Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-11-05

goes to Des Moines today on business
connected with his company. The
territory assigned him is southern
Iowa, Missouri and Illinois. He also
expects to go to Tennessee.
Saville & Wilcox now have their
barber shop nicely located in their
own recently erected brick building.
They have heretofore occupied the
Mrs. A. Cawley building, across the al
ley from the postofice.
Mrs. Joseph Parkes, wife of our high
school principal, went to Ottumwa yes
terday morning for weeks visit with
old friends.
John Barnett, John Foster, Burley
Scribner and Levi Baldwin have re.
turned from a weeks trip to Missouri.
where they went after hickory nuts.
They report fine time and got plen-
ty OF nuts, but found very poor crops
in that state.
Harry Davidson, boss in the mines
at Peiay, was injured in the mines
Wednesday, but his injuries are not
considered serious.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. B. Beamer, of the
west side, were passengers to Oska-
loosa on business yesterday.
Ernest Strange has returned home
after spending the summer at differ
ent points up north. He has been at
| Milwaukee the past few weeks.
| Mrs.L. r. Lafferty has been visiting
relatives in Ottumwa and Bloomfield.
Mrs. J. j. Slemmons, of Oskaloosa
has been spending a few days with
her sister. Mrs. A. w. Riggs.
| Poupn r hoT,1a linn in HE
walk, caused by cash on his ankle
with an axe.
Mr.. Green, of Green's Candy COM
pany, Oskaloosa, was in town on bust
ness yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. l. ]. Edwards have re-
turned home from a visit at the home
of A. o. Edwards. in South Ottumwa.
Miss Alice Meeker went to Oska-
loosa yesterday for an extended stay.
Fairfield.
Fairfield Oct. 31.-Judge M. A Rob-
erts opened the October term of court
Monday, but owing to the small
amount of business at hand, he adj
I journed until Wednesday, Nov 6. The
divorce case of Charlotte Mohler VS..
Jacob Mohler was to have been
brought before court Tuesday but a
settlement was made by which Mrs
Mohler is to receive $500 permanent
alimony
Sheriff Black, accompanied by a
jury consisting of Ben Gardner, R.
H. Weller, Sanford Grag. Joseph Rick,
sher, John w. Ross and John West,
went out last Friday to adjust dam
ages between the Chicago. Milwaukee
and st. Paul railroad and w. N. Brown
and B. D. Mowery. The jury assessed
damages to the amount of 81 ,233 in
favor of Mr.. Mowery while Mr.. Brown
was awarded $1,333. The Milwaukee
is building a cutoff between Daven-
port and Ottumwa and the new line
passes through the above named
farms in Jefferson county.
The proceeds of the Abraham sale
held near Packwood last week,
amounted to $4,000.
The ten acres of land belonging to
the Carsons about one mile south OF
town, has recently been purchased by
Nimrod Dyer, who has been a farmer
northeast of Fairfield, for many years
The average price per acre was about
$780,
John Grinstead has purchased the
property of Mrs. Carrie Schaffer or
East Briggs street and will move into
his new home in a short time.
w. S. Shaw has just returned from
a trip through Kansas. Mr.. Shaw re
Gently purchased a farm near hide
pendence, Kan.
Mrs. Lydia Stanford purchased the
Fred Gaines property on West Madi
! son street Monday. Consideration
$500.
A very serious accident occurred al
the home of Mrs. A. P. Anderson, neal
) Salina, last Friday. While working
around large wood saw her Oldest
son stepped on round piece of wooJ
which threw him against the saw ana
his right limb was almost severed
Young Anderson is in a serious condi
ton and it is thought the injured limt
will have to be amputated.
The Fairfield Drug Co., which occu
pied the first floor in the McCoic
building, is packing up its goods tc
/. ship to Abba, where they will open /;
new drug store.
DR.. Mills and w. L. Sim of OF
tumwa, were visitors in Fairfield the
early part of this week.