Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-06-23
News Of
Southern Iowa
,ss* OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ssS

pUY mere, lTOlIi 81. LOUIS anu paced
him in the W. A. Wauganian home.
TIE lads name is Walter Padgett, and
he will be given a permanent home
with this estlmable family II he proves
to be d satisfactory charge.
At a meeting OF the EpWorth Lea
que OF the NJ. q. church wednesday
night. Ed Kussart and Miss Edith
Terrell We're selected as delegates to
the district convention of the league
IS s.. be held at Brighton June ss, 20 and
Miss Mabel Riggs has returned from
short visit with relatives at Oska-
loosa.
George Osborne an old settler west
Of town, has been in dangerous con-
dition since Thursday. suffering from
creeping paralysis.
Henry Criswell and family, OF Abba,
We're recent guests Of relatives here.
Miss Bertha Hlndman, Of Ottumwa,
has been visiting her aunt, Mrs. w. S.
Phillips, and with friends hereabouts.
Y Mrs. f. w. Fair, local secretary Of
the Iowa Childrens Home society, de
sires to announce that she has glass
fruit jars, an dpersons desiring to fill
them with fruit for the Society Should
see her for jars.
A crowd of little. folks enjoyed a
birthday party. at the w. F. Jaeger
afternoon from 2 till O'Clock. The
party was given In honor of Larue
and Marie jaeger, children OF Mr.. and
Mrs. w. +. jaeger. The formers sixth
birthday was on Friday. June II, and
the; latter passed her third birthday
on Sunday. June 10, After d couple Of
hours play and frolic ON the lawn, the
children were were served with a. delicious
lunch In the dining room. The table
was beautifully decorated with flow
ers, and the luncheon consisted Of
sandwiches, cake Strawberries, cold
tea, etc. Darue and Marie were
remembered with quite q num-
Der Of beautiful presents. Fighter
little. people, were present, the follow
Ing belng, the list: Gertrude, Mary
Tom, Wilbur. Elizabeth, Elvin Lloyd
George and Leslie Oldham, Ruth ant
Lena Schafer, Clyde. Clarence and
Katie lager, Helen and Frank Clark
Gwen Howe and, Merle Berry. AL
| present had a good time.
Miss Allie Shea has been visiting
her brother viii Shea; at Blakesburg
!. Corbin A. Dana, of Des Moines, was
here on business last week
It is expected that Mrs Patriot
A Smith. who has been in the hospita
at Otturnwa, will be able to be brought
home In day or two.
Considerable excitement was caused
on the street by a runaway at about
O'Clock Saturday evening. Mr.. ant
/ Mrs. Acie Odem and baby, from ives
OF town, had driven up to the role
mill with a wagon when the team o
horses took fright at the sound of tn
machinery, whirled around and raj
down WALNUT street. A block and
half down the street, near the HON
Of DR.. M. Knox, the occupants Of tn
wagon were thrown out, but forum
| ately they landed In a muddy spot an
escaped with number of bruises. ]
was at first feared that the child wa
:. killed, but 1t was taken to the Kno,
home and soon revived. Mrs. Odem'
left shoulder was considerably bruis
ed. The team broke loose from tn,
wagon at the place where the occu
!. pants were thrown out. and ran int
the lawn of S. A. Shawver, across tn,
j street, and were captured there Th,
wagon tongue was broken and the We
hicle was somewhat damaged other
| wise.
j Dr.. and Mrs. Byron Kessler an,
baby depart today for their home a
Salt Lake City, Utah, after spending
4 q few days with Mrs. Kessler's sister
other relatives. They were enrout
home from Baltimore where Mr.. Kess
Ter has been attending d medica
school, He is a graduate Of fou
medical schools and Is also a profes
sor in dentistry.
Misses Ruth and Blanch Kussar
! and their friend, Miss Fay Carson
were recent, guests Of Mr.. and Mrs
|. David Moran. OF Grey's Creek
Thomas Gable, of Coalfield. cam
! near severlng his left thumb from hi
. hand Saturday. Dr. F. r. Vanc