Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-09

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the East End Presbyterian church, who
has been at the fair, returned last
Monday.
Miss Blanche Ramsell, who has been
on the sick list for the past three
months, is improving in health and
is now able to be around little.
Assistant Engineer Geo. Jennings
was called home last Monday by the
sickness of one of his children.
VIM. Stinson of May street is suf-
fering from typhoid fever Mr.. Stin-
son has been very unfortunate this
summer as he was off duty for long
time suffering with his eyes.
Purchasing Agent A. P. Murphy has
been interviewed by the following nam
ed commercial travellers lately; Paul l..
Dysart of the Keokuk Darrell Co.; Ar
thur Davis Of the Standard Varnish
Works, New York; R. w. Loose, repre-.
senting the Standard Electrical Co., of
eQl 'pIeMpooM IN % :o!uO 'seIlN
Balter-Vawtes man from Des Moines;
j. G. DAILY with the Colonial Salt Co.,
of Charles City. Iowa;sJ. B. Mendenhall
of the National Tag Co.: R. o. Walton,
United States Graphite Co.; G.. F. Was.
sail of the Bemis Bag Co.: VIM. w.
Talman of the ST. Louis Car Wheel Co.,
all of St Louis; ]. R. Swan, A. r. Mer-
rick, F. C. Peck, R. G. Hadley. r. ].
Winter, w. A. Murphy, F. w. Brown
H. A. Hostetter, G. F.. Baker, e. B..
Hill, A. R. Renner, G. o. Wilson, H. F..
Rail. J. H. Atwood, A. G. Kingston. B..
M. McDade, E. Griffith, A. A. Schultz,
G. L. Russell, W. c. Award, ]. G. Car
ter, P. F. O'Donnell, G, B. Campbell,
all of Chicago.
Miss Mae Huff, Miss Virgie CLOSER,
Aloah and Henry Huff of Ash Grove,
Iowa. were sightseers here Tuesday.
Miss Kate Burris, Washington, Mrs,
Shillato, Miss Winnifred Hughes, Mrs.
Fred Carter, Miss Edith and Florence
Foster, j. G. Meek, Leo Bremhorst,
of Ottumwa and Miss Grace Sprankle
of Creston, Charles Nacke of West
Point, James A. Wray ard Fred Wray
of Fairfield, Fl. Branham, Mrs. F. B.
Van Dyke, of Russell, were visitors
Monday.
Miss Hilma Hackenson of San Pedro,
Cal, Miss Amanda Bergsen, of Burling-
ton, Elizabeth Anderson. Lillian Hurd
! of this city, took in the sights here
last Wednesday.
Miss Maud and Winnie Saunders OF
Morgantown, West Virginia and Miss
Ethel Ours and Roy Ours of this city
were visitors here last Wednesday.
Tony Chess, travelling inspector for
the Openheimer Casing Co., of Chicago
was here on business last Friday Mr.
Chess has been with the Openheimers
for more than twenty-three years and
has been promoted from one station of
importance to another until now he
holds position as travelling inspector
of all their branches which takes him
into fifteen or twenty different states
Miss Grips of Ottumwa, and her
friend, Miss Long, from Williamsburg
were visitors at the plant last Thurs
day.
Thomas Boyd of the packing room
is off duty few days this week suffer
ing from blood poison in his left hand
Thomas Consodine of the pipe gans
is in Chicago this week on a few day:
vacation.
Miss Flora Drake, a well known
nurse of this city, was called to Mt
Pleasant last Thursday to nurse a pa
tient in that city as4s5
Miss Laura Drake of Eldon, who
has been visiting at the home of Mrs
Lily Drake on Orchard street, wal
called home last Thursday by a mes
sage announcing the serious Illness Of
her sister.