Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-26

occur at Troy on Tuesday.
The case of w. II. Howell, who was
arrested last week on the charge of
having stolen horse from Edward Ry-
an, was tried Monday afternoon before
Justice Higbee. Howell was found
guilty and bound over Bail was fixed
at $500 and Howell was returned to
Jail until the bond can be given.
Peter Brinker spent Saturday in Of
tumwa.
Hedrick, April 2o.-Mrs. j. O. Loeb,
|of Ottumwa, is here to attend the grad
uating exercises this evening.
c. NJ. Speck was in Oskaloosa on bus
mess yesterday.
Mrs. A. A.. Buck returned to her
home at Abba this morning, after d
weeks visit with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. II. S. Martin.
Chas. Speirs died this morning at
his home in this city, after short
ILLNESS. The funeral services will be
held at Mt. Zion church tomorrow
morning and the body will be laid to
rest in the Mt. Zion cemetery. Rev.
&c. w. Wilson, of Lovilia, will conduct
the services. Mrs. Speirs has been i'll
for some time and is in critical con-
dition.
Hedrick, April 21.-The graduating
exercises at the Presbyterian church
last evening were such. as to make The
citizens of Hedrick proud of their
schools. Superintendent Matson and
his corps of teachers have done good
work and the Hedrick schools are rap
idly coming to the front among the
public schools of the state. The pro-
gram was well delivered from first to
last and showed a great deal of indi-
vidual work and study, There was a
very large audience present.
Mrs. l.. y. Clark and Mrs. F. NJ.
White, of Eidora, were visiting friends
and relatives in Hedrick today. Mr.. and
Mrs. Clark will sail Wednesday on the
|St. Paul, from New York for Europe,
where they will spend several months
visiting the Paris exposition and trav-
cling on the continent.
The board of directors of the He'd
rick State Savings bank held meeting
yesterday. j. B. Mowrey, Of Ottumwa,
and Frank Yerger, Of 'Sigourney, were
in attendance.
The city council held a meeting last
evening, with all the members present
except r'leener. No other business
was done except the adopting of the
following resolution: 'sResolved, That
bonds be issued by the town of He'd
rick to the amount Of $1,000, in de-
nominations of $500, dated May 1, 1901,
and $500 annually thereafter, with OPP
tons after five years, bearing Az per
cent interest, payable semi-annually,
at the office of the town treasurer, it
being understood that these bonds be
issued only for the purpose of a light
ing plant and for no other purpose;
land, Resolved, That the town clerk be
hereby authorized to dispose of said
bonds at par, purchaser furnishing
bonds, subject to the understanding
that if anything should prevent the
contracting for the plant, no bonds
will be issued.
Councilmen Utterback. Quinn, Steph-
enson and Shaffer went to New Sharon
Thursday to visit the electric lighting
plant at that place:
George Fleener and Fred Wilson,
both arrested for assault and battery,
had their trials this morning before
Mayor Spicer. Fleener was fined 81
and costs, and Wilson was turned
loose.
Hedrick, April 23.-Ten $500 city
bonds, which were issued for the pur-
pose Of installing a municipal lighting
plant, were sold at par Saturday to
|N. W. Harris & Co., of Chicago. The
bonds will bear Az per cent interest.
The council has not yet decided
whether to put in gas or electric
plant, but will come to decision
within few days. The plant will
probably be in use by August 1.
Robert and Allan Sperry, Mrs. Cora
Phelps and Miss Jessie Ward spent
Sunday with Ottumwa friends.
The Burlington & Western steel
gang is working one mile east of Mar
tinsburg and will reach Hedrick soon.
There are many rumors in regard TO
the road being widened to standard
gauge this summer or fall, but nothing
definite can be learned.
Guy Gardner and Miss Winnie Cow
gull were united in marriage at Pack
wood last Wednesday evening. Miss
Cowguill was formerly q resident of
Hedrick and is well known here. The
happy couple will reside at Packwood,
where Mr.. Gardner is in business.
Rev. Blakeslee, of Iowa Wesleyan
University at Mt. Pleasant, will deliver
the baccalaureate sermon to the grad
uating class from the Martinsburg
high school next Thursday evening. A
class of seven will graduate from the
school Friday evening.
DR.. j. d. Henry has exchanged his
property in Ottumwa for the residence
property now occupied by P. Engel-
dinger and will remove to Hedrick in
the near future.
The Northwestern Garin company
of Mason City has purchased the Iowa
Central elevator.
Sheriff Loffer of Sigourney was in
Hedrick on business Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Norton came in
Saturday from Rock Island and are
visiting at the home of Mrs. Ellen Ha-
gan. Mr.. Norton is slowly recovering
from severe siege with typhoid fe-
yer and will not be able to return to
his work for several months.
The republican voters of Benton
township will meet at the Office OF Jos.