Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-10-03

American nation upon the death of it's
chief executive. Mr.. Watts says many
flags We're at half mast and the people |
mourned the loss of President McKin-
ley with deep feeling.
Miss Della Cowan, one of the clerks
in the st. Louis store, left this morn. |
ing for Bedford, for visit with rela- |
tiyes.
Marriage licenses have been issued
today to Charles 7. Adams and Miss
Mamie L. Beaman; G. w. Baker and
Miss Katie McReynolds.
Jacob Ream, who lives northwest of
the city, arrived this morning from
Cleveland, where he has been visiting
his sons, John and William Ream.
Mrs. William Fry, of Eddyville, was
in Ottumwa today on her way to
Pennsylvania, where she goes to visit
relatives in Pittsburg and Danville.
William R. Packwood and Miss Nit.
tie Britton, both of Hedrick, were
united in marriage last evening by
Justice Ballard at his Office in this
city.
B. w. Vanderveer goes to Wichita
Kansas, today for short visit after
which he goes to Lawton, Ok. t., to
look after the claim recently drawn
by him in that country. He expects
to be gone several weeks.
M. H. Skinner, of West Mill street,
left last night for Pennsylvania, where
he will spend the next two months Wis
iting his brothers., John A. and Nevin
P. Skinner at Dry Run, and also his
sister, Mrs. Mary E. Stitt, at Middle
Springs. He will also visit six of his
old comrades of the civil war who were
ment of infantry and Second heavy ar
tillery. This will be Mr.. SINNERS first
visit to his cd home for twenty years.
The family of City Assessor J. T.
Smith of South Ottumwa who is visit
ling friends at Anaconda, Montana, re-
Jceived a letter today, from Mr.. Smith
I saying that one day last. week he .ex-
perience.. an accident which resulted
disastrously. He was at a famous
Anaconda smelter when the accident
occurred, and fell about fourteen feet
from large pulley wheel on which
he was walking at the time. No bones
were broken and the letter states that
Mr.. Smith was confined to his room
only a few days.
[From Wednesdays Daily.]
Mr.. and Mrs G. w. Wiseman, of
Hayesville, were city visitors yester-
day.
Read the want ads in this issue of
the Courier and see the bargains offer.
ed in different lines of business.
Marriage licenses have been issued
to L. S. Larson and Miss Mabel An.
derson; L. F. Worley and Miss Lulu
Allen.
If you are going to hold sale or wish
to buy or sell anything, advertise il
in the Semi-Weekly Courier want col
umn. 1t costs but one-half cent a
word and will give you results.
| Sheriff B. F. Suits took John Gar.
ner and E. j. Sherlock to the peniten,
| tiary at Fort Madison today. Garner
was sentenced to one year for stealing
brass, and Sherlock will serve term
of eight months for bigamy.
Justice Ballard performed a mar
riage ceremony yesterday afternoon
and another this morning. Yesterday
afternoon the contracting parties were
G. w. Baker and Miss Katie Mercy
nolds of this city, and this morning, L.
F. Worley and Miss Lulu Allan, Of
Bladensburg.
1t is with no little degree of pleas
ure that we note that two soldiers
were provided for last week. Sam B
Evans, of Ottumwa. was appointed &
member of the Wapello county sol
diers relief commission and VIM. ALI
son was appointed mail messenger tt
haul the mail from the postoffice tt
the depots in Eddyville Union
Ernest Houdysnell aged five years
four months and twenty-nine days, thu
son of Mr.. and Mrs. r. d. Houdyshell
7 died last night at the home of his pa
rents, few miles east of the city, tn,
! cause of death being diphtheria. TIL,
? funeral services We're held this after
! noon at the family home, and the re
mains We're inferred in the ROM,
Point cemetery.
AT regular meeting of Donelso,
camp, No. 80, Sons of Veterans. hell
]. last evening in Foresters' hall, the by
laws of the organization We're adopted