Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-05-14
SHORT TALES CONCERNING PEG.
PIE YOU KNOW.
1HE VICINITY OF 0TTUMWAlN BRIEF
Births, Deaths, Marriages, Movements
OF Your Acquaintance as Chronicles
ny Courier's Staff Of Correspondents
who Know Whereof They Speak.
TRAVEL CLUB PROGRAM.

S'oo'e'o women Elan Many inter-
esting Hours Of Study.
bioomheld. May 12.-,rhe Travel club met
Wednesday afternoon with Mrs Bernice
Underwood. The principal paper of the
afternoon was read by Mrs. Eva Atkins,
supJect Ihe Egyptian Princess The
remainder of the afternoon was spent in
reading the Curtis lectures which will be
pursued FOR some months, during which
the Following program Will be carried out:
May 1s-Hostess, Mrs. Eva Atkins. Re.
view, The Yirginians, Mrs Effie Rock. Lee
ture.
May 25-Hostess. Miss Fannie Menden.
nall. Review, Nine Du Barry, Mrs Ber-
nice Hazlewood. Lecture.
June Hostess, Mrs. Nora Wallace Re.
view, The Blue Flower, Mrs. Effe Roop.
Lecture.
June 6-Hostess, Mrs. Will Hill Re.
view, Hypatia, Mrs. Edyth johnson. Lee
ture.
June 15-Hostess, Miss Mime Loeb. Re.
view, Dombey and Son. Lecture.
June 22-Hostess, Mrs. s. A. Lorenz Re.
view, Pickwick Papers. Mrs. Fannie Men.
denhal Lecture
June 27-Hostess. Mrs. Edyth johnson
Lecture. N 9
Personal and Otherwise.
:. Miss Lydia Selin.. of .Unionylle, is spend
ing few days with Mrs. George Rokey.
Mrs. Fred Munroe and Miss Lille To
mey spent Wednesday in Belknap on bust
ness.
Miss. Lillian Higgins, of Burlington. ar
rived Wednesday for an extended visit al
the Gilbert home. q
Miss Corrick. after spending several
weeks with her sister. Mrs Wilbur York
| returned Wednesday to her home in Moul
ton.
Mrs. Joe. Haney, of Milton. passed
through the city Wednesday enroute to
I.oveland. Col. where she will enjoy q
few weeks visit with her sister, Mrs
Scott. formerly Of Keosauqua.
The news of the marriage of Will RitchiC
of this city and Miss Florence Van Duyn
formerly of this place, which occurred
Sunday at Lincoln, Neb.. has just reached
| the ears of inauiring friends upon whom
| Mr., and Mrs. Ritchc have succeeded IN
| stealing n march. Mr. Richie left last
week on a Western trip apparently of q
business nature, but it seems that st .Oma
| ha, Nebraska, he was Joined by Miss Van
Duyn. who having spent the winter with
her sister. Mrs. Mary Jennings of Eugene
Oregon. was at that time Visiting her Sis
| ter. Miss Nellie Van Duyn, who has beer
for many years n teacher in the Omaha
public schools. Mr.. Richie and Miss Var
Duyn then continued the trip to Lincoln
where they We're married at the home Of
| ii lTlellu-. just WAaI Inc pluilS VI Tue cOu
pie are or when they will return home il
not known at present but as Mr.. Richie
has a permanent position In n hardware
store, there is little doubt but that the
city will continue to be their home which
is matter Of pleasure to their friends ant
relatives.
Miss May Hatton left Wednesday fol
Moulton to spend week or ten days will
her sister. Mrs. T., j. Tutwiler and othel
relatives, Mr.. Tutwllcr left for that place
a few months ago and has decided to 10
cate there perma nently.
G. Il. Shrieve, of Troy, is visiting at ,tht
home Of Mayor H. &c. Leach.
| Prof W. York. who is teaching in thi
high school, will spend Thursday after
noon at the creek north of the city Will
his class in zoology, who will look fol
specimens and enjoy spring outing.
| Ed Rogers spent Wednesday in Macon
Mo-, on a business trip.
! Mr.. Montgomery. an aged farmer of Fo,
River township, is in very critical con
dition from blood poison. the result of al
accident sustained Monday. He was en-
gagged in clearing some timber land on til,
Marion Atwood farm and while loadin,
| some heavy logs one of then, rolled owe
onto him and broke. his leg. Although thu
limb was given the best medical attention
possible blood poison set in on Thursda,
and his recovery Is very doubtful as h
has reached the advanced age of 76 years