Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-02-21

aside heiverdict and to grant them a
new trial.
The case of Thos. Robb of Farming
ton; VS.. William Firoved, of Mon
mouth, ILL.,, occupied the entire time
of the court yesterday and will take
the greater part OF today to complete
the case. This is an action or claim
for commission for buying cattle for
the defendant.
| w. f. Metz, of Ottumwa, was a re-
cent Keosauqua business visitor and
also visited with his mother-in-law
Mrs. E. A. Mullen, of this place.
Mrs. Maud Suit nee Cook, of near
Keosauqua, died Wednesday evening
of consumption and the funeral occur
red yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Suit
was twenty-six years of age and leaves
a husband and other relatives to
mourn her demise.
j. c. Davis and A. Holhngsworth,
attorneys, of Keosauqua, are attend
1 ing court here.
A. Perkins, of Ottumwa, is visiting
with his brother-in-law, Ben Hubbard,
| of this place.
DR.. George w. Algire, of this place,
departed Tuesday evening with his
daughter Mrs. Kate Nixon, who lives
in that state. Mr.. Algire will remain
in Kansas about six weeks and visit
with his daughter and other relatives.
Keosauqua, Feb. 19.-The Keosau-
qua Republican is moving from its
old quarters where it has been pub
lished for the last 25 years, to the
| Duckworth block on Bridge street.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Robinson of this
place returned to their home after an
over Sunday visit with Mrs. Anna
Hartrick and husband of Pennington.
Mrs. Robinson and Mrs. Hartrick are
| sisters.
Mrs. Rose McGrew, wife of County
Treasurer McGrew, of this place de-
| parted on last evening for Douds Sta
ton, where she will visit for several
| days with her. aged parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Culbertson.
Ex-District Judge G. D. Leggitt of
Fairfield, is in Keosauqua attending
court.
Mrs J. w. Harwood, of this place,
received a telegram stating that her
| nephew, Carl Tilden, boy about ten
years of age, died of lockjaw, at Pop
lar, Montana. 1t is thought that vac
cination was the cause of lockjaw, as
| the child was vaccinated a few days
before.
The jury in the case of Thomas
Robb vs.. William Firoved, this morn
| ing, returned verdict in favor of the
plaintiff for $45.
The case of the state of Iowa VS..
William Freed, of Pennington, will be
taken up this morning for trial before
jury. The defendant is indicted on
a charge of assault with intent to MUIR
der Mr.. Fichtimuerler of Pennington,
at that place on last Christmas eve,
at a dance. Mr.. Freed was intoxicat-
ed and made an assault on several
persons and there are now several in
dictments against him.
The case of George W. Kerr vs.. ].
w. and Ida B. Topping was settled this
morning by the, defendants paying to
the plaintiff on their claim about 81 900
and costs. The costs in this case are
quite large as it was tried here in
court once before and also in the SUI
preme court, where it was reversed
on error in instructions to the jury.
keb.
| Keb, Feb. 19.-James Sheylin, Dit
/ foreman at the Keb mine, has return
/ ed to work after severe attack of
/ the pneumonia.
The wedding of Miss Daisy Hill and
1 John Naryer occurred last Wednes-
day. They will make their future
I home at Hitemank where the. groom
I has position.
! John Staunton, of Derby, was in
Keb last Thursday on business.
John Alexander, of Evans, was the
guest of Keb friends and relatives
last Saturday.
Mrs. Una Picker, one of the teach
ers in the Keb school, will spend her
vacation at her home at Eldon.
Miss Anna Wilson, of Bunch, was
in Keb Friday visiting friends.
Squire John Haddow, who is on the
sick list, is oonvalescing.
! The coal company has purchased a
new box car loader of Des Moines
firm.
Mrs. Mary Anderson of Hamilton,
was the guest of Keb friends last
week.
John Thomas, formerly of Cokedale,
Wash, who has been in Keb visiting
1 friends, has gone to Ottumwa where
he has accepted a position in the mine
at Diamond.
John Peterson, of Leighton, was in
| the city Saturday on business.
Miss Mary Sutton is very i'll at her
i home in Keb.
The Western Supply company put
4 up four carloads of ice this week.
1 Mr.. and Mrs. Morgan Phillips were
| in Ottumwa Saturday on business.
The miners of Keb have donated a
neat sum for the benefit of Sam John
/. son, who has been unable to work.
John w. Jones, an aged miner of
/ Oskaloosa, will deliver lecture on
1 This World and the Other World
next Monday evening at the school
house.
Hedrick.
Hedrick, Feb. 20.-Dr. and Mrs. R.
] Weller left yesterday for few weeks
stay among relatives in Kansas.
DR.. Quinn and daughter Nellie re-