Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-07-27
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.

From Tuesdays Daily
Newest perfumes. Beck's Pharmacy.
Kissingin and Nichy tablets at sar-
gents.
Mrs. Nan Goodwin, of Agency, spent
the morning shopping in the city.
Mrs. s. Burnaugh went to Eldon this
morning to spend a few days with
friends.
Born, this morning. TO Mr.. and Mrs.
H. Dimmit, of Central addition, twins,
a boy and girl.
Mrs. j. Il. Dale. of Ladd's Bottom,
went to Foster this morning on the
Milwaukee for a two days visit.
Mrs. Eliza Reynolds. OF Agency, pass
ed through the city this morning, en-
route to Blakesburg for a short visit
Helen, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Au-
: gust Asplund, of 113 Madison avenue,
So,lthi.Side, died this morning at s:45,
aged year.
Mrs. NJ. J. Burgess and Mrs. IT, r.
Burgess departed on the Milwaukee
last evening for two weeks visit
with relatives and friends in Mahaska
county.
Mrs. Guy Park and children. who
have been visiting Fred Park and fam
lily, of North Mclean street, returned
to their home at Chillicothe this morn
ing on the Milwaukee.
w H. Carpenter severely sprained
= his left leg Fat Selma, Yesterday, while
lat tempting TO board a train He ar
/ rived home today at noon and was talk
en- to his residence. three miles north
of the city, where several days will
elapse before the injured member will
bear his weight.
Fort Madison Gem City: The fun
eral Of Samuel Payne. who died at OF
tumwa, Thursday. was held in that
city at 1880 O'Clock Saturday after
noon. lnterment was made in the city
e cemetery. Mr.. Yates of this city could
not attend the funeral on account of
the illness of his boy.
j. NJ. Walters, the switchman who
was injured on the Keb branch last
winter and as Il result of which was
compelled to submit 10 an ampntation
Of his left hand just above the wrist
has gone to Chicago TO have second
amputation of the member. The first
one was not satisfactory, and although
he had returned to work, he was una.
bic to continue.
Sunday morning, July 23, at. the
nome of the brides parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Z. b. Streeby, OH North Mclean
street. occurred the marriage OF Miss
Cordie M. Streeby with Mr. Claude F.
Stephens, Judge Roberts performing
the ceremony in the presence of a few
relatives and friends. The bride is a
most worthy and charming young wo>
man. The groom is an industrious
young railroad man of Galesburg, ILL.,
Mr.-and Mrs. Stephens left Sunday ev>
) eniHg on Burlington No. 4 for, Gales
burg, which city will be their future
home.
Some one unknown to the local post
Office authorities. is distributing a cir
I cular among the residents of the city.
signed Private Letter Box Supply
! Co" which reads somewhat in the
nature of an official postotfice circular.
This circular advises everybody to
lease a certain style of letter box for
five years, al cents year. The OF
t!iin '.Yas itmastef knows nothing
apont lie parties and warns the
public to pay amy money in adj
vance livery, and that the parties
canvas for these boxes have no
official lority whatever.
Miss Der. the Young lady who
was az ed secretary of the Good
Roads hment, has written Major
Mafon er in which she says: ''rhe
convent of supervisors and other
county ais for the purpose Of fur
thering good roads idea to be
held at lmwa can not occur until
October ing to the county fairs
street ia and other events that
transpire airing September NIessrs
Roy Stor md j. p Harrison, of the
Goyernms Agriculture department,
will be Il lie TO demonstrate through
words an; an example in the form OF
properlIr a %Wded road, just what can
be accom- I'D by the people of your
district he y profit by the good
ROADS col III on.
Before Exceedingly small hut en-
thuslasD udience nj the bicycle
track ening. the amateur riders
here int ling had an inning al the
worlds u heed records and as a result
t3;ee W. rs records and one state
record WI lowered considerably. i.
5. DnsenBnifg, of Rockford, Iowa. now
holds the aanateuI, worlds records for
two and three miles. flyino start nm
paced, whllf Fred +. Hopes, the fast
lAa Al \ - a - 4.