Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-12-14
Woman Loses $40 in a Very Pc
culiar Manner.
LEFT HER SATCHEL IN A CAB.
Recovered the satchcl From the Livery
Harm But the Money Was missing
Mrs. MILLER Wants Divorce
other Court News.
From Thursdays Daily.

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Mrs. Richard Price, OF Keb, reported
10 the police that she had lost $40 in
mysterious way last night. As the
matter was reported 10 the police Mrs.
Price SAYS that last evening she called
a cab from Grips Bros. livery barn to
convey herself and small child from a
friends house, where She had been Wis
hing, to the residence of Policeman
Price. No. $40 West Ot;umwa street.
Upon arriving at the Price residence
She met Mrs. Price, Who is an old
7 friend, and in the exchange of greet
jngs forgot that she had left small
Z yalise, containing a gold watch, about
SIS in change in pockethook in the va
lice. and $l20 in currency concealed In
y the bottom of it. Mrs. Price did not
think of the matter until about
O'clock last evening, when She sent
down to the livery barn to learn wheth-
er or not the valuabes had been
found. II was told the messenger AT
the barn that it had been found ant!
was in the safe; that the man who had
the key to it had gone home. This
! morning the valise was returned to
her, but upon searching for the cur
Tency it was found to have disappeared,
although the gold watch and chain
were found. Mrs. Price remembers of
having the money in the afternoon,
when she gave her son some money,
and at that time she had S140 and can
account for all except the sum- miss
ing. .s.5 ~
AS stated in the Courier last evening
the saloon at the corner of Main and
Marion streets, conducted by George
Fleener, was closed by the police. A
cn oro1, 4 i
formation charging that Fleener was
selling Intoxicating liquors illegally.
His stock was taken by the police and
the saloon closed. 1t is said that the
information above referred to is not
the only reason the police had for taxi
ing the action they did, but that it
will answer for the purpose. 1t is said
that Fleener intends to discontinue the
business.
A petition for divorce was filed today
in the clerks Office entitled Linda Mil
Ter VS.. Samuel Miller. Plaintiff for
cause of action says that she and de-
PENDANT were married near Rome,
March 81, 1855, and that; defendant in
violation of his marriage VOWS struck
and beat this plaintiff, and further
that he has failed to support her for
the past nine years. She prays for a
divorce on the grounds of cruel and in
human treatment and for the custody
of her three sons George, Ernest and
John Miller. w. w. Epps is plaintiffs
attorney.
There was also filed foreclosure
case entitled John Parneli vs. Iemuel
O'Bryant ct AL, in which the plaintiff
prays for judgment against the de-
PENDANTS in the sum of $2,507.30, with
interest. attorneys fees and costs for
the foreclosure of the mortgage, secur-
ing the note on farm land in section
20, township 72, range 10, Wapello
3 county.
The case of Wapello County VS.. PAT
rick Brady. which was the first case
on call TODAY was continued by agree
ment of parties, as was the case of
Tracy B. Schmidt VS.. John Graham.
The divorce case of Emma Smith VS..
Eli Smith. Which was dismissed by the
court a few days ago, has been rein
stated on the docket and will be heard
next term. The case of j. d. Mingus
VS.. w. B. Thomson, litigation over a
road. was On trial before Judge lsichel-
berger yesterday. but was finally set
tied by both parties agreeing TO the es-
tablishment of the highway. The case
of John r. Arden VS.. George +. Silvers,
2 suit on note was fried 10 1ba court