Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-18

some carpenters tools that were stol-
en- last Thursday from a tool chest in
Oskaloosa. The tools are as follows:
Nine chisels, three saws and seven
bits. Mr.. Redmond says the man
from whom he bought the articles was
tall, had smooth face and wore blue
overalls. The name he gave was A.
G. Allen. Mr.. Redmond bought the
tools last Friday. paying for them So
and has not seen the man since then.
[From Wednesdays Daily
Mrs. George Bane left last evening
for Highland Center to visit relatives.
Mrs. Harvey Spilman and son Frank
went to Highland Center last evening
to visit relatives.
William Moon and Patrick Rourka,
of Eldon, are in the city today with
shipment of hogs for John. Morrell 4
&c.
Mr.. and Mrs. George John left this
morning for West Grove. where they
were called by the serious illness of
Mr.. Johns father, D. l.. John.
John P. Applequist left this morning
on the Milwaukee for Aiken, Mimi,
with four men residing in this county
and who are intending to invest in
Minnesota land.
Elmer Coombs, who has been i'll at
his home on West Mapel avenue
was down town this after
noon, for the first time in twelve
weeks. Mr. Coombs is now materially
improving.
Several Ottumwa people are inter-
ested in the opening of the lands in
Oklahoma, and residents of the city
are starting south every day A con.
last night, and others will go before
the time comes for the drawing of
numbers.
The death of Emma Charlotte Peter,
son occurred last evening at $50
clock at the family residence, S12
blackberry street. The deceased was
thirty-seven years, six months and
twenty-four days of age. A husband,
F. A. Peterson, and four children are
left to mourn her loss.
The death of the infant son of Henry
Daggett occurred yesterday at Center
vile, and the remains will be brought
to this city this evening on the Rock
Island train. at 6:45 o'clock. The body
will be taken to the Ottumwa cemetery
and placed beside that of his mother
Mrs. Henry Daggett, who was buried
July 7.
Last evening at the home of Mr..
n Mot,
street, occurred the marriage of their
daughter, Miss Anna B. Wilcox to Har-
ley E. Ross. The ceremony ives per-
formed at o'clock by Rev. P. Adel-
stein Johnson, pastor of the First Con-
gregational church, in the presence
of about fifty relatives and friends.
DIR. S. A. Spilman received a letter
this morning from Herman Kehm, who
is on the United States battleship Ore
gon, and who is now at Bremerton.
Wash, near the Puget Sound naval
station, in which Mr.. Kehm acknowl-
edges and thanks the members of
Donnelson camp, No. 50, Sons of Vet.
Grams, for their thoughtfulness in re-
Numbering him by preparing recep-
ton in his behalf. Mr.. Kehm said that
owing to numerous ,reasonsy he was
unable to visit Ottnmwa until the holt
DAY season.
Ottumwa now has a senior four crew,
something that has never been known
in this city before. There have been
and are men here who have won dou-
bles and singles, but it re aimed for
the four who went to Council Bluffs
last Saturday night to pull Ottumwa
up into first place in the junior four
race yesterday. Heretofore Ottumwa
has for several years won second place
in the four races, but Dubuque or some
other city has always had crew that
was just a little better than the OF
tumwa men and the local men would
have to fall back on the sculling races
for their medals.
Mrs. w. T. Robinson and children,
who have been residing in this city
during the past year, left last night
for Malta. Ohio. Mrs. Robinson will
visit at the home of her mother, Mrs.
| A. w. Walker. until the return of her
husband, Rev. w. T. Robinson, from
| Quito, Ecuador, where he is engaged
in school work in the interests Of the
Methodist Episcopal church. Rev. Rob.
inson has been granted a two months
leave of absence that he may be en-
abled to return home to transact bust
ness and accompany the family on
their long Journey He expects to
sail for the states from Guayquil
South America, about July 20, and will
stop in Ohio before coming to Ottum
wa.
| From Thursdoy's Daily I