Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-05-23
MUST STAY SINGLE
Married Teachers Doom in Sioux
City Schools Sounded.
THE CHURCHES MAY NOT BE SUED
Davenport Children Sent to ottumwa
Home Finding Association-cat
Adopts Rabbits Bride Waits in
Vain for Groom-other State News.


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Sioux City, May 20.-The next school
year will be the last one for married
principals and teachers to officiate in
the Sioux City public schools. The
board Of education at it's meeting Sat
urday night took action to this effect
by the adoption of the following reso-
luton:
Resolved. That at the expiration of the
coming school year in June, 1902, the SER
vices Of all married teachers shall termi,,
nate except In case where such married
teacher shall be the sole support of her
family.
Churches May Not Be Sued.
Des Moines, May 2O.--Churches of
all denomination won decided vic
district court that they cannot be sued
and judgments entered for debts con-
tracted for entertainments and lecture
courses. The court held that doing
such business was not in the prov
ince of church and not included in
its articles of incorporation, so that
hereafter unless the outside manager
advance.
The particular case decided by the
court was that of the Slayton Lyceum
Bureau against the Asbury Methodist
Episcopal church judgment being en-
tered for the defendant at plaintiffs
costs. Judge Bishop held that "the
church is a corporation not for pecun-
larry profit organized and existing I'M
n fhn Ia rf 90 III,
poses, and that it had no power or au-
thority under it's articles of incorpora-
alton or otherwise to enter into the
contract sued upon herewith and that
therefore the plaintiff should not re-
cover thereon against the defendant
church,,
Children Sent to Ottumwa.
4 Davenport, May 20.--The two chill
dren Of Mrs. Anna Sinjen, city char
acter here, have been ordered sent to
the American Home Finding associa-
ton at Ottumwa, where homes will
be found for them. The mother has
been in Jail for some time on the
charge of drunkenness. Their father
Is dead.
Cat Adopts Rabbits.
Washington, May 20-A. Richie, of
this place, has cat which having lost
its kittens, was disconsolate until
Miss Mabel Shields brought it two
rabbits. The motherly instinct of the
feline has been appeased and the bun
MES and their adopted mother are get
ting along very well except that the
former does not appear to understand
1t when the children of her adoption
eat grass, which she attempts to imi-
tate.
Groom Did Not Appear.
Perry. May 2O.-The marriage of
Miss Bertha Conley, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. T. ]. Conley, of this place,
was scheduled to occur Thursday ev-
ening, May 8, to Gus w. Weise, clerk
in store at Williamsburg. The
guests and preacher were all present
and waited until IL o'clock for the
groom to put in an appearance, but
he failed to arrive. He has not been
seen since. The girl is heartbroken.
Meets at GrnnelI.
Grinnell May 20.-The place of
meeting of the high school athletic as
ISOLATION has been scheduled to take
place at Grinnell. Rollins, of West
Des Moines, was elected president Of
the association, and Van LEV, of East
Des Moines, was chosen (treasurer.
The secretaryship went to Council
Bluffs.
Claim Shortage.
Council Bluffs, May 20.-Leigh L..
Wilson, young man who has been
employed for a number of years for
the Chicago Portrait company, of Chi
oago, was arrested last evening on
the charge of embezzlement and spent
the night at the county jail Wilson
was taken before justice Bryant i'm
mediately after his arrest and bond
was fixed in the sum of $500. This he
was unable to furnish.
Accused Pastor to Stay.
Sioux City. May 20.-Rev. c. NJ.
Wickham, accused of undue intimacy
with a parishioner will not make a
public statement in his defence as he
announced, but will wait until yindicat-
ed by the jury. AT that time he will
announce his plan to remain here as
pastor for such members of the con-
gregation as believe in his sincerity,
and to build a new church, for which
he has already received many pledges
Electric Line Almost Assured.
Fl Madison, May 20.--All the right
of-way for the new electric line be-
tween this city and Nauyoo has been
secured with the exception of about a
mile and an engineer will arrive from
Chicago this week to make surveys
1t is thought in this place that the
project will be successfully concluded.
Girl to Go to Reform School.
TT. Madison, May 20--Daphne Maggie
a half-witted girl of this place has been
sent. to Jail on the charge of stealing
a pocketbook containing small sum
of money from neighbor At the ex-
piration of her sentence efforts will
be made to send her to the reform
. school.
Boy Drowned; Mother Insane.
Burlington, May 2O.-- Walter Kalb,
the eight-year-old son of q. G. Kalb, of
this city, was drowned in the Missis-
sippi river here. His mother upon
learning of the accident became a
raving maniac, and has been sent to
Mt. Pleasant for treatment.
CAPTURE AlIeued Thieves.