Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-23

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LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.
From Tuesdays Daily.
Found-C Correct time-watch repaired
by Scott.
johnson Grayer, OF Martinsburg,
was in the city yesterday on business.
Mrs. Catherine Eller went to He'd
: rick last evening, to visit her son, j. G.
Eller.
y A. s. Olney, OF Fremont, was in the
city yesterday, enroute home from a
business trip in Keokuk township.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. I. True, of Eddyville,
are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
+ Poulton, 116 South Jefferson street.
N. c. Hill, formerly of Highland Cen
ter, has moved to Ottumwa and will
make his future home with his .daugh-
Z ter, Mrs. II. T.. Waterman, on East
Fifth street.
George Parker and Miss Anna Gil
land were married at II a. m. today
z at the Second Congregational church
by Rev. Beard. They were attended
by Geo. Lloyd and Misses May and Ed
18th Parker.
Mrs. 3. 4. Shore and. daughter, of Ell
don, were in the city this morning en-
route home from Bloomfield, where
& they attended the fftieth anniversary
Of the Bloomfield lodge I. o. o. f. last
evening.
& Yesterday at noon the safe in the
Offices of the Southwestern Insurance
company in the basement of the court
house at Marshalltown, was blown
open and $2,740 in cash, certificates OF
deposit and checks were taken. 1t
y seems that gang of thieves who
make the robbery of court houses a
specially are travelling over the coun-
try and it may be that the MARSHALL
town thieves are the ones who tried
to open the vault in the office of Coun-
ty Treasurer spry last week.
Last evening over s1s5 was pledged
! bv the City Union of The young peoples
societies of the different churches in
i the city toward supporting mission
{ and industrial school, which it is pro
posed to estabGshsfor the befterment
4 of that class OF people who are very
sb6sf fituafi5 and physically
As an earnest of their rood intentions
Miss Minnie Campbell, an experienced
worker, was engaged to direct the h.
bors of those interested in that phase
of the social question and to get into
the homes of the ones who need to be
reached the most. Miss Campbell's sue.
cess as, a worker was most phenomenal
when she was a resident of this city
two years ago among the people OF
Smoky Row." and the society has
great confidence in her ability to dc
great good in this city with the help
of the union. A committee was APP.
pointed to engage suitable rooms 10 be
used as headquarters for the union
which will presumably be in the Wes1
End.
The liquor ordinance whereby it was
proposed to reduce the tax of the
wholesale liquor dealers from $500 to
5000 and at the same time levy tax
of 5000 on all storage houses did not
come up before the council at the reg
ular meeting last evening. Alderman
Keefe us chairman Of the committee
to which it was referred asked for
more time which was granted.
The petition signed by some roo OF
800 residents of this city TO require the
railroad companies to put automatic
gates in position at the several cross
{ ings between Iowa avenue and Yves,
Second street came up before the coun.
Gil and was referred to it as a commit
tee of the whole. The mayor suggest,
ed that some improvement of this kind
is undoubtedly needed but that the
council should go over the ground
! carefully and together before taking
any action.
From Wednesdays Daily.
Miss Maude O'Brien is visiting rela
{. tives at Highland Center.
Mrs. L. Herman went 10 Sigourne,
last evening, where she will visit hel
mother, Mrs. H. Leibfarth.
Mrs. Ella Hart, of Bonaparte, mr.
rived today for visit with her daugh
ter, Miss May Hart, of GIG West Sec
! ond street.
Mrs. NJ. B. GoodaM, OF Agency, wa.
in the city yesterday on her way IL
Blakesburg. where she will visit witt
Mrs. j. B. Pitcher.
Mrs. A. Stewart, of Agency, arrived
on Burlington No. this afternoon fol
( a visit at the home of w. Il. MCGEE
on North Market street.
DIR. and Mrs. w. w. Davis, OF Floris
were in the city last evening enrout
to York, Neb., to visit Mr.. Davis
brother, DR.. J. N. Davis.
David Marsh and family, Of Burling
We don't sell goods at cost but W,
do offer reliable goodsta at lower figure
& than you find elsewhere,