Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-09-18
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.
from Fridays Daily.

Lester Jay, OF BlaKeSnurg, is IN the
city today. Mr.. Jay expects to leave
soon for Des Moines, where he will
enter Drake university,
G. g. Howell and family, who resid-
ed in the city for several months,pass-
ed thru the city yesterday enroute to
Memphis, Tenn, where they will make
their future home.
w. p. Epps and DR., D. A. La Force
went to Agency last evening, where
they expounded the principles of re-
publicanism to the people of that
place. The meeting was called on
short notice, but there was good
crowd present whose enthusiasm was
unbounded.
1t is learned that Judge Mitchell, of
Ottumwa representing the new White
breast Fuel Co., was down at Selection
last Wednesday evening and paid for
the coal under the land owned by VIM.
Spencer and Mollie Spencer, and will
remain in that section of the country
and buy the right-of-way for a railroad
track from Hilton to Foster. One hun
bred thousand dollars will be paid out
by that company in the next four
ments.-Albia Union.
The, city of Ottumwa should raise
anywhere from $500 to $1,000 for the
Keller of the stricken people of the city
of Galveston, Texas, was the consen-
sus of opinion of those who attended
the meeting held at the city hall last
evening pursuant to the call of Mayor
Phillips held for the purpose of dis
cussing ways and means looking to
the amelioration of the condition Of
the storm sufferers. A soliciting and
executive committee was appointed,
who at once began to circulate among
the people and guage their humanity
by asking them to open their pocket
books. This latter statement does not
hold good in all cases, but if a person
gives to a cause like this. in proper
ton as his means permit, then he
8 sets a standard for himself that accu-
rately measures his sympathies.
From Saturdays Daily.
Hon. John w. Lewis will deliver the
principal address at Creston October
25, where democrats are preparing for
rally.
Visitors to the street fair are invit-
ed to call at Mrs. John Macdonell's
millinery store, 116 East Main, and see
the latest things in new fall street hats
and novelties Just from New York.
Customers from outside the city are
invited to make it their headquarters.
Mrs. S. l.. Fisher. of No. 800 South
Ransom street, has entered a quilt in
the needlework contest Of the street
carnival, which has over 100000
stitches in it. 1t was made by a
woman sixty years of age, and took
prize at the Worlds Fair. She has
also entered mat, handkerchief and
tidy In the same contest.
From Mondays Daily.
Mrs. Wilson Hughes, of $40 East
Z Main street, is very low with typhoid
fever.
When in the city for the street fair
do not fail to call at the Emporium
millinery store and see the new styles
in fall street and walking hats, and
the advance pattern hats. Special
prices will be made to visitors during
this week.
Mrs. Martha Harris who has been
taking treatments at Hedrick for a
dropsical affection, has returned to
her home in this city entirely cured
of her ailment. Mrs. Harris friends
will rejoice with her in her recovery
Glen Walker and Frank Thornton
both of whom reside near Hayesyille
came in this morning to attend the
street fair and were found by the
police this morning dividing lot OF
jewelry between them. They were
placed under arrest and taken to the
police station, but they proved to tn,
satisfaction of the officers that they
had bought it of street fakir and
were turned loose.