Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-14

mis-. y. u. bollZ, Oh STlpple SFeek,
Col, who has been visiting relatives ut
Highland Center for the past eight
months, returned home on Burlington
No. 3 this morning.
Mrs. w. H. Meeks, of Lovilia, ac-
companied her niece, Miss Eta Kinney,
this far on her way to Rroolfield, No.,
last evening, and returned home on the
Rock Island this morning.
A jolly party from the high school
enjoyed hay-rack ride last evening.
They drove to the Pickens home, six
and half miles north of the city, and
returned by moonlight. The crowd
was chaperoned by Miss Halle Hyde.
Mrs. Jennie Arnold and daughter,
Miss Louise, returned home this morn
ing on the Rock Island, from Beacon,
where they were called by serious
accident which happened to their son
and brother, Harry, some time ago in
the mines at that place. Mr.. Arnold
sustained fractured limb, the result
of falling slate, but is getting along
nicely.
Charley .Brockman, the 12-year-olu
son of DR.. and Mrs. d. C. Brockman,
sustained a fracture OF the bone OF the
right arm, the result of a fall while at
tending class in the Y. N. C. A. gym
nasium this morning. The injury is
not thought to be in any way conpli-
Gated, and a speedy recovery is ex-
pected.
Three miners employed in the mines
OF the Eldon Coal & Mining company,
at Laddsdale, were slightly burned
yesterday afternoon by a dust explo>
sion caused by an accumulation of fine
coal dust in the room in which they
were working. The names of the men
who We're injured could not be learned
but it was stated at the company Of
fees in this city that their injuries
were very slight.
E. Daggett & Sons public sale yes
terday was attended by 1000 people,
and was one of the largest auction
sales ever held in Wapello county. Six
thousand dollars worth of property
was disposed OF under the hammer, and
all Mt very satisfactory prices. In
cluded among the stock sold, were
eighty-five head of cattle, all of which
brought good round prices. Hot coffee
and lunch We're served free to all in at
tendance. Mr.. Daggett and sons now
have under course of construction a
building in this city in which they will
embark in the livery and transfer bust
ness, and which was the occasion for
disposing of their dairy herd and farm
ing implements.
From Mondays daily.
Miss Grace Lynch is visiting friends
in Agency.
Robert Hedrick returned home last
evening from Bedford, after weeks
visit with his cousin, L. B. Basset, who
returned home with the Fifty-first
Iowa from Manila last week.
Mrs. Wayne Murray and Miss Nellie
Davis, of Murray, who have been visit
in. at the home of J. B. LaFayer, cor
ner Fourth and Marion streets, de-
parted on Burlington No. 6 yesterday
for an extended visit with relatives and
friends at Kewanee, Ill.
J. NJ. Ransier has disposed of his
livery barn and equipment to DR.. Muir
dock Bannister, and has gone to North
Carolina, with his wife, where he eX-
poets to locate. He has been compelled
to give up business in 0ttumwa on ac-
count of i'll health and must seek a
milder climate,
G. W. McReynolds, Jr., died yester-
day morning at S:45 o'clock at the
home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G..
w. Reynolds, 207 Keota street. The
funeral services We're held from the
Competipe church at o'clock, this
Afternoon, and were conducted by Rev.
Miller. Interment was made in the
Competine cemetery.
The funeral of John e. Woods was
held yesterday afternoon at the A. NJ.
e. church, and the services were con-
Quoted by Rev. w. r. Alexander. OF
tumwa lodge No. l., Knights of Pythias,
and Ottumwa lodge, No. 2O59, 1. o. o.
f., attended in a body. The cortege
was headed by the X. OF z. band, Of
Ottumwa cemetery. The pail bearers
We're Samuel Gregg, Henry Logan, G.
H. Owens, Wallace Miller, Fred King
and Henry Franklin.
Albert Thompson, for several years
past foreman of the job press room of
the Courier, leaves today for Davenport,
where he will take charge of the press
room of the Davenport Times. Mr..
Thompson's many years experience on
the Courier, and his steady qualities
and sterling worth will leave vacancy
hard to fill, but in accepting this high
er position Mr.. Thompson does so with
the best wishes of the Courier and his
many friends in Ottumwa. Mrs.
Thompson will follow him to their new
home in Davenport in few weeks.
| Working shirts, dress shirts, overalls,
jackets, duck coats and trunks and va
Uses at wholesale prices at the Palace
clothing house, 219 Z. Main.
Fire at Washington destroyed two
large stock barns of Jesse Phillips and
cremated four fine horses. Loss $4,000