Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-02-17

ness of her granddaughter, Lois Creswcll,
who is reported as having the typhoid fe-
yer.
L. H. Richmond was in ottumwa yester-
day on business.
]. F. Gorgas and j. NJ. Furlong. of Keo-
kuk, were in town yesterday on business.
Roy Elder, who lives near Coalfed was
business in town yehterday.
o. ]. Davis and ]. c. Mcclure, of Nal
yern. were in town yesterday on business.
Miss Hettie Hammond is visiting at the
Charles Palmer home in EddyyilIe this
week
]. l.. Manning, of Burlington. is trans
acting business in town this morning
e. N. Ewers is expected home from AL
buquerque, New Mexico in few days
G. Mckinley, of Charlton, was in town
this morning on business
w. S. Lacey and w. L. Curry, of Oska
loosa, We're transacting business in town
yesterday.
The Twentieth Century club will meet
with Mrs. Nina X Avery Monday, Febru-
airy 16, at $50 p. m.
Mr.. and Mrs II. A. Colt. Of MARSHALL
town. were Abba visitors yesterday.
Mrs. 4. II. Zook was an Ottumwa visit
or yesterday.
rents in Osceola. She expects to be gone
two weeks
Mrs. Clara Akerman returned to her
home at Iowa City yesterday after a short
visit with relatives
Miss Gertrude Merandn. of Des Moines,
is visiting her sister. Mrs. Kate Merrctt.
c. S. Barger and T. h. Cole are in Des
Moines attending the state convention of
Retail Hardware Dealers.
Mrs. Fl. l.. Dashiel, who has been spend
ing the winter with her daughter in oma-
ha, departed last evening for Florida,
where she will remain until spring with
relatives.
Harry Burdock was quite i'll the past
week.
Sam d. Love, of North Dakota, and VIII
Love, of California, have been visiting the
parental home of ]. H. Love. the past
week. This is the first time the five boys
have all been together in twenty-five years.
c. l.. Snow and family have moved in
to their elegant new home in Thompson S
addition.
Marriage licenses were issued yesterday
by the clerk OF the district court to Jesse
Reashp. aged 10. and Miss Massie Curry
aged II, both of Buxton; VIM. Gibson. aged
90, and Miss Matilda Shipley, aged 46, both
of Abba.
A c. Parry and w. B. I.utz went to
0skaloosa this morning on business.
Tod Duncan, who had an operation for
appendicitis at Iowa City, is reported to
be getting along nicely.
George Washington is reported as hay
ing the smallpox. He was quarantined
this morning.
Abba, Feb. 14.-H M. Duncan re-
turned last evening from Iowa City,
where he had been at the bedside of
his son Tod, who had an operation for
appendicitis the first of the week. The
doctors think that Tod is out of dan
ger If no complications arise.
| Mrs. Mary A. Craig, aged so years,
| died last night at the home of her SON
| in-law, T. B. Perry. Old age was the
cause of her death.
| A. l.. Ralston of Mountain Grove,
Mo-, is transacting business in town
today.
| F. w. Snyder and Bob Grill of Os-
| kaloosa are transacting business in
town this morning.
w. H. Drinkle of Albert Lea, Mimi
is in town on business this morning.
G. S. Barger and t. R. Cole came
home yesterday evening from Des
Moines. where they have been attend
ing the retail hardware mems conven
1 ton.
William Castle, who has been very
low for the last few days, is better
this morning, having eaten some
breakfast, the first he had eaten fol
four days. s,0a M
H. d. Brown and G. l.. Conway o.
Washington, ID. c., are transactins
business in town this morning.
] Fred Townsend, who has been ir
! Des Moines for the last few days or
business, came home yesterday even
ing.
Charles E. Duncan of Clarinda is
visiting relatives and friends in tow
today.
Harry w. Johnson of Burlington i!
transacting business in town thi
morning.
Harry Hale of Sheldon, Mo-, is tran
sacting business in town today.
i Harry M. Rex of Creston is in tow
on business today.
]. NJ. Tedford who lives near Maxol
was in town on business yesterday
Mrs. George w. Salisbury who ha
been very low with typhoid fever 70
the past six weeks. is now able to b.
up and is thought to be out of danger
M. Hatfield of Macomb, H., is tran
sacting business in town this morning
Ed Findley who lives near Buxton
was in town yesterday on business.
Will Durand of Carlton was tran
sacting business in town yesterday.
Jesse Smith of Lovilia, is transac
ing business in town today.