Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-07
Number of Fires and Arrests, and
the Weather Resume.
l65 ARRESTS DURING THE MONTH
Fifteen Fire Alarms, Including Many
False Calls : Unusual Weather
for Tho. Month of
october.

Richards, chief OF the Ottumwa fire
department., and Henry Schmidt, gov
ernmept weather observer at the local
station, have completed their reports
for the month ending yesterday. There
was a total of 1865 arrests made during
the month Of October. The fire de-
partment responded to Is alarms, and
a resume of the weather statistics will
serve to remind Courier readers that
the month of October this year was an
exception as far as the weather of the
month is concerned. In the latter part
OF October, 1895, occurred the biggest
snow of the winter, in striking con-
trast to which is the pres
ent month which has presents
ed some of the warmest weather
of the year. The thermometer on the
18th registered 80 degrees and the
mean temperature. during the month
has been unusually high. There We're
90 clear days and s cloudy days, and
only inch of precipitation during the
E month.
October Arrests.
The following We're the arrests made
during the month. together with the
cffense in each case:
~ ~ D. Z. d /. r.
Dtuihs S......... 49,. ......... OF
Iarceny.... .....s ........ .......... ID
Disturbing the peace .............. II
Jumping on street car............. 1
Feeping disorderly house.. ........ 2
On warrant for Constable Campbell /
Taking coal from Burlington yards
sootlegging and beating chop house
f:.rrying concealed weapons. /
Sick, taken to hospital. ........ 2
Runaway boys.... 49,. ........... 2
Peddling without license.... ..s.. 1
Total ..... t........ .165
Fire Alarms.
The following is a list OF fire casual
ties during the month OF October, in
Guiding the loss and insurance in each
instance:
October 2, s:4o p. m.-Telephone
alarm; grass fire on railroad ground,
west. of Tisdale street.
October 8, 4:3O p. m.-Telephone
alarm; grass fire in rear of Dr. j. C.
Box's residence, 115 North Moore
street.
October 4, $3.50 a. m.-verbal
8larm; fire in one-story frame building,
7o6 Finley avenue, owned and occupied
) by Jerry Ditch. Damage, slight.
October 5, 1:45 p. m.-Telephone
alarm; fire in frame building 7aO West
Fourth street, owned and occupied by
Mrs. A. N. Mccullough. Damage Ia
building, $720; insurance, 81 900. Dam
age to contents, $500; no insurance.
Frame building, 7O4 West Fourth
street, owned and occupied by Mrs. L.
c. Croft. Damage to building and con.
tents, 500. Insurance on building, ST..
900, ana on contents, $500.
Frame building, TIC West Fourth
street, owned by J. Quinn and occupied
sby NJ. Hawley. Damage to building
$40; Insurance, $400.
October 9, 1880 D. m.-Telephone
alarm; fire in shed on South Wapellc
street, owned by C. C. Norton. Damage
$75; total.
October II, 10 a. m.-Verbal alarm:
fire in two-story brick store building il
Fairview addition, West Main street
owned by the Ottumwa Savings banl
and occupied by A. D. RundeH. Dam
age to building, $500; insurance, $500
damage to contents, $1,000; insurance
5000.
October 10, s:15 p. m.-Telephon.
alarm; fire in the two-story franz
building, 44s North Court street, own
ed and occupied by Mrs. w. A. Jordan
Damage slight, fully insured.
October Is. 1925 p. m.-Telephon
alarm; fire in the two-story bricl
building, 227 East Main street, owned b,
Mrs. c.. Strong. Damage, slight.