Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-12-10

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LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.
L,From Fridays Daily.]
Ottumwa Poultry Co. pays best prices.
Alfred Yeager of Agency is in the
city today on business.
Miss Ethel Crabill, of Avery, was in
the city this morning shopping.
A marriage license was issued today
to Lee Craft and Miss Title Hamilton.
MIR. and Mrs. Dan Foster, of Ash
land, We're in the city today on bust
ness.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Lawler,
222 North Market street, last night, a
daughter.
Born, last night, to Mr.. and Mrs.
Jacob Krumpholtz, 53s South Moore
street, a son.
A seven pound daughter was born
Monday to Mr.. and Mrs. o. P. M. Cri-
ley, 234 Weller street.
Miss Maude Alternately, of Chilli
cothe, returned home this afternoon
from shopping in this city.
Mrs Mettie Stevens, daughter of
Mrs. Schwabkey, Is quite i'll at her
home on East Second street.
H. S. Schwartzenbaugh of Seymour
returned home this morning from
short business trip to this city.
Miss Constance Packwood of Foster,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. Z. L. Scott,
who resides on North Mclean street.
Miss Eva Miller of Blakesburg re-
turned home this morning after a.
pleasant visit at the home of her UNI
Gle, John Miller, 314 Norris street.
Chief of Police Gray recovered the
valuable goat lap-robe stolen from w.
S. Christie, Wednesday evening, in the
East End, this morning. The robe
was wrapped up carefully, and had
evidently been planted by the thief.
The police have a good idea as to who
the thief is, and an arrest will prob
ably be made in the case this evening.
The death of Mrs. Sarah Jenkins oc-
CURED at 3 o'clock this afternoon at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. Edward
Weeks, 1923 North Washington street,
after long illness. The deceased
was one of Ottumwas oldest and most
respected residents, being nearly
80 years of age, and she has made this
city her home nearly half century.
On Wednesday evening of last week
Clyde Hiatt, residing near the electric
light plant, attempted suicide by TAX
ing sugar of lead. DR.. McAllister was
called and promptly administered rem
edies and Hiatt was soon out of dan
ger. His act is said to have been
prompted by his opposition to Mrs
HATS accepting employment in a
Leon hotel. On Monday he left for
Ottumwa and the remainder of the
family left for the same place yester-
day.-Decatur County Geon) Journal.
Some people around here were I'M
easy thinking the Milwaukee railway
would not put in a station for Rich
land. All can rest easier now. John
A. Greenlee and A. c. Brady, two of
the committee that were appointed at
the citizens meeting moths ago to
look after Rfchlands interest, while in
Chicago, called at the Milwaukee rail
way headquarters and had an inter
tatives were treated with courtesy and
station RichIand Clarion.
The prospects for the success of the
oil companies, which were incorporat
ed in Ottumwa during the past sum
mer for the development of the min.
eral resources of the country in the vi
entity of Lawton, Oklahoma, and
which were considered by many only
schemes of some hair-brained pro-
motors, are becoming quite encourag
ing. Many Ottumwans became inter
ested in this industry, some to consid
err lie extent and news of the success
of this enterprise will be hailed with
delight. According to recent tests
made at Lawton it is reported that a
very superior quality of oil has been
discovered at that place and in the
vicinity of the fields in which SO many
of Ottumwa's people are interested.
Ottumwa had a distinguished visitor
in her portals a major portion of this
week. This parsonage was w. Der
gen, alias, Barton, alias Bonner, seven
teen year convict, alleged fraudulent
mortgage expert and all around conf
dence man. The presence of Mr.. Der
gen was kept very quiet in this city
He was brought here to appear as {
witness in the Kane perjury case
which was given such sudden ant
sensational end in the district cour
yesterday. Bergen is the man whom
1t is alleged bunkoed Kane out o.
nearly $1,000, and is the cause of the
trouble between Kane and G. z. Nor
ton, of this city. Sheriff Suits brough
Bergen here Monday getting him from
the penitentiary at Fort Madison. HI
was kept in close confinement in the
county Jail until yesterday Afternoon
when he was returned to Fort Madi