Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-12-04

has been trainmaster on the Kansas
City division of the Milwaukee, with
headquarters in this city, has resigned
his position and left yesterday to en-
ter upon his new duties as assistant
superintendent for the Rock Island
with headquarters at Minneapolis His
The Ottumwa Commercial associa-
ton has decided to take hand in the
local waterworks situation and yester-
day afternoon at a special meeting Of
the board OF directors of that orga
nlzat1on, committee of five was ap--
pointed to cooperate with the city
council. What will be done by the
committee was not outlined and the
question of municipal ownership was
not mentioned in the discussion of the
matter at the meeting yesterday. The
consensus of opinion seems to be that
the city needs more adequate fire pro-
lection and in order to get it in some
way the Commercial association has
appointed this committee from among
its members to advise with the coun-
ell, and to lend its aid if possible to
ward lettering the water supply
W. nave Ucel lllduS W
the Ottumwa Commercial association
for hotel, by F. A. Alexander of Ma
son City, and although nothing has as
yet been done with regard to the mat
ter except the reading of the letter be-
fore the meeting of the board of direc-
tors of that organization yesterday, it
is very probable that a committee will
be appointed within short time to
take 1t up with Mr.. Alexander and
with the local capitalists. One of the
propositions is for hotel with not
less than fifty rooms, and the othec
for one of not less than 100 rooms.
His propositions are looked upon quite
favorably by several Of those who
have considered them, and some are
in favor of suggesting that the Ottum-
wa Commercial association go ahead
with the organization of a stock COM
pany as proposed by Mr.. Alexander.
He was in Ottumwa last week, and
on his return home made his PROPOSE
ton.
[From Wednesdays Dally.1
Burnt leather music rolls, Sargent.
Buy your Christmas goods at Hof.
mannS drug store.
Sargent sells beautiful Christmas
perfumes, 25, so and rs cents bottle.
Born this morning to Mr.and Mrs.
Fred Sanborn, 1877 East Ottumwa
street a daughter.
Mrs. w. M. Shea of Blakesburg
spent yesterday in this city on bust
ness, returning home last evening.
Mrs. T. w. Hill of Batavia, accom-
panied by her grandson, Ralph Potter,
was in the city today, doing some
trading.
Burnt leather collar and cuff boxes,
Sargent's.
Miss Sarah Erickson. $50 Samantha
street, left on the Milwaukee this
morning for Foster, where she will
make her future home.
Miss Lilly Derby of Blakesburg who
has been visiting W. A. Derby, 80
East Second street, returned to her
home this noon on the Milwaukee.
Miss Fay Thompson of Blakesburg,
who has been making a two days,
visit with Miss Valley Tharp, who re-
sides on Frank street, returned home
| this noon.
Wapello county people are lnteres-
ted in the proposed line of railroad to
be built from ST. Louis, Mo-, to Sioux
City. The line is already built from
Centerville to Macon, and While 1T Is
not fully known that the line is to be
extended to Sioux City, yet unofficial
reports state that this will be done.
The road will be a convenience to To-
cal travellers, especially to commercial
travellers, as much difficulty has al
ways been experienced in making di-
rect connections from points west OF
Abba with Centerville and Missouri
cities.
Ed Eagan is young man who may
count himself as exceedingly fortu-
nate. Today he was allowed to
change his plea of not guilty of high.
way robbery to that of guilty OF petit
larceny and to be given thirty days
ljail sentence instead of the peniten'
tar term which would inevitably have
come to him had he been prosecuted
and found guilty of the crime with
which he was first charged Eagar
is the man who was arrested by Mer
chants Policeman Ed johnson about
two months ago and lodged in jail OF