Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-05-17

Spry, ST., did not appear to be much
injured at the time of the accident,
but since then has been confined to his
bed. 1t is not thought that his condi-
ton is such as to create alarm.
From Thursdays Daily.
A stitch in time (by Fred Scott)
saves nine.
L. B. Creamer, Of Hedrick, was in
the city yesterday.
For harness GO to Boston & Ford's.
Best line in the city.
A daughter was born today to Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. Maloney.
Mrs. Emma Howk and Mrs. w. L.
Thompson have returned from a Wis
| it at Ormanville.
Miss Laura Spangler, of Ormanville,
I is visiting at the home of w. L.
Thompson, s02 Wabash avenue.
Mrs. NJ. S. Willis, of Eddyville, and
Mrs. G. E. Stephenson, of Oskaloosa,
were in the city today enroute TO Mt.
Pleasant to visit relatives.
The old Arthur Gephart drug stock,
which was purchased by the G. W..
Robertson Drug company, is being
packed up preparatory to being ship
ped to Princeton. Mo.
The new cement floor in the lower
corridor of the county Jail, which was
recently ordered put in by the board
of supervisors, has encompleted. The
old stone tagging which had served as
a floor ever since the Jail was built,
was lowered several inches and used
as base on which to lay the new
floor.
Messrs. Phillips & Hunt, the Ottum-
wa Box Car Loader people. are nego-
tiating for site on which to place
city. They have as yet made no deal,
of time to have the matter in shape
in order that they may begin the erec-
ton of a factory.
A special train of % cars of thresh-
ing machines from the Avery Manufac-
turing Company, of Peoria, ILL.,, passed
thru the city this morning over the
Burlington, enroute to Omaha, Neb.,
where they will be distributed to west
ern agents. A musical whistle on one
of the engines which was in operation
attracted much attention.
Frank Hinkle,, of Eldon, who is en-
ployed on the Burlington, sustained
fracture of the bones of the right leg
above the knee, this morning. Mr..
Hinlile is engaged on the track work
east of Batavia and was caught in
some manner by a hosting machine.
He was brought to Ottumwa this af-
ternoon and taken to the home of his
father, /. V. Hinkle, corner College
and Second streets, whene he is under
the care of DR.. L. S. Houck, the COM
pany physician.
The death of Mrs. j. NJ. Hull, mother
of Mrs. o. j. Garriott, of this city,
occurred at her home in Chillicothe
at ten o'clock last evening, at the age
of 70 years, after lingering illness.
Mrs Hull has been a resident of Chill
licothe ever since the early sixties.
Her husband preceded her in death
| about two years ago. Five children
are left to mourn the demise of their
mother, viz Mrs. o. j. Garriott. of
this city; Mrs. B. A. Waddell, of Chill
licothe; Mrs. Flora Park, Mrs. Josie
Butin, Fredonia, Kansas; and Mrs. L.
A. Blackman, Garden Grove.
yolney Wininger, carpenter re-
siding at SIS South Ward street, sus-
tanned Il very serious injury yesterday
afternoon by falling from scaffold at
William Gees residence on North Davis
street. Mr.. Wininger fell astride 2Ns
timber, rupturing the perinaeum. He
was removed to his home, where DR..
NJ. H.. Sprague was summoned. This
morning the patient was removed to
the Ottumwa hospital, where he I'M
derwent an operation, the attending
physician being assisted by Drs. A. o.
Williams, ID. A. LaForce, II. j. Watson.
Mr.. Wininger is in a serious condition
at present, at which time the outcome
of his energies cannot be foretold.