Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-11-28


he faced the court he failed to remem-
Der any of these little pleasantries,'
but pleaded guilty to intoxication. He
the stone pile.
tFrom Wednesdays Daily.I
Born, Tuesday to Mr.. and Mrs. Ole
Oleson of Meadow street, son.
James Devine, of North English, was
in the city yesterday on business.
A marriage license has been issued
to Mark Perigo and Miss Lois E.
Clark.
Mrs. A. d. Moss and son Folger left
this morning on the Burlington train
No. for their home in Denver.
Mrs. T. w. Hill and Mrs. Sarah
Chamberlain, of Batavia, were in the
city yesterday afternoon shopping,
Mrs. Martha Tucker, of East Fourth
street, went to Kirkville today for a
few days visit with her daughter.
Mrs. C. o. Porter, 1T North Will
land street, went to Blakesburg this
morning to visit with her parents, Mr..
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Miss yerda Derby of Blakesburg re-
turned to her home this morning after
a few days visit with Mrs. c. o. Por-
ter, on North Willard street.
| Mrs. S. E. Orr and son, Verne, of
| Pleasant Plain, returned home after a
pleasant visit at the homes of Mrs.
Frank Kendall and Lloyd Orr.
Mrs. R. Newell of Kirkville returned
to her home this afternoon after a
short visit at the home of Mrs. d. H.
Devol, 312 East Fourth street.
Mrs. e. NJ. Bowlin of Highland, who
has been visiting at the home of her
brother, A. w. Buchanan, on Castle
street, returned home yesterday even
ing.
Mrs. M. NJ. Ogle of Ohio and Mrs.
E. A. Boyle of Russell. who have been
Visiting at the home of Will T. Boyle
on Morrell street, left yesterday after.
noon for Russell.
Marriage licenses have been issued
as follows: Edward M. O'Brien and
Miss Anna ]. Berry; ]. H. Sullivan and
Miss Louise May Nader; John A. Low
enberg and Miss Lizzie M. Handy.
Mrs. l.. l.. Kitterman accompanied by
her son Ben who lives a short distance
southeast of the city, left yesterday
for New London to visit with her
brother, w. w. Cunningham, over
Thanksgiving.
i George Reno has gone to Eldora to
visit his brother, Harry, who has been
suffering for several months from the
result of an injury received in August
while playing. 1t is feared the lads
arm will have to be amptated.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Jones and family, 56s
West Fourth street, went to Mystic for
a visit with relatives and to attend
the marriage of Mr.. Jones sister, Miss
Nellie Owens, to e. D. Bowen, of Cali
fornia The ceremony will be per
formed at the home of the brides par
: ents tomorrow morning at 1876
O'Clock.
Dr. D. G. Brockman returned this
: afternoon from Creston, where hi
went last night, having been called
: there by the serious illness of Mrs. J
P. Ullrich, Jr., who has for the pas
week or more been suffering from ap
pendicitis. An operation was per
formed upon the patient this morning
and there are now hopes for her re
, covery, althogh her life was despairet
!. of last night.
After being out since $3.50 o'clocl
: yesterday afternoon the jury in thu
case of Sandy A. King against the OF
tumwa Brick and Construction com
Ipany returned verdict at IL o'clocf
today. The verdict was for the de
PENDANT company King sued the con
Germ for $4,000 damages for injuries
, alleged to have been received while il
the employ of the company about
year ago. McNett 6 Tisdale represent
ed the defense, while w. w. Epps wa
the attorney for the plaintiff.
John Henry Steckman, of Pawnee
, Neb., who has been rowing around II
this vicinity for several months, wa
accompanied to the train Tuesday b,
j. M. Denny and sent to Ottumwa
From a few of the stories he relate'
he no doubt has been a fierce charae
ter in his time. He told OF one blood
curdling episode where he had kille
900 Indians in one day with spade
! He is somewhat unbalanced and need
! watching. washington Journal
Fourteen men employed as car re
|pairers at the Milwaukee junctio
yards on the island in the West En-
of the city refused to so to work yei
|terday afternoon because they wer
} not granted an increase of one an
} one-half cents per hour for their labo
They are still out and it is announce
by the master car builder, e. l.. Nun
! sell, who Is in the city today, that tn