Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-11

GU ny INCN. iii dUl pdhGI.
will be made in the McIntire ceme-
terry. The deceased leaves husband
and seven children, and was "a years
Of age.
DR.. l.. ]. Baker, grand master of the
Iowa Masons, has received an invita-
ton from Jackson lodge No. AZ, A. F.
and A. NJ, at Centerville, to be present
at a reception to be given in his honor
Friday evening, July 70. Dr. Baker
will go to Centerville on the 1890
o'clock Rock Island train Friday morn
ing and will probably return early Sat
urday morning. Besides the reception
in honor of DR.. Baker work in the
third degree will be conferred by the
lodge.
For the next twenty-five years the
Ottumwa Electric and Steam Compa-
ny, it's successors or assigns, will have
the right to conduct electric street car,
electric lighting aud steam heating
plants in the city of Ottumwa, as per
its franchise This fact was estab.
lished yesterday by the election held
in the various wards of the city, the
majority in favor of the extension of
the franchises being at the rate of
about four and one-half to one.
Ottumwa is in immediate danger of
losing the oat meal mill which is al
most in her grasp if the merchants
and public spirited citizens do not take
an interest in the matter and work for
it. A man who has been Interested
in the enterprise since 1t was first
mentioned, and who has made study
of the plans of the promoters stated to
a Courier reporter this morning that
unless some decisive action is taken
Immediately the oat meal mill will be
a lost enterprise so far as Ottumwa is
concerned.
Spontaneous combustion is respon-
sible for the complete destruction of
the large ice house at the western
edge of South Ottumwa, owned by w.
w. Cummings The fire started about
noon, and burned f:ercely until nearly
2 o'clock, destroying the three large
rooms of the ice house and smaller
ice house adjoining on the east or
barn containing two tons of hay and
a shed containing charcoal to the
value of $100 All these buildings and
their contents were the property of
Mr.. Cummings and the loss on them
will amount approximately to $4,000.
IFrom Wednesdays Daly.J
w. N. Mintoyne and son, Herbert of
Eddyville, were in the city this morn
ing on business.
julie and Fred Lowrey left last night
for Denver and other Colorado points.
They expect to be gone until Novem,
Der l.
Today was the hottest Ottumwa has
ever experienced. At 2 o'clock this
afternoon the thermometer at the city
hall registered 105
Mrs. c. M. Houdyshell has purchas-
ed the fruit farm known as the
"Quackenbush Place. one half mile
northeast of the city limits.
If you wish to rent, buy or sell a
house, farm, or anything else, adver-
tise it in the Courier Want Column. Re
suits are speedy and certain.
The death of Mrs. Alice Cooley
wife of Herman Cooley, occurred at
$50 this morning at the home of the
family on Milwaukee avenue. Her
age was fifty years
| Mr.. and Mrs. A. T. Johnson, of Dud
ley, left on Burlington No. 6 this at
| ternoon FOR Sweden for a three months
visit with their parents, who reside al
| Odeshog, Grasberg, Sweden.
Miss Leta Bridenstine, of Kirkville
who has been the guest for the past
few days of Mrs. M. w. Reed, 725 Eas
Main street, left last evening on the
Milwaukee for Fremont to visit rela
/ tives.
The funeral of the late Mrs. Emma
Long, whose death occurred at TO- 81
O'Clock Monday morning, was hell thi.
afternoon at 2 o'clock from the resi-
dence in West Ottumwa. The ser
Baker, and the remains were inferred
in the McIntire cemetery.
The Injunction cases against FL
Dyer and Thomas Bagnall of Keb ant
William McCaulley and George kim
of Eldon, brought to prevent then
from conducting saloons in the TIVE
towns above named, were brought VI
before Judge nj. A. Roberts this morn
ing and were all continued for hearing
until August 10.
Friends in this city and in the vicin
ity of Fremont will be glad to lear
of the success of l.. Shaw's sons VIII
are in Cape Nome. Alaska. They hav
two claims in that country and ore t
the amount of $4,000 was taken iron
their claims last year. The prospect
y for this year are double the amount 0
last year. Mr.. Shaw now resides a
Humeston.
Attorney E. e. McElroy, of thi
city, started this morning on the wor
of securing options on the land owe
which the Milwaukee cutoff will ru
between Rutledge and Muscatine. Nj
McElroy will act as agent for the Mi
waukee company in this city and wi
handle the transferring of the land /
Wapello county from the present owl
ers to the railroad company.
. Clarence Sutton, driver for S.
Cheadle, was overcome by the intens
heat yesterday afternoon, and was re
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