Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-03-22

From Wednesdays Daily.
Mrs. r. Wells, of Hedrick, was in the
city yesterday visiting friends.
Rev. John Stoddard, of Ogden, Ia.
is visiting at the home of William Nc
Nett on Fifth street.
| Mrs. Lewis Wagner went to Sey-
1nour this morning TO visit her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Myers.
Marriage licenses were issued today
| to Phil Scott and Miss Birdie Crosson,
and c. w. Criswell and Miss Annie Ma
loney.
Miss Lettie Davis, of Eldon, who has
been making an extended sojourn with
friends north of Ottumwa, returned
home this morning.
Mrs. r. A. Shepefdson, of Holdridge,
Neb., arrived on Burlington No. this
morning for visit with her son, o. A.
Stephenson, 224 East Second street.
j. G. Thompson, of Keosauqua, was
among the many stock shippers who
were in Ottumwa this morning with
consignments of hogs to John Morrell
& Co.
John Wishart, engineer at the pack
ing house, accidentally caught the fin
ger of his left hand in some of the
machinery of that institution last ev-
ening badly crushing it. DR.. Harry
Watson was called and found it. i'm
jured to the extent that amputation
was necessary. The finger was taken
of at the second joint.
The census enumerators soon will be
at work in Ottumwa as everywhere
else in the United States. But they
will be easily distinguished, for they
will be required to wear badges. The
contract for the 10000 badges which
will be required has already been given
out and they will be completed by the
time they are needed, June 1. These
badges will be made of German silver
an inch and a quarter long by one and
five-eighths of an inch wide. The
shape is that of a shield, surmounted
by an eagle and across the face of the
shield will be the words: ''United
States Census, 1900.'
eve met the enemy and got their
Shoes" is the remark made by MEM
bers of the Ottumwa Y. NJ. C. A. bas-
ket ball team today after their Veto
rious go with the Pella team. Each
member of the home team came home
wearing miniature wooden shoe on
the lapel of their coats hence the re-
mark. The score was Is to 6, yet not
withstanding the smallness of the les
ser score they do say that the Pella
boys can play some. At the end of the
first half the score showed 4 to the
credih of each but from that time on
the scores We're made by our fellows
with the exception of two which the
Pella boys added totheir credit.
From Thursdays Daily.
Mrs. S. j. Reeve, of Agency, was in
the city yesterday on business.
John Foster and r. limbaugh, of
Hedrick, s transacted business in the
city yesterday.
Mrs. Robert Mccormick, of Highland
Center, was in the city yesterday visit
ing with relatives and friends.
Mrs. Harry Cross, of Eldon, return
ed to her home on the Rock Island this
morning after having transacted bust
ness in the city. a
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Miss Vesta Smith, of Amador, will
teach the spring term of school in dis
trict No. 3, Green township. The
term opens April 16. ,.
Miss Matte Willard, of Avery, re-
turned home this afternoon after a
visit ab the home of Mr.. and Mrs. p.
G. Drummond, ia North Holt street.
Roy 4. Scott, of Hedrick, was in the
city last night, the guest of his broth
err, E. i. Scott. He was enroute home
from Abba, where he attended an I'M
dertaker's convention.
Mrs. Lou De Ford, of Eldon, return
ed to her home on the Rock island
this morning, after having visited with
her husband, r. e. De Ford, who is
at present confined at the hospital.
where he has been for the purpose OF
having an operation performed on his
eye, that organ having recently been
accidentally injured.
Wapello county has 11,077 pupils in
her public schools and has at interest
$56,373.13 of the school fund. The
amount received from this source for
the school year ending March was
$1,So6.65. County Auditor Morgan
Griswold has not yet made the appor-
tionment for the ensuing six months
but will perform that duty the second
Monday in April.
A coroner's jury composed Of L. B.
Scott, L. w. Davis and Joseph House
was empaneled by Coroner Powell this
morning at the undertaking rooms of
j. w. McIntire & Co., for the purpose
Of inquiring into the manner of death
OF John Helm. the coal miner killed in
the Star coal mine yesterday after
noon. After listening to the evidence
the jury came to the conclusion that
death was caused by an unavoidable
accident. No blame was attached TO
the operators of the mine.
The new styles in men and boys
hats are placed on sale this week at
The Hub. also a nobby line Of neck
wear.