Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-02-15
From Wednesdays Daily.

Nye, of Agency, were in the city today,
shopping.
Mrs. Rash Farrell, OF Agency, re-
turned home last evening after brief
visit with her sister, Mrs. A. l.. Rey-
nolds, on East Main street.
w. s. Grips 6 Bro. lost horse at
Centerville yesterday. One of the
drivers had gone there with a team
and the horse was taken sick.
Marriage licenses were issued today
to Joseph A. Il. Mcconnell and Miss
Laura May Leach, and John w. Glass
and Miss NJ. Bernice Williams.
Mrs Thomas Ryder went to Batavia
last evening on Burlington No. 4, be-
ing called there by the death of her
grandmother, Mrs. Harriet Dean, one
of the early settlers of the county.
The deceased was over so years old.
Miss Rena Ritter, of Brazil, returned
home yesterday morning on the Mill
| waukee, after weeks visit with her
sister, Miss Clara Ritter, corner Jeffer-
son and Second streets.
Officer Schwartz, on whom an opera
ton was performed some time ago for
appendicitis, is getting along nicely.
The hospital authorities think that in
short time he will have entirely re-
covered.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. j. Cox, of Hoopston,
ILL.,, who have been in the city visiting
| Mrs. CoX's sister, Mrs. Emma Preston,
of Charlton, now at the Ottumwa hos
pital under the care of a physician, left
this morning for Weldon to yisio
| friends.
| Jaques & Jaques, attorneys for the
plaintiff in the case of Mary e. Crider
VS.. the estate OF Noble Warrum, receiv-
ed word today from indianapolis, Ind,
| that the motion to set aside the verdict
| formerly rendered in the case had
been oyerruled, and that Judgment had
| been rendered for $4,000.
Last evening William Potter, of No.
329 North Marion street, slipped and
fell on the pavement, fracturing the
bone of his right shoulder at the joint
and tearing the ligaments of the upper
portion of the arm, producing a very
painful injury. DR.. M. I'll. Sprague was
called and attended to Mr.. Potter's in
! juries. 1t will be several weeks be-
fore the injured member resumes its
normal condition.
Special Revenue Agent Sanford
kirkpatrick is in town today and when
questioned as to whether or not there
were any hagrant violations of the
revenue law, said there was not, but
there had been some oyersights in the
payment of the tax. He said that the
rule laid down by the department that
liquor must be shipped in a plainly
marked package had been knocked
out in an Indiana court, and that
revenue officials We're not paying any
i attention to that phase OF the law al
4 present.
From Thursdays Daily.
Any article purchased of Scott is up
to date. Repairing.
i A marriage license was issued today
to w. o. Garrett and Miss Nellie Eos
| ter.
Beniah Dimmitt, county superin
tendent of schools, was in Competint
today on business.
i Mrs. =. L. Goodwin, formerly of Keb
was in the city this afternoon enroutt
to Lucas, to make her future home.
i The death of Mrs. Eva e. Scavenger
i wife of j. w. Scavenger, occurred al
i the Ottumwa hospital last evening
I aged 3. wears. The remains were takeI
4 to Avery this afternoon, where inter
ment win be made.
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. And,
Hill died yesterday afternoon at thei
home on Evergreen street. The funer
al was held at 10 o'clock this mornin.
II from the residence. Interment wa
u made in the Ottumwa cemetery.
i The death of Eva May Wiley occur
red this morning at 5 o'clock at The
home of her mother, Mrs. Elizabeth
4 Wiley, of 100 North Ward stree1. Tn
deceased was 20 years old and has liyet
in this city for a number of years =
The death of John Wilmouth occur
red this morning at 1880 o'clock a
the poor farm, north of the city. Th'
deceased was about 2S years of age ant
has brother in the East End of Thu
city. The funeral will be held tomor
!, row afternoon and interment will b.
made in the Dahlonega cemetery.
A. Jay Stump, OF the Courier, leave
in the morning for Hot Springs, Ark
for his health. Mr.. Stump has beer
sufferer all winter with severe at
!. tack of sciatic rheumatism, and jus
returned few weeks ago from
lengthy stay in the south. His man,
friends and the Courier hope to hay
!, him back again in a few weeks.
Mrs. Solomon Neff died at her hom
six miles north of The city yesterda.
afternoon at 4 o'clock, aged 70 years
The deceased was a lady OF Chrissia
qualities and was respected by all VIII
knew her. The funeral will be hel
from her late residence Friday after
noon, at 2 o'clock. Interment will b
made in the Mccormick cemetery.
At 6 o'clock last evening the fire de
! partment was called to the residenc
| lof j. w. Robins, No. 40 North Davi
I street, where a lamp had exploded
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