Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-09-28
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LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.
From Tuesdays Daily.
While in the city visiting the street
fair, leave your watch with Scott g. Co.
and have it put in order, 22s East Main
street.
Miss Maggie Dobie, of Highland Gen.
ter, arrived in the city this morning
and is guest of Mrs. 2. Z. Covey, Of
Park avenue.
Mrs. H. NJ. Ramsay, of Mystic, de-
parted today for Neihart, Mont, after
q visit with the Misses Sullivan, of 1919
Sherman street.
Mrs. Emma Swearingen, of Hedrick,
arrived In the city this morning and is
visiting at the home of G.. Ostertag, of
1923 Albany street.
Mrs. Maggie Summers and children,
of Green Top, Mo-, passed through
the city this morning enroute to Lucas,
to make their future home.
Mrs. a. Humble, OF Highland Cen
ter, arrived in the city on the Milwau-
kee this morning, and, is visiting Mrs.
w. A. Derby, of $40 East Second street.
= The following marriage licenses were
issued from the county clerks Office up
to 3 o'clock this afternoons: George
Dillon to Mary Ritter, both of High
land Center; Albert Hurst, to Grace
Kirkpatrick, both of Kirkyille.
A. II. Howard, OF Newton; E. P. Day,
j. p. Jarvis and Frank johnson, all of
Muscatine, and Peter Eveland, of MUIR,
dock SNeb., passd through the city this
morning enroute Ito Morayias to attend
the reunion of the Eighteenth Iowa
infantry and the Eighth Iowa cavalry.
Railway Mail Clerk c. T.. Andrews,
Of Charlton, who runs between Coun-
Gil Bluffs and Chicago, dislocated his
shoulder last evening in getting off
Burlington No. A. Mr.. Andrews was
alighting from the train to get lunch,
and fell bringing ABOUT the above re-
suit DR.. A. O. Williams dressed the
injury, and Andrews continued his
run to Chicago, on the fast mail, Bur-
lington No. Z, when it came through
the city.
There came near being serious ac-
cident atsdhe packing house last even
ing about 8. O'clock. One of the office
boys attempted to cross the track in
front OF moving switch engine which
was at work in front of the office. A
workman on the opposite side of the
track made the same attempt and the
TWO collided. The latter was thrown to
the ground few feet in front of the
wheels. He was pulled from i'll front
OF the oncoming cars by w. d. Cart
wright and was thus saved from hor-
rible death.
The October term of the supreme
court will commence at Des Moines
October 3, and there are s13 cases on
the docket, which has just been issued.
The following cases appealed from
Wapello county appear on the docket,
and will be tried for three days com
mencing October 8.
II. R. Burns VS.. G. Ft. NJ. & d. M.
Ry. Co.; j. NJ. Gross ys. John Feehan;
s. Gibson VS.. Jno. w. McIntire, ct al;
Kittie @. Taylor VS.. C. O. Taylor; J. F.
Bier VS.. Flora NJ. Bier; Clement
Bane & Co. vs. Swanson & Emanuel
son Estate; j. w. Handy VS.. w. II.
Giltner ct al; Coco. Haw 60 Co. VS..
Burch Bros. ct al; j. A. Phillips VS.. w.
S. Grips & Bro. ct al.
Edward McDermott, OF als East Sec.
ond street, died at his home ait TAB
o'clock this morning. The deceased
was 81 years OF age and had been suf-
ferer from heart disease for the past
two years. The remains will be taken
to Port Byron, Rock Island county, Ill,
for burial. The funeral services will be
held from the residence at 2 o'clock
tomorrow afternoon. Friends OF the
family are invited. Edward McDermutt
was born in County Tyrone, Ireland,
May is, 1882, and came to Ottumwa in
1879. He was a member OF the Main
street M. E. church, was quiet and
unassuming gentleman, and was re-
spected by all who knew him. He
leaves wife and two sons, Edward
and Fred. to mourn the death of a
kind and loving husband and father.
From Wednesdays Daily.
A marriage license was issued today
70 William FL. Rodgers and Miss Cora
Carr. 81,
NJ. nun, OF blakesDurg, amended the
Street Fair yesterday, and returned
home on the Milwaukee this morning.
# Miss Susan Teeter, Of Batavia, visit
ed the street fair yesterday, and re-
turned home on Burlington No. 4 last
evening.
David Marsh, of Burlington, fireman
on one of the Burlington engines,
sprained his ankle very seriously last
evening at Charlton. He was brought