Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-08-12
eoNAPARTE.

Il Mrs. J. H. Williamson visited n
: recently in Milton With the W.,
Scheyli family
MI. and Mrs. Louis Schmidt hav
returned from visit OF severa
q months in the west.
. Mrs. Harry Rees and children. Rich
!. ard and Edwin. visited relatives il
: Keokuk last week.
Miss Julia Burke came from Bos
ton. Mass. for q VISIT with her friend
Mrs D.. w. Runkles.
! w. b. Ryland has returned from
Montana, where he had been WORKING
for the past two years.
Mrs. w. B, Dawson and daughter
Beatrice arrived Wednesday from
Cheyenne Wells. Colo, for WISH
with relatives and friends.
y Mrs. John r. Stevens OF klrksviile
Mo-, Is visiting at the home OF mel
brother, w. H. Stemple.
4 The Misses Bertha and Pearl Mere
dith visited friends in Burlington re
Gently. They were accompanied nome
by Miss Norma Michaels.
/ Miss Elizabeth Miller OF Des Moines
Is visiting home folks.
4 Mrs. ), H. Middleton Of Ottumwa
cams Monday for a visit with rela'
tiyes.
Mrs. George Johnson Of Fl. Worth.
/ Texas, is visiting her parents, Mr..
I and Mrs. ThOs. Harbach.
! Ruth, Mary and Roscoe Whitmore
OF Fairfield are visiting at the II. L..
and H. A. Whitmore families.
D. C. Boyer Of Arkansas came on
Wednesday to visit. relatives. He 10
an older brother of J. F. and T. W..
Boyer.
Mrs. A. v. Biackford and son Ken
meth departed Wednesday morning for
several weeks visit in Salt Lake
City and Colorado.
Chas. Gamble and Miss Ada Cresapi
were married in Burlington few
days ago. Miss Cresap is daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. S. r. Cresap OF Bona
parte.
Clarence Cummings has sold his in
terest in the Oakland automobile
agency here to his partner, J. W. Hill,
who sold same to C. E. Meredith.
Mr.. and Mrs Harry Purcell OF
Ochiltree, Texas, are visiting friends
and relatives in Bonaparte and Farm
ington.
Mrs. John H. Cresap entertained
about thirty relatives at dinner
party Monday. The following were
present: Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Metz
and children Of Cumberland, Md.
o! G. Corns and family Of Chicago,
Mrs. Bessie Shinbloom and family
of Bentonsport and Mr.. and Mrs. J.
B. Moore, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Steb-
bins and family, Mr.. and Mrs. Dan
Cresap. Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Cresap
and daughter, Dr. Cresap and family
and Mrs. Kate Humphrey, all of this
place. The event was In honor Of the
birthday of Mrs. Metz.
A son was born OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Harley Simmons July %.
A quiet wedding took place last
Tuesday night at the home Of w. H.
House, south of town. The youngest
son. Harvey, was Joined in marriage
to Miss Clara Theus of Primrose, Rev.
J. H, Taylor of Pennington perform
Ing the ceremony The bride is
daughter OF Otto Theus of Primrose.
Mr.. and Mrs. House will 90 to house
keeping at Donnellson. where Mr.
House has a barber shop.
Mrs. John G.. Paxton and children
of Colfax, ILL.,, are visiting her parents
Mr.. and Mrs, C. w. James.
DR.. and Mrs s. Sadler of Sulphur,
Okla, are guests at the Clinton Far
mum home.
Ethel Packer very pleasantly enter
tained the whist club Tuesday after.
noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. B. Vance. Mrs.
Frank Rowley and daughter. Henri
eta of Keosauqua were recent guests
Of the w, H. Roberts family.
The Commercial club has made ar
rangements for park which will be
located Just west OF the old mill and
extending west to Honey Creek. This
plat contains a number of nice trees
and with small amount Of labor can
be created into a beautiful little park
The old warehouse which has stood
on this spot for SO many years, is
being removed and probably part
of It will be used to make band
stand.
Mrs. A. G.. Roberts was hostess to
a Sunshine" party Thursday night
Only the members and few invited
guests were present. Dainty re-
freshments were served.
Sidney Humphrey of Centerville,
is visiting old friends here. His father
was jeweler here for number Of
years.
Mrs. Mary King died Wednesday
night Of last week at her home in
West Point The King family have
lived in this vicinity for years, hav-
Ing moved to West Point only this
spring. She leaves to mourn her loss
two daughters, Mrs. Ned Alderdice OF
Wichita, Kas.. Miss Regina Of West
Point, and Ave sons, Ed and Tom of
Fonda. John and Dan of West Point
and Michael.
Mrs. c.. F. Proper entertained the
Kensington club Friday afternoon
Mrs. James Cantril and daughter
Leatha Of West Point are visiting at |
the s. c. Stebbins home.
Miss Regina Meek and aunt, Mrs. |
Steburg. visited in Ottumwa several
days of last week.
The Case Grist which burned was /
damaged worse than was at first sup
posed. All of the grist on hand at the
time was saved except one sack.
Mrs. Frank Vass and children Of
Valley Junction are visiting at the
o. j. Coolidge home