Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-09-18

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"strathy NJ owned by G. c. Smith
OF Milton; "Dicy Bobbet," owned by
G. F. Davis, of Bloomfield, and Bon
ME Loubins," owned by Con Davis
Green City, Mo. "Strathy NJ" wor
the race. Time-2:25A; 1920 and
2:3SA.
Sweetheart" owned by Sam Mitchell
Lancaster, Mo-, "Klondike" owned by
William Howk, of Drakesville, and
William Tell" owned by Sam Stew
ems, of Centerville, and Her Day.
owned by Lee Campbell, of Moulton
Her Day" won. Time not given.
Bloomfield, Sept. 13.-J. c. Dillener
having purchased a clothing store
some time ago in Bethany, Mo-, will
move his family to that place the lat
ter part of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. A. Fishburn and
granddaughter, Miss Jennie Laub, Of
! Chairman, Nebraska. arrived Tuesday
for an extended visit at the home Of
Miss Jennie Burgess.
Miss Malvina Allen, of Liberty, No.
is visiting at the home of Mrs. S. T
Wallace.
Mrs. Ike Sickle, of Ottumwa, is Wis
iting at the home of her sister, Mrs
Lee Stein.
Miss Edith Dunn returned Tuesday
from Keokuk, where she has beer
trimming in the Speisburger wholesale
millinery house.
T. P, Rence and II. G. Taylor spent
Tuesday in Milton on legal business.
The Davis county fair opened on
Tuesday with a small attendance. ow
ing to the inclemency of the weather
A light shower fell on Monday eve
ming, followed by lowering sky or
Tuesday and strong wind, Whlcf
many persons believed to be rem
nant of the Galveston storm. The
| damage in the city was seen in the
large trees which were badly broken
On the fair grounds exhibit tents
were torn and damaged, and the ar
hall was moved two feet out of line
at the west end. The exhibits OIL
Wednesday were not so extensive a.
on former occasions. The art exhibi,
tho small, was excellent. the showing
in Battenburg lace work, embroideries
and drawn work being better than thai
of last year. The fruit and agrlcul
ture exhibits were fine; all fruits be
ing up to the average. except apples
which are very imperfect. The races
were attended by several accidents
but one being serious. During the
running race one of the riders was
thrown and dragged some distance. A
surgeon was called, and the wounds
were found not to be so serious as
was at first supposed. broken collar
bone and badly bruised face being the
most evident. The man whose name
was not learned was from Lancaster
and was riding a horse belonging tt
Elec Morris. The attendance on Wed
nesday was 5000.
Bloomfield, Sept. 17.-Hon. H. II. and
Palmer Trimble of keokuk attended
the Davis county fair on Wednesday
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Haney, Of Moulton
attended the county fair and visited al
the home of Mrs. Haney's mother
Mrs. G. Lakewood.
On Wednesday evening a citizens
meeting, called by Mayor ]. A. Dunn
met at the court house to solicit sub
scriptions for the Galveston sufferers
| The sum of $3.50 was readily obtained
| and by solicitation at the county fail
on Thursday the amount was increas
ed to $1S0.25, which was sent at once
to Governor Sales, of Texas, subjec
| to his draft.
Mrs. Jennie Easter, Of Ames, Is Wis
iting at the home of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. James Newton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hale and daughter. Hi
la drove over from their home in Ian
caster, Mo-, and were attending the
Davis county fair visited at the home
of Miss Bessie Smith and Mr.. ant
Mrs. A. G. Lester.
Two colored thieves from Ottumwa
named Ivy Jones and Kid Carter, were
arrested Tuesday by Marshal Romin
ger for stealing two pairs of shoes
one pair from w. E. Galpin and thu
other pair from H. A. Wishard. The.
were arraigned before Justice Kelse!
on Wednesday and given twenty day
in Jail at had labor.
Mrs. Geo. e. Cook arrived here Of
Tuesday from Lexington Kentucky, Il
/ join her husband and family in thi
city.