Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-22

account of the affair, with the recep-
| ton and banquet fully written up, in
Guiding interesting notes of the meet
ing.
lndianola.
Mrs. Margaret Hossack has been in
dicted for the murder in the first de-
gree, the jury having found that Mrs.
Hossack killed her husband. She has
been committed to jail withouy
bail. The petit jury has been dis
charged and the case will not come
UP until the next term of court.
Abba.
An electric or motor car line from
Abba to Buxton, to Hiteman, to Hook
ing, to Hilton and to Smoky Hollow,
will be built this year or next, unless
financial disturbances occur in the
country and that is not probable" Os-
kaloosa must look to her laurels now.
Iowa City.
Mrs. Julia G. Adler, wife of Major
Ira j. Adler one of the best known
lawyers and politicians in the state
today, filed petition for divorce in
the johnson county district court. The
petition is a lengthy one and sets out
many things which happened during
the nineteen years of their married
life. Mrs. Adler alleges that the
Major repeatedly struck and choked
her and otherwise ill-treated her and
refused to buy her either food or
clothing, giving orders at the stores
of Iowa City that no goods should be
sold her on credit. She alleges that
for years he has not contributed any
money towards her support and that
she was obliged to live on the bounty
of her friends. She asks the court to
grant her temporary alimony in the
sum of $4,000. She states that Major
Alder's fortune is not less than $780,
600.
UdelI.
The general store of D. B. Kennedy
was completely destroyed by fire Fri
day night, entailing loss of from
$4,000 to $4,000. Everything points
to the fact that the blaze was of incen-
diary origin. The Rock Island depot
was burglarized the same night and
this fact points to the theory that
both crimes were committed by the
sume person. Nothing was taken from
the depot, altho the money drawer
was forced open.
kemme.
Henry Terhufen, proprietor of the
hotel in this town, for three years has
been pumping mineral from his we'll
which Charles Sukow, the jewel
er. pronounces gold, after thoro test.
Specimens have been sent to an es-
sayist People here believe they
have surely discovered Bonanza No. 2.
Cedar Rapids.
Charley Johnson, the unfortunate
Swede arrested with George Peetz on
suspicion of completely in the murder
of Will Higginson week ago tonight,
is breathing easier today, the state
having dismissed the case against
him, altho holding him under $4,000
bonds as witness.
Peetz alone will have to answer to
tie terrible charge of murder, having
been formally indicted by the grand
jury yesterday, that body having fail
ed to find evidence enough to warrant
them in holding Johnson.
creston.
Mrs. Alice Hamilton, dismissed by
Judge Towner in the district court on
an Indictment of larceny from the per-
son. has gone to her home in Bloom
ington, ILL.,, accompanied by her hus-
band, j. B. Hamilton, who has been
in the city for few months looking
after the interests of his wife's case
and giving her attention during her
sickness. Mrs. Hamilton, before leav-
ing, told how Hugh Dixon, the alleged
murderer of Lottie Holmes, escaped
from the Union county Jail.
tsWhan NTiIlor walkad in nivop
walked out" said Mrs. Hamilton. She
said that when the breakfast was
served the cell doors were left open
and all day long the negro roamed
about the Jail at will. He talked with
cage at times, and made a general in
out of sight when the noon meal was
darkness to leave the place. Sheriff
o'clock to serve supper and when he
Dixon, who was hiding behind the
west end of the cage, walked out into
freedom thru both doors that the
sheriff had left open. 1t will be seen
from this statement, il Mrs. Hamilton
KNOWS WHdI she 10 ldlhlu5 duOuL duu
she ought to, as she was on the
ground, that the negro had only an
hours start of the officers for the es-
cape was discovered about o'clock.
However, Dixon's advantage seemed
to have increased and has not dimin-
ished to any preceptible extent.
oskaloosa.
Some furious facts were brought to
light by the death of John Knox,
resident of this city. 1t was suppos-
ed that Knox was destitute but upon
his death a special administrator was
appointed for his estate. The admin
istrator made search of the dead
mans premises and found $4,000 in
gold slowed away in one corner of a
chest containing bed clothing. Knox
was very reticent man and people
hao no idea that he possessed
wealth in any degree.
Sioux City.
There now seems to be little doubt
that Frank H. Peyton, who has been
confined in the county jail here Tor