Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-10-31

our city.
Dora Fluke, former Charlton girl
but who for the past year has been
located in Des Moines, is spending a :
few days visiting relatives and old
friends in our city
Mrs. Anna Paxton and Children OF
Columbus Junction are spending few
days in the city the guest OF Mrs.
Paxtons parents, MI and Mrs. d. S.
Bufiinton
Bloomfield.
Bloomfield, Oct. ga case which
created a great deal of interest among
the farmers of the southwest part of
/ the county was tried in Justice Elig-
/ bees court Monday afternoon. On
Saturday last Robert Sidwell, farm
er residing about ten miles southwest
! of the city was arrested for assault
with intent to commit murder on the
person of a neighboring farmer. Sid
well was released on $500 bonds to ap-
| pear in Justices court On Monday.
THE case opened at 10 a. III. and con-
rinued until 4 p. N. Attorneys Good
son and Bence appeared for the state
and D. II. Payne for the defense. Al
ter all the states evidence was in
and the evidence for the defendant
partially heard the defense asked that
the case be dismissed for want of
evidence The plea was granted and
the case was dismissed and the de-
PENDANT discharged. The testimony
given in the case was very conflicting
and the actual state OF affairs hard to
obtain but so far as the attorneys in
the case were able to determine the
facts seemed to be somewhat as fol-
lows: MI Sidwell who is farming a
piece of land lying near that of Fen
toms had been for the past month or
more troubled with strange cattle that
seemed to have been turned into his
cornfied. The field was surrounded by
a rail fence which showed in one place
a portion where rails had been taken
out to let the cattle in and by daily
travel of hoofs track had been made.
Sidwell decided to watch one
night and says he was re-
warded by the appearance of Fenton.
The two began a conversation regard
ing the cattle and Sidwell told Fen
ton he would hold the cattle for dam
ages. Fenton objected and standing at
distance of four feet Sid
well says Fenton shot at him, and
it is alleged that the pow
der burned his face. Sidwell, it
is said then struck Fenton with club
and Fenton in retaliation had Sid
well arrested for assault with intent
to commit murder.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. D. Wray entertain
ed Hon. T. NJ. Hunter, U. S. Commits
sioner, Hon. Calvin Manning, president
of the Iowa National bank Of Ottum-
wa and Hon. ]. r. Wallace, cashier of
the State Bank of this city, at their
home in the south part of the city on
Sunday
DR.. F. W. Simmonds left Friday for
Hot Springs, Col. where he will spend
a month or six weeks for his health.
Mr.. and Mrs. John F. Gresham and
: Messrs Will Dillener and Phil Palmer
; departed Saturday for Buffalo and the
: Pan-American exposition.
. C. B. Caldwell, of Agency visited
Sunday at the home of his son, w. P.
!, Caldwell.
Mr.. and Mrs E. L. Hotchkins and
!, daughter left Monday for their home
in Oklahoma after weeks visit with
!, relatives in this city.
Judge and Mrs. +. W. Eichelberger
left Sunday for Ottumwa where the
!, judge is holding court.
, Rev. Cooper, the Methodist presid-
ing elder, occupied the NJ. e. pulpit
Sunday evening and conducted quar-.
, terly conference Monday morning.
Samuel Laken has been quite i'll for
the past week or two at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Calvin
S. J. Henderson of Waterloo arrived
}. Sunday and is spending a week at the
. home of his father-in-law, Attorney S
! S. Carruthers.
; K. T. Hatchkins made business
I trip to Keosauqua on Monday.
u Clarence Deupree spent Monday il
. West Grove where he loaded two cars
a with timothy seed purchased of w. d
Barnett.
!, Mrs. J. Saum. of Des Moines, is Wis
u iting her mother Mrs. w. G. Johnson
{ at the home of her sister, Mrs. c. r
Wilson.
5 Rev. A. H. Collins, of Perry, arrived
, Monday for a few days visit at The
,. home of his mother, Mrs. r. ]. Col
s Inns.
Miss Winnie Leutz, of Quincy. Ill.
: is spending several days at the home
!. of Mrs. Jennie Triblecock and will Wis
. it other friends.
J. M. Smith made a business trip tt
4, and from Keosauqua on Monday.
. Mr.. and Mrs. j. Arthur Healy of OF
. tumwa, have been visiting at the hone
. of Mrs. Healy's father, Il. B. Kinnicli
. Mr. Healy returned home Monday
leaving Mrs. Healy for a few day
= longer visit.
y The mems meetings. which are be
), ing held every Sunday afternoon il
:, the Y. M. G. A. parlors, are well al
= tended and are creating considerabl
- interest among the business men a
- well as the boys. The subjects 70
e the month Of November airs as TO
:. lows:
y. ~ Sunday. Nov. 3-"Business ard Mo,
- ais" q. K. Herr.
y Sunday, Nov. 1o-"The Press an
!, Christianity" d. F. Carroll
- Sunday, Nov. 1.-THE Law an
- Gospel T. p. Bence.
i Sunday, Nov. Municipal RI
FORM" Mayor J. A. Dunn.
'r Sigourney.
a Sigourney, Oct 26.-NIrs. J. D. Ricl