Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-23
months visit with her daughter, Mrs.

months visit with her daughter, Mrs.
William Caldwell
Miss Joyce Noble and, Miss Edith
Skean were in Des Moines shopping
Wednesday.
James Smith was in Ottumwa this
week in the interest of the Donelan
store of which he Is chief man since
Pat Donelan left.
Mrs. Nan Lockman of Centerville
is visiting with her sister, Mrs. Caro-
line B. Drake and her daughter, Ms.
j. G. Mabry this week.
Miss lila Bartram enjoyed a visit
from her friend, Miss Mayme Kinney
of Knoxville Wednesday.
The Bay View club was Hospitality
entertained at the home of Hon. Dan.
Clever last Tuesday afternoon at n
Shamrock party. Mrs. Clever's in
genious mind planned and carried out
program that was source of pleas
ure to every member of the club
present. She had four towns, Dub
lin, Cork, Georgetown and Stacyville
as centers of industry and each guest
was given piece of muslin, needle
and green embroidery silk and told
to make shamrock lenf for the honor
of the town she represented. George
town had more shamrock leaves to It's
credit when the contest closed and
was given the Irish pig. A course
luncheon followed the contest and
all reported 1t most delightful aft
ernoOn.
]. S. Moon was In Ottumwa on bus
mess yesterday.
Mrs D. A. Maiken and Mrs. E. NJ.
Noble entertained the Forget-Me-NDt
club last Tuesday afternoon to a
pleasant game of dominoes. A course
luncheon was served and a most en-
joyable time was had.
G. B. Judd and family have gone to
Clarinda for the year. They made
many friends while in Abba who re-
greet their departure.
Miss Williams Of the public schools
was unable to teach yesterday in the
primary room and her place was fill
ed by Miss Lucille Tuple.
Mrs. j. H. Drake has been sick
again the past week.
Mrs. Ben Strasburger is visiting IN
Charlton.
Mrs. Elsie Clarkson Givens is
guest of her father; Senator ]. S.
Clarkson.
Contractor Charles Carpenter will
begin the foundation for modern
home OH Benton avenue the first Of
the week Neb Petty will put il the
| foundation this month.
Mrs. Fred D. Everett was hostess to
the Grand Whist club yesterday aft.
ernoon A fine time was spent by
all present.
| Mr.. and Mrs James Mowrer are
the happy parents of q new daughter
since Wednesday,
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Shahan lost
their 13-months7old infant from pneu-
monia Wednesday night. The funer-
al was held Friday morning at st.
Mary's church, conducted by the
priest, Rev. Father Guinan. The re-
mains We're buried in st. Mary's cer:-
| etery southwest Of town.
S. D. Ireland, who has been quite
sick, IS now able to be about the
house again.
| D. G. Anderson is getting ready u
build modern home on Benton av.
enue
The United Presbyterians will meet
in the library of the Carnegie-Evan.s
library while thei- new church is be-
ing built They nave commenced to
tear down the old church and will
erect a modern structure on the Old
site on A avenue east. 1t will cost
when finished in the neighborhood OF
$4,000. Rev. Aiken, their pastor, de.
serves good deal of credit for the
new building which has been advocat.
ed during his pastorate and which no
doubt would not have been built had
| he not increased the membership and
kept them in good working order.
Mrs. F.. e. George was hostess 10
/ the P. e. o. society meeting this
| week and furnished st. Patrick
program for their amusement. She is
the wife of the superintendent of the
public schools and is a popular and
talented P. f. o.
The funeral of William Godsell oc,
Cured at ST. Mary's church Wednes
day morning attended by a large con
course of friends and the remains
were taken to his old home in Ottum.
wa for burial.
The |. l.. G.. club was charmingly en-
tertained Wednesday afternoon by
. WI hSoI St w llhll anu IeUISt
Ewers at the home Of the latter IL
honor of a visiting member. Mrs. Ca,
cline Seifert, whose home is now IN
Colorado.
A delightful evening party was held
last Tuesday at the home of B. p
/ Cashier. when Mr. and Mrs. ,Castnar
and Mr.. and Mrs. R. T. Mason enter
tanned at progressive euchre. A
course luncheon was served and ev
eryone present pronounced the affair
! a great social success.
Elmer Moon is home from Cornal
college at Mt Vernon to spend 2
weeks vacation with his parents, Nj
and Mrs. J. s. Moon
Mrs. j. G. Mabry visited her daugh
I ter. Mrs. Morris Christie in Ottumwa
Wednesday.
i James Hurst came from Fairfield
| this week to assume charge of tbs
i Lattimer & Dunn store on the south
side Of the square.
I Several Albians attended the Pyth
] ian lodge inspection in Hiteman last
night
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