Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-11-14

wagon in the barn yard. They took
fright at some swine, and proceeded
to run way, tearing out several panel
of fence, bruising and cutting up one
horse considerable, and doing other
damage, but fortunately no one was
hurt.
Mrs. John Grant went to Des Moines
Yesterday for visit with relatives
there.
Calvin Manning of Ottumwa, one of
the stockholders in the new state
bank. was, here Monday looking after
business affairs.
George Collard. Eli Harshman, F.
w. Davis and ]. c. Sellers, of Oskaloo-
sa, were here yesterday taking look
at tirst-class town.
Uncle Tommy" McGlothlen, of OF
tumwa, is here for a few days visit
with his old friends, Mr.. and Mrs.
Adam Bell, and with relatives here.
Mrs. w. l.. Moss and daughter
Leila, of Ottumwa, were recent visi-
tors with the formers sister, Mrs. JOS
Parks. Mrs. Moss will soon move to
Mason City.
D. H. Hudson, administrator of the
estate of the late Hiram Heki, has fill
ed suit against the c., R. l. & P. rail-
road company for $4,000 for the kill
ing of Mr.. Heki, which occurred one
night last August. Mr.. Heki was a
son-in-law of Mr.. Hudson.
VIM. Mercer, of Lincoln Neb., is
here for an extended visit with his
brother, Link Mercer.
Harlan Allison, of South Ottumwa
was in town short time yesterday
afternoon visiting his parents.
ID. M. Perdue, attorney and notary
public, is looking after legal matters
in Abba today.
Mrs. Howard Hedrick returned to
her home at Des Moines yesterday af-
ter week or ten days visit with her
mother, Mrs. J. w. Seifert.
Levi Lore, one of the stunch demo.
cratic farmers of this vicinity, was
transacting business in Oskaloosa yes
terday.
Mrs. Jack Odem of Oskaloosa is
spending a few days visiting her niece
Mrs. E. w. England, near Laconta
Mrs. P. A. Hardshell has returned
from visit with friends in Ottumwa.
Ton Hines, an employee of one of
the livery stables, has been laid up
Win a lhuSu SWOileu Jaw.
Miss Elizabeth Oldham. of Third
street, has returned home from a day
or two's visit with her sister, Mrs. w.
F, jaeger, up the valley of the Des
Moines.
R. E. Grattan. who has been on the
road for an advertising company, is
home for a weeks stay.
Miss Luzetta Culbertson, of Third
street, spent Sunday with friends in
Coalfield.
H. S. Davis, the efficient Central
agent, is soon to be relieved of a part
OF his duties. The little stations of
Coalfield, Hickory and Lockman have
heretofore had no agent, and Mr.. .Jav-
is has been required to way-bill
large number of coal cars from those
places, but new agent will soon be
placed at Coalfield, and he will have
charge of Coalfield, Hickory and Lock
man, which will cut down Mr.. Davis
duties about one-half. Mr.. l. avis has
been constructing a telegraph line
from the depot to his residence on Sec.
ond street, and will teach his assist
ants, Ed. Gray and Mrs. Davis, tele.
graphy.
Arrangements have been effected
whereby the Eddyville Exchange will
have almost direct connection with
the Davis line which runs from Oska-
loosa to Lakonta. Charley Whitlatch
will have phone on each line in his
residence, and all that will be neces-
sary to have intercourse with Oska.
loosa will be to call up Mr.. Whitlatch,
give him your message, and he will
relay" it onto the Oskaloosa line.
This will be an added improvement
Uncle Joe Roberts, of Ottumwa, was
in town recently.