Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-13
MAKES RESTITUTION.
Conscience Prompts Farmer to
Pay Stolen Funds.
WOMAN HAS A SEVEN DOLLAR BILL.
EddyviIle Woman Possesses Relic
Man Walks Mile With Broken Rib
and Declares He is Not Injured
Other State News.

Other State News.
Mt. Ayr.
Allyn Bros, bankers of this city,
were taken by surprise on day last
week when a well-to-do farmer, resid-
ingin Rice township, stepped into their
bank and said he wished to square
himself He related this incident:
About twenty years ago when the firm
name was Morris & Allyn, he had on
deposit 800. A deposit check was
made Of it, and at one time he drew
from the check $3.50. Some time af-
ter that he called to get the remain
ing sum, and by mistake the $3.50
was not counted out, and the full value
of the check, $500, was paid. He has
had the use of the $3.50 for twenty
years, and came in last week, ack-
nowledged the corn, and paid COM
pound interest on the same since that
time, which amounted to about $50.
EddyvilIe.
Mrs. E. Sinnard, of this place, has
seven dollar bill dated May. 8, 1876.
There are two signatures, Thos. Nor
ris and Nor. Lewis, both done in red
ink. The latter name has faded some.
The bill number, 62,417, is in,red ink.
Congress met at that: timealin Phila-
delphia. The pictureson one side has
about worn off.
Cedar Rapids,
At meeting held yesterday morn,
ing of some of the dog fanciers it was
practically determined to form an or
eanization and arrange for q bench
show to be held the latter part of Feb
ruary or early in March. While sro
definite plans have as yet been made,
the gentlemen are very much interest
ed, and satisfied that with the excel
lent advantages at hand, that a dog
show can be arranged that will attract
a great deal of attention and be at
tended by hundreds of fanciers from
all parts of the state.
Rowan.
Charles Kusllie, who was before the
grand jury of Wright county charged
with incest with his daughter and was
declared insane and sent to. Independ-
ence, returned home last week and
prepared to kill the whole family. The
sheriff was sent for, but could not
come, so Dan Leonard, of Clarion,
came after him, and after a race over
fields and barb wire fences he was
lodged in the Jail at Clarion. He es-
capped from the asylum by using the
bedding of his room for ropes to let
him down out Of the window, and trav-
eled nights and slept in straw stacks
days until he arrived home.
Sioux City.
Sioux county may furnish the. first
definite test of the merit of the latest
discovered defect in the Titus biennial
election amendment thru the suit of
three of it's officials to retain their
places in this suit. G. A. Irwin, of
Sioux City, is engaged as leading coun-
|sel for the contestants. The hearing
will be at Grange City this week and
Mr.. Irwin rather anticipates that the
defendants in the suit will urge that
the amendment was never properly en-
rolled on the journals of the general
assembly among its other defenses.
Dubuque.
Judge Hustled, of Hustled & Michel,
attorneys for the estate Of the late
Archbishop Hennessy, appeared in
Judge Matthew'S court and filed the
first report of the executor and it was
approved. 1t shows among other
things, that the sum of $6S,000 has
been collected, and that of this amount
shows that the requests to relatives
do not amount to much more than
$4,000, the remainder going to the
church and for church purposes.
Clinton.
Spooks have taken possession Of the
priests house at Rapid City, ILL.,, and
as result the Inhabitants are greatly
worked up over the affair. For eight
nights in succession there has been
rapping and pounding on the doors
and windows and all efforts to locate
the origin of the mysterious noises
have failed, Notwithstanding the fact
tina. as many as eight guards have
been around the house at time, with
two stationed inside.
Mt. Vernon.
With a broken rib piercing his lung
/ and others broken by severe fall
Mr.. Walters, man 20 years of age
who Lives near this place, walked a
mile to his home, where he declared
he was uninjured. The aged gentle
| man was bringing a load or nay tc
the city, when the king bolt broke
allowing the tongue to fall to the
ground and the wagon to switch tc
the side Of the road where it upset
hurting Mr.. Walters to the ground
4 Three or four of his ribs on the right
side were snapped entirely off ana one
on his left side was broken in such a
manner as to pierce the lung. Walk
ing to his home, which was about 6
mile distant, he urged that he was un
hurt. However medical attendance
was summoned by the family and his
critical condition was discovered. Al
operation was performed on the in
jured man. The injuries were yer,
4 serious and his condition is considered
as critical.
Washington.
4 A. N. Ever, groceryman of thi.
city, has of late received number, O
letters from 2 counterfeiteT who sign.