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

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Pneumonia claimed the largest num-
Der of victims, there being ten as a
result of that ailment, while consump-
ton claimed three. old age two, pleul
risy two, heart disease two, apopleXy,
cancer of face, chlorosis, congestion
of lungs, meningitis tuburcular myeli-
4 tbs, each one.
Five people died between the ages of
80 and 60 years; four between 20 to so
years; three between 60 and 20 years;
two between 40 and so years; two be-
tween 80 and 40 years; two between
10 and 20 years; two between 1 and 2
years; two between and 6 months,
and two under months of age, while
but one person died between 6 and IL
months of age; one between 2 and S
years; one between 20 and 80 years,
and one between so and 80 years of
\ age. The death rate per 1000 is but. .16,
while in February it was Is. Thirty
one deaths occurred in that month,
twenty Of them as result of apopleXy,
heart disease, old age and pneumonia.
Names of Deceased Persons.
Following are the names, ages and
residences, and ailments of persons
who'd died III the city of Ottumwa dur
ing the past month:
1. Elva Agnes Jones, 500 Jay street,
aged months, pneumonia.
2. Andrew Eslinger, Ottumwa,
aged 70, heart trouble; Sarah Jane
House, LA West Second street, aged SO,
4 cancer.
8. Ella Perry Epperly, 1924 Wapel-
10 street, aged 2 years, pneumonia; Ma
0,,1- II I, ID.
aged Is days, congestion of lungs;
avenue, aged SO years, pleurisy; Lloyd
year, broncho-pneumonia.
S. Mrs. J. w. Hughes, Keokuk, aged
So years, surgical shock; Geo. O'Mal-
ley, 43s Center avenue, aged ii years,
tuberculosis.
6. /. P. Teter, New Sharon, aged 50
years, heart disease.
Z. James III. Shepherd, 1926 West
street, aged z months, whooping
cough. fs'
8. Lewis E. Bragg, COL East Second
street, aged 33 years, pneumonia.
10. Marinda Judson, 10Y North Plum
street, aged 40 years, pneumonia.
IL. Sophronice Z. Goodwin, 80
\ Webster street, aged 50 years, pneu-
monia; Ernest C. Young, 1910 Bertha
street, aged z months, pneumonia;
Emma Wiershire, corner Court and
Ottumwa street, aged As years, chloro-
sis.
Is. Tina Hammersley, Summit
! street, infant.
Elliott G. Bradley, $50 South Da-
Wis street, aged so years, apopleAy
and fracture of leg
49, Elizabeth Dimmitt, Burlington,
aged 4 years, catarrh of bowels.
II. Mary C. Kibler, 537 North JEFF
ferson street, aged 81 years, tubercu-
losis.
10. Elizabeth J.Alexander, 11s Shelf
field street, aged Sc years; Sarah NJ.
Rogers, 112 North Ward street, aged
rs years, pleurisy.
ri. Orphannia Parker, 1913 South
Ransom street, aged ~ years, peritoni-
tbs.
John Helm, Center township, aged 81
! years, falling slate.
20. Phillip G. Kiester, AIS West
Fourth street, aged IA years, old age;
frank Holman, 1915 East Fourth
street, infant
rs. Mrs. Ada Rush Langford, Cath
crime street, 80 years, consumption.
~. Adolph Aszmus, Ala Burrhus
street, aged 33 years, tubular meningi-
It's.
Infant of Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Patsy,
SOL South Moore street, aged 10 days,
cardiac diphtheria.
30. Creed Mason, 407 Miner street,
! aged 26 years, colored, consumption.
Births.
In February thirty-two births took
place, while in March forty-two addi-
tions were made to the population.
Twenty-three of the arrivals in Febru-
airy were females, but for March the
reverse is true.
Marriages.
Twenty-Five marriages took place in
March as against twenty five for the