Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-27

Ii a. M, for delivery Of mail the same
as on Sunday.
1t is reported that Miss Mary Hell
mig, formerly of Ottumwa, is lying low
in Des Moines hospital, to which
she went some time ago for an opera
ton, and that her recovery is consid-
cred to be matter of doubt. The
young woman has relatives in this
city.
Alva Booker, Albia's negro rapist, is
still confined in the Wapello county
Jail, where he may be kept until the
time of his hearing, which, according
to the action of the Abba court, in
granting change of venue, will be
held here.
Mrs. Emma Klingelhoffer and two
daughters, of Indianapolis, Indiana,
who have been visiting Mrs. Klingel-
hoffer's brother, T. G. Garfield. of
South Ottumwa, went to Keosauqua
today for short visit with relatives.
They will return to Ottumwa before
going back to Indiana.
The assignment of F. w. Fails and
Fais & Co. to William Cowley and
oduuSl olOWNtl, dil VI WcS
filed in the Office of the county record
er today. The assets of Inc company
is shown to be $10,500, while no SEIZED.
ule has been filed to show the liabili-
ties.
f. w. Fails conducted a grocery,
bakery and ice business at Eddyville
and also an ice business at Oskaloosa.
Over one-third of the hog receipts
at the stock yards yesterday were
from Iowa. This was freely and hap
PLY commented upon about the ex-
change building yesterday afternoon.
Officials of the yards consider that
good train service and equitable rates
from western Iowa is responsible for
large increase in Iowa shippers to this
market. There were also nine car
loads of cattle and Eve loads of sheep
from Missouri yesterday
World Herald.
1t took some time to dispose of the
business in the police court this morn
ing. William Jeffry proved to be the
mark on whom blind justice laid her
hand most heavily. He was fined 5000.
Jeffrey was arrested last night at the
Milwaukee depot, having in his posses.
sion a satchel that was stolen from
Burlington No. 4 last evening and also
an overcoat belonging to Clint Adler,
who had hung it on a peg at the bowl
ing alley only few minutes before it
was removed. Jeffrey pleaded guilty
to the theft in both these cases.
From Mondays Daily.
Mrs. M. j. Coleman returned to her
home in Melrose this afternoon, after
a visit with Mrs. Chas. Miller, on Cen
trail street.
George Riley. who has been in the
newspaper business in this city for a
number of years, having been connect
ed with the now defunct Ottumwa
Press during the greater portion OF the
time, has gone to Deadwood, s. D.,
where he will publish mining paper.
The death of Agnes Muller occur
red yesterday morning at o'clock at
the home of her parents, near Keb.
The deceased was aged four months.
The funeral services were conducted
at the residence of tn family at 10
4 o'clock this afternoon, and the re-
mains We're inferred in the Warner
cemetery, near Keb.
4 Messrs. Abbott and Owens, both
railroad men, who were shot by an
unknown party few days ago at
this place, are getting along nicely.
1t is thought one of the men now in
Jail for drunkenness is the guilty
man, he having been partially identi-
fed by one of the men who were the
victims. -Creston American.
i A report from the home of Desk Ser.
4 geant j. L. Kent of the police depart
Iment, is to the effect that the officer is
improving, and that he may be on du
lty within two or three weeks. It will
be remembered that Officer Kent was
accidentally shot, by himself,one night
last week, when about to execute a
death sentence on an obstreperous
dog.
J. M. Brady, of Hedrick, who is now
in Washington, D. c., in the employ
of the census department had an ad
venture last Saturday morning tina
terminated in the fatal injury Of on
burglar and the capture of two others
both wanted by the police. They wore
discovered by Mr.. Brady in the act O
} robbing the inmates of the house il
which he was stopping, and the deat
one in an effort to silence Brady fel