Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-01-02
EN- TIERS lAIARUPTCY
Arthur Gephsts.by R,s,A,tosneyg,
Filed FstiFig i sataraas
ASSETS Si6,7 66; LIaBliITlES SlO,9S7
An ottumHa tass,sinbio5Iln WHO Has
neen u! 2ussnt]isnsgsis csty for
TwentS Fearss asests With
Financial ifi..oriune.

tihaucfai Ik1sioftune.
From tuesdays pai!y.
Arthur Gephart, by his attorneys,
Blake & Hall, last Saturday fled a pc
1ition in bankruptcy, in the United
States district court, scheduling assets
valued at $16.76629, with Liabilities
amounting to S10,957.s2. There being
no court at Keokuk the petition was
referred to Referee John w. Lewis,
who this morning adjudged that the
petitioner is a bankrupt and set the
first meeting of creditors for January
10 at 8 o'clock at his Office in thisf
city.
1t is with regret that the many
friends of Mr.. Gephaft both in bust
ness way and socially, will learn of his
financial misfortune Mr.. Gephart has
been in the drug business in this city
for twenty years, and during all that
time has occupied the same building
in which the stock is now contained.
The Assets.
Stock OF goods and fixtures,
esnmated.... ........$12, 100000
Household goods, etc.. 10000
Library and household pic
tures.... ............ ], 500 s
Claims (open accnunt).. 80. 1,701.20
Ten shares of stock in tie
Equitable Loan Co... -. a,615.0oD
Policy of life insurance, cash
value. ). ..4........... 100000
Total.... 80. -. sic, 768.29
:. Liabilities.
w. q. Jordan.... ...........$ 100000
w. H. Carpenter, borrowed
money!. ). ............. $4,000
Iowa National bank, bor-
rowed money. ...... 100000
Mary g. Carpenter, borrow
ed money!. !. J. Y. -. 10000
Frank Gephart, borrowed
money. q. ]. ......... 10000
ed money!. 10000
Equitable Loan Co. borrowed
money on stock. ). ...... 100000
Des Moines Drug Co., account .715.22
count. J. .......'.... 1920
Morev & Myers, account 49,. 1O3.55 4
]. W. Edgerly & Co., account 10000
c. NJ. Myers, account. ....... 1890 &.
Julius Fecht, account. ....... 10000
Other liabilities itemized in
the schedule in sums less
than 500, each item of
which is for goods bought 2,370.1S
Total. ...... ..... .slo,s57.sas
that of slow collections and light bust
ness. Mr.. Gephart has no individual
debts, all of the liabilities being that
connected with the business.
In the Police Court. IS
Among the unfortunates in the city
jail New Years morning was Davie
Jones, who had been put in the night
before on the charge of drunkenness.
Dayie crawled up on top OF one OF the
cages and fell asleep, and later rolled
off on the floor sustaining a fracture
of the right collar bone. DIR. j. II.
Herrick was summoned to adjust the 4
fracture. Elmer Drake, A. Adams
AMI James SheehaE, who were also ar
rested ON the charge of drunkenness,
were each fined S., the, same being
suspended as sort of . New Years
Egan, j. Brooks, D. Wilkinson, j. Il {
Wright and F. Smith were each given
five days on the rock pile son the
charge OF yagrancy. d. +. Adams was !;
fined $50 and committed on mhc
charge of disturbing The peace.
f The case of j.. N. Randall VS.. "A. II.
Graves which the court last term re-
ferred to Geo. r. Heindel, as referee to
try in vacation and report his finding
of facts and conclusions of law at the
next term, is being heard before the
referee today at his office. Blake 81
Hall are attorneys for plaintiff and
Work & Work for defendant. 8
But three vags We're in police court
this morning. The court turned them
loose, two of them promising to learN
town and the third said his friends
would care for him until he could get
transportation. &