Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-13
satisfied with the entire

perfectly satisfied with the entire
election.
Alex Pearson and little daughter
Regina We're able to leave the Ottum-
wa hospital and came here for few
days visit with relatives and friends
before returning to their home in
Hiteman.
There will be a general family re-
union at N. P. Pearson's tomorrow
evening in honor of Alex Pearson and
family, brother of N. P. Pearson, who
is visitig there.
Jake Peterson visited at Nels Halls
today
Adam Warren, who has been very
sick for THE past two months, was
able to go and vote election day.
Bidwell.
Bidwell, Nov. 12.-Allen Morley
went to Ottumwa Tuesday evening
and returned THURSDAY.
Miss Winnie Grooms was an Ottum-
wa passenger on No. 5 Thursday.
AL. Parker, Of Ottumwa, is visiting
friends near Bidwell.
Mr. and Mrs. Noyes Garfield are re-
joiced over the arrival of baby boy.
John Engle is in Kansas looking up
land.
Mrs. Barrett is building new
house.
About forty people gathered at Bid
well to hear election returns Tuesday
night. Nearly all went home well
pleased with the news of republican
victory.
Utica.
Utica, Nov. 12.-Edna Day and sis
ted, Mrs. w. w. Morris, are visiting at
Burlington.
Mrs. Ella Downward and little son,
Rex, of Nebraska, are visiting at 3.
Downard's.
Our school was put off one week as
the teacher was not able to begin.
John Pratt and Frank Smart are at
tending school at Dixon, Ill.
Myrtle Nixon and Stella Johnson
were selected as delegates to attend
the Sunday school convention at Biz
mingham the 18th of this month.
Miss Nellie Johnson is at home for
few weeks vacation.
Miss Lizzie and Mrs. ELLA Downward
We're callers at Bentonsport last Sat
urday.
John Warner has returned after an
absence of eighteen months.
i Frank Teal will start to California
in few days.
MouIton.
Moulton, Nov. 12-Election passed
off quietly with the republicans well
in the lead. The county ticket was
elected entire, as was also the Wash.
ington township ticket. E. M. Probas.
co, candidate from lnis city for county
attorney, came near leading the ticket.
He ran some seyenty-five or more
ahead in this township. M. r. Low
ther, for clerk, was reelected. Jas.
Parks, for auditor, led with a majority
of some 600. q. H. Streepy, for mem
Der of board, received good vote. In
the township s. g. Hughes, township
clerk; G.. w. Taylor and r. West, JUS
tees; F. NJ. Doofey and Art Bridal,
constables, and T. 8. Brockus, trustee,
were elected by good round majorities.
Lee Campbell got a fall from scat
fold in the new Powers block, where
he was plastering. His hand and wrist
were hurt sufficiently to stop his work
for a while. =
Kenneth, the oldest child of Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. w. McQuistion, boy of about
9 years of age, died Thursday morning
from a stroke of paralysis.
!. ]. M. Bonner and daughter, Fannie,
went to Queen City, Mo-, on Wednes-
day to attend the funeral of James Car.
ter. -
1t is learned that the much needed
change of roads leading into town
across the Wabash tracks, was order
ed by the last session of the city coun-
Gil
Several fair sized bets on the cleo
ton have been gathered in by one of
our citizens.
At the republican rally last Saturday
night the pleasure of the occasion was
marred considerably by the constant
din of the despicable tin horns. The
marshal had to suppress small dis.
turbance, during which he received a
few punches from parties interested,
Mr.. and Mrs. Elisha Ransom, living
just north of town. celebrated their
golden wedding on November 8.
The returns from election were talk
en- at the opera house and distributed
by phone to the neighboring smaller
towns.
North English.
North English, Nov. 12.-Election
passed off quietly.
George and Charles Magoon spent
last week in Mason City looking after
business interests.
Miss Jennie Wilkins departed for
her home in Glenwood Wednesday
might.
omer Smith is in oskaloosa this
week.
Mrs. Susa Tinkle, of Laredo, Mo-, is
Melting of tho Mapnnn hnma