Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-09-14
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS

Charles McMinn has gone to Nova
"a, Okla, on business.
Logan Mckee departed this morn
ing for Iowa City where he will at
tend school at the state university.
J. x. Dysart and Laurence Fl. Mar
tin left last night for Omaha on bust
ness.
Miss Fay Cunningham Of Eldon re
turned today after visiting at the J. +
Jauues home, S15 West Second street.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. W. Hollingsworth
4O1 Hamilton street, left Wednesda!
to visit relatives in Ft. Madison.
Mrs. e. NJ Harrot Of Batavia re
turned Wednesday after short visi
with Mrs. Dan Motif, north of town.
Miss Betty Burns Of Abba returned
Wednesday after visiting Mrs. A. p
Baker, 701 East Williams street.
Everything in school supplies fol
everybody at Herrick & Downs drug
store.
4 Mrs. J. W. Hess of Bussey returned
Wednesday after visiting her sister
Mrs. H. r. Fisher, East Main street.
Mrs. B. J. Boulton and daughters
1913 West Second street, left today fol
Omaha to visit friends and relatives.
Miss Sylvia Thompson, 400 North
Adella street, left today to attend
school in Council Bluffs.
Mrs. John Slight Of Orient returned
today after visiting Mrs. G. c. Caster,
10 West MIL street.
J. W. Sowders, chief clerk at the
Milwaukee Junction, left Wednesday
for Trenton, Mo-, on railroad business.
II N. Spry and Miss Dora Spry, 1855
North Moore street, have gone to
Council Bluffs to spend the winter.
g, Vernon Capell of Camp King-Ab-
bott, Grinnell, Is home on a forty eight
hour furlough.
Mrs. M. HUFFMAN of Charlton re-
turned today after short visit at the
home Of Mrs. j. B. Simmons, Ill East
Woodland avenue.
Mrs. M. Rizor OF Goodland, Kan,
returned Wednesday after visiting
Mrs. l.. H Roland, 1926 Fairview ave-
nue..
Mrs. John Scully, West Finley ave.
nue., and Mrs. James Hendricks, North
Moore street, have gone to Davenport
to visit the formers daughter.
Mrs. Max Frazier Of Oskaloosa de-
parted today for her home after
F~ Win
son. 110S North Court street.
Mrs Ada Tippett of Deer Lodge,
Mont, after visiting with Mrs. Barney
Brouhard, SOC East Finley avenue, and
other relatives, has gone to Des
Noines.
worthington Moore of San Diego
Cal, IL visiting at the home OF his
aunt, Mrs. F. H. Field, 1901 North
street.
Mrs. Turner w. Allen Of Hubbard's
Woods, near Chicago, has left for her
home after brief visit with Mrs. F.
b. Creswell. College street.
Misses Ruth and Alice Cummings,
North Jefferson street left last night
for Iowa City where they will attend
the sorority rushing" season at the
state university.
Pat Fox, 21O West Williams street.
has returned from visit In Kansas
City. He was accompanied by his
sister, Mrs. George Wendt, who will
visit relatives in the city.
Fitz Field, for the past few years |
with the Ottumwa Railway and Light
Co., leaves tomorrow night for Chicago
Heights, ILL.,, where he has position
with Funk Brothers Manufacturing /
Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. August Diehn, 1870
North Moore street. have returned
from Davenport. They came overland
and were accompanied by Mrs. Meta
Schmid of Chicago, who will be their
house guest.
Mr. and Mrs, A. J. Black, 354 North
Mclean street, returned last night
from an extended trip to Peoria and
other points in Illinois. They were
accompanied home for visit by the
formers brother, G. w. Black and
Mrs. Black Of Green Valley, Ill.
Miss Grace Calhoun, 600 North
Court street. Will leave tonight for
Baltimore, Md, where she is instruc-
tor of history in the BTyn Mawr
school.
Mrs. c. S. Pratt and little son, Phil
ip Of Fl. Madison returned home
after short visit with the
formers brother, H. l.. Edmunds, 220
Albany street.
Ms M. A. Walker and little daughter
Of San Juan, Porto Rico are guests at
the home of Mrs. Walkers parents Mr..
and Mrs. B. F. SHUTS, 423 North Court
street. Mr.. Walker will arrive in two |
weeks
Constable Jim Huffman left for Bur-
lfngton Wednesday with warrant
Issued by Justice Fred H. Wilcox to ar
rest Wayne John on a charge Of wife
desertion. He will be arraigned Thurs
day morning at o'clock at Justice
Fred H. WilcoX's court.
Edmund Simmons of SCOTS Bluff,
Neb., general manager of the big beet
sugar industry which has plants there
and elsewhere in Nebraska, is visiting