Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-08-10
Daily Doings of Some of ottumwa's
Close Neighbors.
Personal, SOCIAL AND POLITICAL
Everything From Joyous Births to tn 9
Philosophical Observation ofSages,
Arc Chronicled by the Courler'r
Special Correspondents.
CHARLTON.

has returned from two weeks busi-
ness and pleasure trip to st. Louis.
Will Mcdowell, clerk for J.. L. Gro
zier, returned Tuesday from months
visit with friends in and around Kan
sas City.
Glenn Murray is able to be at his
work again in w. =. Lewis store. after
two days lay off caused by sickness.
Rev. NJ. j. Burton, of Marshalltown,
the district missionary for the Baptist
colored church, preached very inter
esting and instructive sermon at the
Ebenezer Baptist church on Tuesday
evening. The sermon was in the inter
est of the missionary work in this
district, and was scholarly discourse.
Quite good collection was taken up
after the sermon, but not enough to
meet this church's assessment.
Joseph Snyder, of Creston, an old
resident of this place, was calling on
his former friends in the city Tuesday.
Good harvesting weather was the or
der of the day on Wednesday, Mon-
day night heavy rain storms, accom-
panied by vivid and terrific lightning,
visited this vicinity, doing much dam
age to oats in the shock, but greatly
helping the corn. Tuesday was very
hot day, drying the grain out suffici-
emily to continue threshing, and We'd
pesday was still warmer, the Their
mon,eter reaching 81 degrees above
zero, as high as it has been this sea-
son.
VIM. r. Briles, of this place, has on
file petition for permit to sell in
toNicating liquors as medicine. Last
year when he applied, the Christian
Citizenship league made vigorous
fight against him and succeeded in
keeping him from obtaining it, but we
understand further than n mere for
NAL remonstrance against the grant
Ing of it, they will make no opposition
this term of court.
w. a. Snyder has accepted the posi-
ton as fireman at the electric light
house in place of Perry Brightwell,
who became sick and could not stand
the work.
AT a special meeting of the city
council Tuesday night they passed
Col. Dungan's ordinance compelling
property owners to trim their trees
and keeping them in presentable
shape. They refunded $4,000 of city
bonds bearing 4 per cent interest,
with an option of paying $1,000
any first day of September, and issued
new series bearing 3 per cent inter-
est, with an option of paying $500 at
any time after September 1, 1900.
frank r.. Crocker, of the FRS. Ma
tional bank, was the purchaser of the
new series. w. M. Peatman, represent
ing the j. p. Muller & Co., of Chicago,
made them an offer to put in water
works plant here for $4,000, the city
paying $4,000 down and mort tagging
the plant for the remainder. They adj
journed till Friday night, when they
will give him his final answer.
Mr.. Finch, son of Hon. d. o. Finch,
Of Des Moines, who has been visiting
relatives in the city for the past few
days, returned to his home in Des
Moines on Wednesday,.
Perry Brightwell, of Belinda, who
was to have moved his family to town
this week, was taken sick Monday and
returned to his home, giving up the
job he had secured here as fireman at
the electric light power house.
Tuesday evening during the band
concert, Chas. Wilson, who had
previously filled up ON poor whisky,
created quite deal of excitement by
attempting to take colored mans
girl away from him. Wilson was
knocked down. He then proceeded to
attempt to steal a iady's watch chain
which she had around her neck, Civ
ing it a strong enough pull to have
broken lighter chain. 1t withstood
the strain, however, and cut a slight
cash in her neck. He then made his
escape in the crowd and the officers
began search for him.
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