Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-12-07
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.

Full line of pompadour combs at Mrs.
John MacDonell's.
Wings 1oc pair. Boston Millinery.
See our children's caps in Angora
toaues and Tam O'Shanters. Mrs. John
MacDonell.
Fancy feathers up to soc, now Zoe.
Boston Millinery.
Mrs. f. w. Newell and Mrs. E. Simp-
son, Of Agency, were in the city to-
day.
Hunting for bargains? Look at Bos-
ton Millinery window.
Miss Alma Poison, of Hiteman, ar
rived last evening for few days visit
with relatives.
Have you heard of the talk about
Boston Millinery bargains?
A baby girl was born to Mr.. and Mrs;
Clemens Meter, of 1926 Locust street.
last Sunday evening.
Hat pins &c. Boston Millinery.
Bunch of 8 tips, were 75c-s soc this
week at Mrs. John MacDonells.
Only weeks left Boston Mill. sale.
Marriage licenses have been issued
tot. r. Cloudas and Mrs. A. MulleniX;
Robert j. Smith and Miss Alice Eng
strom.
The crowds attending Boston Millin-l
cry sale is best evidence of good prices.
Mrs.. A. j. Lamis and children, of
Keb, departed on the Milwaukee last
evening for Parker, South Dakota,
where they will make their future
home.
Boston Millinery lease expires Jan. 1.
w. d. Stittler, Of 555 West Main
street, employed as head baker at
Lungs bakery, on Court street, had his
left foot seriously scalded while at
work early this morning. 4
Fifty sy'.. cent 6 yelling Csc. Boston Mil
merry 81 I.
sDr. and Mrs. D. A. LaForce and sons,
DR.. w. 3. LaForce and Charles, were in
Agency yesterday to attend the fun
eral Of DIR. ID. \. LaForce's uncle, John
Monroe, whose death occurred Thanks
giving.
Five thousand two hundred homes in
the territory tributary to Ottumwa is
aSgood many, but that is the number
reached this week by. the advertisers
in thelWeekly Courier. Next week il
will be more. 81
Colored tips csc. Boston Millinery.
E. w. Nystrum, machinist in the
employ of the Hardsocg Manufactur
ing company, and residing on Center
avenue, met with serious acciden-
this morning while engaged at one O
the presses at the factory. The foul
fingers on the left hand We're com
pletely severed between the first ant
second joints. The index and secont
fingers on the right hand We're severat
between the second and third joint
and the thumb on the right hand wa.
cut off close to the palm. DIR. d. G,
Brockman dressed the injuries.
Fall in line with the crowd. Boston
Millinery.
The little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Fred. L. Morris, residing on Putnam
!, street, was severely burned around til,
neck and arms yesterday 1t is supposed
while playing with fire from the stove
The mother was not in the room a
the time of the accident but was at
tracted by the screams of the child
Coming into the room she found Thu
child's clothing on fire and in tryin.
to eXtinguish the blaze was severed,
burned on the hands. DR.. S. A. Spill
man was called and attended to tn
injuries of both, which, in neither case
is serious.
Pattern hats your own price. Boston
Millinery.
The fire department was called to 90
Z East Fourth street last evening, abolI
9o'clock, by fire in the store buildin,
on the Cherry street side of the aboy
lot. The fire originated from defec
tive hue, and before it could be extiu
guished consumed the entire roof. TIL
building is owned by Mrs. Kate Nc
Aloon and was occupied by Loui
Schaub. The damage to the buildin
& is estimated at about 500, the insul
ance on the same being $780, The cor
tents of the building, which We're dam
aged by water to the extent of 500
were insured for $500.
Takes small purse to buy at Bos
ton Millinery, Try it,
Rev, george L. Robinson, professo
of Old Testament literature in AIcCo,
mick theological seminary, Chicago, dc
livered brilliant address on Palestin
before the Brotherhood of Andrew an
Philip, al the First Presbyterian churc
last evening. Ottumwa people who di
not hear the lecture missed an int
lectual treat and mastery handling q
a supposed dry subject. In Professo
Robinson's hands it was anything an
everything but uninteresting. He ca,
ried his audience through vista G
brilliant word pictures with powe
that but few possess, and with an cas-
and rapidly that was slightly bewild
ering to the average mind. Metaphor
cally speaking, he patted his audienc
on the head, abruptly whirled thel
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