Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-19

ored man named S. E. Holton, at the
Laclede hotel, and threatened to ami
hilate him. Wagner was placed in
Jail, where he will lay out the fine.
Hon. w. A. McIntire is out in a
signed statement, positively declining
to be candidate for the nomination
for congressman on the democratic
ticket from this district. Mr.. McIntire
is the strongest man the democracy
could have found in this congression-
al district, and people of that politi-
cal persuasion are greatly grieved at
his refusal to make the race.
From Wednesdays Daily.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs E A Inskeep, of Chicago, former
ly of this city, July 5
Major Woods, the Burlington claim
agent, passed thru the city yesterday,
enroute to Livingston, Mont, where
he will spend six weeks vacation.
D. Davis, of Rattoon, New Mexico,
an engineer on the Santa Fe, who, in
company with his wife has been Wis
iting at the home of G. Bridgeman, on
Ottumwa street, has returned home.
for several days yet.
Will harrington, of North Wapello
street, who has been dangerously i'll
at his home since a week ago last
Monday was down town today for the
first time. He is still very weak and
will not be able to take up his work
again for some time.
DR.. c. R. Russell has received a
letter from his mother, Mrs. M. e.
Russell, who is in Colorado for the
benefit of her health, stating that she
is much improved and will leave today
fc, Boulder, Col, where Mrs. Pratt
and daughter, Isal, are visiting.
A car loaded with beer was broken
open some time last night and a key
of the fluid taken. The contents of the
car were consigned to Michael
Schwarz and it was standing on the
sidetrack near his cold storage house
in the west end. No clue attaches to
1.-the thieves.
Mr.. and Mrs. True M. Giltner have
returned from Atlantic City, N. g.,
where Mr.. Giltner attended the an
nual conclaye of the Benevolent Order
of Elks, as a delegate from Ottumwa
lodge, No. 347. Mr.. Giltner spent nine
days in Atlantic City and reports
a highly interesting time.
Frank Noble and j. ]. Giles,
charged with burglarizing Will
liam Watson's saloon in South
Ottumwa Tuesday morning, were
arraigned before Judge Hall last
evening and their preliminary examin-
alton set for next Tuesday morning.
Bonds were fixed at $500 each. L. G.
Hendershott will defend.
Company F, Town National Guard,
was mustered into service at Burling-
ton Monday evening and numbers
| forty officers and men. The election of
officers held after the company was
mustered resulted in Albert H. Hueb-
ner being selected as captain; Loire
u. Perrine, first lieutenant, and The
odors Schinzle second lieutenant.
/ Rev. w. T. Robinson and family
of Russell, arrived in the city this
noon. Mr.. Robinson's family will
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and will be found at 523 North Green
street, DR.. Robinson sails July 20
4 for Ecuador where he will take VI
missionary and educational work un
der the direction of that government.
4 There was large meeting last
evening at the city hall of friends Of
the public library and after a thore
discussion it was decided to petition
the city council to order another cleo
ton, and an executive committee O
fourteen 1.-TWO from each ward) was
appointed to take charge of the matter
of circulating the petitions and secur
ing signatures to the same.
), Many Company G boys were &C
! quainted with Captain Noyes, of the
: regular army, who was killed in Chin;
: recently, according to the dispatches
Capt. Noyes was the instructor o
military tactics at the Iowa Wesleyan
Il University and later was detailed. t
help in the organization Of Camp Nc
J, Kinley at Des Moines at the outbreal
of the Spanish-American war.
I G. B. Rounds, secretary of the Els
: teddfod Association of Iowa, has an
!, nounced that the prize for the NAL
= voice chorus in the coming contest t