Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-12-05
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.

[From fridays Daily.1
Do you want pattern hat? 25 per-
cent off all patterns at Mrs. j. Mac
donell's.
Miss Minnie Brier went to Blakesburg
this morning for weeks visit with
her sister, Mrs. w. S. Wilson.
A 14-pound boy was born, Wednesday
residing southeast OF the city.
Miss Maude Seybert and Miss Minnie
Monroe spent Thanksgiving with Miss
Monroe's parents at,Kirkville.
Z An s-pound boy was born, Wednesday
evening, to Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Heckaru,
who reside southwest of the city.
Miss Dolly Wilson, of Chillicothe, is
visiting with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Wilson, Of Kirkwood ave-
nue..
T. r. Cloudas, Of Eldon, and Mrs.
Marv MulIinix were married at the
home of Mrs. Mullinix, TIT West Main
street. last evening at z o'clock by DR..
r. E. Brush.
Select your Christmas presents be-
!. AOlC luG SlOChS arc piS1NSSl ONCls II
magnificent line of medallions, elegant
perfumes, pocketbooks and purses, at
Sargens's drug store.
/. Jasper Riggs, of Eldon, and Mrs.
; Lille Evans, of Washington township,
We're married at the home of Frank
,EessFsS1Q West Main street, by DR..
j =. Brush iaso~ evening at $3.50
o'clock.
Mrs. G. N. Summers and son, of Jul
neau, Alaska, are visiting at the home
of Mrs. Summers parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Il. A. Holt, 119 East Court street,
and will remain in 0ttumwa the great
er part of the winter. Mr.. Summers,
who was formerly resident of OF
s tumwa, is at present cashier of the
First National bank at Juneau, the only
national bank in Alaska.
In the drilling rain OF yesterday af-
ternoon, the Ottuniwa high school foot
ball team defeated the Burlington boys
2 by the score of As to 6. The game was
witnessed by the best crowd that has
turned out to Il game here this season.
The home team has improved wonder
fully during the past week, and has at
last lost its hoodoo. When the game
started, the wind was blowing straight
across the field, so that neither team
was aided by it.
Main street was blocked for an hour
this afternoon by crowd Of from 500
to 1000 people. who gathered in front
of the store of B. Allmayer & Co. to wit
ness the throwing away of quite a
quantity of merchandise, which the
firm advertised to do, at 2 O'Clock.
Quite a sum of money was represented
I in the goods thrown away, aud there
was n lively scramble for the boxes,
as long as they lasted. This firm has
been doing some extensive advertising
lately, and has greatly increased its
trade.
James v. Curran, of this city, was
united in marriage yesterday to Miss
Pearl Hanks, of Davenport. The we'd
ding was solemnized at 12 o'clock M,
at the residence of the brides parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hanks, formerly
of Ottumwa, by Rev. Father Browning,
pastor of the Sacred Heart cathedral,
of Davenport, and was attended by
only few relatives and friends. Both
Mr.. Curran and his bride are we'll
known in Ottumwa, Mr.. Curran Occur
plying a clerkship in the First Nation
5 al bank. Mrs. Curran, until recently,
was resident of Ottumwa, where she
will be welcomed by large number
of friends. Mr.. and Mrs. Curran re-
turned to Ottumwa on the Rock Is
land this morning.
The Burlington Gazette of Wednes
day evening contains the following ii