Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-04-09

IFrom Fridays Daily.l
]. M Morrow, a prosperous farmer
from Douds is in the city today on
business.
Mrs. Ed Packwood, of Highland
Center, spent yesterday in the city,
the guest of Mrs. E. l.. Scott.
Mrs. Geo. Rybolt, of Moravia, re-
turned home this morning after a
pleasant visit with friends and rela-
tives in this city.
The six-months-old son of DIR. and
Mrs. N. A. Baker died at the family
residence, on West Second street at
8 o'clock this morning after short
illness. S-sss g.
Harry Pratt and Miss Jessie Hartly
were united in marriage Wednesday
evening, at 8 o'clock at the home of
the brides parents. Mr.; and Mrs. Wal
lace Hartly, sos Wabash avenue. Rev.
John Hastie pastor of the South Side
Baptist church, officiated. The bride
and groom were attended by Chas.
Williamson and Miss Nettie Pratt. AT
ter the ceremony wedding supper
was served, only relatives and imme-
diate friends being present. Mr.. and
Mrs. Pratt will reside at the home of
the groom's father, A. E. Pratt, 301
keota street.
A basketball team from Keokuk,
with championship aspirations arrived
in the city yesterday. After about five
minutes play in the first half of the
game, however, all the championship
aspirations, We're taken out of them.
. Ottumwa's husky athletes sailed into
the lads from the Gate City from the
very start with determination to
show them there was still a lot to
learn about the game before they
could play in the same class as OF
tumwa. That explains the whole
game, the visitors were simply out
classed. They played good game,
and a game that would probably win
! in many cases, but 1t was not fast
enough for the team from this city.
The Indictment against DR.. Levi
Loar, charged with murder in the sec
ond degree, was dismissed in district
court today on motion of County At
torney Emery, and the doctor was i'm
mediately re-arrested upon information
filed before Justice Campbell upon
I the same charge by Mrs. Mary E.
Douds, mother Of the deceased, Fear
Doud, whom DR.. Loar is alleged to
have caused her death by an abortion.
DR.. Loar was indicted by the Janu.
airy grand jury and which was later
found to have been illegally drawn
He has been in Jail ever since his ar
rest. The action taken today was in
order to have the present grand jury
investigate the matter and return an,
other Indictment.
IFrom Saturdays raily.l
r. G. Thompson, of Agency, is in the
city today on business.
James Peck was at Eddyville, Chilli
Gothic and Batavia this week on bust
ness.
A marriage license was issued to
day to Geo. H. Smith and Miss Lizzie
S. Bachman.
Chas. Steuber, of the grand jury
and G.. w. Nye of the petit jury, re
turned to their homes in Dudley this
afternoon to spend Sunday.
Freddie Snyder, of New London, who
has been at the Ottumwa hospital fol
the past four weeks was discharged
today and returned to his home this
afternoon.
Carl e. Underwood, of 1885 Eas
Main street, is at Colfax, suffering
from a severe attack of rheumatism
and he will be compelled to remain
there for two weeks more, until he re
covers sufficiently to return to Ottum
wa.
The marriage of F. M. Simpson, o
South Ottumwa. to Mrs. Hattie E
Wampler, of Fairfield, was solemnizet
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Alder