Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-06

week in February. The guests of hon
or will be the coal operators of Mon
roe county. A committee was ap-
pointed to secure better train service
between here and Oskaloosa on the
Iowa Central.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. M. Hinton of Mel
rose were in town yesterday on bust
ness.
| Miss Louis Creswel1, who has been
visiting ner grandfather, S. A. New
ell of this place, returned to her home
in Burlington yesterday.
Eugene Loeb was a Knoxville visit
or yesterday.
John Brown, the car repairer at the
c., B. &c @. who has been off duty for
the past twenty-seven days with a
lame back, has resumed his work.
| Harry Vanschoick, who has been
baggageman in Ottumwa for the past
two weeks, Is again located in Abba.
j. F. Gorgas, OF Keokuk, was in
| town on business yesterday.
Raymond Stewart, who has been
quite i'll with bronchitis, is some bet
| ter at present.
Carrie and Jessie Hardenbrook, of
l
ton home in town.
Monta Porter, who was brought
home from Iowa City quite ill, is slow
ly recovering.
The bowling contest was decided
last night. ]. M. Gass scored 212 and
DR.. Fowlering 204. Each received a
prize of $3.50 each, and each of the
| following persons received prize of
| u
Marsh Pabst, score 1888; Linn Saulis-
bury, score 1856; Rex Montgomery,
score 1856; Frank Springer, score 176;
Frank Hyatt, score IT'S.
VIM Castle, who had a stroke of
paralysis, is recovering slowly.
George McGilvery was in town this
morning on business.
Scott Gladson of Eldorado, was tran
sacting business in town this morn
ing.
F. G.. Kelley who has been at the
bedside of his sister Mrs. Hardenbrook
returned to his home in Ottumwa last
evening on No. 4.
DR.. T. R. Jackson of Hooking, was
in town this morning on business.
| Marriage liscence was issued yester-
| day to Peter Doyle aged 25 and Miss
Mary Belle Carr, aged 10, both of Bux-
ton
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Craig, Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Brown, DR.. G. N. and Mrs.
Hyatt, Mrs. James R. Wallace and
daughter, were entertained yesterday
at the home of Dr. Hyatt of Ottumwa.
John M. Coffman went to Avery to-
day on business.
| VIM. Evans of Avery was transact.
ing business in town yesterday.
Grant Napier, who lives near Hite.
man, went to Chillicothe this morning
to visit relatives
Abba, Jan. 3.-Mrs. Prior Hook came
in yesterday from Level to spend the
holidays with her mother, Mrs. Thos.
Baldwin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Mock were call.
ed to Leon yesterday by the serious
illness of Mr.. Mock's mother.
Miss Alta Flanders, who has been
spending the holidays at the home of
Martin Hardsocg in Ottumwa, return
ed home this morning.
/ Roy Hughes and F. w. Lambert of
Ottumwa left for Lincoln. Neb., today,
where they are attending the state
university.
H. r. Stewart, who lives near Hite.
man, was in town yesterday on bust.
ness. 500 {:jf
Mrs. James Coin, who lives near
Hiteman was in town yesterday.
w. l.. Gilliland of Franklin town.
ship was transacting business in town
yesterday. 1a
The steam heating apparatus for the
new court house arrived yesterday.
/ ~ 10, <>f nr1,o H.
moved to town.
H. T. Blackburn, special bank in
cpector of Des Moines, was here and
examined the Abba State bank and
the Farmers and Miners Savings bank
yesterday.
M. M. Hinton of Melrose left for Hot
Springs, Ark, yesterday.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Bartlett yesterday.
Samuel Pill is quite i'll at present.
Mrs. Lizzie Alexander gave bowl
ing party to her lady friends, about
thirty being present. Miss Grace Ram.
say secured the highest score. Re
freshments were served in the apart
ments up stairs.
Master Lester Pill returned from
Des Moines yesterday, where he had
been visiting his mother
Harry Ferris and Morris O'Connell
furnished the music for a ball given
at Melrose last evening by the A. O.
H. for the benefit OF the church.
Prof. Kindig Of Keokuk was in the
city yesterday on business.
Beach Hobson,, who has been spend.
ing the holidays with relatives and
friends in town, returned to Des
Moines this morning, where he is
working.
| Rev. j. M. Ball of Oskaloosa is ex.
pected to fill the pulpit at the First
1 Presbyterian church tomorrow.
| John Wallace, who has been spend
ing the holidays at the Ed A. Canning
home north of town, returned to his
home near Avery this morning.
Humeston.
| Humeston, Jan. 2. Miss Harriet
Van Derley of Leon is the guest of her
sister, Mrs. A. E. Humeston.
! Mrs. S. X Rinard, after a long ILL
ness, died yesterday at 8 a. m
She leaves husband, four children