Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-02-13
THE OTTUMwA COURIER: TUESDAY. FEBRUARY IS, 1900

ing college. He will visit at home two.
or three days.
John Warnock, of Keswick, who has,
been visiting in Washington for few
days, returned home yesterday even
ing.
Sigourney, Feb. 12.-Revival meet
ings are still in progress at the NJ. L.
church and the Christian church. They
will continue this week.
Mrs. c. B. Dobie returned Saturday
from Newton, where she had been vis-
iting friends and relatives.
Lester Hanlon spent Sunday at Aims
worth.
Theo Namur went to Keo,a Saturday
evening. He will repair the telephone
line east of there.
Mrs. Thos. Kelly spent Sunday with
friends and relatives in Harper
Several of our boys attended the ball
at Harper Saturday evening.
Fred Hennon, of North English, visit
ed in Sigourney Sunday.
Neal Smith is now porter at the
Merchants ho1el.
Fred Reinert is visiting in Upton.
Margaret Stanton and Nell Stemple
spent Sunday with the Rev. Pike fami-
ly in Williamsburg.
George Schwenke attended the far
mers' institute in Williamsburg Sat-
urday.
Bert Richardson will clerk for Joe
Korf.
ALBA.
Abba, Feb. 12.-The justices of the
peace both had sessions of court last
SATURDAY. In Justice Young's court
there were two cases. One was the
State of Iowa VS.. James Conway, charg-
ed with attempt to commit public
offense. The young man had been ar
rested upon an information issued by
his father. The boy was found not
guilty and was released. Another that
grew out Of it was the arrest of Mike
Conway, father of the boy, the Inform
alton being sworn to by Mrs. Conway,
and Mike was charged with the same
crime as the boy. Mike did not escape
so easily and was placed under $500
bond to keep the peace, and not being
able to give it he is confined in the
county Jail to await the action the
grand jury will take in his case. In
SQUIRE Abegglen's court a case was on
wherein c. III. Newhonse is the de-
PENDANT and is charged with the lar
ceny of 5000 from his mother-in-law,
Mrs. Celestine Walden. Some days ago
the woman received $500 from an in
terest she had in an estate. She did
not believe in banks and placed the
money in bed for safe keeping.
She and her daughter left the house for
time and when they returned Mr..
Newhouse was gone and the money
was missing and window was kicked
in. No arrests were made at the time
but a close watch was kept on New
house, and when he left the city and
went to Des Moines, the officers there
were notified and he was placed under
arrest. He made a game fight with
the officers and attempted to destroy
the money he had with him. He was
finally taken to the Jail and then re-
turned to Abba for trial. There is a
disposition on the part of his relatives
| not to prosecute him. The sheriff here
has received letter from Jasper coun-
| tv. where Newhouse came from, which
says he is a bad character. and if the
officers here cannot stick him, they will
! give him a trial in Jasper for some
devilment he has done there in the
past.
County Clerk D. w. Bates and Miss
Verna Roberts, of this city, went to
Centerville last Saturday on the noon
train and were united in marriage and
left that same afternoon for Chicago,
where they are now spending the hon
eymoon. Mr.. Bates is an efficient clerk,
a popular and genial gentleman, and
has won for bride one of the pref
tiest and most lovable young women in
the city. They will return Wednesday
night and will go to the home Of the
brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. Rob-
erts, where they will board until sum-
mer.