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

week.
NJ. L. Howard of Oakley was greet
ing old friends and transacting bust
ness at the county seat on Saturday.
j. e. Lockwood has returned from
weeks business trip to Chicago.
j. H. Darrah departed Saturday for
his annual business try to ST. Louis,
Mo-
Mrs. George Kennedy and son. Dell,
have returned to their home in Belin-
da after a weeks visit with friends in
Montgomery county.
H. S. Glenn, who was suddenly
stricken with brain trouble last week
is reported as much worse and it is
feared that he cannot recover.
Miss Helen Gephart of Des Moines
who has been in the city for the past
week on business, departed Sunday for
Creston.
|, Charlton, Nov. 19.-There were two
runaways in Charlton, one that was
suited in serious injury. The first
was the driving horse of H. V. Shelle-
day, which got frightened at the cars
and started to run, throwing the occu-
pants out of the buggy and shaking
them up little, though not bruising
them seriously. The horse was stop
ped before any damage was done. The
second was more exciting and disas-
trous than the first and was caused by
reckless driving. There were two
teams driven by Roy Funk and boy
by the name of Wright, going in oppo-
site directions and both were trying
to reach the corner before the other.
In turning the corner the lines to the
team driven by young Wright got I'M
der the tongue and he could not guide
the horses. The team driven by Funk
was pulled up on the sidewalk to avoid
the other. Each buggy contained wo-
men and the Wright team in turning
the corner overturned and ran about a
block, when it righted itself, not, how
ever until the occupants had been
thrown out and badly injured. Mrs.
Bartlett was severely cut about the
face and head and hurt internally. Her
daughter, Minnie, was cut about the
head and face and the driver was
bruised about the legs. Both boys
were arrested for reckless driving and
will be given a trial at 10 o'clock Fri
day morning.
Sydney Wells, an old and highly re-
spected citizen of Lucas county, died
at his home in Cedar township on
Monday as the result of an accident.
Mr.. Wells was stepping on
the back end of spring wagon last
week when the horses started with a
! jerk and threw him out on his head
and shoulders. He lay in semi-con-
4 scious condition with his lower limbs
\ no o1 l~
died. Mr.. Wells was born in Pennsyl-
vania seventy years ago and has been
resident of Lucas county for nearly
forty years. He is the father of Coun-
ty Clerk e. S. Wells and was quite
promenent in early political and social
history of the county, having served
two terms as member of the board
of supervisors. He was we'll known
and highly respected throughout the
county and his death will be keenly
felt by large number of friends.
| Chas. Noble had to replace brok-
en- window glass in his tenement Mon
day morning, which was broken on
Sunday night.
| L. P. Clause of this place has just
completed nice new residence for
Dilas Fight of Derby.
Ezra Foster of Olmitz, who has been
confined to the house for the past two
weeks with the grip, has so far recov.
cred as to be able to be around once
more.
Mrs. Frank Johnson and children
have returned to their home in Rus
sell after a few days visit with Mrs
Johnson's father, Joseph Clarke, OF
this place.
Word has been received from Ores
ton that Mrs. Frank Tindell who has
been so seriously i'll of typhoid fever
is much better and on the road to rap
i'd and complete recovery.
| Alvin Warner, who sold has farm
in Warren township, has had public
sale of all his farming implements and
personal effects and departed for wy
oming and Colorado, where he goes il
search of another location. Mrs
Warner and children will remain will
Mrs. Warmers grandparents near Cory
don until such time as he can find {
suitable location.
Miss Ida Patterson is teaching the
fall term of school at Franklin schoo
in Lincoln township.
| Mrs. w. w. WhltlOck OF Belinda was
enjoying a visit from her aunt, Mrs
Fletcher of Lacona, the last of the
week.
w. R. Long of Olmitz is visiting his
father, L. II. Long, in Jefferson coun
ty.
C. B. Guthrie of the r. M S. was ar
over-Sunday visitor with friends il
Des Moines.
The funeral services of George An
derson of Pleasant township, We're con
Quoted from the family residence OF
Monday. Mr.. Anderson was about 4;
years of age and was highly respect
ed farmer, who had a large numbe
of friends. He had been a suffere
for months with consumption and i
was this disease that caused his death
The remains were inferred in the Be
linda cemetery.
Blanche Mitchell began the fall tern
of school at Braden school in Benton
township on Monday.
Robert Larson of the Charlton He1
aid force is seriously i'll of typhoid fe
yer at his home in the north part o
town.