Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-01-09
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.

LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.
(From Fridays Daily.]
Scott, mtg. jeweler, 22S Main.
A. NJ. Clayton. of Macedonia, is Wis
iting at the home of his brother, Geo.
=. Clayton, north of the city.
Miss Hannah Mitchell, of Kirlville,
returned home today after a visit at
the home Of r. H. McFadden, GOA Ellis
avenue.
Miss Flossie Wilson, of Keswick, re-
turned home last evening after brief
visit with Miss Anna Gortner. of 1858
East Main street.
w. NJ. Kinley and family, formerly
of Russell, arrived on Burlington No.
last evening, and will make their
home at 1921 East Second street.
John e. Cummings, former resi-
! dent of this city, but who has made
!: his home in Fairfield for number of
Fl years, was married this week to a
woman from Mediapolis.
The board of supervisors has pur-
chased twenty canvas bags for the use
of the assessors. The bags are trim
med with leather and are provided
with strap with which to carry them.
Marriage licenses were issued yester-
day to John Brundage and Miss Min
ME Green; John r. Stratton and Miss
Mary j ,liison. A license was also is
sued today to w. L. Stroud and Miss
Luella Bonner.
The case of the State of Iowa VS..
James Grow, charged with malicious
injury was tried before Justice Bal
lard today. Scott g. Ayres conducted
the prosecution and Morris & Lowen-
berg the defense. The defendant was
released.
Ghas. A. Walsh, of this city, was
very much grieved this morning to
learn by the dispatches3that his friend
aud Alaska partner, William Somer-
vile, of Dawson City, had been frozen
to death. The dispatches state that
Mr.. Someryille was found frozen to
death by a squad of northwest mount
ed police, inst before the White Horse
Rapids. He was superintendent of the
British-America corporations extern
siye copper mine back of White Horse
Rapids, 1and leaves a wife and two
children in Victoria, Australia. Mr..
Somerville was 4 partner of Mr.. Walsh
in several of his Alaska enterprises and
thus death is quite shock. as he had
3 charge of the Alaska end Of these en-
terprises.
lFrom Saturdays Daily.]
Mrs. G. ID. Shadford, of Agency, re-
i turned home today. after brief visit
with relatives and friends in the city.
Drury Sage left last evening for
lola, Kan, where he has accepted po-
sition with the Bush Wadsworth Manu-
featuring company.
Miss Margaret Fitzsimmons, of Ge-
noa, Neb., who has been residing in
Ottumwa for,the past three years, re-
8 turned home via Omaha, this morning.
j. M. Elerick, of Blalesburg, accom-
panied by his daughter, Miss Hazel,
were in the city yesterday, enroute
home from a business visit at Keo-
sauqua.
Mrs. G. M. Miller, of Blakesburg, re.
turned home last evening after a brie,
L visit with Mrs. w. NJ. Forster, 32C
North Marion street, and Mrs. George
w. Perkins, 702 North Jefferson
street.
Rev. w. Ill. Dillon, OF NartinSburg
was in the city last evening enroute
home from -elrose, where he conduct
ed the funeral services of Samuel Lem.
ley, a prominent hardware dealer
whose death occurred last Wednesday
morning.
Mrs. Seneca Cornell, deputy grand
chief of the Degree of Honor, A. O. Ut
W., accompanied by Mrs. Emma Davis
went to Eldon Thursday to install the
officers of Pond Lily lodge No. 26, oil
h that order. They report good meet
ing and an enjoyable visit.
I From Mondays Daily.
George Cline, of Eldon, spent Sunday
s with friends in the city.
Mrs. e. A. Chambers is visiting he,
mother, Mrs. Sue Hilton, at Agency.
A marriage license was issued toda,
Il to Edwin j. Mailer and Miss Beulal
\ Mckee.
Mrs. VIM. Eyre and son Ralph, form
erly of Hillsboro, were in the city to
day enroute to Creston, where the,
will make their future home.
The report of the wedding of Mis-
Annie Cain, of this city, and Charlie
Moore, of Abba, was a misfalle. 1t wa
given q Collr;As Seporter by a siste