Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-05

49, III 'ioS ii<tS d totdl VI f,VoU CuulSn
members and the South Side
has 1915, making total of 5295. The
South Side only has so families with
out Bibles, while the North Side has
ASS. There are 6O02 persons on the
North Side over 81 years of age, and
2157 on the South Side. From 5 to 81
there are 36O6 on the North Side and
1907 on the South Side. Under $
years the enumerators on the north
side of the river listed LIT, while those
on the South Side reported 416.
[From Saturdays Daily.1
Lester Hardsocg. and FL. NJ. Edwards
returned last night from their trip to
the Paris exposition.
Earl Allen returned yesterday after
noon from Boulder, Col, after
months visit with relatives.
The death of Mrs. Edward Durbin oc-
Cured at her home in Competine yes
terday, after brief illness.
Word was received in the city of the
birth of son this morning to DIR. and
Mrs. q. r. Beard, of Liberty, Ind. Mrs
Beard was formerly Miss Jennie A..
McElroy, of this city.
One hundred and ninety instruments
were recorded by County Recorder c..
L. Porter last month as against 2S2 for
the preceding month. OF the instru-
ments recorded last month eighty-one
We're deeds, eighty-six mortgages and
twenty-three miscellaneous.
n,,,o IT,. No;,o, D,,;,4x. 41:
ming announces the promotion of r.
NJ. Calkins to the position of first as
sistant general freight agent on the
Milwaukee, with office in Chicago.
Mr.. Calkins was formerly local freight
agent for the Milwaukee in Ottumwa,
where he has numerous friends who
will be pleased to learn of his advance
ment.
o. M. Joseph has served notice
upon the city that he will sue the COR
poration in a sum not named if he is
not reasonably compensated for inju-
ries received April 2s, by reason of
being thrown from his wagon on West
Second street, while driving over an al
legged defective crossing. He says that
the city knew of the conditioned the
SAooSluSS dlIu tItO 1t was lllc CAUSE OIL
him receiving injuries to his spine and
other parts of his body.
From Mondays Daily.
Miss Artie Jones, of Chillicothe, was
in the city yesterday visiting friends.
| A marriage license was issued today
to Frank Milton and Miss Rose Bur
ton.
Mrs. Curtis, widow woman resid-
| ing in Central addition is the recip-
lent OF a sum OF money donated by
friends and collected by w. p. HERR
man. Mrs. Curtis has three children
and has been suffering from cancer.
A team belonging to Chas. BURNETT,
who conducts dairy, became brighten.
led this morning about eleven O'clock
on East Fourth street. near the Adj
ans school. The team ran down
Fourth street to Birch, where the
wagon was upset and damaged so that
lit is a total wreck. Ten gallons OF
milk were spilled.
A petition was filed in the clerks of.
flee today by George F. Heindel, attor.
ney for c. E. Mcdaniel, who asks judg.
ment against Payne, Bradshaw, McMa.
hon &Co. in the sum of $16s.26 on ac.
count and alleges that the defendants
are non-residents of the state of Iowa
on account of which he prays that a
writ of attachment may issue.
The funeral of the late P. G.. Bidde.
son whose death occurred Friday after
noon of last week, was held at the resi-
dence, S1s West Second street, yester
day afternoon at 3 o'clock. The ser.
vices We're conducted by Prof. w. F
Peck, of St. Louis, Mo-, after which this
remains were inferred in the Ottumws
cemetery. The funeral cortege was es
corted from the residence to the Gene
terry by Schwabkey's Union band ant
Ottumwa lodge No. 227, the deceased
having been member of the las
named order. The pail bearers were
r. NJ. Holt, j. X. Dysart, ]. w. Henry
/ William Rose, A. Briggs, j. A. Davis
] Lloyd Simmons and T. 3. Boggs.