Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-02-14


for Mr.. Whites residence. Mr.. White
then sold the Hollopeter property to
ms mother-in-law, Mrs. S. Hollopeter
and has bought the George White
place now occupied by Joe. White.
nj. Watles went to Kansas City last
sunday and from there to New Mex
leo as employment agent for Contract,
er Fox.
Rev. and Mrs. Hardy A. Ingham have
been enjoying a visit from Mrs Ing
hams parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Townsend
Iof Monroe.
Miss R. Maude Ditmars, of Provo,
Utah, arrived here Wednesday even
Ing and visited here until Monday.
Joshua Smith, who lives near Mer-
rlmac. was buried Monday.
On account of the snow blockade
the Merrimac mail carrier could not
make his daily trip last Monday.
The suit of the Independent School
district of Brighton against the dis
trlct township of Clay for tuition for
pupils of Clay district, who have at
tended the Brighton schools, was de-
clded in favor of Clay on account of
lack of proper notice from the county
superintendent to the Clay directors.
hC vast Iildy ne Appeared.
The Pringle addition to Brighton is
plated. The addition includes the
Pringle tract of land joining town on
the northwest of about six acres, COM
menclng just west of the Helen Prin-
gle residence, a street will be run
north from Fountain street 500 feet.
West of this street are two blocks of
four lots each, the lots having ninety
feet frontage and 100 feet depth.
There are no alleys. Each lot is a
corner lot. West of these blocks is
another north and south street and
west of it tier of four lots 9Ox100
feet. North of the north street, run
ming east and west are six lots 53x100
feet with an alley running clear
around them and an alley thru the
center of the block. This addition is
finely situated with excellent drain
age.
Monkton Bros. are having phenome-
nal success in their meetings at Rich
land. One hundred and fifty CONVEX
sions are reported.
At the meeting of the town council
Monday night resolution, which had
been previously introduced calling for
a special election to vote on the ques-
ton of putting in an electric light
plant, was amended by substituting
the words, Dawson & companys cold
process gasoline gas, in place of cleo
trio lights and that the question be
submitted to the voters at the coming
city election, and the mayor was in
structed to provide for the voting on
the proposition by the requisite proc
lamation.
Revival meetings began at the M. E.
church Friday evening.
Sunday was observed by the church
es here as Moody memorial Sunday.
Mrs. Brown returned to her home
in Charlton last week. Her sister, Mrs.
VIM. Dioberry, accompanied her to
Fairfield, returning the same evening.
From all appearances Brighton will
build an opera house this summer.
Something long needed.
Our town papers last Friday publish
ed the first proclamation by the mayor
for the voting at the coming city cleo
ton on telephone exchange fran
chise to be granted G. w. Smith, man
ager of the Brighton telephone ex-
change company. The exchange has
already been in operation since last
May and there are now sixty (60)
phones in town and good many on
the county line, but no franchise has
yet been granted
f. M. Wilkins left Sunday night for
St Joseph, Mo, where he takes a po-
sition as travelling salesman for Hudic,
Moss G Co. lumber dealers.
Little Vida Stevens is sick with lung
fever
Albert Saunders, son of Jay saun-
ders, had a runaway Saturday after
noon. The horse started to run, throw
ing him from the sleigh. They got
loose from the sleigh and ran about
block into bobsled and one of them
got tangled UP in the harness and fell,
quite hole in it's side
There was no serious damage. The
boy was not hurt.
Bert Atwood's little boy is very sick
with lung fever.
Elder A. B. Cornell has purchased
the Disberry residence and will take
possession the list of April.