Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-25
SOUTH oTTUMWA NEWS.

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SOUTH oTTUMWA NEWS.
| From Fridays Daily.
| Mrs. Bell, of Blakesburg, returned
home yesterday, after pleasant visit
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. r. T. Sha-
han.
| Mrs. Myrtle Dunning entertained a
number of friends at her home three
miles west of town Wednesday even
| ing in honor of her sister-in-law, Miss
| Clara Dunning The evening was
spent in games and jolly good time
was had by those present.
Ernest Salter and little friend
named Frost, both South Ottumwa
lads, climbed into farmers wagon
yesterday evening, for the purpose
of taking ride The farmer, Samuel
! Higdon, who resides at point five
miles from the city, had occasion to
make some purchases at the Diller &
1 Deeds grocery and while inside he
left the little fellows to hold the lines.
The horses took fright at something
and ran away, and the boys were
powerless to bring them to stop
Frost jumped from the rapidly moving
wagon but Salter reclined, face down
ward, on the bottom of the wagon bed.
The runaway outfit moved south
on Moore street, thru alleys
and onto Sheridan avenue, where the
kingbolt was lifted to such an extent
that the rear portion of the wagon
! parted from the front running gears.
The disconnection caused the rear end
of the wagon box to fall to the ground,
and little Salter slipped down the in
cline to the road, where he was found
later. sitting up squarely in the road
practically unhurt.
The horses continued running until
they collided with telephone pole on
Finley avenue. The pole of the wagon
was thrust distance of two inches
into the telephone pole, and the result
was that the horses stripped them
selves of their harness..
The animals were captured later.
Wagon and harness We're demolished,
and the strangest feature of the en-
tire affair is that neither of the boys
received scratch.
From Saturdays Daily.1
! Miss Vic Lewis, is quite i'll at hel
home, 210 South Ward street.
Simon Collingwood. 216 North Moore
street, is suffering from an attack Of
sciatic rheumatism,
Fern, the eight year, 5 months and
IL days old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
P. H. Shore, died at 6 o'clock this
morning at the family home, on North
Davis street.
Misses Lena Santee and Ora Schrad
er, who are attending college in Mt
Pleasant, departed this morning fol
their homes at Thornburg after {
short visit at the home of Mrs. George
Thomas, 10S South Ransom street.
From Mondays Daily.
Miss Ruth Smith, who is teaching
school in Batavia, arrived Saturday
to spend the holidays at her home
!. 200 North Ransom street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Swinney and
grandson, Stewart, of Pine street, de
parted Saturday morning for Floris
for visit with relatives and friends
Mrs. Josie Conwell and little daugh
ter, of Lovillia, returned home this
!, morning after a few days visit at thu
homes of Mesdames Sarah Logan ant
John Bohe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Robertson, ant
Neil Robertson, OF Cheyenne, Wyom
. ing, have arrived for a visit at the
home of Mrs. Eliza Robertson 604 Fin
ley avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Milligan, Misses
Addie and Alameda Milligan, of Mt
Ayr, departed today for Batavia tt
visit with their sister, Miss Amanda
after a few days visit at the home o
Mr.. and Mrs Henry Honn, los Nortl
Ward street
Mrs. r. M. kirkpatrick stepped thr,
! an open cellar door Saturday, at he
, home, with the result that the bone
of one of her ankles was broken il
: two places. She had been in the base
: ment for the purpose of procurin,
!, some vegetables, and on her return tx
the kitchen she forgot to close the Gel
: lar door. Presently she walked init
I the opening, with the result that thu
!. ankle was broken as stated. A ply
! stefan was called, and the fracture
] were reduced. The pain was intense
$ but the sufferer was made as comfort
. able as possible under the circum
stances, and today she is getting o.
d nicely. 1t is feared that on accoun
! of Mrs. Kirkpatrick's age, 70 years
that the injury may be permanent.