Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-03
CRACKED THE SAFE.
Crooks Execute Daring Job and Get
Away With Much Plumber.
IN BUSINESS DISTRICTOF DIES MONIES
death of Marshalltown Woman Re-
calls Fact That She Chopped Her
Three Children Up With an Axe
Thirty.two Years Ago.

Thirty.two Years Ago.
DesMoines.
Safeblowers executed a daring Job
In the heart of the business district
OF the city New Years night, escaped
with $1,000 worth of booty and there
is, thus far no clue to their identity.
While fire arms were making a din
of noise and New Years jewellers
We're adding to the pandemonium on
the down town streets last night, the
robbers entered the Seeberger block
at Fifth and Walnut streets, on the
northeast corner, made their way
stealthily to the room at the rear of
the floor occupied by Herman Kirch,
as diamond setting shop, and bid
ding defiance to two strong door locks
gained an entrance, only to further
show their nerve and daring by tap
ping the jewelers. safe and rifing it
of it's contents.
Marshalltown.
The death of Mrs. Mary e. Clark OF
this city, at the county hospital recalls
a sad tragedy that occurred thirty-two
years ago in this city. Mrs. Clark be
came mentally deranged at that time
and in a fit of insanity murdered her
three children. The bodies of the lit
tie ones were found in an clubhouse
chopped to pieces with an axe Mrs.
Clark recovered her reason after the
| tragedy and for a number of years
seemed to be perfectly rational, but
again became deranged and was con-
fined In the independence asylum for
seventeen years, when she was
brought to the Marshall county hos
pital as an incurable. She inherited
quite large estate when she was
girl. 49,
LeMars. ,q
Rev. Father D. H. Meis, of the Cath.
Ole diocese here, is dead. He was
born in Westphalia, and came stos this
country in his youth. being ordained
in Dubuque twenty-five years ago and
sent to Sioux City with Father Lene-
han. He was sent by Father Lenehan
to LIE Mars. where he has been pastor
of st. Johns church for twenty-five
years. He has also built up congre-
| cations at Prosper. Alton, Merrill,
Remsen, and Granville. Father Meis
was one of seven cousins in this do
cese. His funeral will be held here
Thursday.
Maquoketa.
The jury which held an inquest over
the body of VIM. O'Donnell, who was
found dead near Huntsville in the
road near midnight, has returned a
verdict OF death by an unknown rea-
son. There were no marks on the
body except on the temple, where a
slight blow was inflicted. Blood was
issuing from this wound and also from
the ears of the dead man. O'Donnell
was man of 80 years and leaves a
| wife and six children. He was haul
ing load Of lumber when he met his
death. When his body was found his
team had gone on home.
| Dubuque.
An important professional change
which takes place in this city with the
going out of the old year is the retire
ment from business of j. R. Lindsay,
of the law firm of Mathews, Lindsay
| & Frantzen, and from the active prac-
tice of his profession. The firm from
| which Mr.. Lindsay retires is known
all over the state.
Davenport.
| Jay Meacham is charged with having
stolen horse or. horses at Clinton
last summer. He and his wife disap-
peared from that city before he could
| be arrested. The Davenport police
located the pair in a shanty-boat an
chored in the Slough, at the lower end
of Davenport, Sunday, and arrested
them. The Clinton officers have con-
veyed them to that county, where the
trial will take place.
Creston,
1t is thought that the outgoing coun-
ty officials will not resign but quietly
Iawait the decision of the supreme
court. A protest in the. supervisor
case has been filed by Mr.. Wother-
spoon, but it is hardly believed the
county officers will do SO. Some ac-
ton is expected next Monday when
the supervisors meet in regular
monthly session.
MarshaIItoWn.
A hint comes from well informed
circles that the Iowa Central and Min
neapolis & st. Louis interests are
shortly to pass under control of the
Illinois Central Enough stock is said
to have been acquired to assure the
success of the transaction. 1t is as
sumed that the Minneapolis & St.
Louis managers have nearly completed
their deal with the Illinois Central
company and it is suggested that the
i former propose to include the Iowa
Central in any arrangement that may
be made. The Iowa Central is virtual
ly under control and management Of
the Minneapolis & st. Louis. The de-
velopments of such transaction
would be of great interest here, as
the shops and Offices Of the Iowa Cen
trail are located in this city and it is
regarded as a Marshalltown institu.
ton.
Creston.
i The anxiety which has long been
felt in Creston by relatives and friends
concerning the whereabouts of Mr..
and Mrs ALDER Conrad was terminat-