Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-11-12
Ottumwa Man Leaves the Janney
Manufacturing Company.
BUYS A PLANT IN MONROE COUNTY
Albians Are Eager to Begin on New
Court House-They Consider Project
of Building An lnter-urban Electric
Line to Buxton.

Abba, NOV. lit lopeclal)- a.
Livingston, for the past two years SUI
perintendent of the Janney ManuIac-
turing plant in Ottumwa, was in Abba
Saturday and negotiated for the West
ern Manufacturing company's plant
north of the c., B. &, @. depot. He
will move his family to Abba and take
possession of his purchase on Decem-
Der /. Mr.. Livingston was connected
with the large agricultural implement
factory at Moline, H., for eighteen
years. He is pleasant man and 1t
is pleasing to all Abba people that he
will come here to operate the Western
Manufacturing plant. With his eX-
perience and the fact that Abba has
the best railroad facilities and cheap
est fuel than any town in Iowa, 1t IS
not doubted that he will build up
prosperous business.
The New Court House.
At the regular meeting of the Busi-
ness Mems association, the committee
appointed to forward the proposition to
build new court house, reported that
the proposition had been approved by
the voters and had majority in the
neighborhood of 400. A new finance
committee was appointed with in
structions to collect funds to meet the
expenses incident to certain invest
ments in connection with public i'm
provements. Sherod Moon is chair
man of the committee.
A motion was adopted unanimously
to have a banquet under the auspices
of the association in the new c., B. 4
@. passenger depot, when the building
is completed. A committee with May
or Hardenbrook as chairman, was ap
pointed to select the date, invite the
officials of the Burlington road and the
officials of the Iowa Central and Wa
bash and Abba and ,Centerville roads
to join in the festivities. The com
mittee has charge of all details and i
will be the grandest event in the his
tory of the town.
To Buck" Oska!oesa's Project.
The matter ofebuilding an electric
line from Abba to Buxton and to 9th
er coal mining towns in the count.
was considered and the opinion wa
unanimous that the project should b'
promoted. A committee of which A
{ R. Barnes is chairman, was appointed
: to push the enterprise along. A com
+. mittee was appointed to represent tn
t association before the county board O
supervisors in relation to building
new court house. l.. 7. Richmond
chairman of this committee.
Home Talent Gives Play.
The Union Spy" as presented b
Company A. 5Oth, l. N G., at the OF
4 era house Friday and Saturday eyel
ings, was a very successful perform
[. ance. In the neighborhood of $40
d was cleared and will be used towar
2 purchasing lot on which to build a
armory.
Lecture Course Successful.
l. The first number OF the lectur
d course was given at the Christia
church Saturday evening. The cours
this year consists of six numbers an
n the committee report the expenses
, the course paid by the entertainer
a Saturday night and the course ticke
IS sold. Every seat in the house w;
taken and standing room sold.
, Murderer Passes Through.
Otis Green, who shot and killed h
n wife September g. plead guilty to mu
der in the second degree and was Sc
:, itenced to Ft. Madison for life. I
= passed through Abba, his old HON
= this morning and is totally blind al
= = looks twenty years older than he
Physicians say he cannot live ov
seven years. An effort will be ma,
to have him transferred from Ft. Ma
icon to ApaIoOCo