Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-11-28

short-horn cattle was conducted in a
large tent with a show ring in the
center and long tiers of seats built
above each other like circus tent seats,
on which the prospective buyers were
seated and viewed the stock offered
for sale. Every seat was filled and
many stood around the ring when sew
EN- bulls were brought into the ring at
one time. They became angry and
showed signs of breaking away from
their keepers which frightened those
close to the ring, who began to crowd
back against the seats, which could
not stand the strain and collapsed,
carrying fully 800 people to the ground
with them. When the excitement sub
sided it, was learned that Newt Long
had suffered broken leg, which was
ton of Jay had his foot badly mashed
and his ankle sprained and 25 or 80
others were more or less injured and
bruised. The seats were fixed up and
the sale resumed. All the injured
We're carefully cared for and the mys-
terry is that there were not more SER
iously hurt.
One of the largest and best attended
public sale of stock ever held in Char
iton was conducted here Tuesday after
noon at Spiker's barn, by Col. Wright,
the auctioneer. 1t was the dispersion
sale of short-horn cattle and Percheon
horses of Miller Bros. of Norwood. Mr..
Miller was one of the best known
breeders of fine stock in the state Of
Iowa and his herd was known all over
the United States, having captured
manyprizes at the various stock shows.
He died q short time ago and his sons
We're compelled to sell his entire herd
of 81 short-horn cattle and 20 Percheon
horses. The sale had been widely adj
vertised and stockmen from six differ
ent states besides many from the i'm
mediate vicinity We're present to pur-
chase some of the prize winners. The
bidding was spirited and one COW sold
for $3.50 while one horse brought $500.
The entire herd of horses and cattle
together averaged SIZE per head and
all the buyers felt that they had made
goodspurchases
Mrs. Ed. McEndree is lying at her
home in very dangerous condition as
the result of severe stroke of paraly-
sis, which has deprived her of the use
VI lSl lClJ SluS. hoilG utlQ DSSll SOu-
planning for few days of a severe
Headache, but it was not thought SER
lious. While chopping cabbage. how
ever, it'became so painful that she had
| to stop work and laid down. She has
| not been able to get ZIP since. She
was not aware that anything was the
| matter with her until she attempted to
larise, when her affection was discover
led
Mrs. Clark Noble, who has been con-
| fined to her bed for the past few weeks
| from the effects Of blood poisoning in
| the hand, has so far recovered as to be
able to be around again though the
hand is yet far from well and the ply
| sicians say she will always be Grip
pie.
| Isaac Can, an old resident of I4u-
cas- county, but who for the past few
years has been located in Wyoming,
/: and who has been visiting his son, 10
4 seph Cain, for the past few weeks, has
now returned to his home in Wyom
ling.
Mrs. Homer O. Dotts has returned
from a. few days visit with relatives
and friends in Cambria
Robert Larson, who has been sc
seriously i'll of typhoid fever for the
past week, was reported as much
worse on Tuesday and grave fears
We're entertained for his recovery.
4 S. p. Wigeren has completed his new
4 house in Burkdale addition and moved
This household goods and family to the
1snew residence on Tuesday.
i H. S. Glenn. who has been SO ser
.fiously i'll for the past few weeks, and
dwhose life has several times been des
iEpaired of. is reported as much better
land now on, the road to rapid and com
Iplete recovery He was able to sit w
and partake Of his meals Tuesday.
Il VIM. Haven, general manager and
superintendent of the Inland Coal com
apany of Lucas county, has returned
sEfrom Chicago. where he had been or
4 business pertaining to the purchase OF
,Enew machinery for the mines.
4 Mrs. Mary Newman. who was called
There by the death of her father, sgd
aney Wells. of Cedar township, few
idays agoshas returned to her home il
/ Abba.
Charles Lyman, former resident Of
this place, but for the past few
months located in Ottumwa, has re
turned to Charlton to make his future
home.t
Harry Thorpe formerly resident Of
this place. but for the past nine months
has been employed in a general store
in Melrose, has returned to Charlton
to make his future home.
Alex. Rercide, on old resident Of
Charlton, but now located at Wichita
Kansas, is spending a few days visit
| ing old friends and relatives in this
city.
Mrs Alice Sanderson of LenoX is il
the city to spend Thanksgiving with
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. j e, Waugh
Lyman Whitcomb of Russell was re
newing old acquaintance and tran
sacting business in Charlton on Tues
day 8
Nelse Gadd of Burlington was tran
sactng business and renewing old &C
quaintances on our streets Tuesday.
r. T. Huston of Russell was in towl
1TueSday attending the dispersion sale