Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-04-09

quietly at her home on Walnut street. If
there are any older persons in Eddyville
than Mrs. Stuart, let 1t be known and
mention will be given the same.
.'Unclen Tommy White. an aged citizen
of the farming community, west of town,
has been quite i'll with kidney trouble, he
being 81 years old.
The baby daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. w.
II. lager, having been i'll since Sunday, is
now improving.
The third quarterly meeting. of the Meth
odist Episcopal CHURCH was held Sunday.
Rev. j. W. Lambert, presiding elder of
the Ottumwa district filled the pulpit Sun
day morning.
Owen Reese, of Coaiield, was arrested
Saturday night for drunkenness, given a
hearing Monday morning, was fined $50
and costs. and let off on good behavior.
The latter part of last week WIN. Gal
agher, who lives just east of town, and
who is said to be much addicted to drunk
| enness, was sentenced to the Wapello
county Jail for ten days. He is said to
have been on a periodical spree.
There was class party at the w. j.
Gunsaulis home south of town Il few ev-
enings ago, given by Clayton and Miss
LYDIA Gunsanls. Ice cream, cake and ba-
nauas We're served, and games were play
| ed TIL late.
| Walter and Miss Myrtle Erbacker re-
turned to their home in Ottumwa Saturday
| after spending week with their grand
parents. Mr.. ana Mrs. Philip Biihler, cor
ner Third and Hale streets
| John Smith, who has been attending col
| lege at Davenport, the past three months,
| returned home Saturday, He had intend,
| ed to remain till the end of the term in
June but the work failed to agree with
his health, hence he has now returned to
remain during the summer.
| Miss Louise jaeger is expected home to-
day from Batavia where she has been Wis.,
| iting since Saturday with her brother, q.
w. jaeger.
Misses Jessie and Manita Harper have
returned from their trip to Chicago
| Miss Gene DeLong entertained her friend
| Miss Leila Beckman, of Oskaloosa, q few
| days ago
/ Mike Swartz of Ottumwa, visited John
| jaeger Saturday.
Mrs. Florence Dnnkle returned Friday
| from a weeks visit with her daughter.
Mrs Cordie Garfield at Ottumwa. Her
son, Jas. punkle. who has been attending
1 the Ottumwa Commercial College, return
| ed with her, he having quit school for the
summer.
| c. C.. Johnson of Oskaloosa, was In
town Monday on business.
! AS a result of the supper given in the
Palace Hall Friday evening by the Ep-
worth League, about ID were taken In,
although the attendance was not MS large
as it should have been. The menu con-
sisted of cold boiled ham and beef, baked
beans deviled eggs, salad, Jelly, bread
| butter coffee. peaches and cake.
! w. s. Coen. of 0ttumwa. was In town
! Monday looking over the situation with Il
view to establishing himself here for the
| practice of law.
team belonging to Anton Mayer, north
| of town, started from the Roller Mills Fri
day and ran down Walnut street, turned
q T. nyI w n
| at the hitch rack, smashing up the buggy.
Mrs. VIM Sharp while coming to town
4 from the north Tuesday, also had runa-
way, but she escaped with slight bruises.
| The buggy was somewhat damaged
Frank Drew has moved to the John LAT
ferty property on Fourth street. vacated
some weeks ago by Frunk Hudson moving
to Missouri.
Mrs L. NJ. Strange departed a few days
ago for n trip to the west. She will prob
ably be gone all summer. On Monday
word was received here that her sister,
Mrs George Leggett. had died at Smoky
Hollow, and would be buried Tuesday
Mrs. II. A. Ellis arrived Thursday from
Valentine, Nebraska. to spend The summer
1 with her daughter, Mrs. Avis Bourke.
MIR. and Mrs. B. L. Mick. south of town
visited over Sunday with Mr. Mick's rela
tiyes at Rose Hill.
Miss Lizzie Oldham was the victim of Q
surprise party Sunday, April o. in honol
of her birthday. The guests-her brothers
and sisters, together with their families
came early and spent the day. bringing
their dinners with them. About twenty
five were present, as follows: Chas. Schaf
er. and Chas.. A. L.. r. j., ~ s., ant
. Frank oldham and families Roy and La
rue JAEGER and Miss Pearl Moore.
W. s. Shinn and Guy Nair were at BuX
ton Monday on business.