Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-02-22
slGOURNEY.

SIGOURNEY.
Sigourney, Feb. 19.-The argument
was waived on the Keasliag case Sat
urday and the jury dismissed until to-
day, when they will be instructed at
o'clock. The assignment of cases for
this week is as follows: Monday, Hen
ry Goebel administrator VS.. Harrison
Allender ct al; Wednesday,, William
Strong VS.. American Ballast company
ct al; Thursday, last will and tesla
ment of John w. Trotter, deceased. j.
w. Jacobs, whose trial was completed
Saturday, was sentenced to sixty DAYS
in the county Jail.
Wilson Ogden, OF Thornburg, was in
Sigourney yesterday.
John Bower was down from What
Cheer Saturday.
Theodorick Meade and wife are visit
ing the S. B. Hoge family.
Alice Williams has accepted posi-
ton in the J. F. Seymour book store.
the Cores Dry Goods company.
Superintendent w. H. Gemmill is in
Des Moines on business.
Miss Addie Utterback and sister Rose
spent Sunday in Oskaloosa.
oHdWudu, WHO has UeSu
working in Des Moines, came home Sat-
urday for short visit.
d. w. Pulse was a business caller in
Muscatine Saturday.
c. c.. Latter was in Keota Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grant Ramsey visited
relatives and friends in Delta over Sun
day.
Sigourney, Feb. 2O-In the case of
T,,l;o IN 4 .
vorce was granted yesterday. The jury
in the Keasling case returned verdict
of guilty as charged in the Indictment,
and the time for passing judgment
was fixed for next Monday, at 1:30. In
the case of Henry Goebel (administra-
tory VS.. Harry Allender ct al, the jury
was empaneled and trial began. 1t will
be remembered that this is the case
in which the little girl was killed OH
the merry-go-round at North Eng
lish.
I. E. Johns was here yesterday on
his way home to Des Moines from
Washington.
John Young and Miss Margaret
Deimerly We're united in marriage at
St. Mary's Catholic church this morn
ing at o'clock. Rev. Father Hauser
officiated. They are both popular
young people of sigourney, and have
the best wishes of many friends.
John Warnock, of Keswick, passed
thru yesterday on his way to Washing
ton.
Frank Yerger was in Oskaloosa yes
terday on business.
C. Z. Jacobs went to Keota
yesterday evening on business
trip.
A. D. Long went to Oskaloosa on bis
mess yesterday.
Will Richardson went to Oskaloosa
last night on business.
DIR. Rohrer left last night for Chica-
go, to take four weeks additional
course in dentistry.
Miss Maggie Cook, of Talleyrand, is
visiting her cousins, the Deimerly sis
tiers.
Sigourney, Feb. 21.-The Goebel case
is still in process of trial. There are
large number of witnesses subpoenaed
on each side.
The following marriage licenses were
issued last week: Charles L. Mensca,
Cora A .Ulm; Henry A. Alverson,
Olive Black; William d. Meeker, En-
ma A. Carlisle; John Deimerly, Marie
Newhart; Chester A. Woods, Artie j..
Gam.
Fred schipfer and Miss Daisy Stevens
attended the ball at Washington last
night.
d. j. McMurray, living two miles
west Of Sigourney, died yesterday
morning. The funeral will occur to-
day, conducted by Rev. Pike.
Pat Stanton went to Chicago yester-
day with car load OF cattle.
Arthur Briggs, of Nassau, was in
town yesterday.
John Swisher was in Washington OIL
business Tuesday.
Dave Coffman, of South English, was
in Sigourney yesterday.
Carl Walton was in Sigourney on
business yesterday.
Mrs. r. e. Timmons and children,
and her father-in-law, left yesterday
for Wichita, Kan, to visit relatives
there and in Oklahoma.
John Deimerly, of near Keota, and
Miss Mary Newhart, of Talleyrand,
We're married at the Merchants MOTEL
yesterday by |. NJ. Adams.
al Brolliar went to New Sharon on
business last night.
John Reinert was in Harper on bust
ness yesterday. ,a
FAIRFIELD.
Fairfield, Feb. 21.--Fry Copeland has
returned from trip to Nebraska,
where he had accompanied his wife,
who is reported to be suffering from