Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-05-28

first. In that inning they were learn
ing what they had to play against, and
they played good ball and made four
scores. After that they Just simply
had good time and watched their
opponents work. 1t was the best
game ever played here and over 1900
people watched the game. Not only
the town people, but ball-lovers from
all the surrounding towns in the coun-
.ty were present, as this game was well
advertised,and Mgr. j. G. Harvey made
quite lot of cash out of the game.
Mr.. Harvey is young man who was
formerly in the implement business
here and made fortune and since re-
firing has became quite baseball
lover. The score at the finish was
6 to II in favor of the Indians and they
coulu have made it as many more had
they cared to do so.
Probably Fatal Accident.
Charlton, May 23.-tspeciaD-An
unknown man met with what will
probably prove fatal accident while
travelling through Charlton in buggy
Wednesday afternoon. He was be-
grimed with dirt and dust and had the
appearance of being in poor circum-
stances. He told during his rational
moments that he had friends in Mich
igan, but could not give the place he
was from. He also said that he was
on his way to the west to seek home
when he drove by the railroad and his
horse got scared and ran away throw
ing him out He was injured internal
ly and the doctors say he will probably
die, as he is splitting up blood all the
time.
More Smallpox.
Packwood, May 23.-(SpeciaD- 1t
seems as though Packwood is under a
cloud, two more cases of smallpox be-
ing reported, Miss Maude Gardner, sis
ter of Mrs. -Longerbone, whose death
who was at e. H. Woolman's when
the eruptions appeared. He immedi-
ately went to his home, which is in
Keokuk county, not far from Richland.
There Is also more scarlet fever.
Cracked Boys Skull.
Grinnell, May %. Especially
While throwing discus boy named
Sears struck Charley Vaughn, anoth-
er boy, in the face, crushing in the
| skull from the top of the nose diagon-
ally over the back or the eye. He may
recover.
His Accounts Are Straight.
Des Moines, May 24.-Postoflce In
| spector Stewart has returned from
Foote, where he went to examine the
accounts of J. NJ. Harris, the postmas-
ter who recently deserted the office
and is claimed to have gone away with
Miss Otde Ferman, a young lady who
left there at the same time that Har-
ris did and because of whom Harris
| had trouble with his wife. The post
Office accounts are straight and no ac-
| ton will be taken against him by the
government. Harris employers, how
err, claim that he. is an embezzler and
have put officers on his trail.
Engine Blew Up.
| TT. Madison, May "a. Especially
An engine on the Santa Fe railroad
this morning blew up seven miles west
of Carrolton, Mo-, scalding Engineer
4 Andy Smith and Fireman John Hat
field, both of Topeka. Both will get
we'll, it is thought. -
The train is the through California
train and was running at the usual
4 rate Of speed. Just west of Carrolton
the whole front of the engine blew out
injuring the fireman and engineer as
above stated. The train came to a
standstill and messenger was sent
back to Carrolton where another en-
CINE was summoned. The train was
delayed about three hours. No one
else was hurt.