing over the recent arrival of {
new boy at their home.
Clyde Elder has gone to Lake Gen
eva, Wisconsin, to attend the athletic
training school. He was assistant di
rector in the gymnasium at Northfielt
during the past college year and goes
to Lake Geneva to take special instruc
ton in that line.
Mesdames J. T. Knott and F. ]
Knott of Massena are guests at the
Dean home northeast of town.
Miss Myrta Harlow expects to visi
her grandmother at Winchester, Mo.
next week.
A merry go-round has already put il
an appearance as one of the attraction!
of the glorious Fourth of July. Albi
expects to have an immense crowd to
morrow.
The 7-years-old daughter of Charlie.
Belts, while playing in a swing yes
terday, fractured bone in her foot
A doctor was called and dressed tn,
foot and it is not considered danger
Gus, but very painful.
I. d. Lockman returned yesterda,
from Bloomfield, where he has been OF
a short visit.
EddyviIle.
Eddyville, July 3.-Married, Tuesday ev
ening, June 80, 1903, Miss Grace Davis, OF
OskaloGsa, and Ralph e. Grattan. of this
place, the ceremony taking place at thu
f. NJ. Belzer home, In the same residenc.
In which Miss Davis parents, Mr.. ant
Mrs Geo. w. Davis were married year.
ago, the farm now being owned by th,
brides brother, ]. Il, Davis, also of Oska
loosa The wedding was simple, quie
affair. Att O'Clock the young couple tool
their place in the parlor and Rev. W. L
Howe, pastor of the Methodist Episcopa
church, at this place, spoke the words thai
united their destinies. The witnesses wer,
about fifteen of the relatives of the con
4.
Turner. Mr.. and Mrs BENZ Gordon. ant
Mrs. II. S. Davis, of Eddyville; Harr,
Simms, north of town: /. r. Cox and fam
lily, of near Bluff Creek Chapel, and Messr
and Mesdames G. w. and j. E. Davis, o
Oskaloosa. Following tile ceremony til,
guests were invited out to the dining room
where delicious supper had been spread
Mrs. Grattan is a sister of Horatio Davis
the Iowa Central agent here, being tn,
only daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo W. Da
Wis, former old settlers of Bluff Creek, bu
for the past ten or fifteen wears resident
OF 0skaloOsa. She Is graduate of O. III
s, class of 1000, and Is held In high es
TEEN by all who enjoy her nc
quaintance. Having been born and spen
the first years of her life on the farm nea
Bluff Creek Chapel, she enjoys considcll
BILE acquaintance there. She has also mad
a number of friends in Eddyvi!le durin,
her visits here. Mr.. Grattan is youn,
man of honor and integrity and one of tn
few who are devoid of bad habits. II
Is the only child of Mrs. l.. ID. Turner
He graduated from the Eddyrille higl
school several years ago, after which h
attended Penn college at Oskaloosa, an,
Cornell college. at Mt, Vernon. He ha
for some time been engaged In the life In
surance business as solicitor. He was TO
a time engaged with the Equitable Lift
Assurance society of New York, hut late
had been deyoting his energies to the inter
ests of the Continental Casualty compa
ny, of Chicago. East summer he secure,
a position ms supreme district overseer o
Court of Columbian Circles, a newly estab
lished fraternal order with headquarter
at Upton He WAS instrumental In TIL
organization of Eddyville Circle No. 6S o
the order, Lakonta iCrcle No. 60. and ais
OF a lodge at Batavia, Mr.. and Mrs. Graf
tan are at home to their friends at GO
Fifth avenue, 0skaloosa where they will
live for the resent, and Mr.. Grattan vii
push his business in Minnesota. Bees
wishes.
Married, Wednesday evening, July !
1903, at o'clock at the home of the Pm
rents of the bride north of town, Mis-
Helen l.. Ogden, of that locality, to ]. 4
YanNess, of Coalfeld, Rev. w. II. Howe
resident pastor of the Methodist Episcopa
church, performing the ceremony. TIL
brides sister. Miss Gertrude Ogden, actc
as bridesmaid, and j r. Barnett was tn
best man, About twenty-five of the rela
tiyes and friends of the couple We're pres
ent, and the couple were the recipients o
quite a number of useful presents. A In
supper, consisting of oranges, bananas
peaches, cake, and ice cream, was served
The bride is the oldest daughter of MI
and Mrs. Edgar Ogden, and Is possesse
of n large circle of friends whom she ha
won by her many good qualities. TIL
groom is a son of Mr.. and Mrs. Samue
Van Ness, of Coalfield, and Is said TO be
young man who is worthy of the bride h
has won They will mol.a thair hnn,a7 n