Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-10-23

side In Centerville. The couple were
united in marriage last evening by
Squire Campbell at the residence of
A. Porter, on Mechanic street, and will
make their future home in OttumWa.
[From Saturdays Daiiy.1
A marriage license was issued today
to Roland w. Lynn and Miss Anna
Bailey.
Mrs. T. Ormour, of West Point, was
in the city today enroute to Omaha,
Neb., to spend the winter with rela.
tives.
Maj. Samuel Mahon and Capt. s. H.
Harper will address a republican meet
ing at COMPETING on the evening of
October 26.
Mrs. A. F. Treakle and children, for
merly of Harrisburg, Mo-, arrived in
the city last evening and will make
their future home on East Fifth street.
Mr.. Treakle is the local manager of
the international correspondence
school of Scranton.
At 6:25 this morning the fire depart
ment was called to the residence of G.
B. Smith, No. 1907 Plum street, where
the roof of the summer kitchen was
found to be on fire, having caught from
sparks from the chimney. The dam
age to the property, which is owned
by Mrs. John Nelson, is slight.
Mr.. and Mrs. John CARRIER, of Corn
ing, returned home this afternoon af-
ter brief visit in Ottumwa and vicin-
ity. While here Mr.. CARRIER purchas-
ed the James Burnaugh farm of 300
acres, and will move thereon in the
near future. Mr.. CARRIER is brother
in-law of N. o. Loughlin, of Competine
township.
The Aneheuser-Busch cold storage
building which occupies a portion of
the property the people of this city
hoped to have for a park, is being
rushed to an early completion. The
foundation has been completed for sew
eral days and workmen are now bus
lily engaged in erecting the first story
which is made with pressed brick.
The death of James Barrett, who
resided on Bear Creek, west of the
city, occurred last evening at o'clock
aged GO years, 8 months and 81 days.
| VlI. bdIlSll was DOlu Ill JuS pdElSI VI
Killbride, County Mayo, Ireland, jan
uary %, 1870. He was one of Wapello
county's most respected farmers, hon
est and upright and respected by every
one who knew him.
Abner Erskine, who resides on a
farm west of the city, met with pain
full, tho not a serious accident in the
west end of the city about 1880 this
afternoon. He was driving a some
what fractions horse to light buggy,
and it is said he was intoxicated. AL
tho not much is positively known as
to the cause of the accident, 1t is
supposed that he fell out of the buggy
when near the box car loader factory
and was either hurt in falling or was
stepped upon by the horse. The un-
fortunate man was brought to the of
fee of DR.. B. F. Hyatt, where his in
juries were dressed.
From Mondays daily.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Taylor, of Tioga,
Qa) were in the city today enroute
home from Keokuk.
Burlington passenger train No. 8
was about forty minutes late this
morning, the delay being caused by
heavy traffic west.
Mrs. Hattie Harch. of Charlton, re-
turned home this morning after visit
with her sister, Mrs. Robert Knudson,
of Central Addition.
E. l.. Shaw, of No. 200 North Market
street, a photographer in the Pierce
studio, was taken to the hospital this
morning, suffering from an attack Of
typhoid fever.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Marshall, who