Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-17

health.
Cyrus Turner and family left We'd
nesday evening for Ottumwa enroute
for NIonrovia, Cal, where they intend
locating with u view to the improve
ment in health of Mrs. Turner who
has been quite ill for some time with
consumption. Mr.. and Mrs. Turner
will spend short time in Ottumwa
where they will visit at the home of
their cousin, DR.. Daniel LaForce.
HEDRICK.
Hedrick, April 12.-AIrs. NJ. f. sny-
der visited with friends at Winfield
yesterday.
Mrs. Belle May returned yesterday
from Lone Tree, Mo-, and Topeka, Kan,
where she has been visiting for some
time.
Mrs. Henry Chandler returned TO
her home at Pacllwood Tuesday even
ing, after an over Sunday visit with
Hedrick relatives.
Elder Robert Speirs will go to Bir-
mingham tomorrow, where he will
preach Sunday.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Bap-
fist church will give an Easter social
tthNt SuPl'S1 III tuS Duill-
ing, corner Main and Third streets,
Saturday evening.
Rev. A. L. Shortess is in Ottumwa
today, attending meeting of the Bap-
list Young Peoples union. He is on
the program for paper on ''To What
Extent Do the National Gatherings
Benefit the Young People?"
Misses Stella Wilson and Anna Shor-
tess are the delegates from this. city
to the convention of the Baptist
Young Peoples Union to be held at
What Cheer this week.
1t is reported that another man is
going to throw away some of his hard
earned cash by attempting to run a
newspaper at Martinsburg.
VIM. Crume fled an application
Thursday asking that George Sylvester
be placed under bonds to keep the
peace. The case came up before JUS
tice Merrifeld yesterday and the prose
cution failing to appear, the case was
settled by the defendant paying the
costs.
Benton township is entitled to six
teen delegates to the delegate conven-
ton of the republicans of Keokuk
county, to be held at Sigourney, Tues
day, May /.
DR.. Fred Z. Lawson returned home
Thursday night from Keolluk. Dr..
Lawson has finished the four years
course, and graduates this week from
the medical school at that place.
d. r. Gambe!l, of this city, has Sc
cured patent unon a blind for a
bride.
The city council held a meeting last
evening at c. j. Hagan's office. The
lighting question was the principal
subject of discussion during the even
ing. The council has fully decided TO
issue the bonds and put in plant, al
tho it has not been decided whether to
| build gas or an electric plant. The
councilmen expect to go to New Sha-
ron soon, to look over the electric light
ing plant in use there. The bond re-
CURED of the city clerk was raised
from $500 to $1,000, on account of the
increased responsibilities of the office,
Hedrick, April 16.-J. Il. Brooks was
looking after business matters in Des
Moines Saturday.
Hon. John Mahin, of the Muscatine
Journal. was in Hedrick Saturday on
business connected with his duties as
postGtfice inspector. 's'5
Number /, volume i, of the Martins
burg Independent, was issued Satur-
day. The sub-head states that j. Z.
Howell is the editor. 1t is understood
that c. c. Beale, the publisher Of the
Fremont Gazette, is the owner and
publisher Of the independent and that
it will be printed at his Office in FIRE.
mont. 1t is a four-page paper and
seems to be well patronized by the adj
vertisers.
SAINT Kirkpatrick, the revenue in
spector, spent Sunday with his moth
er Mrs. Hannah Kirkpatrick, in this
city.
The second quarterly meeting OF the
Hedrick charge of the Methodist
church will be held next Friday, Sat-
urday and Sunday. Presiding Elder
Lambert will be present Friday. Rev.
Hightshoe, of Sigourney, will preach
Saturday evening and Sunday morning
and evening.
NHORAVaA.