Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-08-17
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.
From Tuesdays Daily.

Ji LOOAL NEWS ITEMS.
From Tuesdays Daily.
Adaughter was born last evening to
Mr.. and Mrs. William H. Clifton, OF
North Benton street.
Mrs. Jennie Coins returned to her
home in Muchakinock today, after a
visit at the home of Mrs. Sallie Greav-
er. liz South Birch street.
Mrs. w. Anderson, of PowersyiIfe,
Mo-, arrived inlthe city last evening for
a visit with her daughter, Mrs. G. f..
Howard. on Frank street.
Mrs. Margaret Moore, widow of the
late Michael Moore, died at S:45 this
morning at the'residence of her daugh-
fer, Mrs. Matthew Quinlan, 1910 Emma
street. The deceased was rs years old.
The funeral OF the late Benjamin
Young was held yesterday afternoon
at 2 O'clock, from the residence, four
miles south of the city. Six grandsons
largely attended.
On Sept. 10 and 20 the Iowa Brigade
OF the Army of the Potomac, compris-
ing the Twenty-second, Twenty-fourth
and Twenty-eighth Iowa regiments,
will hold its annual reunion at Iowa
City. Rev. j. T. Simmons, of this city,
has been asked by the program COM
mittee to tell the story of the battles
of Winchester and Cedar Creek.
A. j. Hart, who lived with his son,
Gust Hart, at zoos blackberry street,
died at 1890 today. Mr.. Hart was SO
years old, having been born in Sweden
april Il. 1916. He has lived in this city
for the past eighteen years, and was
well known. The, deceased leaves three
sons. Gust, and Charles Hart, OF this
city, and Ed Hart, of Nevada, Mo-
Mrs. w. G. Hedmon, of Highland
Center, while trading yesterday after
noon in the furniture store of +. Ryder
& Co., corner Main and Court streets,
accidentally fell down the elevator
shaft, from the first floor to the base
ment. The rear of the store is said
to be very dark. Mrs. Redmon, it is
stated, did not notice the shaft, SO that
in turL{ng around she fell. DR.. Sbeafe
I was called and upon examination,
found that Mrs. Redmon sustained a
bad bruise on the left hip and shout
/. der.
Last evening about 4:3O O'Clock, Mr..
and Mrs. Harmon Wolfe. who live at
Russell Chapel, north of the city, were
returning home, and had arrived at a
point on North Wapello street, when
the team attached to the spring wig-
s on became frightened The animals
gave sudden Jerk, and Mrs. Wolfe.
who was sitting in tire rear seat, was
thrown backward to the ground. She
: was removed to the house OF Louis
Goehring, where, on medical examinu-
ton. it was discovered that her collar
bone was fractured.
The horse and buggy belonging to
j. r. LaRue, which was stolen out of
the alley in the rear of Ryder's furni-
ture store Saturday evening, was
found near Bladensburg yesterday af-
ternoon. The horse was unhitched
and was tied to the buggy aud had
evidently been deserted. G.. Huber
went to Bladensburg Yesterday and re-
turned with the stolen property late
last evening. The only clew to the
perpetrator of the deed is the name
WHICH was found in book which HUI
Der found in the buggy. The name,
Ed. Smith, Bladensburg," is written
on one of the pages. The matter is be-
: ing investigated. iqlls.iss
Van p, McCrary, of Eldon, will to-
morrow morning take up the work of
city salesman for j. G.. Hutchison &,
Go. Mr.. McCrary is a young married
!. man. Mr.. and Mrs. McCrary will
make their permanent home in OF
tumwa after a month or two. Mr..
McCrary has a fine business education
in the grocery line and lisa son of /.
G. McCrary, of the well known house
OF Hilles Bros. & McCrary, of Eldon.
He is intelligent and we'll fitted for
the work he will undertake. The OF
.tumwa trade, which he will call on,
will find him courteous, accommodate
ing. and apt in his work. He was
born in Keosauqua, and is a nephew
Of Judge A. j. McCrary and second
cousin of the late Hon. g. w. McCrary.
Lee McKelvey, who has been Temporal
rily and, capably filling this position
for few months, will in few days
leave for Oakland, CAL, where he ex-
poets to go into the commission bust
ness.
From Thursdays Daily. @
Mrs. G. H. Shearer, of Agency, was
in the city this morning enroute to
Mystic to visit relatives.
Z Nancy. wife of Thos. b. McReynolds
died at 2 o'clock this morning, The
deceased resided insSoap Creek, town.
K, ship, Davis county, twelve miles east
of the city,
Company. g has gone to attend the
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