Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-01-14
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Keh, Jan. 13.-Mrs. Michael Johnson
returned home to Cleveland Tuesday
after spending a week in the city
at the home of her parents Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Carey, who reside on
Maple street.
Wilson Jones of Atlantic was a bus
mess caller in the city Monday.
Mrs. Thomas Carey spent Monday
in Ottumwa shopping.
Mrs. John Turner who has been
sick for some time, is reported better
this week.
Mrs Maggie Jenkins spent Sunday
in Ottumwa with her young friends.
The children of Mr.. and Mrs. James
are reported convalescing from their
recent illness.
Mrs. William Reese is confined to
her home on account of very fee
BILE health.
Farmers are taking advantage of
the good roads by delivering variety
of timber to the mines. One old gem
that he had lived in Iowa for 43
years, but never had seen roads and
weather so favorable as they are at
present.
Mrs. David Jenkins and Mrs. David
Griffith spent Thursday In Ottumwa,
trading.
Mrs. Adam Long and Miss Hilda
ISdlliuiido opGlit dCSNcly III oltulIlWtt
shopping.
Mrs. Swinscoe, landlady of the
Main street hotel spent week in
Des Moines recently with her daugh-
| ter. Mrs Nora Goodwin.
Dr. J. A. Hull reports the sick con-
valescing this week.
The miners of Keb are helping Will
| lam Dodson to go to Chicago to be
operated on for the removal of tu-
| NOR.
The young people enjoyed dance
| in the city hall Saturday night Mu-
| sic was furnished by the Misses Foul
kes and Byrne of Ottumwa.
William Shively moved his tools to
| Avery this week where he secured
| work in the mines.
The mines are running full time, and
number of men secured work during
| the week.
Edward Fowler general superinten
| dent of the mines, was business caller
| in the city Saturday.
| The most general snow of the season
fell in Keb Saturday night and Sun
| day.
Rev. Lloyd williams of Oskaloosa,
preached in the main street school
building Sunday.
Frank O'Farrell departed on Friday
for Chicago, where he will visit rela-
| tives and friends
! u. N. Norton and IL. ID. Lower OF
Chicago, registered at the Main street
hotel Tuesday.
III. E. Jackson of Sigourney regis
tered at the Main street hotel on We'd
| nesday.
Mrs. Jane Mcconnell is enjoying a
visit this week with her son. Ralph,
| in Pekay. She will also visit in Lu
cas- before returning home
w. J.. Adams of Iowa City was a
| business caller in town on Mon
day.
Bloomfield.
Bloomfield, Jan. 13.--The attention
of the district court was occupied on
Monday and Tuesday with the trial
man, being a suit to recover commits
sion for sale of real estate. The case
was tried without a jury and resulted
in judgment against defendant in
the sum of $3.50. Plaintiff claimed
that he entered into a contract about
| two years ago to sell certain real es-
state for the defendant, and alleged he
| found buyer, but claimed that Kin
| man effected sale direct to the buy
| er and refused to pay his commission
| There was some conflict of evidence
| between the parties but after careful
| ly considering the case Judge Eichel-
| berger decided that the. plaintiff was
| entitled to the commission claimed
as he had furnished a buyer for the
| property.
| Lewis Albright of Ashgrove was a
business caller in the city Tues
| day.
! Rev, and Mrs, Il. B. Hughes Of AL