Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-08-24

will soon take unto himself wife and
the rumor has good foundation in
the fact that he has rented house
on Court avenue to be occupied after
Sept. 1.
ALRIA.
Abba, Aug. 22.-John Oliver, of Law
renee county, Mo-, was the guest of his
sister-inlaw, Mrs. r. IL. Ingham, in
this city, last week, and on Saturday
morning he left for Hedrick, where he
was going to visit at the home of Rev.
lnSham and family over Sunday. He
lett here at 6 o'clock a. M, and it was
necessary for him to change cars at
oskaloosa. While awaiting the train
that would convey him to Hedrick he
walked out on the platform and went
upon the railroad track. He had his
back to the north and did not see an
engine that was coming toward him.
The engine struck him and knocked
him down, the wheels passing over one
of his limbs. and the member was cut
off between the knee and ankle. He
was otherwise badly bruised and his
death may result from the accident.
Mr.. lngham went to Oskaloosa the
same afternoon to care for the gentle
man. Mr.. Oliver. was go years of age
and had been an extensive traveller,
and the relatives are alta loss to know
how he came TO be caught at this time.
David Peirson, of Avery, was mixed
up in runaway Sunday morning
which he came out of with a broken
collar bone. He had started to drive
from Avery to Abba, and when about
a mile east of town the team became
frightened while coming down hill.
A part of the harness broke and Peir-
son was unable to hold the team They
ran to short curve in the road, where
Person was thrown out, the team
breaking loose from the vehicle and
continuing their run toward this city.
The buggy was overturned and broken.
Peirson walked to the city and had
doctors set the broken bones.
Dave Fitzpatrick, farmer who lives
north of the city, is the owner of a
threshing machine. Last Saturday he
had the machine at work on the Bell
farm, six miles north of Abba. A
part of the machine became loose and
fitzpatrick went to fix it. AS he did so
his sleeves caught in belt and his
arm was drawn into the cylinder pull
ley and he suffered compound frac-
ture of the forearm. The arm was so
badly broken that it was feared ampu-
tation would be necessary. though an
effort is being made to save it. :
The funeral of William Chenoweth,
the Abba fireman who was killed near
Des Moines. was held from the resi-
dence of his parents in this city last
Sut Inv of
were inferred in Oak View cemetery.
The entire city mourns with the rela-
tives. wife and baby, in the grief that
has come upon them.
A child of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Les
term, who reside east of Abba about
six miles, died last Sunday, and the
funeral was held today. The child was
one year and six months of age.
The Dashiell home came near being
destroyed by fire Saturday morning.
One of the ladies had filled the gaso-
line tank on the stove, and when a
match was lit a portion that had been
spilled on the floor ignited and the
flames soon spread to all parts of the
room. Prompt action on the part of
neighbors in smothering the flames
saved the building from destruction.
Abe Pauley, who lives east of the
city, is the owner of traction en-
CINE. Last Saturday he was coming
up the road east of Avery along mar
row piece of roadway when the sides
of the road caved in and the machine
and men We're turned over into the
ditch. Two men We're on the engine
at the time it was overturned, and
their jumping saved them from being
badly scalded if not killed.
Abba, Aug. 23.-While Monroe coun-
,ty is advancing in other lines the rails
ing of fine hogs and cattle is keeping
pace, and some of the very best brands
of animals is to be found within the
borders of the county. S. Wells, of
Russell, who is recognized as one
of the best hog men in the southern
part of the state. was in Abba within
the past week and made the purchase
of two fine male hogs which he had
shipped to Russell and which will be
used at the head of his large herds.
The purchased animals were of the
Chester White variety and he paid n
very fancy price to 7. N. Castle for
them. 1t is almost of daily occurrence
for several fine hogs 10 be shipped
from the county and the outside mon
ey that is brought in by this means
is not small.