Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-03

AT 1 o'clock this afternoon the fire
department was called to the foot OF
Jefferson street, where pile OF tele-
phone poles had caught fire and were
burn furiously. The blaze was
quickly extinguished, but over a car
load of poles were more or less damag.
| ed, the estimated loss on which is $3.50
They were the property of the Ottum.
wa Telephone company, and were piled
in the vacant lot near the foot of JEFF.
ferson street, by the Burlington tracks
From Mondays Daily.
Mrs. John Cot trell, of Chillicothe, was
an Ottumwa shopper today.
Major Hardy, of Blakesburg, is in
the city today visiting friends.
Rev. T. =. Carpenter. of Hedrick
passed through the city this morning
after a visit with friends in Leon.
Miss Grace Allen, of Agency, passed
through the city this morning enroute
to Kirkville, for a visit with friends.
Mac Riddle, Of Blakesburg, returned
home this morning. after visit with
his sister, Mrs. G. w. Perkins, of 702
North Jefferson street.
Mrs. F. NJ. Price and children, Oh
Charlton, passed through the city this
morning enroute home from visit
with friends in Hedrick.
Mrs. Henrietta Sprague, of Eddyville
returned home on the Rock Island this
noon, after visit with her son, DIR. M
II. Sprague, of Alb Miner street, South
Side.
j. Ververs and family, Of Chicago
returned home on Burlington No. Z
| this afternoon after two weeks visit
with A. Aszmus, of Ala Burhus street
South Side.
Mr.. and Mrs. George II. Bowles, and
little daughter, of Tingley, passed
through the city this morning, en-
route to their home, from a visit with
| friends in Fremont.
Mrs. Emily Webb has returned from
Mt. Pleasant, where she was summoned
| by the serious illness OF her son Alfred
who is at the hospital for the insane
Mr.. Webb's condition has been mos,
critical, but he is improving rapidly.
Samuel Park went to Creston this
AFTERNOON, where he was summoned BY
the serious illness Of his daughter, Miss
Angela Park. Miss Park has beer
Esuffering for the past year with can
Ger, and her death is momentarily ex
pected.
Shelton Hale has returned home
from Aurora, Mo-, where he has beer
engaged in iron mine drilling. Mr.
Hale reports that there is excellent ore
to be found in Missouri, and as soor
as he can close up his business in this
city, he will go there to locate.
| At the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. S. NJ
Carr, on Cooper street, on Wednesday
evening, Sept. 81, occurred the mar
|riage of their daughter, Cora to Mr.
w. II. Rodgers, Rev, j. NJ. McElroy of
lfciating. An elegant supper followed
the ceremony, which the guests pres
ent greatly enjoyed.
George Wheaton, of the Des AIoines
Drug Co., has accepted a position in
| The order room of j. w. Edgerly
Co., of this city, and will enter upor
| his new duties this week. Mr.. Wheat
on is well known here, having beer
connected with the Kenyon ouns
Drug Co., formerly OF this city.
\ Patrick Brady, OF sol North Cour,
1street, met with serious accident Sun
dav evening about 6 o'clock. He wa.
riding in a wagon on Lincoln avenue
| in company with a number of othel
f,;a,Je frho hCrSa raya n, start npf
Mr.. Brady. who was sitting on thu
rear end Of the wagon, was thrown out
He struck the ground head foremos
and received deep scalp wound. ii,
was carried into his residence uncon
scious, but soon recovered. A physic
ian was called and dressed the wound
He will be unable to work for wcel
or two.
The Milwaukee will run a specia
train to Blakesburg on next Saturda,
to the big barbecue and Bryan celebra
Etion. Mr.. Bryan will arrive in ottum
wa on the Rock Island at 1850 o'clocl
Saturday morning from Keokuk, ant
will Immediately board the Milwaukee
special for Blakesburg. The train will
be large enough to accommodate 100
i people, which number are expected t
i take advantage of the rate and go II
Dlakesburg. Immediately after Mr.
A 1iryan's speech in Blakesburg, he will
again board the special and leave TO
Sigourney, where he is slated to speal
i in the evening. The special will arriv,
I in Ottumwa about $3.50 o'clock.