Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-17


Carrot made plaintiffs mother a new
deed, when the deed should have been
made to both plaintiff and his mother.
This was confessed by the defendant,
but defendant, Garret, asked that he
decreed that costs should be divided
Giffen, as because of their fault was
this action made necessary on the part
of plaintiff.
James Dunlap ct al, and John Sonn-
walt vs.. VIM. Walter ct al, being quiet
ing title suits, DEGREES were granted as
prayed.
In the case of VIM. Randall ct al. VS..
Lucy Wyatt ct al, being u partition
suit, decree was granted as prayed.
In the case of c. G. Brallel VS.. G. G.
Seeber ct al. being n quieting title
proceeding, decree was granted as
prayed.
In the case OF Clara Smithart VS..
William Marshall Smitllart, being di-
vorce proceeding and plaintiff having
asked for divorce on the ground OF
cruel and inhuman treatment, decree
was granted as prayed.
In the case of Tony Cairo VS.. Mary
Cairo the plaintiff asked 4 divorce on
the ground of adultery, which was
granted.
In the case OF State of Iowa VS.. Jas.
Mclaughlin, the jury found no bill.
The defendant was arrested on the
charge OF having been one of the
burglars of J. G. White & Sons store at
South English.
In the case of State of Iowa VS.. Ed
Payne, no bill was found. The de-
PENDANT had been accused of selling
mortgaged property without written
consent of mortgage.
The case of State of Iowa VS.. I. C.
Taylor was similar to the last and no
bill was found.
Lawrence Busch, Richard Roe and
Patrick Kelly We're brought into court
yesterday and arraigned. Richard Roe
admitted that his right name was
John De Sommers, and Patrick Kelly
admitted that his right name was Jas.
Brady
a marriage license was issued yes
terday to L. r. Anderson and Kate E.
Tracy.
A. C. Logan, Bert Funk and c. X.
Needham went to Richland this morn
ing to attend the reunion of the Fiji
tieth Iowa.
Ed Bower went to Ottumwa yester-
day.
DR.. J. A. Riggen, of What Cheer,
is shaking hands with Sigourney
friends today.
In the case OF Angelo Nlasserini vs..
Annie Masserini, the plaintiff asked for
a divorce on the ground of desertion,
which was granted.
The grand jury also reported further
findings.
Sigourney, Oct. ia bright light
has gone out, and we are in Egyptian
darkness. Right in the middle of the
stream, when assured success" was
theirs, Barton Bros, of the Sigourney
Review, democracy's champion of all
that is good and true, have sold their
plant to w. L. Etter, of Upton. 1t
is said that Etter is republican.
Alf Barton has bought the j. NJ.
Richardson residence. Geo. Barton
purchased the Richardson business
house and will have his office in the
second story. Richardson's stock of
goods was sold to Barton Bros.
This is quite a change in our bust
1 low.
Glen Selby, who was convalescing
from the typhoid fever and was our
n few times, has had n relapse and is
quite low.
ID. p. Smails, ST., died at his home
at little before 10 o'clock last night.
Funeral arrangements are not vet made
+, Mr.. Smails was one of our pioneer set
tiers. About two months ago. while
working on the new school building
at Keswick, his legs suddenly gave
way, and he sank down helpless. From
| this paralytic stroke he never rallied.
j. H. Sanders is at the home of H..
j. Turner, quite sick. He will start
| for Battle Creek sanitarium this even
| ing.
Sigourney, Oct. lin the case in
which Mr.. and Mrs. Mcmillan, of
| Hedricl, ask for the return of their
children to their care and keeping, the
( court gave the children back to the
parents. 1t seems that the children
/ were taken from them because of sup
posed cruel and inhuman treatment,
and because of supposed attempt
on the part of the mother to poison
| the baby few weeks ago.
The partition suit of Mrs. A. j. Dog
gett VS.. Eugene Doggett ct al. was CON
tinued.
Lawrence Busch appeared in open
court and withdrew his plea of mot
guilty" and plead guilty" as charg-
ed in the Indictment. Busch is the man
who burglariZed the White store at
South English. The court sentenced
him to two years imprisonment in the
penitentiary at Fort Madison.
James Brady, going under the as
sumed name of Patrick Kelly, also APP
peared in open court and plead
guilty" He is one of the Nassau bur-
I glars. He was sentenced to seven
years Imprisonment at Fort Nladi-
| son.
| Ex-Judge L. c. Blanchard, of oslsa-
loosa, was THANKSGIVING legal business
in Sigourney yesterday
| Sheriff C. c. Latter went to Fort
Madison this morning in charge of the
| convicts, Lawrence Busch and james
Brady.
Jake Hammer, of Harper. was
! brought before the insane commissions
ers last evening, hut owing to the fact