Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-13
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.

changed to.
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.
from Saturdays Daily.l
See Heating for stoves cheap, ia
East Main street.
John O.. Parks, of Kirkville, was in
the city today on business.
Frank Hardy, of Blakesburg, was in
the city few hours this morning on,
business.
Percy Mayne has secured a position
in Morrell's packing house at Ottum-
wa.-Iowa County Tribune Civilians
burg).
Mrs. +. P. Baer and son, Ernest, Of
West Second street, went to Drake
vile this morning, having been called
there suddenly by the serious illness
Of relatives.
G. P. Newell. of Agency, was in the
city today on business. Mr.. Newell
expects to go to Wichita, Kansas,
about the first of next year, to make
his future home.
Mrs. Arthur Portlock left last eve
ming for Cheyenne, Wyoming. to join
her husband, who has been in mat
5 city for some time and has decided
10 make that pace her future home.
Ten thousand five hundred hogs
were packed by John Nor
rell & company for the week end
ing yesterday as against 10000 for the
previous week, showing an increase of
200 for the week.
u. John B. Chambers who has been
empoyed in the Office of the western
Y Union Telegraph company for the past
week, departed for Kansas City this
4 morning, where he goes to accept a
position with that company.
Mrs. Anna Carpenter, wife of D. B.
Carpenter, died at $40 last evening,
aged forty-three years. Mrs. Carpen.
er was one of the best known colored
women in the city. She was mem.
her of the Second Baptist church
She leaves husband. three children
and an aged mother to mourn her
death,
Mr.. and Mrs. o. D. Wray have ship.
ped their household effects and today
left for Bloomfield. which is to be
their future home. Mr.. Wray has
been in Bloomfield for several months
where he has responsible position
in bank. and his family will now
join him. They will reside in new
and commodious home recently com
pleted by Mr.. Wray.
Mrs. Phoebe Crammer, of 626 East
Main street. died at the family resi-
dence this morning, aged fifty-sia
years, six months and four days. She
was the wife of James M. Grammar
and was we'll known in this city, hav
ing resided here several years. The
deceased leaves a husband and son
the latter Jesse M. Grammar, being
a member of the Ottumwa police
force
Clarence. the little son of Mr.. an
Mrs. James Barber, who reside OF
Church street in South Ottumwa, me
with a very painful, accident thi
4 morning. While playing in the barr
at the rear of his fathers property
y he got too near a fractions horse, an,
was kicked in the face by the AM
NAL. The boys injuries. while not sc
rious, are yet painful. as his lips ar
cut and his nose mashed. His skull
is not injured, however, and the acc
dent turned out to be much less ser
GUS than might have been.
From Mondays Daily.
I. %. Goodall, of this city, left tt
day for trip thru Oklahoma and tn
west.
Mabel, the daughter of Mr.. an
Mrs. Edward Styre died Sunday, ever
ing, aged 8 months
Miss Connie Packwood, of Highlan
Center, is visiting her sister, Mrs. I
i. Scott, of 21S North Mclean stree
T. D. DIN and family have arrive
from indianapolis to make this Cit
their new home. Mr. Olin is superb
tendent of the Dain Mfg compan.
and will make Ottumwa his headqual
tiers. The family will reside at Fourt
and Marion streets.
j. M. Kussart, of the Blakesbur
Advertiser was in the city today ca
rying his right hand in sling. Sa
urday night he caught the thumb {
his right hand in the paper cutter 8
the Office and the end of that membe
was clipped off, but was replaced by
surgeon with hopes that it will gro
fast.
ST There have been almost dozen ser
GUS accidents, some fatal, in Siou
City during the last two weeks,
A freight train on the Illinois Ce
trail broke in two at independence ar