Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-24
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.

From Fridays Daily.
DR.. w. E.Creath, Dentist. 112 e. Main.
Born, last evening, to Mr.. and Mrs.
2. w. Gibbons, COS West Fourth
street, a son.
Mr. and Mrs. VIM. Worley, of Mont
gomery City, Mo-, are in the city, the
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. w. H.. Heating,
on Woodland avenue.
Sheriff Suits received letter from
G. A. McKern who is doing time in the
penitentiary for embezzlement, stat
ing that he is employed in the tailor
shop of the penitentiary.
Thomas White, assistant paymaster
of the Burlington, was in the city and
left quite large amount of money
with Burlington employees. Mr.. White
said the pay roll of the road east of the
Missouri was something over $3.50, 900.
Miss Anna L. Lawson, formerly a
teacher in the Ottumwa schools, but
for the last twelve years engaged in
missionary work in India, arrived in
the city this morning for a short visit
at the home of d. H. Emery, on Penn
Sylyanta avenue.
Manuel Kelley, the colored man ar
rested in this city last week by Capt.
Gray, charged with the larceny of SIS
and a suit of clothes from another
Charlton colored man, was convicted
of petit larceny at that place this week
and sent to jail for fifteen days.
The democratic county con-
vention has been called for
July % and the ward pri-
maries for the 25th. Candidates of the
democratic persuasion are not very
numerous or at least are not making
as much stir as their republican breth-
rem.
Mrs. L. R. Rosebrook died at her
home in Oskaloosa last night after an
Illness of some time caused by a tumor.
Deceased was about fifty years of age
and was the mother OF ten living chill
dren, among whom is Mrs. q. w. Low
enberg, of this city. Deceased was the
wife of L. R. Rosebrook, manager of
the Oskaloosa Coal ond Mining COM
pany, who is widely known in bus
mess circles in this part Of the state.
The family resided in Muscatine, some
ten years, previous to their removal
to Oskaloosa five years ago.
1t was rumored on the street today
that Charlie Warren, of Forbush, son
of ex-County Treasurer w. r. War
rem, had one of his arms amputated
yesterday, made necessary by reason
of having been yaccinated which caus-
ed blood poison to set in, so it was re-
ported The boys father was commu-
nicated with at Forbush today, and he
stated that the boy had been yaccina-
ted, but that the rumor was greatly
exaggerated. He said that his son was
getting better and no necessity exist
ed for an amputation.
H. ], Vail, who has been acting as
assignee of the Press Publishing COM
pany, has made his final report and
returned to his former home in New
Sharon, where he will probably again
enter newspaper work. Mr.. Vail
worked hard to close up the affairs of
the Press in the best possible man
ner, and in regard to the Press "trip
to Paris" scheme, was perfectly sin
cere in his announcements in the pa
per- having been led to believe by
others in charge before him that all
arrangements for the trip had been
made. This he found to be untrue at
ter the matter was closed up, but ow-
ing to the many liabilities of the CON
Germ, was not able to fulfill his prom
ises, made in the best of good faith.
[From Saturdays Daily.l
j. w. Millisack, of Agency, was a
business visitor in the city today.
Miss Jennie Lenhart is visiting at
the home of Miss Ethel Burns, north
of the city.
Mrs. M, q. schaEp, who has been