Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-13
NEWS OF THE STATE.
Happenings All over the State of
Iowa.
PARAGRAPHS HERE AND THERE
A Wild Beast is Running at Large
Near West Point--A Peculiar Di-
vorce Case Recently Tried In Du-
buque-other Happenings.

Burlington.-Mrs. Catherine Hoerr,
an aged and highly-esteemed resident
of Burlington, is dead Mrs. Hoerr was
81 years old and had lived in Burling-
ton for many years, coming here with
her husband in 1856.
Mt. Pleasant-The total registration
of the city this year is 1854. Allowing
four inhabitants for each voter, this
would make a total population of 4216.
This is probably a fair estimate of
what the census will show.
FairfieId-October was fair month
at the county treasurer's office in the
receipt of taxes. The total amount
was $7,637.O5. Not bad showing for
Jefferson county and an indication
that the delinquent tax list will be
very brief.
,Creston-The remains of John Null
len, the man who died at Alton from
injuries received by being struck by a
Burlington route train. have been ship
ped to the state university at Iowa
City by orders from the state board of
health. The body was unclaimed.
Cedar Rapids-Before the first Of
January, 1901, Cedar Rapids will un-
doubtedly have new industry, in the
shape of a large shoe factory en-
ploying a large number of hands at
good wages turning out hundreds of
cases of goods every week.
Clinton-John johnson, a resident
of this city, fell into vat of Stacked
lime, and was so badly burned that he
may die from the effect of his injuries.
In case his life is saved, the physi-
clans in charge are of the opinion that
he will lose the sight of both eyes.
Sioux city-Ten miles of new GEM
ant and brick sidewalks in Sioux City
in the past year is the estimate made
by City Engineer Lewis This repre-
sents a cost of about $4,000. Never
in the history of the city has such an
extensive campaign in sidewalk build
ing been known.
Council Bluffs.-Omaha passengers
on the new fast train on the Burling.
ton will be taken across the river by
motor cars, the new arrangement go
/ ing into effect last evening. The new
time card which provides for this
train is effective today, tho the train
has been running for a week.
Sioux city-A stabbing ARRAY be-
tween three colored women at the en-
trance of one of Sioux City's big re-
| tail dry goods stores badly frightened
the crowd of fashionably dressed shop.
pers who were going in and out. The
three negresses are residents of the
'Soudan" district and they have had
numerous quarrels over black lover
Red Oak.-The Red Oak broom fact
DRY, under the management of Gibson
& Ashley, has developed into quite q
good-sized industry. They started in
with one winder six weeks ago and
have seven now, Three men sew
brooms by the old hand machine and
a machine sewer sews forty dozen per
day. They are now over 400 dozen be
hind on their orders.
OskaIoosa-Osk aloosa's growth has
been rapid. Her population now
reaches or nearly reaches the 10000
mark and there is every reason to be.
lieve that her growth will not stop at
that. Oskaloosa is beautiful inland
city situated in one of the most fertile
and pleasant spots in the middle west
Let her citizens bear this in mind and
assist in the city development.
WATERLOO. G. Billings, who re
sides in Waterloo township, shot 9
wolf on his place Friday afternoon
The animal had been around the neigh
borhod all summer and had became
quite tame. 1t was frequentqly seer
near the Rapid Transit power house
and in A. ]. Rebers pasture. Mr.. Bill
ings presented the animals scalp Il
the county auditor and received the
bounty.
keokuk-On Sunday, December 9
the new and imposing edifice of st
| Francis de Sales Roman Catholic
church will be dedicated with impress
sive ceremonies that will be of quite
as much interest. to the general public
as to the communicates Of that church
Upon that occasion distinguished
will be in attendance and large audi
ence will be assembled.
Des Moines-The first Iowa precinc
to sent in returns was Cedar township
Cherokee county, which arrived short
ly after 8 p. m. 1t gave 40 for Nc
Kinley, go for Bryan and for Wool
ley. The same precinct in 1896 was
1O3 for Mckinley and 76 for Bryan
Here is net gain of So for McKinle!
in an agricultural neighborhood, seem
ing to bear out the claim that thu
farmers were voting strongly for Nc
Kinley.
/ Davenport-Chas. S. Reed, the piano
man, served an original office, himself
on G. d. Reimers, proprietor of thu
/ Times, last Saturday night, that HI
/ would begin suit against that gentle
man for $4,000 damages. Mr. Reet
claims that in the report of the sui
filed against him in the district cour
by a st. Louis merchant, claiming o
him something more than $500, ant
which appeared in the Times issue o
November 2, he was libeled
Malvern-A sensation was caused
in Malvern last week by the sudden
disappearance of Prof. A. /. Jones, as
sistant principal of the high school
His whereabouts are unknown. H,
left brief note saying he would neve
return to Malvern until he could b,
able to pay his debts. He left an un
settled board bill of about $500, be