Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-02-14
HEIRS TO MILLIONS
Bloomfield People on the Tip-Toe
of Expectancy.
A MILLIONAIRE HUNTING RELATIVES
Finds Them in the Persons of Five
Residents of BIoomfeId-WilI Leave
Them His Wealth-Reads Like
Romance.

Bloomfield, Feb. 13.-(Special.)- "A
thrill of pleasurable excitement has
for the past few days pervaded the
homes of several families of this place
who We're recently visited by VIM.
Yates, of San Francisco, California, a
triple millionaire and bachelor, who
had his Slst birthday the day pre-
vious to his arrival in this city. The
object of Mr.. Yates visit was to learn
the whereabouts of his relatives to
whom he declared it to be his inten-
ton to make his will, naming them
as heir to his immense fortune. the
foundation Of which he obtained in
'49 in the rich gold fields of Califor-
MIA. A large portion of his wealth
was invested in land in San Francisco
which were subsequently sold in town
lots at an immense profit on the cap
ital invested. The families upon
whom this piece of good fortune
seems likely to descend are Mrs Harry
Stevens, who conducts restaurant
On the East Side. Thomas Dillener, a
day laborer, Messrs l. N. and A. L.
Beckley, blacksmiths, and Andy
Yates, a retired farmer Mr.. Yates
has departed for Kirkville. Mo-, where
he was called by some difficulty in
connection with his baggage and will
80 from there to his home in Califor.
MIA where he will arrange his business
affairs so that he can very soon re-
turn and make his home with Mrs.
Mollie Stevens. whom he heard of in
California as being an excellent nurse,
at that time employed at the Shelton
Hospital, and he naturally desired to
spend his last days days beneath her
roof and subject to her care.
Alleged Bold Theft.
Sheriff F. c. Young left Tuesday
Tor Moulton in search of a man who
is supposed to have committed a very
bold theft here on Monday. The man
who gave his name as Mr.. Perkins
made his appearance at the private
boarding house of Mr.. and Mrs. Boone
Swinney where he purchased his din
ner, stating that he was marble cut
ter and had come here to canvas for
A. I. Mccain. Having finished his
dinner he went upstairs and some
time after left the house. Later in
the evening one of the boarders. Fred
King, who clerks in Hill & Co.'s dry
goods store, returned home and enter
ing his room discovered that a fine
new suit of clothes belonging to him
sen were conspicuous only by their
absence. 1t was at once surmised
that they had vanished with the man.
who had said that his trunks and va
lise We're at the depot Upon investi-
eating the case however it was found
that the statement was false. The sta
ton agent stated that he purchased
ticket to Moulton and had boarded the
train carrying a large bundle.
Bloomfield NeWsets.
James Carson. a well known farmer
residing southwest of the city. is very
sick with blood poison caused by a
scratch on the hand. His condition
was SO serious that physicians con-
sultation was held on Tuesday as it
was feared that the hand would re-
quire amputation.
Cyrus Harbour has sold his farm
property northwest of the city to S.
r. Baker, who recently sold his farm
to G. P. Warner. Mr. Harbour leaves
in a short time for lingo county, Cali
fornia, where he will make his future
home
The youngest son of Mr.. and Mrs. w
M, Hotchkiss is seriously sick.