Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-10-17


and Mrs. Swinney left Wednesday af-
ternoon for Buffalo and the Pan-Amer-
lean exposition.
Fairfield. d
Fairfield, Oct. 17-Beginning octo-
Der %, Jefferson county will hold it's
next term of court in this city.
Eric Corey, who has been miller
in Fairfield for a great many years,
had his leg badly crushed Tuesday
morning, by the falling of large burr
while working in the city mills. DR..
Graves was called and he found bad
fracture in the large bone below the
knee. Mr.. Corey is well advanced in
years, and the injury is considered
quite serious.
Mrs. M. S. Crawford of Denver, Col,
and H. ]. Alexander of Trinidad, COL,
are at the home of their father, w. K.
Alexander, who is very ill.,
Mrs. Joseph Bradley will leave in a
few days for Billings, Montana, where
she will join her husband. Mr.. Brad
Hey recently accepted a position in Bill
lings and they will make that city their
future home.
E. M. Kann and family will leave in
few days for Chicago. where they
will make their future home. Mr..
Kann was engaged in the clothing
business in Fairfield for a good many
years.
The city authorities have fully de-
cided to build pest house to be ready
in case of contagious diseases. A COM
mittee has selected building site near
the new waterworks and work will be-
gin on the new building as soon as the
contracts are made.
More encouraging news comes from
DR.. Clark at Baltimore, Md. He is re-
covering nicely from the operation
performed on him short time ago
and expects to start for home this
week.
Roy Junkin, who went to the Ha-
waiian Islands last spring to make his
home with his uncle, has decided to
return to his old home in Fairfield. He
will soon sail for home and is expect
ed to arrive here in about six weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. w. Harris of He'd
rick, who have been spending their
honeymoon in Buffalo and points in
eastern Pennsylvania, arrived in Fair
field Wednesday morning and will visit
at the home of Mrs. Anna Harris few
days. They will leave for Hedrick
Friday night where they will make
their future home.
G. R. Combs, Ora Hall, Frank Law
son, Ben Ashmead and R. Whitmore
left Tuesday night for Clarks, Neb.
They go to look up locations in Merrick
Icounty.
| The Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
Railway company has begun condem-
nation proceedings in Polk township
for their right-of-way. James Rick
Isher, Ben Gardner, ]. w. Ross, John
West, Sanford Bray and r. H. Weller
have been selected as jury by Sher-
if Black to inspect the land Friday,
October %. Three tracts of land are
in question, belonging to w. N. Brown,
Robert Marshall and D. B. Mowery.
Alfred Wright has purchased the
Meek property On East Adams street.
He expects to move to Fairfield some
time during the early winter.
VIM. Hawk has purchased Mrs.
Stevers property on East Kirkwood
street. He expects to move to Fair
field in a short time.
/ DR.. r. G.. Sayers returned Tuesday
|evening from Marits, Ohio, where he
has been spending the past month with
his brothers.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Spar of Billings,
Mont, are expected here in few days
Ito visit the McCrackins East Burling-
ton street.
A number of Fairfield people are at
tending the Odd Fellows assembly at
Creston this week. Among the party
are Mrs G. G. Taylor, Mrs. J. z. Wild
man and 9. U. Emery.
/ J. G. Mcdonald, timer in Fairfield
for several years, has gone to st. Louis
to engage in business. His family is
preparing to move to that city where
they will make their future home.
| Clerk Merckens issued marriage Ii
censes Wednesday to the following
persons: Lewis j. Liblin, 49, and Miss
Dot Worley, 20; Samuel H. Watkins,
Jr., %, and Miss Wayne E. Cleasby,
l2O.
| Abba.
Abba, Oct. 71.-John Hart and wife
have gone to David City, Neb., for a
visit with relatives.
Samuel Spencer was able to walk up
town Wednesday, after having beer
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