Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-05-08

known in Ottumwa, and have many
friends who wish them a happy and
prosperous married life.
| VIM. Lowenberg, OF Pleasant Hill
stock farm, was in the city today
with his fine trotting mare, Pleasant
Starlight, 2:24A, and Maude t., dam
of Pleasant Starlight, and Alice En-
sign, record 2:22h pacing, and 1923
trotting. These are two of the finest
brood mares in Iowa. Pleasant Star
light has. been mated this season with
Creston Wilkes, and Maude L. has
been mated with Strawberry, belong
ing to w. j. Scott. From such sires
they should foal very speedy colts.
Packwood Bros, proprietors Of the
Woollett photo studio at the corner
of Main and Market streets, have a
new announcement in the Courier to-
day, having signed a contract for a
years advertising under the Courier's
new plan. G. w. and j. j. Packwood,
the proprietors, are both young men,
and while they have only been in bust
| ness in Ottumwa for two years, they
have succeeded in more than maintain
ing the reputation of this gallery Tor
high grade work.
James AcShane is suffering from
the effects of a dislocated shoulder,
caused by being thrown over the
handles of a pillow, on day this week.
The pillow struck stump and the
plowman followed the segment of n
circle between his place at the pillow
handles and the place where he struck
the ground. Mr.. McShane's friends
say that ordinarily he misses the
stumps, but the evening previous he
had taken the third degree in the
knights of Pythias lodge, from the
effects of which he had not recovered
at the time of the accident.
From Mondays Daily.
| Pearl Sheets went to Sioux CITY this
morning where he will make his future
home.
For sale.-A first class moving ma
chine cheap. Address Gregory & Son,
Bee Hive factory,S S.
Edward Week and Jerry jenkins
spent Sunday with relatives in the
country near Oskaloosa.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. V. Owens, of Denver,
ICol., returned home this morning after
a three weeks visit with Mr.. and Mrs.
Joe Peck, PIT East Main street.
c. r. and P. G. Nelson left on Bur-
lington No. last night for Stockholm,
Sweden, for an extended visit with
their parents. They expect to be alb
sent about six months and will visit
Paris before their return to this coun-
try.
G. Z. Pickard, of Council Bluffs, was
in the city today enroute home from
Salem, where he attended the funeral
of his mother. He was accompanied
by his sister, Mrs. Inez Smith, of
Hayesville.
George H. Woodson, Mahaska coun-
tvs brainy colored attorney, was, IN
the city Saturday enroute to his home
at Muchakinock. Mr.. Woodson will
leave some time this month for Wash
ington, d. c., where he will deliver an
address at the graduating exercises
of Howard university, of which insti-
tuition MIR. Woodson is a graduate.
Miss May Pedrick, of Ottumwa, who
for five weeks has been acting as clerk
in the office OF the Standard Oil coln-.
pany, during the absence of the regu-
lar clerk, L. G. Hamilton, left for her
home this afternoon. Mr.. Hamilton
will resume his duties Monday. He
had a cancer removed from his face
and since the operation has been rest
ing up.-Creston Daily Advertiser.
The many friends of John r. Shep-
herd, one of the pioneers of Wapello
county, will be pained TO learn that he
is in critical condition at his home
northeast of the city. Mr.. Shepherd is
suffering from an attack of heart fall
ire and his recovery is doubtful. A
son, Wilbur +. Shepherd, of Harrison,
Nebraska, arrived this morning and is
in attendance at the bedside of his
father. ..4
Jasper Carter was tried and acquit-
ted this afternoon in Squire Camp
bells court on the charge of assault
with intent to inflict great bodily in
jury upon the person of one Gideon
Wilkinson. All the parties are from
Eldon. County Attorney A. w. Enoch
and I. III. Tomlinson conducted the
prosecution while Smith Hanshaw and
Jaques & Jaques were attorneys for
the defense.
About 1880 o'clock Sunday morning
lightning struck the Douglass school,
setting fire to the roof of the struct-
ure. An alarm was sent in from the
nearest box and the fire department re-
sponded. A portion of the roof was
burned damaging it to the extent of
about $3.50 and the fifth room was also
somewhat damaged by water, not how
ever, to the extent that would inter
fere with holding school. The loss is
fully covered by insurance.
An Ancient Belief.
The ancients believed that rheuma-
tism was the work of demon within a
man. Any one who has had an attack
of sciatic OF inf1ammatory rheumatism
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