Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-11-21

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Born, this morning to Mr.. and Mrs
William Gallagher, of North Wapello
street, ten pound boy.
+. H. Clark of Fremont was in the
city this morning on his way to Bur-
lington, Col, to visit with relatives.
J.P. Applequist, 1905 East Fourth
street, accompanied by S. Shepherd OF
Iconium, left today for a short trip to
Aitken, MIN.
r. N. Morrel, 40S East Fourth
street, who has been suffering with
erysipelas. is reported to be better to-
day and is able to SIT up.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Barnes of Axtel,
Kan, returned to their home this |
morning after visit with his brother,
Stephen Barnes, 902 West Main street,
land other friends.
Mrs. l.. P. Millisack, 614 West
Fourth street, left this morning on
Burlington train No. for Omaha
where she will meet her brother, II.
Parker and they will go to Spokane.
Washington, for an extended visit OF
several mont..s with relatives.
Yesterday Ed Poland closed a deal
for 800 acres of land in Wright coun.
ty, Missouri. The land is within four
miles of Mansfield a railroad station,
and six miles free Hartville, the coun-
ty seat. This land can justly be con-
sidered in the mineral belt. Whether
Ed is going to be a farmer or not is
not known.
Rollin E. Kinds. of this city, left
last evening for West Branch where
he goes to attend the meeting of the
Southeastern Iowa Horticultural So
ciety. Mr.. Kinds is vice president OF
the society, and is on the program for
a paper. A large attendance is eX-
pected at the meeting and the affair
promises to be very successful.
word received today in this city
announces that Mrs. j. P. Ulrich, Jr.,
formerly Miss Winnie Martin, of this
city, but now residing at Creston, is
seriously i'll, suffering from an attack
of appendicitis Mrs Ullrich, Sr.,who
resides on North Jefferson street, was
called to Creston Sunday. and today
word comes that the condition of The
, patient shows no Improvement.
Joseph D. Hopkins well known
young colored man of this cty,who for
several years has been employed as
: cipher clerk in the Office of John Nor
rell & Co., was arrested last evening
by Deputy Sheriff George T. Slavens,
upon an indictment charging him with
adultery. This morning Hopkins was
arraigned before Judge Eichelberger,
and was given until November % to
plead. In the meantime he was releas-
!, ed from custody on bail. Attorneys
Y W. w. Epps and ]. d. Brown have
oeen reta ned to defend him. Hattie
Evans is named by Mrs Hopkins as
! the correspondent in her allegation be-
fore the grand jury.
a After having been out all night, the
= jury in the case of Earl Parrot against
the Ottumwa Electric and Steam com
pany, returned a verdict today finding
n for the plaintiff in the sum of $3.50
d This is believed will end the case, as
IL it Is understood the company will not
appeal from this decis on. The verdict
= rendered today is but nearly half OF
:. the amount returned by the jury in
n the first trial of the case. The case
:, was given to the jury at 5 o'clock last
night, and the verdict was returned al
8 o'clock this morning. McNett & tbs
v dale represented the street car com
is pany and G.. w. VIII tmore and NIGEL
ly roy & McRroy the plaintiff.
tFrom Wednesdays Daiy.1
ID C. A. Wyatt, of Belknap, is in thu
lie city today on business.
d, A marriage license was issued tc
ID day to ]. A. Banta and Miss Stell
Humphrey.
le Mrs. Mary Chasteen, of Riverviev
II went to Des Moines today for visi
II with her children.
ny Mrs. George Coon, of Eddyville, r.
ry turned to her nome today after Wis
with friends in this city.
&c Mrs. NJ. A. Shirk, OF aBtavia, arr,
OF ed in the city today for visit at tn
rs. home of Mrs. ]. Simpson, 425 Wes
or Second street.
no j. M. Fleener was in Ottumwa MOI
1s day, and closed deal whereby he sol
'iu fine horse to the city of Ottmwa
'h work on the fire department. Tt
~ horse sold is a seal brown, 1879 hant
high, and weighs $500 pounds. He
fine individual, and the Ottumwa fl
ar department boys are much please
va with him. He brought $200.-Hedric
,st Journal.
In From Thursdays Daily.i
in DR.. Ida Harter. of North Englis
was caller in the city yesterday.
cy John Allen, of Bloomfield, was
the city this morning on business.
,as Misses Anna Mcdonald and Ell
Guggerty, of spent the di
- in the city.
op- Ira Banta of Sewell returned to /
home this morning after short bu
80. ness trip to this city.
Wy Mrs. John Gutafson, of Dudley,
I'VE turned to l.er home this afternoon
ter visit with friends in the city.
Miss Lizzie Fiester, of Keswick, W
has been sick in the hospital for sol
time returned to her home last eve
ing.
Mrs. E. f. Carpenter, formerly