Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-07
LITTLE BITS OF NEWS
Short Tales Concerning People You
Know.
THE VICINITY OF 0TTUMWA IN BRIEF
Eirths, Deaths. Marriages, Movements
or Your acquaintance as chron!c'ed
by Courier's Staff of Correspondents
Who Know Whereof They Speak
Charlton.

Charlton.
Charlton. May George Smith of
Russell spent Sunday in the city with
relatives.
Frank Holmes of Lucas spent few
hours yesterday with his Charlton &C
quaintances.
Miss Pearl Lewis returned yesterday
from an over-Sunday visit in Russell
with her brother, E. G. Lewis, and fam
lily.
Yesterday was cleanup day for the
city. In response to the notice pub
lished in the papers, the citizens in
general had their rubbish in a conven-
tent place, and it was hauled away by
the teams.
Ed Grooms left this morning for a
few days business trip to Des Moines.
Mr.. and Mrs Rufus Whitcomb are
the proud parents of a daughter, at
their home since last Sunday evening
Mr.. and Mrs. M. Bailey drove up
from Leon Saturday for an over-Sun-
day visit at the home of Saunders
Bailey. They returned home yester-
day.
H. D. Copeland is in Chicago this
week. on business.
H. E. Dill of Clarinda, was in the
city last evening on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Allison of OF
tilTuwa stopped over for visit with
c friends while on their way to Omaha
Wiley Householder was a passenger
for Des Moincs last evening, as del
egate to the state convention OF the
iLtodern Woodman lodge.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Sevill of Be
linda, were il the city Monday, trad
irss with or merchants
ITcmer Wishart of Olmitz visited
with his sister, Mrs. Blake Monday
r R. Crockcr is in Des Moines to-
day on business.
Tho corner stone CT the new Swedish
church was laid yesterday afternoon
With appropriate ceremonies. A col
lection bcX was placed on the stone,
and there was STE put in altogether to
be applied to the building fund
Tom Whisenand was in Ottumwa
Monday on business.
Mrs. Geo. Newman, r. II. Washing
ton and Charles Caster were over-Sun-
day visitors in Abba, going down Sat
urday evening and taking a degree in
q the Masonic lodge of Coiored Odd Eel
lows.
W.,
city Monday on business.
II. B. Brownel of Allerton was a
BUSINESS caller in the city yesterday.
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Abba.
Abba, May 81. M. Anderson of
Lake Mills, WHO has just completed a
course in dentistry at the Keokull
medical college was in town between
trains yesterday evening and went to
Eddyvillel this morning on the six
O'clock train.
Kings new opera house was opened
last evening by the Beggar Prince OPP
era Co., in Fra Diayialo. The play
vas presented to full house and gave
perfect satisfaction. Another perform
anre will be given tonight.
Rev. A. II. kaylor's subject last
evening at the First Presbyterian
church was THE Errors in the Trial
4 of Christ"
NJ. T. Riser was in town this morning
on business.
G. Mckinley of Charlton is transact
ins business in town this morning.
Hiss Angie Coffman who was quite
badly burned about the face and
Hands Sunday, is getting along as well
as Sould be expected
u. Z. Blackman OF Buxton, was in
town yesterday On business.
y. r. Icwer and j. II. Devol of OF
tunlwa were transacting business in
town yesterday.
Mls5'ss Mrs.. A. Dargavel of Centerville is
TSTitfnF her daughter Mrs. a. r. Jack
sen this week.
Hiss Verveer OF Oskaloosa is visit
-iSg relatives and friends in town to-
day.
E. T. Wilson of Des Moinas is tran
ssgsctlng business in Town this morning
E. R. Branham of Russell is transact
ing business in town this morning.
G. Hickman of Charlton was in this
tom yesterday on business.
w. b. Malsiay OF Denver, Colo, was
an. Abba visitor yesterday.
". ID. Shirley of Ottumwa was tran
saetiag business in town this morn
ing.
-. X Watson is transacting business
In town this morning.
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