Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-01-02
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Mrs 3. B. Iaottridg e Asks Damages
in the Sum Of 81, $50.
Observation-Disclosures
says Her Son, Harry, Died without
Seeing His Sister Guyanna, Who
Was On Her Death He'd at
Time Message Was Sent

Time Message Was Sent.
from Fridays Daily.l
Six petitions were filed in the clerks
pffice late yesterday afternoon, it being
the last day of filing the same for the
January term, one of them being a
damage suit against the Western Union
Telegraph company, in which judge
ment is asked for S1,95o. Two divorce
cases, containing tales of domestic in
felicity, one foreclosure and one suit
on policy of life insurance, made up
the other petitions.
Annie M. Lottridge yesterday filed
petition in the clerks office asking
judgment against the Western Union
Telegraph company in the sum of
$3.50 as damages occasioned by the
failure of defendant to deliver mes
sage to her son, Harry, informing him
of the death of his sister, Guyana,
( who recently died at the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. b. B. Lottridge,
on North Market street.
Plaintiff for cause of action says:
That in the month of July, 1899, her
said daughter, Guyana, was afflicted
with heart disease and that her said
SON, Harry, desired to go to Butte,
Montana; that she made arrangements
with him to the effect that if his said
sister grew worse or became danger
ously i'll, plaintiff would telegraph him
and he was to return at once. Plaintiff
further says that on or about Novem-
her Z, 1899, her said daughter, Guyan
ma, became, worse and that she, by her
husband and agent, B. b. Lottridge, de-
livered a message to defendant to be
transmitted to her said son, Harry, in
forming him that his sister was still
alive but no hope was entertained for
4 her recovery. Plaintiff further says
. that defendant received said message
but wholly failed to send and deliver
it;; her said daughter, Guyana, died
on November 9, 1899, which fact was
unknown to her said son, Harry, by
reason of the failure of defendant to
! deliver the message, otherwise he would
have returned to Ottumwa and been
present when his sister was buried. 1t
Is further stated that Harry died in
Butte, Montana, December 2, 1890,
without plaintiff or her husband seeing
him, and that by reason Of the breach
OF contract or failure to deliver the
message, both she and her husband,
were greatly distressed in mind and
that had it not been for defendants
y wrong Harry would have been at the
deathbed and funeral of his sister.
] Plaintiff says her. husband has assigned
his claim for damages to her and asks
Il Judgment for 1885, as damages. w. w.
Il Cory is attorney for plaintiff.
Catherine G.. Milburn, widow of the
late Frank q. Milburn, by her ,attor-
<neys, Work & Work, have sued the
X American Union Life Insurance Co. for
1000 on a policy issued by defendant
on the life of deceased.
Frank Hatter.asks divorce from his
/. wife, Malinda Halter, on the grounds
of habitual drunkenness and co-habit-
ing with a '.rag picker
Z Plaintiff says he and Malinda were
married in Ottumwa, but does not
state the year. That since their said
&jmarriage defendant has become addict
red to the use of intoxicants to the ex-
tent that she is a habitual drunkard.
He further says that some time in the
summer of 1899, while drunk, defend
ant kept company with vile people and
is now living in dive along fhe river
with some rag picker as plaintiff is in
formed and believes. Wherefore plain
tiff asks for dissolution of the bonds
Of matrimony now existing between
them. u. C. Hendershott is attorney
for plaintiff.
John w. Stephens in an action for
I divorce brought yesterday, says his
wife, Rachel Stephens, deserted him in
November, 1896, after having lived
with him from April, 1875, the date of
their marriage, which occurred at Bre-
yier, Missouri. Plaintiff says he has
been a. kind and loving husband and is
not at fault and wants divorce. Scott
d Ayres will see that he gets it.
r. z. Heaton asks judgment against
Silyers q Minear, w. v. Silver & Co.,
a w. r. Minear and w. v. Silvers, in the
Yssum of $171, interest and costs on a
Tcertain promissory note. Coen g. Lewis
lbring the action for plaintiff.
Jacques d jacques attorneys for the
3Ottumwa Loan, Building & Savings as
sociation. yesterday filed a petition ask.
ing the foreclosure Of certain mort
gage on the property of Ida and Ed
Allender and asking Judgment on the
mote secured thereby in the sum Of
$232.57.
The petition Of S Z. Masterso1, .v5c
lis under arrest on the charge of rape
said to have been committed in Still.
water, Okla, and who is fighting eN
tradlIlon 10 that place, was heard be.
fore Judge Eichelberger in chambers
at Bloomfield yesterday. The court
after hearing the evidence, denied the
writ and ordered that the defendant
be delivered to Sheriff Anise, of Still
water, on the governors warrant fol
extradition. The bond for appeal was
fixed at $500 and the bail bond at 81,
900. Sheriff Suits, who took the pris
oner over to the hearing, returned yes
terday evening with Masterson, il
scompany with the attorneys engaged il
the matter Sheriff Anise is expected
Al TO arrive soon and take his prisoner
4 back to the territory.
THE JANUARY TERM.
There Are But Three State Cases on tn.
\ Docket.