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

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son, of Hannibal, and Mrs. Sam Bur-
ney, of Ottumwa. visited their aunt,
Mrs. N. c. Quinn, this week.--Moulton
Tribune
Scott Roberts, the boy who was
hurt by being run over by wagon
on Queen Anne avenue few days
ago, was taken to is home in Eldon
this morning.
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News has been rc,ceived here of the
marriage OF frank Shelter son of
Mr.. and MR.. George Shelter, former
~ OF tp4s city, now Of Dawn, Mo. The
pre- is Miss Fisher of Dawn Mr..
and Mrs. Shelter will live in Kansas
City, where Mr.. Shelter holds stu
| alton in a wholesale shoe house.
| Monday evening, December 81, at
the home of the brides parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Rice Piper, in the second
ward, occurred the marriage of Thos.
McCue, of Ottumwa, and Miss Josie
Piper, of this city, Justice J T. Young
performing the ceremony. May
the happy couple live long, enjoy life
and prosper, is the wish of all.--Mon-
roe County News (Albia.)
At the regular meeting of Laramie
Lodge, No. 230, l. o. o. f., which was
held in their hall on East Main street
last night, officers for the ensuing
year were installed. In addition to
this much routine work was accom-
plished, including the initiatory work
on several candidates. The following
were the officers installed: Noble
grand, G. Hoogewoning; vice grand,F.
Parker; treasurer, Thomas Hughes;
secretary, r. T. Cameron. Following
the installation, the members of the
order served an oyster supper in the
hall to which ample justice was done
by large attendance.
From Mondays Daily.
Attorney w. R. Nelson, of Eddy
vile, was in the city today attending
court
!, A marriage license was issued this
afternoon to Lewis Myers and Miss
Minnie Ward.
F. l.. Warder from near Competine,
, was in the city today enroute to
Quincy, H., where he is attending the
Gem City business college.
The fire department was called to
: the home of Hamilton McGavic at A. AZ
I. o'clock Saturday afternoon on account
of burning flue. The blaze resulted
, in no damage.
| Mrs Sarah Harsen and daughter
l Miss Clara, of Keokuk, who have beer
5 visiting at the home of G, l.. Manrt
on Wabash avenue went to Kirkvillt
this afternoon to visit friends.
I The remains of Thos Bennett, on,
> of the miners who was killed by an ex
!, plosion in Cleveland, were brought tt
: this city this morning, enroute to Ed
: dyville where they will be inferred.
The condition of Frank w. Roland
of Ash street, who was operated upo
Friday at the Ottumwa hospital TO
} appendicitis, was reported this aftel
! noon as being very favorable, and h
!. hopes to be able to be out in a fe,
II days.
! Officer Chris Myers, who was quit
sick three or four days of last week
was able to report for duty Sunday
# He suffered an attack which resen
!, bled pneumonia, but he was success
e full in getting 1t broken in time to pre-
1t vent long illness.
', Train and engine men who hav
q run between Creston and Ottumw
u are now enjoying the benefits {
2 double tracks. Between Ottumw
9 and Murray there is no chance fc
d layouts except at Whitebreast, whel
there is three or four miles of singl
r track. There is but little. switchin
1t to be done as the same sized trail
e can be handled between those point
y with pusher on Whitebreast grad
Il Good time is made with even thir
a class trains.--Creston Gazette.
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