Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-09-19

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DR.. l.. e. Allen, formerly of Oska-
loosa, but now located in Ottumwa, |
will remove his family to this city this |
week DR.. Allen, has as yet, been I'M
able to secure suitable residence.
Frank Oliver, miner of Hilton, has
returned to his home after having
been in Ottumwa taking treatment for
his eyes. About three weeks ago,
while at work in the mines, a piece
OF sulphur flew from his pick striking
him in the eye and injuring it very Sc
ricusly. After doctoring for awhile
with the local physicians he came to
Ottumwa and put himself under the
care of Dr. Bert LaForce.
Rev. F. F. Stoltz, pastor elect of the
First Presbyterian church, will be in
stalled pastor at the regular hours for
morning services next Sunday. Rev.
f. w. Hinitt, Phi. D.. will preach the
sermon Rev. j. NJ. McElroy, D. D.,
will deliver the charge to the pastor.
Rev. H. B. Knight will deliver the
charge to the congregation. Further
announcement of the services will be
made in the Saturday papers.
In the J. Edward Browning bank
ruptcy matter it is said the parties
holding the mortgages without the au-
thority of the law forcibly took posses
sion of the property which was held
by the referee in bankruptcy G. G.
McIntire An order has been issued by
the referee and was served by United
States Marshall to return the property
at once The parties in the case who
live in Fairfield, will be taken before
the referee for contempt.
If the citizens of this city will pur-
chase $4,000 of the preferred stock of
the concern, Ottumwa will get an oat-
meal mill A committee which has
invested the matter the past three
months, reported at meeting of cit
liens last evening that the proposition
was feasible, and that they believed it
would be success. Everything up to
the raising of the money was COM
pleted at last nights meeting, and it
now rests with the people, or the mon
| eyed men of the city,whether or not the
industry shall be secured.
w. r. Nelson, attorney for Mrs. Hat
tie Homer, today filed petition ask
ing for q divorce from j. w. Homer.
The complainant alleges they were
married February Is, 1898 at Eddy
vile, and that one son, James. was
born of the union. She alleges that
shortly after the marriage the defend
ant began treating her badly and that
since his treatment has been so cruel
and inhuman that she was forced to
leave him. She asks the custody OF
her child and such other equitable re.
lief as the court may direct
Lewis Knapp was sentenced to nine
months at hard labor in the peniten
tiary at Fort Madison by Judge Sloan
in district court this morning. The
crime for which Knapp is made to SUI
fer is the breaking and entering Of
j. F. Ding's grocery on West Secon(
street early last spring and stealing
some meat and other articles. KNAPP
) wa9 shot in the leg by Officer Pacl
aLd severely wounded, while being ar
rested, and it was on this account thai
the sentence was cut short by Judge
Slcan. The prisoner was taken to Fl
Madison this afternoon by Sheriff
SHUTS.
The annual conference of the low;
Free Methodist church convened il
the house of worship of that denomin
alton at the corner of Fourth and Nc
L Pherson streets shortly after 2 o'clocl
this afternoon. There was large at
t tendance, and much enthusiasm ex
/ pressed over the indications for /;
most successful meeting. The con
ference will continue the remainder o
the week. closing on Sunday with ar
propriate services morning and even
: ing. The program for the remainde
: of the week includes conference worl
= each morning from $3.50 o'clock unit
:, 1880, with sermons both Afternoon
and evening.
AT o'clock Tuesday mornin
! occurred the marriage of Miss Ann
= r., daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. II. {
4 Burns, who live a short distance soutf
= west of the city, to Wycliffe JOSEF
!, Clarke at st. Patrick's Catholi
4 church, South Ottumwa. During tn
= opening chant of the nuptial mass tn
: bride and groom attended by the wi
? neoses, Anthony Rowland, and Mis-
i. Mary Burns entered the sanctuar
/. wnere the marriage VOWS were pigh
It eG after which mass was said b
+ Father O'Farrell. The wedding part
d then proceeded to the home of tn
e brides parents, where reception wa
It rendered to the newly married coup
v and many of their friends. Mr.. an
r Mrs Clark will reside in Ottumwa.
n tFrom Thursdays Daiy.I
eel l. H. Tomlinson, of Eldon, was
y the city last evening on legal bus
1t ness.
l. G. H. Rose was brought to the o
- tumwa hospital today from New Lo
- don for medical treatment.
is Mrs. ]. w. Mountain, 502 Soul
1t Moore street, left for Clinton today
)f make that her future home.
! Mrs. d. B. McElwain, of Ottumw
- arrived in the city yesterday to after
p the funeral OF her father, Daniel Jone
- who died at his home in Grant tow
y, ship.-Creston Gazette.
n Mrs. r. "A. Fulton and h
as daughter, Miss Olive Fulto
IN S24 North Court street, left tn