Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-12
sIGouRNEY.

SIGOURNEY.
Bloomfield, Oct. 1O.-Mrs. C. c. Nc
Cam left Monday morning for Man
Mrs. A. E. Ewing, in the care of her
husband, who lies at the point of
death. Jordan Mccain, who was call
pletely exhausted by the journey.
Newsome Gurnsey, editor of the Mil
ton Herald, was numbered with the |
visitors at this place on
Bryan's day.
home in this city Friday, Oct. 6. The
dence Sunday at 2 p. NJ, conducted by
Rev. s. B. Downing.
The residence of Vim. Stirritt, stu
entirely destroyed by fire shortly after
noon on Monday: Nothing was saved.
Clyde Bryce, of ST. Louis, Mo-, is Wis
iting his brothers at this place.
This dry fall has been the cause of
a short vegetable market" said Our
Grocer this morning, as he noted with
joy few drops of rain that fell. "Take
potatoes for instance" he continued.
EARLY in the season, when the Early
Ohios began coming in, they were fine.
Big loads of big potatoes We're bought
and sold every day, but now look at
that" He pointed disdainfully at al
basket of discouraged-looking tubers,
and sighed. "The dry, hot weather lit
orally cooked those things and that is
all we have to give the people for home
grown potatoes, with short crop at
that. But those northern ones are all
right. They include several good kinds
and are not affected by the drought.
They sell reasonably enough, too. The
first northern potatoes we get are the
Early Ohios. They are good ones,
look good and command a good price.
Later on, there begin to come in Late
Rose, Burbanks, Rural New Workers.
Potentates and many others. The price
on potatoes now varies from As to so
cents per bushel, and the rise, if any,
will not be much. The foreign ones
always go up first, because the cost of
obtaining them is necessarily little
more than for the homegrown varie-
ties"
Sigourney, Oct. 1o.-Owen William
son has been working for Geo. Purkey
since Saturday during the absence Of
his other barber in Ottumwa.
Chase T. Breneman has purchased
14Sh acres of land from j. w. McCor-
mick, about q mile south of Highland
Center, in Wapello county, at $50 per
acre.
Judge Scott, of Brooklyn, and his re-
porter, Mr.. Bray, of Grinnell, came in
last evening and an evening session OF
court was held. The grand jury hay-
ling investigated the cases, State of
Iowa VS.. James Mcclure and Amanda
jackson and State of Iowa VS.. Jas.
Ose, returned "no bill found" The
former couple are the ones who We're
arrested on the charge of having rob-
bed travelling man on the streets of
Hedrick during the races. The latter
was arrested as pickpocket. They
were all in Jail and We're released from
bondage this morning. The grand
jury also found no bill in the case of
the State of Iowa vs.. o. B. Collett.
In the case State of Iowa VS.. Rich
ard Rowe and Patrick Kelly the jury
returned an indictment accusing them
of burglary. 1t is well remembered
that these are the parties who burg
larized the Nassau cooperative store.
| In the case State of Iowa VS.. Lor-
ance Busch the grand jury returned m
indictment accusing the defendant of
burglary, having burglarized the store
of j. f. White & Sons at South Eng.
| fish.
In the case State of Iowa VS.. James
Maxwell the jury returned an indict-
ment against defendant for seduction
upon Ruth Hyde. The grand jury
then returned to its room for further
investigation into causes and court adj
journed till O'Clock this morning.
4 Henry Mohland returned home to
Burlington yesterday, having visited
friends and relatives in and near Sig
Quincy since Saturday.
Mrs. Reynolds has purchased from
her son Alvin E.the undivided one-third
of the north A feet of lot in block /,
4 Mrs. Ed Bower went to Ottumwa
this morning.
(, Sigourney, Oct. 11.-Sandy Cochran,
the only survivor of the Fortieth Iowa
in this city, went to Richland today
to attend the reunion OF that regiment
held at that place. Some other old sol
diers. not members of the Fortieth,
also went to have a good time.
I Marriage licenses were issued yes
terday to Leon Brown and Miss Edith
Meusch. Robert T. Hart and Miss Jen;
ME Fuller, Alfred X. Sheraton and
Miss Bertha May Shork.
Our young people enjoyed themselves
at dance given at the opera house
!, last evening. The What Cheer band
furnished the music.
j. H. Sanders had Poland-China
hog sale yesterday. He sold forty head
at prices ranging from SIT to $31.
Harry and Ward Wroughton, of Os
kaloosa, are visiting their grandfather
ID. ID. Moore.
Governor Leslie NJ. Shaw made as
good an address yesterday TO the peo
pie of Sigourney and surrounding
country as was ever delivered in the
town. He very ably discussed the sill
, yer question, the trust question and The
Philippine question, eNpounding true
republican doctrine in every word that
he said. 1t is needless to say that hi
is one of the most logical men tina,
ever appeared upon the platform ant
that he made many friends by his shorI
: stay in our city.
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