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

FROM tuesdays DAILY.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Miller, of 314 Nor
ris street. returned hame last event, g
from Blakesbnrg, where they have been
visiting friends.
Miss May Augustine, of Agency, was
in the city today, having accompanied
her brother, DR.. G.. b. Augustine, of
Agency, who went to Des Moines this
morning.
Miss Nellie Daner, of 1904 North
Wapello street, returned home last
night from EddyvilIe, where she has
been visiting at the home of her uncle.
Thomas Van Wrinkle. Miss May Van
Wrinkle accompanied her home.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. j. Gardner have re-
turned home from two months pleas.
ure trip through Old and New Mexico,
California, Colorado, Kansas, Wyoming,
Utah. Arizona and Arkansas, where
they visited all the principle places OF
interest.
Beniah Dimmitt left on No. this
morning for Tarkio, Mo-, to accept the
SUPPLEMENTARY of the Tarkio city
schools. He has been principal OF
schools at Hopkins, No., for five years.
Mr.. Dimmitt lives at 31S West Maple
avenue and has many friends in Wa
pello county who are urging him TO
come before the democratic county
convention for the place of county SUI
perintendent of schools.
The funeral services of the late J.
Jay Hankins, who died of typhoid few
er in Norfolk, Va, last Friday, were
held this afternoon at 1870 in the First
NJ. Il. church. Rev. Fred b. Tucker,
pastor of the Main street NJ. =. church
had charge of the services, Rev. Brush
being out of town. The pail bearers
were Geo. +. Heindel, G. H. Crawford,
S. L. Vest, Harry Throne, Frank ia
cobson, Harold Hamnett, Will Earring
ton and Henry Graham. The remains
= were inferred in the Ottumwa cen,e-
terry.
J.H. Nicholson, of 211 Tisdale street.
was severely injured yesterday after
noon about s o'clock while at work in
the rear of the Hunter block, on West
Main street. He was laying pipe for
the sewer, when the side of the trench
cayed in and buried Mr.. Nicholson up
TO his shoulders. He saw his danger
hut was unable to get out OF the way
in time to save himself, owning 10 the
mud in the bottom. of the ditch His
collar bone was broken and his right
4 arm and chest We're crushed and bruis-
E ed. He was taken to the hospital,
where he is getting along, very well.
The ordinance recently introduced
in the city council providing for the
municipal ownership OF the city water
works. was unanimously adopted at
the regular meeting of the. city coun-
ell last evening. The ordinance at Its
initial introduction met with the hearty
approval of every one OF the aldermen,
and as has been previously stated in the
Courier. was assured of the support oil
the entire council when IT should come
up for its final adoption. The above
ordinance is one of the most impur-
tant measures that has been passed by
the council for long time. The meas
ure will now be submitted to vote OF
the people. and If they ratify the ac-
ton of the council, it will ultimately
mean either the purchase of the plant
of the City Water Supply company and
rebuilding it entirely, or the erection
100000.
From Wednesdays Daily.
Miss Clara Baer went to Drakesyulle
this morning to visit her grandpar-
ents.
Mrs. Gus Pierson, of Albany street,
went to Dudley this aHerr0on to visit
relatives.
Mrs. John Namely, OF Orchard
street, went to Eddyville this morning
for a visit with relatives.
Misses Grace and Mary SHUTS re-
turned this morning from a visit with
their grandparents at Kirkyille.
Mrs. John Van Gent, of North Davis
street, went to Kirkyille this noon to
spend a few days with relatives,
Lester and Fred Hardsocg, of West
Mill street, went to Birmingham today
to spend few days with friends.
Mrs. Thos. Hurst, OF Laddsdale, who
has been visiting friends in the city,
returned home on the Rock Island this
morning.
Mrs, T.,J. McCloskey, of Drakesville,
who has been visiting her brother,
east of the city, returned home this
morning.
j. N. j. Allen, of Bladensburg, one
Z OF the pioneers of Wapello county, was
a visitor in the city today. Mr.. Allen
has resided in the county fifty years.
The county normal has completed
half of this years session, and it is the
most successful session ever held. The
large attendance, good attention, good
instructors and desirable course OF
study all go together to make a, fine
school. The visitors at the institute
today were Mr.. Rayburn Of Kirkville,
VIM. Strickland, OF Eldon, and Everett
Brooks of Bidwell. Today's enrolment
follows: Ottumwa. Flora S. Ross,
special; Lucy Evans, special; Eldon,
Blanche Hendren, special.
From Thursdays Daily.
Mrs, q. T. Tinsley and children, OF
oo5 Adella street, South Side, departed
this noon for visit with friends in