Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-01-09
BLOOMFIELD.

Bloomfield, Jan. 5.-Greenville Ha-
zlewood Jr. died at his home in this
city on Wednesday at the age of So
years. The funeral services were held
at she Christian church Thursday at 2
p. IN. Rev. Northcut, of Kirksyille, a
former pastor of the Christian church,
conducted the services. Mr.. Hazlawood
was justice of the peace but lost his
health shortly after his election and
was only able to serve in that capacity
for a few months. Having suffered
for some time from consumption and
becoming greatly weakened by fire.
quent hemorhages he slowly passed
away. The l. O. o. +. lodge of which
he was member, took charge of the
funeral and the remains Were inferred
in the |. O. O. F. cemetery north of the
city. Mr.. Lakewood leaves wife, two
sons, John and Charles, and three
daughters, Miss Lila, of this city; Mrs.
Scott, of Keosauqua, and Mrs. Blanche
Haney, of Moulton.
Mrs. Flora McAchran and the Misses
Davies entertained friends Thursday at
the home of MIR. and Mrs. Tom Davies,
in honor of Mr.. and Mrs. j. T.. Davies,
of Chicago.
Mrs. Henry c. Taylor pleasantly en-
tertained the reading circle on We'd
nesday evening.
Senator Claude r. Porter, of Center
vile. spent several hours in this city
on Wednesday,.
Mrs. Millice and daughter, of brakes
vile, visited in this city on Thursday.
ThiSy-two members of the G. A.
r. Post and Relief Corps surprised c..
NJ. burgess and daughter Jennie on
Wednesday evening by arriving at
their home in body, laden with light
refreshments and prepared to spend
a pleasant evening which proved most
enjoyable to all
Rev. III. A. Northcutt. of Kirksville,
Mo-, held preaching services at the
Christian church Thursday evening
and received most cordial greeting
from many old friends and members
of his former congregation during his
passionate in this city.
Miss Alpha Tutwiler is spending the
week at the home of Miss Elsie Whis-
ter.
Bloomfield, Jan. s.-A case in which
many of our citizens We're intensely in
terested was tried on Saturday in the
regular term of court which Judge
Sloan opened here the first of the
week. The case was that of the appli-
cation of DR.. c. Fl. Perry, the south
side druggist, for permit to sell in
toNicating liquors. DR.. Perry located
in this city some six months ago. at
which time he purchased the drug
stock of j. j. Guernsey. Previous to
this Mr.. Guernsey had held permit
to sell liquor, this he voluntarily sur
Ta in, Vt1I ha, Nv, Il.
possession of the stock. DR.. Perry tes-
titled that during his sixth months
stay in this city he had not sold in
toNicating liquor in violation of the
law. ID. II. Payne, county attorney,
questioned the witness closely in re-
gard to long list of persons known
to have purchased small quantities of
liquors at intervals so frequently as to
amount to one or more gallons in a
very short time. DR.. Perry's memory
and knowledge on these points seemed
to be rather limited. The attention of
the court was called by ID. III. Payne
10 number OF remonstrances present
ed by Rev. Fl. c. Ethel bearing sixty
signatures. J. 2. Toombs thirty sigma
lures, Mrs. A. l.. Palmer twenty-five or
thirty, Mrs. d. A. Beck thirty or forty,
Rev. Il. b. Hughes thirty or forty, and
Mrs. S. FL. Selman twenty-five or thir-
| ty. Testimony was then taken to
show that the signors of these petit
lions were fair representatives of our
city, men engaged in actual business,
citizens and wives. The docket shows
the further petitions of Isle Gordenier,
of Pulaski, and John A. Haslach, of
the north side drug store of this city
for permission to sell liquor. These
cases are felt by many of our citizens
to be of vital Importance to the well
fare of our community. The trial was
well attended Saturday afternoon
which is not convenient season for