Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-20

a practicing physician of Lisbon Iowa,
was in the city few hours Saturday
| evening. The captain has many warm
| friends here, both in the guard and
among the ex-members of the Fiftieth
regiment, U. S. ", tho he was forced
| to sever his connection with the guard
on account of having changed his
| residence.
Christmas boxes containing per-
fume, toilet soap and talcum powder
only Csc at Sargent's.
| The case of the State of Iowa vs..
Henry Arnold, in which the defendant
was charged with assault with intent
| to kill. was concluded in Justice Bal
lard's court yesterday afternoon, and
was decided in favor of the defendant,
who was accordingly discharged. Read
ers of the Courier are familiar with
the facts of the case. Morris & Low
enberg conducted the defense and
County Attorney A. w. Enoch was at
torney for the state.
With every 81 bottle of Partisan
Rose or Partisan Violet perfume
bought at Sargent's, you get beauti-
| full picture free.
L. G. Horner, of this city, has re-
ceived letter from his brother, H.
H. Horner, who is a, student in the
| University of Illinois, at Champaign,
saying that he has been rendered, and
that he has accepted the chair of
rhetoric in tnat institution. This will
be welcome news to many people in
| hn Nd ic
brothers are well known. This is the
sixth year Mr.. Horner has spent in
college, and his fourth in the Univer-
sity of Illinois. He will graduate
there next spring, and will assume his
new position as instructor upon the
opening of the next school year.
Christmas boxes only 25c at Sar-
gents.
Last evening at o'clock, at the
residence of the officiating minister,
Rev. D. A. Murray, 400 East Fourth
street, was solemnized the marriage
of Wallace S. Mcdonald to Miss
Rhoda Lentner. The ceremony was
performed in the presence of few
relatives and friends of the contract
ing parties.
Mr.. Mcdonald is prominent young
business man of East Ottumwa, being
a member of the firm of Mcdonald
Bros. He is son of Mr.. and Mrs.
James Mcdonald, of 1885 East Main
street. The bride is the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Lentner, of Kinks
vile, Mo-, and is "a highly esteemed
and accomplished young woman.
[From Wednesdays Daily.]
Christmas boxes only 25c at Sargent's
A marriage license was issued to-
day to F. M. Brooks and Miss Alice
Pedens.
Morris H. Williams went to Perry,
o. T., last night on business connected
with land deal in which he is inter-
ested
The largest and finest stock of
Christmas perfumes is at Sargent's
Word was received here today by
the friends of Ira Mulraix, of West
Bend, that the young man is lying
very low with typhoid fever, at his
home in that city.
Fred A. Stever and Miss Laura
Brown, both of Batavia. We're married
today at the home of the officiating
eminister, Elder d. w. Misener, 4Ol
North Benton street.
You can get beautiful Christmas
bottle of perfume for Csc and some at
soc at Sargent's drug store.
Yesterday afternoon, at the home of
the family, lis North Court street, oc-
CURED the death of Mrs. " Walfskill,
(colored) aged 25years, months and
4 days The funeral announcement
will be made later.
Beautiful medallions and pictures
only 25c, 35c and soc, at Sargent's.
The country roads have greatly i'm
proved within the last few days and
the amount of produce, wood, hay,
etc, offered for sale is comparatively
larger than it was last week. AS a
consequence there is a slight reduc>
ton in street prices of all produce.
"A petition has been fled in the
county clerks office by Ed Baker, of
Krum, as plaintiff and the Western
Union Telegraph company defendant.
Bakers father, who resided in Bata-
via. was in dying condition and a
message was sent to Baker at 4
o'clock in the morning and was not
received by him until noon, too late
for him to see his father alive. He
claims negligence on the part of the
operator and asks for $4,000 damage.
Fairfield Journal.
Gold plated looking glasses and
mirrors from 75c to $2.25 at sargent's.
From Thursdays Daily.
T. j. Hooking, of Batavia, is in the
city today on business.
Mrs. Teresa silvers departed this