Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-08-03

at AthenS, Mo-, on Friday night, July
81, resulting in the death Of Arnie
Hull and the dangerous wounding of
Miss Florence Gordon by revolver In
the hands of the young man with
murderous and suicidal intent. The
young lady was shot not far from her
mothers residence and the young man
walked nearly out of town then shot
himself through the heart, dying with
out word in the road where he fell.
After the inquest on Saturday near
noon the remains were brought to
Harrington and prepared for burial.
The young lady was carried home and
medical aid summoned and at this
writing is reported as improving. 1t
seems the young man was maddened
to insanity over disappointment in get
ting unsatisfactory answers to repeat-
ed requests for the lady's consent to
marry him. The young mans pa
rents live at Medill, Mo-, where the
remains were taken, the funeral being
conducted by Rev. A. w. Virgins, Of
this place. Hull was 81 or 90 years
old and Miss Gordon about IS.
The funeral of James White, whose
death occurred at his home, two miles
west of Pennington, Thursday even-
ing, July ~, was conducted from the
house Sunday morning at II o'clock,
by Rev. 6. w. Barber. Mr.. White was
an old settler of tE;s vicinity, and the
funeral was very largely attended.
Jack Sturgeon, of Oklahoma, is Wis
ting relatives and friends here after
an absence of fifteen years. He re-
ports crops in a splendid condition in
Oklahoma.
Mrs. Z. NJ. Hale left for Nevada,
Mo-, last Thursday for an extended
visit with her sister.
Miss Nellie Manhard arrived Friday
from Oklahoma, called here by the ill
ness of her mother, Mrs. Lydia Man
hard.
Albert H. Hartrick. of Pennington,
and Miss Anna George, of Milton, a
teacher in our public schools. were
united in marriage at the residence of
Miss Georges sister, Mrs. j. B. Rob-
inson, in Keosauqua, Sunday evening,
July 80. A number of relatives and
friends from here attended the we'd
ding. The young couple will arrive
this week and at once go to house.
keeping on South River street.
The union Sunday evening services
are well attended, despite the warm
weather. Rev. Thos. Radcliffe filed
the pulpit at the Congregational
church week ago and Rev. A. w.
Virgins delivered the sermon at the
Christian church last Sunday evening.
Misses Lolita d. Perry and Elsie
King gave a tallyho party from the
residence Of the former last Monday
evening, in honor of their friend, Miss
Grace Chapman, of Des Moines. A
jolly crowd assembled with we'll filled
baskets and an elegant spread was
served on the lawn. About o'clock
the merry crowd procured the band
wagon drawn by four horses and spent
the rest of the evening driving over
the town.
Mrs. Julia McKibben, of Keosauqua,
enronte home from Bloomfield, visited
at the home of Mrs. Laura Dibble last
Thursday.
Miss Nellie Therme is expected
home this evening from her California
trip.
Yes. McQuillen is visiting her moth
er and sister at Knoxville.
Chas. Hassler, OF Dixon, ILL.,, visited
his daughter Florence last week.
Bert Boyer is home from Oklahoma,
where he has been visiting several
months.
Miss Gethie Coulter resigned her
position in the schools here. The
school board assigned the first primary
to Miss Carrie Corns and Miss Reta
Musgrave is to fill the place made va.
cant by the transfer of Miss Corns.
/ The Baptist Sunday school enjoyed
a picnic across the river last Wednes-
day.