Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-02-12

By careful management he has built
UP an excellent trade and his friends
are gratified to learn that he now has
an interest in the business. All will
wish him continued success and pros
perity.
The little city Of Mediapolis We'd
nesday carried a proposition to pur-
chase, establish, erect, maintain and
operate gasoline plant for lighting
the town and authorize the issuing of
bonds for the payment of the same in
a sum not exceeding $4,000. The pro-
position carried lit to Is, so there will
now be light in that berg.
Bloomfield.
The board of supervisors Of Davis
county at their last meeting decided
to return to the old method Of furnish
ing medical aid to the poor within the
county. Last year they employed
doctors for each township, but this
year each trustee of the different
townships will look after the matter
and present his claims to the board
of supervisors as formerly.
Waterloo.
A photographer of this city was
called the other day to take a photo
graph of a dead man who during his
life mad steadfastly refused to sit for
a photograph. The family could not
bear the idea of laying him away
Without likeness in their possession,
SO engaged man with plates to come
to the house and take a snap shot of
the corpse. He arrived too late, and
went to the cemetery just as the cas-
ket was being laid in the grave. The
undertaken was directed by the friends
to take the body from the casket,
brace it up against a wagon seat that
happened to be handy, and press the
bulb. The development of the plate
showed the graves and casket in the
background, but the photographer as
sured the friends that he could do
away with the difficulty in the finish
ing room.
West Point.
The long-disputed property of the
canning factory at West Point has fin
ally been landed in the hands of Shad-
we'll & Billman, who have been oper-
ating the plant. A sheriff's deed has
been filed transferring the property to
them for consideration of S2,0O5, as
agreed at a sale some time since.
These parties will continue to operate
the plant as heretofore.
Burlington.
| A pearl button finishing factory will
be opened in Burlington within the
next few months. This factory will be
one of the largest along the Mississip-
pi, and when running full force will
employ over $50 persons The princi-
pal promoters of the new factory are
men well known to the citizens of
Burlington.
Leon.
The preliminary examination of DR..
j. w. Crofford, accused of performing
a criminal operation on the person of
Maude Stone, deceased, was held be.
fore Justice Beck and the defendant
was held to the grand jury under bond
of $4,000, which he furnished after
having spent the night in Jail. Ira
Hammond, who was arrested as an
accomplice, waived preliminary exam
ination and furnished bond in the sum
of $4,000 for his appearance before the
March grand jury.
1 Extra.
| 49, 0S GlIlZtI
tof this place. died Wednesday night
lof heart disease. His wife, who was
sleeping by his side, awoke in the
morning and found him dead. He for
merly resided in Desplaines, Illinois.
creston.
4. Harry Weller, a former clerk in the
Big Store, is under arrest charged
with the larceny of $500. Weller
had left the city and was arrested al
Peru, Indiana. He was dismissed by
the Ruffcorn company several weeks
ago, but as long as he remained in the
lcity no effort was made to apprehent
him. 1t is reported that the ares
of Weller will open up the wholesale
robbery that was exposed at the Bis
Store several months ago, and as it is
lclaimed prominent people of the coun
tty were connected with the deal, the
developmnts are expected to be inter
esting.
Corning.
Judge H. NJ. Towner will not be
candidate for the goverorship. Attic
his name has been prominently men
toned in that connection. Mr.. Town
er's tastes run along judicial lines,a ant
if the republican state convention of
fers him the supreme judgeship, b,
will not refuse.