Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-01-04
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.
From Wednesdays Daily.

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3 Jewelry at Scott's, s2s E. Main.
u. Z. Nye, of Agency, was in the city
yesterday on business.
D. P. Garfield, of Bidwell, was in the
citv today on, business
Samuel Kirkpatrick was in Hedrick
last evening, visiting his mother.
Mrs. ]. L. McGlothlen. OF Eddyville,
returned home today after visit with
her parents, north OF the city.
Mrs. j. w. Millisack returned last
night from visit win AR. and Mrs.
4. o. Millisack, of Drakesville.
Miss Annie Deveny returned home
last evening from Blakesburg, after a
visit with her cousin, Miss Nellie Pick
erell.
W., L. Byers and Miss Eta Mohler,
of Kirkville, were married Sunday
morninr at TO-: 80 o'clock, by Justice
o. L. Campbell.
Mrs. Frank Ketcham went to New
London last evening, to attend the fun
eral of Mr.. Ketcham's mother, whose
death occurred at Maquoketa, Mon
day.
At the Office of the officiating JUS
tice, j. A. Ballard, Monday afternoon,
occurred the marriage Of Mr.. Luther
Lathrop and Miss Nina Brown, Of
Kirkville.
g. A. Noftzger, Of Manchester, Ind,
secretary of the Manchester Manufac-
turing company, is making brief Wis
\ itat the home of f. e. Baldwin, north
OF the city.
Frank LaForce has gone to Chicago,
xxyho 1,n n &c Oh, a.
Rush Medical college, after spending
the holidays with his parents, DR.. and
Mrs. d. A. LaForce, on West Fourth
street.
Cad Kitterman, who has been spend
ing the holidays with his parnts, Mr..
and Mrs. w. II. Kitterman, north of
I the city, departed on Burlington No. 6
this afternoon for Chicago, to resume
his studies at the college OF Physicians
and Surgeons.
sReferee John w. Lewis has appoint
4 ed Arthur Gephart custodian of the
business of the Gephart pharmacy
pending the first meeting of creditors
\ when trustee will be appointed. The
business will be conducted by Mr..
Il Gephart until that time as in the past.
Mrs. E. R. Oliver, of Des Moines, re-
turned home yesterday after visit
with her sister. Mrs. Kinsey Jordan, on
\ e. Main street, and mother, Mrs. E. A.
Wood, of East Second street. Mrs. Oil
yer attended the family reunion yes
terday at the home of her mother, who
was lightweight years of age.
Francis Merrill Lyon, of this city,
and Miss Elizabeth N. Warner, Of Abba,
were married yesterday by Rev. ID. G.
Smith, at the Willard street Methodist
parsonage. Mr.. Lyon is a young man
we'll and favorablv known in this city
and the bride is one of Albia's best
girls.
Sunday afternoon about o'clock fire
damaged the residence at the corner Of
Wapello and Ottumwa streets, occu-
pad by David Gillaspie, to the amount
\ OF about 500. The building was own
ed by the City Savings bank and the
loss is fully covered by insurance. The
fire department. was called and soon
had the fire under control.
Hasn't the increase in your business
during 1899 made you ambitious to do
even better this year? One Of the
about is to begin advertising now in
SAASS A|oAAy anu tsSSAly N1aAASA. you
advertised little last year, increase
your space the same as you would
your stock, to keep pace with the in
crease in your business.
At an adjourned meeting of the city
9ouncil last evening, the question OF
providing for better fire protection fol
I the Dain factory was practically dis
posed Of The question was referred
to the council as a committee of the
Z, whole at a recent meeting, and last
evening resolution was adopted
which it is thought will afford the
desired protection. The council con.
vened, transacted its business and ad
journed, all within thirty minutes
somewhat Of record as compared
with the usual lengthy sessions an6
deliberations of the aldermanic board
The liquor ordinance did not come up
except in the caucus, which was hele
Z after the council adjourned, but any
final action on this measure was post
poned until the adjourned meeting
We Have the GOndS