Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-10-07
CHARLTON.
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Chariton.-The county board of SUI.
pervisors has employed a tax ferret
firm, Worthington & Boynton, of Des
Moines, to look up the matters in this
county. These are the first county
ferrets that have been here for five
years and the investigations will go
back that far. The firm will begin
work at once. They get Is per cent
of all they recover for the county. Mr.
Worthington was here last winter
looking over abe books of the city of.
ficers.
Mrs. Guy Pogue of Humeston was in
the city yesterday visiting friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Carter of Des
Moines, formerly of this city, are
spending few days with relatives and
old friends here.
Mrs. Fay Alexander of Shannon
City. is visiting in this city, a guest
of her cousin, Mrs. A. r. Becker.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. jeffrey of Bur
lington came today for a visit with her
sister, Mrs. W. H. Smith, and old
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Smith, of Os
ceola came yesterday for few days
visit with their son, Clarence Smith
and wife.
Rev. o. A. Elmquist, pastor of the
Swedish Lutheran church, left yes
terday for st. Louis to assist in the
dedication of a church at that place
Mrs. Isaac Hough of Chanute, Kan
sas, returned home yesterday after a
visit with her mother, Mrs. Martha
Barnett, and sister, Mrs. Lizzie Stan
ley.
Miss Bess Stanley, who is trimming
in a millinery establishment in Os
ceola, returned to her duties yester
day after visit aoinaoir
day after a brief visit at her home
here.
The Herald printing office fixtures
are being moved to the aPtriot office
the two papers having been consolidat-
| ed into one under the name of the
Herald Patriot.
Miss Helene Smith of English town.
ship, who has been employed in the
Mercy hospital in Burlington for 6
few years, and who recently under.
went an operation for appendicitis ant
peritonitis. was unable to be brough
to her home Saturday. She was &C
lcompanied by her sister Mrs. VIII
Wohrman of White Fish, Montana.
| Col. and Mrs. O. A. Bartholomew
returned Saturday from Minneapolis
Mimi. where they had been spendins
several weeks at their cottage at Lake
Minnetonka, and visiting their child.
rem Charles, Ethel and Orlo Bartho
(lomew.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. NJ. James visited OF
Sunday near Derby with their daugh.
ter Mrs. Thurston Foster.
| Mrs. w. v. Kittlenaan of st. Joe
formerly of this city, was greeting hel
old friends here while on her way home
from visit in Ottumwa.
| Mrs. G. M. Harris returned today
from a few days visit with relatives il
Corydon.
| Leroy Meadows has sold his interes
in the barber shop to his partner. Mr.
twenty years and will take mucl
needed rest
1 Mrs. T. E. Lyman and baby Of OF
| tumwa, returned home Saturday even
ling after weeks visit with her par
ents Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Bell
Harold Householder who is attend
| ing the State Agricultural College a
Ames, returned to his studies Saturds,
evening after spending a few days wit
his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. w. N
Householder.
Mrs. d. l.. Pippimger and littl
daughter returned Saturday from
/ few days visit with relatives in Milt
Mrs Freed of Abba came Saturda
for few days visit with Miss Amand
Wrestling.
4 Mrs. j. w. Loney, of Liberty town
/ ship, returned from a visit in Lea
with her sister. She was accompanie
home by her daughter Ella. who ha
been spending three weeks in ths
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