Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-01


the past week, has resigned her posi-
ton.
E. A. Artley has resumed his run
as expressman on the. north branch
run, and Clement Mccullough, who has
been holding the run during his alb
sence, has gone back on the wagon.
Bloomfield.
Bloomfield, July 3O-Howard Sax
returned Monday from Fairfield ac-
companied by his wife who had been
visiting relatives in that city for a.
short time.
Walter Higbee of Lancaster, Mo-, is
spending a week in this city, the guest
of Phillip Palmer and other friends.
w. w. Reeves was the victim of a
most painful accident on Saturday
while working at the anvil, where he
was cutting piece of red hot iron in
two, when a small piece of the heated
metal flew inside his clothing, which
was opened at the neck on account OF
the intense heat of the day, and burn
ed it's way to the floor, scorching al
path in his body from the breast to
the ankle.
Ed. Bryce returned Saturday from
Nichols, where he was called about
three weeks ago by the illness of his
daughter, Mrs. Wlora Edna Kern, who
died at her home in that city from the
effects of pneumonia on Wednesday,
July "a. She left husband and three
little children, one of whom returned
with Mr.. Bryce. The other two will
find homes with relatives Mrs. Kern
of Nichols and Mrs. Clark of Des
Moines.
There has been some little anxiety
expressed in regard to carrying on the
annual Davis county fair this fall on
account of the failure of the crops.
| The directors, however, state that the
prospects are good and a successful
fair is expected. The agriculture de-
partment will be a little slim. no doubt
enough so at any rate to show what
cannot be produced when the mercury
spends the summer star gazing.
Mr.. and Mrs, H. G. Leach and fam
lily returned Monday from La Clede,
where they spent Sunday at the home
of Mr.. Leach's brother
Mrs. D. +. Cayenaugh of Jefferson
is visiting at the home of her mother,
Mrs. James Mccormack.
4 Miss Maude Putnam of Chicago is
1 visiting at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Jasper Putnam, who re-
side near Belknap.
4 Abram Putnam of Shenandoah is
visiting at the home OF his brother,
Fulton Putnam, and will make an ex-
tended visit with other relatives
throughout the country
/ DR.. ID. r. Allendar returned Satur
. day from Edmund Oklahoma, where
he visited at the home of his son, Fred
while registering for land claim. He
, was very much interested in Oklahoma
. City, which he says does not belong tc
. the wild woody west" but is beau
] tiful city we'll equipped in all modern
improvements The doctor believes
: that that locality is a good place for
, young man, as it is full of life ant
, business. He also reports goot
wheat crop but states that the corr
: fields are in no better shape than those
t of Davis county.
y DR.. G. Giles and father-in-law, JOIN
. Collins of Stiles have purchased J. A
I Williams drug store on the West Side
r Carl Baldridge of Otay, Cal, is Wis
iting relatives in this city and coun
,. try.
: Sunday was day of showers ant
/. sunshine day in which a cool, re
i freshing breeze was blowing and hope
of heavy rain were entertained
@ About o'clocksin the evening the frs
Il heavy rain fell which was followed b.
Il several downpours during the night
Those who were interested in ascel
n tanning the depth of the rainfall repor
q two and half inches.
!, Mrs. Nina Heaton, after spending
p few weeks at the Heaton home in Bun
n lington and couple of weeks wit
relatives in the city returned Monda
q to her home in Des Moines.
!. w. A. Sheaffer left Sunday for Oh
!, cago, where he is spending severe
q days on business
g, John H. Taylor, Mrs. Theodore Ia.
;, lor and Mrs. G. d Fortune leave Tue
day for ten days pleasure trip t
~ Clinton.
n Mr.. and Mrs. w. p Caldwell wer
~ called to Agency on Saturday by tn
) death of Mr.. Caldwells mother. Mr.
C. B. Caldwell, formerly of this cit,
:, who, after two months illness frol
IA heart disease, died at her home
~ that city Saturday at o'clock. TIL
!, funeral services occurred at the far
-. ~ Ralph Frazer, young son of M
~ and Mrs. j. G. Frazer, was the st;
~ ~ actor in little drama on the trag
IN order on Saturday evening when,
=, attempting to jump onto one of Il
10 cars of long freight train that WI
~ ~ pulling out OF the K @. depot. He 10
~, :. his footing and fell SO near the trat
~ that the rear cars passed over h
pe clothing cutting his pantaloons in ty
~ the entire length OF the side. Althout
10 10 terribly frightened the young man w
en- otherwise uninjured and is now l
lis joicing over his narrow escape.
,y Hedrick.
in Hedrick, July 30.-The funeral
Miss Maggie Lindsay was held tod
of at 2 p. M, from the Preshyteri
as, church. She was the youngest daue
on ter of Thomas Lindsay, living south
town, and had been a sufferer frc
It'll lung trouble for several months. Mu