Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-10

John Ripley were married in Adams,
Neb., March 1851, and lived together
as husband and wife until April l, 1895,
when the defendant deserted her. Sha
states also that he had become hab-
itual drunkard, for all Of which she
desires divorce and the custody of
her two children, Mabel, eight years
of age, and Elnora, six years of age,
and the restoration of her maiden name
of Clara Rush.
Andrew w. Frazier complains that
his wife, Laura A. Frazier, was guilty
of such cruel and inhuman treatment
as to endanger his life and in addition
he claims that she has been guilty of
adultery with persons whom he does
not know. In his petition he states
that he and the defendant were mar
ried in Monmouth Illinois, May 5, 1898,
and lived together as husband and wife
until June 10, 1899, when they separ
ated because of defendants alleged
misconduct as just stated. He says
that the cruel and inhuman treatment
consisted in defendant failing to care
for her home and in calling plaintiff
names and swearing at Kim to the cX-
tent that his. health was impaired.
He will be satisfied with divorce only.
Amend Articles of incorporation.
Amendments to the articles of in
corporation of the Ottumwa Loan and
Building Association and the Fidelity
Loan and Building association were fill
ed today in the county recorders Office.
The amendments state that they are
made in order to comply with chapter
49,, title 10 as amended by the acts
of the TwentY-eighth general assem-
bly,. The first association strikes out
articles Z, 8, 8, 10, IL, ~, ID and 81, and
in lieu thereof enacts substitutes
touching the plan of becoming mem
Der OF the association, loaning money,
distribution of profits, equalization of
losses, terms of withdrawal rights and
privileges of full paid stock, expense
of conducting the association, kinds
of stock md terms of payment and the
vote at an annual election.
The Fidelity strikes out article No.
6, to and including 16, and also %, and
enacts substitute for each.
Forty People in JAIL
Today there are forty PEOPLE in the
county jail. Men who represent fines
tosthe amount of $77O are being worked
on the rock pile, while the others,
mostly women, are lying in Jail with
an aggregate in fines OF $1,000 which
they willlay out at 1888 1-3 per day.
1t is costing the city about SIS per day
to feed, its prisoners ut the present
time.
n Wanted for Murder.
From Wednesdays Daily.
Elmore Washington, a colored man,
ha W, So;1 Sc,
month on trivial offense, but last
evening it developed that ne was want
ed in Mississippi on the charge of muir
der. A reward of 500 has been offer
ed for his arrest and Chief Williams
and Officer Noah will divide the amount
after the terms on which the reward
was offered are complied with. w.
A. Shelby, sheriff of Bolivar county,
Mississippi, arrived in the city last
Evening. and departed again Il lev
hours later on the Wabash with his
4 prisoner. Washington, the police say,
practically admitted the crime before
leaving.
On June A Washington was arrested
by Chief Williams and Officer Noah,
charged with vagrancy and was given
thirty days in Jail. Washington was
d
ored man who spends much of his time
in Jail, who in some way became ac-
quainted with the facts in the case.
Correspondence was opened with the
Mississippi sheriff with the result that
he came to Ottumwa last evening and
took his prisoner away With him.
Details of the crime with which
Washington is charged are meagre.
fof 1.,s,,,
employed with large number OF
Greenville, Mississippi, in 1897. He be
came engaged in an alteration with
Isaac Sinith,, another colored man,
with the result that the latter was
shot and killed. Washington was ac.
unknown. Nothing was heard of him
until he was arrested in this city.
a. third 0ttumwa man figured9in the
preliminary matters before Washing.
tons arrest aud had wires laid looking
!, first on the scene and nabbed the
pr soner.
Attempted Hoid-Up.
From Thursdays Daily.
Early this morning Officer Gallagher
was startled by the cry of "Police!'
on South Jefferson street, near the
rear of the Iaclede hotel. Before the
officer could make move he saw two
men run across Jefferson street tx
where he was standing in the shadow
of building. just as they came vi
to him he halted them. and caught one
but the other was good runner ant
made his getaway. The man who was
4 caught was taken to the police station
together with another man who was
found sitting on the steps at the rear
of the hotel, and who said his name is
Pat Collins, of KeolSulS. Collins, who is
rather old man., averred that he hat
been robbed by two men and that he