Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-03-06

The next largest number of offenders,
numbering forty-four, were gathered
in on the charge of intoxication. For
all other offenses the arrests number
from one to four, and are the more SER
ious crimes. Following is the record
for the month of February:
NaSrancy..... l32
IntoXlcatlon. 80. ........... Al
llSorderly conduct. ........... 2
Disturbing the eace............ 2
Larceny. -. ........
burglary. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. =
Obtaining money under false pre-
lenSe....
Prostitution. ..... -. .......... Il
Passing counterfeit money .......
Robbery..... $500. 80. ....... 2
IOUal.... ...... ........... l9l
In addition to this record two per-
sons We're conveyed to the hospital suf-
fering from injuries accidentally re-
ceived. One insane person was taken
in charge during the month, and one
person, Buck Mullen, died in the city
Jail.
Fire Losses.
Henry Richards, chief of the Ottum-
wa fire department, has only responded
to thirteen alarms during the past
month, but that number stands out
prominently before him as hoodoo,
and he and his men have grave appre-
tensions for the present month. There
were not any very large CONGREGATIONS
during February, and altho Chief Rich
ards has not quite completed his report
in regard to the amount Of loss and
insurance in every case, the entire loss
during the month approximately will
not exceed $1,000 and the insurance
on the property damaged will exceed
$4,000.
Records Of Runs in February.
The following is an extract from
the records of Chief Richards book:
February.
/, $50 a. m.-Verbal alarm; fire Mt,
902 East Main street, building owned
and occupied by Ottumwa Fuel com
pany. Loss on building, SIS; insurance,
$500.
2, 7:45 p. m.-Verbal alarm; lamp
exploded in two-story brick building;
at 22S East Fourth street, owned by
G. A. Madison estate, and occupied by
R. II. Owen. No damage.
6, s:15 a. m.-Telephone alarm; fire
in 2-story frame building at BOG Burr
hus street, owned by the Burns estate
and occupied by George Blair. Damage
to building, SIS; insurance, $500. Loss
on contents, $40.
s, $3.50 a. m.-Telephone alarm; fire
in two-story frame building at 1918
West Second street, owned by W. B.
Wyckof and occupied by j. Wyckoff.
Damage to building, $25; insurance,
5000. Damage to contents, SIS; insur-
ance, $40o.
9, 1918 a. m.-Telephone alarm, fire
reported in one-story frame building
at 427 West Second street, owned by
w. w. Cory. No damage.
IA, 6:15 p. m.-Telephone alarm, fire;
reported at ITO North Davis street. No
damage.
is, II a. m.--Box 60, fire reported at
$40 West Second street. No damage.
16, $50 p. m.-Telephone alarm, fire
reported at residence OF f. Field, on
North Wapello street. Damage slight,
10, 10:45 a. m.-Telephone alarm, fire
in one and one-half story frame build
ing on North Ash street, owned by S.
ID. and T. P. Baker, and occupied by A.
Peterson. Damage to building, $500;
insurance, $500. Damage to contents,
s.; insurance, $500.
20, $3.50 p. m.-Telephone alarm,
burning fue at Dennis Curran's resi-.
dence, on West Division street.
FL, 11:15 p. m.-Box 81, fire in one
story frame building at 331 Church
street, owned by Charles Chiffon and
occupied by Charles Peterson. Damage
to building slight. Damage to contents,
$40.
90, $3.50 a. m.-Verbal alarm, lamp
exploded at 1O6 North Ransom street.
No damage.
~, $3.50 p. m.-Telephone alarm, fire
in one and one-half story frame house.
in Campbell addition, outside of water
limits; owned and occupied by P. B.
Rogers; house and contents destroyed.
Weather Statistics.
Four degrees below zero was the
coolest weather recorded at the wealth
er station for February, while, for the
corresponding month in 1899, the Their
mometer registered 23 below zero.
There were nine days in February,
1899, when it was much colder than
at any time last month, and another
matter that may be noted is the fact
in February one year ago but AS of an
inch of snow fell, while last month
seven inches covered the earth at vari-
Gus times, including two inches which
fell on the 21st and 2sth of the month,
one and one-half inches on the 18th
and one inch on the Sd. During last
month there We're fifteen clear days,
ten cloudy and three fair, making good
record for the month in the matter OF
sunshine. Following is the maximum
and minimum temperature of each day
during last month, as taken at the
weather station:
Repatriation of Temperature.
Feb. Max. Min.
l..............'.... 80
S........s......... 10 y
.................... 80 &ss 21
4........,.......... % IS
5................... "a 81