Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-12-19

safe, check issued by the Courier
Printing Co., to j. H. Daggett, on Jan.
%, 1893 After it had been cashed by
Mr.. Bachman, the check mysteriously
disappeared, only to come to light af-
ter it had been in hiding for nearly
nine years. Mr.. Bachman presented
the check to the Courier yesterday
and it was promptly paid.
[From Wednesdays Dallyl
A marriage license has been issued
to ]. S. Rupe and Miss A. e. English.
Mrs. D. A. Lowery, of Hines, return
ed home last evening after spending
the day in the city shopping.
Mrs. Al Reno, formerly of this city,
left this morning for Des Moines where
she goes to make her future home.
Mrs. E. P. Finney and Miss Zuralda
Udell, of Blakesburg, returned home
this morning after a short visit with
friends in the city.
| Parties having Christmas presents
or donations for the county farm will
| please leave them at S. d. Pierce &
Sons or at Chas. G. Peterson's stores,
and they will be called for by the SUI
perintendent.
S. Kirkpatrick, of Ottumwa, visited
| his mother, Mrs. Hannah Kirkpatrick,
over Sunday. Mr.. Kirkpatrick has
purchased property in Greensboro,
North Carolina, and will remove to
that place soon.-Hedrick Journal.
The local police were given instruc-
lions last evening by Constable
Thompson, of Highland Center, to look
out for, and arrest young man
named Darner. aged 16 years, whom
it was alleged had stolen horse in
that place and was making for Okla
homa. The local police made care
full investigation but they failed to To-
cate Mr.. Darner.
The Dana-Chisman contest court re-
sumed it's sittings today. 1t was then
decided to recount the vote of Pleas
ant township which had been accept
ed by both sides at the former sit
tings. The count today gives Dana 80
and Chisman 90. The result announc-
ed by the board of supervisors gave
Dana SO and Chisman 81. This makes
net loss of two for Dana, and gives
him total net gain of IL. This after
noon the board is counting the vote
of the fifth precinct of Center town
ship, and at the time of going to press
a result had not been reached.
Henry Boyd. of South Ottumwa, a
cripple, was yesterday held to the
grand jury by Justice Ballard on the
charge of cheating by false pretense.
The complaining witness is H. D.
Parker, an old man residing in South
Ottumwa, who claims that he gave to
Boyd $500 for the purpose of buying
corn, Boyd representing that he work
ed in a feed store and would have the
corn delivered. According to the
plaintiffs testimony, Boyd took the
money but the corn has not yet been
delivered. Boyd pleaded not guilty
but Justice Ballard decided to hold
him after the evidence had been in
troduced The defendant is said to be
a user of cocaine, although he stated
on the stand yesterday that he has not
been using the drug for week and
half.
CAPTAIN C. c. Cone, of Oskaloosa
was elected colonel of the Second reg
iment, uniform rank, Knights OF Ply
thias, at an election held at the Bal
4 lingall hotel yesterday afternoon. The
election was practically unanimous
Major Will S. Phillips, of Keokuk
who received several votes on the in
formal ballot, having withdrawn in ia
vor of Captain Cone. Major w. w.
Epps, of this city, also received sever
al votes on the informal ballot, but did
not count on the formal one. After
the colonelcy had been disposed of, q
motion by Lieutenant l. H. Tomlinsor
; that the tellers cast the vote of the
regiment for Major Will S. Phillips, OF
Keokuk, for lieutenant colonel, pre-
vailed unanimously. The advance
ment of Major Phillips left vacancy
in that Office in the first battalion, anC
Captain L. Eckhardt, of Davenport
quartermaster on Colonel Bierce's
staff, was elected to til t Office by {
, unanimous vote. The election of these
men disposed of the real business o.
the assembly, and after several ad
dresses had been made on the good o.
the order, the body was adjourned or
motion of General Manchester.
[From Thursdays Daiiy.1
Mrs. Jenkins of Chillicothe was shop
ping in the city today.
E. R. Fitz of WOODBURY., was in thu
city yesterday afternoon on business.
Mrs. David Grooms, of Chillicothe
| was in the city this afternoon shop
ping.
Miss Mamie Cotterell, of Chillicothe
: was in the city this afternoon shop
ping.
Mr.. and Mrs c. F. Wheaton, of Az
ency, We're in the city this morning
} shopping.
,, Mrs. John Fallon, 405 East Seconc
street, who has been seriously ill, il
much better now.
; Mrs. George Richardson of Hayes
!, vile returned home last evening afte
, spending the day in the city
Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Bolter, of Hite
man, returned home this afternoon al
: ter a pleasant visit with R. Reese o
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