Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-09-07
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.

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From Tuesdays Daily.
Il. N. Logan, of Hillsboro, passed
through the city this afternoon enroute
to York, Neb.
The Grand Union Tea Co. will have
big special Sept. 16. Be sure and call
on that day.
Mrs. IR. S. Scott, of Hedrick, passed
THROUGH the city this morning enroute
to Belleville, Kan, for visit with
friends.
r. D. Young and wife, of Mark, pass
ed through the city this morning en-
route to Phillips, Neb., for visit with
friends.
Miss Maude Holcomb. Of Murray, ar.
rived in the city this noon for visit
with Mr.. and Mrs. A. Il. Holcomb, of
Ill Sheffield street.
Mrs. T. A. Stodghill and children, Of
Mark. passed through the city this
morning, enroute to Henderson for a
visit with relatives.
NJ. d. Williams and family, of South
English, passed through the city this
morning enroute to Norton, Kan,
where they will visit friends.
The funeral of John O'Brien, who
died last Friday, occurred Sunday af-
ternoon at 3 o'clock. The internent
was made in the Catholic cemetery.
Mrs. ]. NJ. Elder and daughter, Mrs.
Nora Hull. of Highland Center, were
in the city shopping yesterday, and re-
turned home on the Milwaukee last ev-
ening.
Frank p. Hofmann, who recently
graduated with high honors from the
Illinois College of Pharmacy, has ac-
cepted the position of head prescrip-
tion clerk at Sargent's drug store.
Mrs. Jessie Ankrom, of Agency, left
on Burlington No. 4 last evening for
her home after visit with Mrs. w. w.
buchanan, of East Main street. She
was accompanied home by Mrs. I. Sill
yers of 304 West Fourth street.
Rev. Booker Fox, the well known old
coIored preacher. is out On the streets
today. Mr.. Fox has been confined to
his, bed for the, past nine months suffer
ing from an attack of pneumonia. He
was 106 years OF age in August of this
year, and the old man. can hardly get
around.
John Swanson, of this city, died at
the hospital at Mt. Pleasant yesterday
afternoon. The remains were brought
TO this city Tuesday morning Mr..
Swanson was IS years old and lost his
wife Aug. nth. His mind was so un-
balanced by her death that he was re-
moved to Mt. Pleasant the next day
after her death, where his health rap
idly failed. The deceased was well
known here. He leaves son, Emil,
and daughter, Amanda.
Abba Union:. Forty years ago the
first of this month The b. and N. rail-
road was completed into Ottumwa, and
a number of Albians went down to help
the Ottumwa people celebrate the af-
fair. There was large barbecue and
the Soap Creek fellows made raid on
the meat and carried ii away before
the city folks had the chnnce to taste.
The train pulled into Ottumwa amidst
great noises and much rejoicing. Hon.
L. b. Perry recalls the event aud he
reminded the Union man of the good
time they had at that time.
At the regular meeting OF the city
council last evening, Alderman Hog
lund, chairman of the finance commit
tee, presented AN ordinance levying the
taxes for the several funds of the city
for the ensuing year. The ordinance,
which was regularly adopted after for
mally suspending the rules and submit
ting the instrument 10 a second and
final reading, provides for total as
sessment of SO mills. The levy, though
much greater in the total number of
mills above reported, is according to
Alderman Hoglund's report, in reality
only a mill increase over the total
levy last year. The total increase in
mills over the levy of last year is 9,
but the decrease in the assessed Valua-