Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-02-22

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LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.
From Mondays Daily.
The death of Isaac Webb occurred
this morning at 10 o'clock, at his resi-
dence on Elm street, after an illness
. OF about three months. His death was
caused by cancer of the face. Mr.. Webb
I was born in Ellington, England, July
! 20, 1924, and was married in st. Luke's
church, London, England, August "a,
1854, to Miss Emily Pullan, who, with
s one son, Alfred, survives him. Mr., Webb
came to this country February 5, 1854,
) locating first in New York, then in
Ohio, and has lived in Ottumwa for
the past sixteen years. Mr.. Webb has
i been engaged in the fruit raising bus
mess in this city Tor a number of
years, and was highly respected and
upright citizen.
The death of William Dwyre, an old
and respected employe of the Burling-
ton, occurred at the Ottumwa hospital
yesterday morning after short ILL
ness. The immediate cause of death was
pneumonia, with which Mr.. pwyre was
stricken about one week ago.. The &C.
ceased was born in Ireland and had
been a resident OF Wapello county for
thirty years and was well known in
this city. Four sisters and two broSh-
ers survive Mr.. Dwyre, but one Of
whom is resident of Ottumwa: Mrs..
a
Colo, Mrs. Mary Greeley of Kansas
Miss Julia Dwyre of this city, Patrick
Dwyre OF Des Moines and William
Dwyre of Oskaloosa. 4.
From Tuesdays Daily.
A marriage license was issued today
ITO Louie Schaub and Miss Catherine L.
Coakley.
Mrs. w. L. Irving, of Agency, re-
turned home last evening after short
visit with friends in the city.
R. A. Stephenson, of Holdridge,
Neb., is visiting lbs daughter, Mrs.
John O'Donnell, and son, Ola Skep-
herdson.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. w. Hall,
Of Ord, Neb., February IA, son. Mrs.
Hall was Miss Helen Norris, formerly
Of this city. d
The board of supervisors will be in
session February 20. On February ~
they will canvass the mulct petition
recently filed by the liquor dealers.
Miss Nellie Turpin, of South Ottum-
wa, desiressit to be known that she is
confined to her home from an attack
of chickenpox, and not smallpox, as
has been stated.
Lafayette Mckinney, who was re-
Gently divorced from his wife in the
Wapello county district court, was
married to a young Keokuk woman
within three days after the dercee was
u signed according to the Keokuk Gate
City.
SiNty-five thousand dollars is the sum
the city council offers the City Water
Supply company for their plant at the
4 expiration of their charter, and City
Solicitor w. FL. c. Jacques says that by
theplan underwhich theyare now work.
ing there is no reason why the corn-
Gil should not get the plant il salts
factory arrangements can be made.
This proposition was embodied in re-
port made by committee appointed
to submit a proposition to the warer
company.
The little 4-year-old daughter OF
Clay Hinkle, residing south of Selma,
Has severely burned about the face and
back Sunday morning while playing in
an upstairs room at home. There was
fire in the stove in the room, and
the child sat down on the hearth. Her
clothing then became ignited, but the
flames were eNtinguished by Mrs. Hin
kle before any fatal results ensued.
The fire also damaged the contents of
the room to the extent of about $40
or $1s.
Brigadier General J. c. Manchester,
Col. o. j. Garriott, assistant adjutant-
general of the Iowa brigade, Col. SEN
eca Cornell, judge advocate, and Major
Wv Epps, major of the Second bat
tallion, of The Uniform Rank knights
Of Pythias, returned this morning
from Eldon, where they installed the
officers of Eldon company No. 10, and
where Major Epps, the inspecting Off
Ger detailed for that purpose, inspect
ed the company. The X. 7. dignitaries,
together with the members of the El-
don company, sat down to banquet
in the hall after the work, and en-
joyed themselves as only members OF
that order know how. The officers in
stalled at the meeting last evening are
George W. Friend, captain; Matt. S.
Kelly, first lieutenant, and l. ii. Tom
inson, second lieutenant.
From TUESDAYS Daily.
Lieutenant Walter s, Lane, of the
signal corps Of the Fiftieth regimen,
HERE you can find the Shoes
~ that will please, even if the
s,n11rco is c,u n 1 ~