Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-10
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS

From Fridays Daily.
Misses Margaret Hurst and Margaret
Blair, of Libertville, We're in the city
this morning enroute to Blakesburg.
Try Gee Whiz" washer at Keat-
ing's hardware, ia e. Main. Your
money back if not satisfactory.
Mrs. j. u. Wallace returned yesterday
from Detroit, Mich, where size attend
ed the funeral of her mother. She was
accompanied by her sister, Miss Geor-
gia Griffith.
Mrs. John Reed was called to Mt.
Pulaski, ILL.,, this afternoon by the SER
ious illness of her sister, Mrs. Jessie
Mason. She was accompanied by Miss
Ida Martin.
Mrs. James Work, and son Fred, of
Birmingham, returned home this NOR
ming after brief visit with Mrs.
Works neice, Mrs. Z. I. 4Selby, on
North Marion street.
Mrs. Peter Merton and son Floyd re-
turner last evening from visit with
relatives at Floris. Mrs. Merton will
leave in a few days for Cheyenne, Wyo.,
where she will make her future home.
The contract for general repairs and
painting of the federal building in this
city has been let by the treasury de-
partment to w. FL. Hackett, of GAG
North Clark street, Chicago, for the
sum of s., 100. The work will begin at
once.
Thomas stodghill, of Dudley, Wapello
county's big ex-sheriff, has had hard
luck within the last ten days. On the
night of July 3 lightning killed five
a fat steers belonging to him, and a few
days prior the subtle fluid caused the
death of two others.
DR.. L. Terrence, of Blakesburg, was
in the city today enroute to Kansas
City. The doctor stated that he was
going for the purpose of having Major
Hardy, of Blakesburg, nominated for
vice president ON the democratic tick
ct.
From Saturdays Daily.
Mrs. N. f. Snow and son, Albert,
have returned from visit of several
days with relatives at Eddyville.
Misses Ella and Kittie Monjar went
to Eldon this morning for a weeks Wis
1t with relatives and friends.
Mrs.. James Shepherd and son,
Earl, have returned from New Sharon
where Mrs. Shepherd has been visiting
ner parents.
Miss Claudio johnson, of Keosauqua,
returned home this morning after a
visit with her grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Jacob Ream, northeast of the
city.
From Mondays Daily.
G. 3. Brewster went to Bonaparte
this morning where he will visit with
friends until Friday.
o. H. Sharp, who has been visiting
his father w. P. Sharp, on East
Fourth street, returned to his home
at Centerville this morning.
Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Halter, Of Iowa
Falls, who have been visiting at the
home of Mr.. Haller's brother, G. w.
Halter, on East Wilson street, went
to Eldon this morning.
L. S. Kirkhart, of Milton, returned
home this morning with his children
who have been visiting with their
grandmother, Mrs. Brumley, on Shelf
field street.
Chas. Harris, former Ottumwan,
but now of Los Angeles. Cal, where
he is secretary of the Pennsylvania
Oil Co., is in the city for few days
visiting relatives and friends, while
enroute to Chicago on business.
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The bullet which was implanted in
the body Of William Riley early last
Monday morning by gun in the
hands of Jim Todd, was extracted
yesterday by DR.. A. O.. Williams, the
attending physician, who thinks that
his patient is now in a fair way to re-
cover.
An officer from Oskaloosa took
Robert Sparks, colored man of this
city to that place this morning where
he is wanted on the charge of lar
ceny. Sparks was recently acquitted
Of completely in a silk steal in the
same place with Allen Riordan, who
was also acquitted.
Mr. and Mrs. w. H. Stevens depart
ed this morning for ut. Collins, Col,
where they will visit their son Leo,
who with his wife is So
journing there for the benefit of
Leo's health. From TT Collins the
party will visit points Of interest in
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