Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-08-27
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SUES FOR COMMISSION.
Davis County Man Says Contract Has
Been Violated.
Bloomfield, Aug. 26.-The case of
Finley Mains against A. ]. Guile is
now being tried in the district court
1t Is a suit to recover commission
which the plaintiff claims is due him
Tor selling defendants farm. The
plaintiff claims to have entered into
a contract with the defendant to sell
the latter's farm and that he secur.
ed buyer for the same, but that the
defendant failed to perform his part
of the contract.
A Quiet Marriage.
John j. Ethel and Miss Addie
Hotchkiss, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
K T. Hotchkiss, were quietly mar
ried Monday evening at the home of
Rev. H. G. Ethel, the officiating min.
lister, and a brother of the groom. The
bride Is a popular and cultured young
woman. The groom is careful and
industrious business man. Both are
highly esteemed and have the best
wishes of large circle of friends.
Other Bloomfield News.
w. S. Stevenson of Troy attended
the laying of the corner stone of the
new public school building here yes
terday. g
Il. Alonzo Hannah of Ashgrove trans
acted business in this city Tues
day.
G. e. Fenton of Mark, was a bust.
ness caller Tuesday in this city.
LoviIia.
Lovilia, Aug. 26.-Mrs Thomas Wilson,
of Columbia. was the guest of Mrs Skies
during the reunion.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. r. Doe, of Mt. Pleasant,
spent Sunday with Mrs. Does mother.
Mrs c. Rilea, of Lovilia.
Messrs Robert and Frank Patterson, of
Norwalk, visited with relatives during the
reunion in Lovilia.
May and Elmer Stevens. of Dudley. spent
the week of the reunion in Loviia visiting
with friends.
Mrs, w. $. Right and daughter, Vera,
who have been in Des Moines the past two
months visiting, returned home last Mon
day morning.
& MI. and Mrs. Fred Harger left Tuesday
for Nebraska for a short visit with rela-
tiyes
Mrs. Nellie Young, of Toledo, is the
guest OF her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. L. d.
Deyeraux.
J. D. Deveraux, who has been seriously
Ill, is able to be out again
Mr.. and Mrs. Thompson, Of Des Moines.
We're callers Monday.
Miss Dessa Tucker, of Knoxville, spent
last week with Miss Alice Van skiver.
Mrs. Maud Streeter, of st. Joseph Mo-,
is visiting relatives here
Jfep u, 10 H.. ~.
Louis Where she goes on business
Charles Wing, of Ladora, spent last week
With his brother, Frank.
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BIackhaWk.
Blackhawk, Aug. 26.--Ten Morrison made
a business trip to Unionville Thursday.
Miss Sylvia Bean spent Sunday at the
VIM. Ellison home
Mrs. Nora Brown and Miss Lottie Brown
were unionyille callers Thursday.
L. T. Kinsinger was Blackhawk caller
Sunday evening n
Misses Addie and Lena Mcconnell and
Dora Paris visited at the Brown home
Sunday evening.
Miss Ollie Albright, of Ashgrove. visited
WIN friends ana relatives at this place
Sunday.
Mrs Lowell and Miss Anna Collins. of AL.
bsny, visited Thursday at the VIM Brown
home.
Sampson Smith and son George visited
Sunday with their brother and uncle at
this place.
Ben Elder and wife visited Sunday with
their daughter, Mrs. John Morrison
Lewis Adams and son Tom nassed
through Blackhawk Tuesday
John August. of Albany. was business
caller at this place Monday.
2 Miner Barnes was Unionvile caller
Saturday.
& VIII Morrison called on friends at Bunch
Sunday evening.
George Collins and wife and daughter. Ell.
Sic, visited Sunday at the John Morrison
home.
Miss Aida Brown made business trim tn
Unionvile Monday.
Alfera Ladd and Ezra Simons attended
church at Pleasant Hill Sunday.
sam Adams and family passed through
Blackhawk Sunday
Charles and Albert Brown attended the
". Chance sale near Ashgrove Tuesday.
DahIonega.
Dahlonega, Aug. 26.-Quite a num-
Der from this vicinity attended the
packing house picnic last Thursday.
Among them were Misses Effie and
Maude Willard, Ollie and Elsie Rein
Ter, Goldie Bedell, Sadie Speer, Moss
Dorr and Maggie Redman. Messrs.
VIM. Reinier, Louis Denny, Clefford
tGiltner, Guy Dimmitt, Tom, Burton
and Philip Denny, Louis Richards, L..
IA. Clapp, Ira Welsh, John Fuqua and
Chas. Speer.
G. w. Stocker and M. L. Cooper at
tended lodge in Ottumwa Wednesday
evening.
, Mr.. and Mrs. S. H. Swearingen were
Ottumwa callers last Friday.
VIM. Denny was business caller
in Ottumwa last Saturday.
Mrs. Susan Fitzsimmons of Abba,
visited few days last week at the
home of l.. A. Clapp.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. ]. Williams of He'd
rick, visited Sunday at the home of
VIM. Denny.
Mr.. and Mrs P. L. Goehring visited
Sunday at the home of Lewis Goeh-
ring.
4 VIM. Payne was an Ottumwa caller
Monday.
Samuel Browning of Bladensburg,
was here short time Tuesday.
w. III. Bedell, Lincoln Dimmitt, e.
l.. Giltner G. Williams and Mr.. and
Mrs. w. H. Dimmitt are attending the
state fair at Des Moines, this week
2 G. A. Bosworth of Ottumwa was a