Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-04-11

Greensboro, N. c., stating that ]. D..
Snearley, the man arrested in that
city charged with bunkoing Thomas
Daugherty, farmer living near Abba
out of $1,000 by means of an alleged
gold brick in this city about October
5, mad confessed that he was the right
| man, and to send an officer with re-
QUESTION papers after him at once.
Sheriff SHUTS departed on the Rock
| Island this afternoon for Des Moines
where he will get requisition papers
this evening and go from there to
| Greensboro after his man.
| IFrom Wednesdays Daily.l
| Richard Peatman, of Sheldon was
business visitor in the city yesterday
j. w. Sylvester, prominent farmer
of Competine, is in the city today on
bushes.
Howell Rees and Miss Cora E. Brunt
were married by Squire Ballard this
afternoon.
Emory Dorothy is seriously i'll at
the home of his parents, 426Ha South
Ward street.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Loeb. of Hedrick,
were in the city yesterday visiting
their son, j. o. Loeb.
The Climax" poultry netting at
Keating's, is double galvanized and
warranted not to rust.
The plat of Polling & McIntire's d.
vision to the city of Ottumwa was filed
in the recorders Office this afternoon.
Mrs. w. E. Lock and children, of
Gravity. were in the city yesterday, en-
route to Willard to visit relatives.
Mrs. Ida Sprague and son, Homer,
of Birmingham, were in the city last
evening enroute to Culdesac, Idaho, to
visit relatives.
L. S. Sheppard, of Competine town
ship, left today for weeks visit and
business trip to ST. Louis, and to points
in southeastern Illinois.
| Miss Ella Hildebrand 1872 East
/ Fourth street, has gone to Butte, Mon
| tana, where she has accepted a po-
sition with dry goods store in that
city.
j. M. Hicks prominent stockman of
| Unionville, was in the city yesterday
with consignment of hogs for John
Morrell & Co. Mr.. Hicks left later
/ for Moravia on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Millisack. OF
| Drakeyille, who have been in the city
for the past few days the guests at
the home of their son, William Milf
sack, of SAG West Second street, re-
turned home this morning.
A. J. Warren of Agency, brought in
fffty-four hogs to John Morrell & Co.,
| yesterday. Mr.. Warren says this is
4 the finest and healthiest lot of hogs he
ever marketed. Nearly 5000 was real.
ICED from the sale of the lot.
The Courier is in receipt of letter
from F. w. Reynolds, of Newton, Kas.
a former we'll known Ottumwan. Mr.
Reynolds asks to be remembered to
his old-time friends. He says crops
are looking fine in Kansas, and the
prospects for wheat are first class.
i Henry Brown, who lives near the
Phillips mines, west of the city called
at the Courier Office today and stated
that the woman who was fined in pc
lice court on the charge of intoxicatior
last Friday morning was not his wife
whose name is also Lizzie.
Marriage licenses were issued to
day to Milton. Nelson and Miss Ida
Mick; Howell Rees and Cora E
} Brunt; William Burton, Jr., and Miss
Mary Holman; W. B. Cartright and
Miss Mary Griswold; J. H. l.. Sven
son and Miss Daisy Catherine Gep
: hart.
l.. A. Ackert, residing north of the
city, reported to the police the loss o
light colore1 box overcoat, pair o
black shoes, soft hat and golt
watch ana chain. Mr. Ackert state
that some unknown thief entered hi;
: residence yesterday and transacted hi
wardrobe.
The Ottumwa Belgian Hare farm
was sold today to Rev. P. E. Styre. O
Seymour, representing syndicate
!. whose intention is to move the farm
! to Seymour and enter into the bust
ness of raising and selling the ami
mails. About three hundred of the lii
) tie animals are included IN the deal
some of them very valuable.
Arrangements are being perfecte,
!, for the holding of the tenth annua
convention of the Woman's foreigl
:, missionary society of the Ottumw
:, district, Methodist Episcopal church
which will be held at the Willar
street Methodist church April 10, /
and Is. The program has been issue
and is very complete in all it's details
!, Delegates are expected from all owe
: the district.
/, Yesterday afternoon while piayin
! near the home of his father just NORTH
west of the city, the 1O-year-old so
of Ralph Lumsdon was bitten by
! dog belonging to family residing i
: Gravestown The hoy's left hand wa
: quite severely injured and Dr.Spragu
was called to dress the wound. 1t
not thought that the dog is mad, bu