Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-08

northwest of the city
Mrs. j. G. Simpson has resigned her
position as clerk in local dry goods
store and leaves this week to join her
husband, ]. o. Simpson, who has locat-
ed in Parkers Prairie, Mimi, where
he has started weekly paper, THE In,
dependent" Mrs. Simpson will visit
for short time in Milton at he home
of her sister, Mrs. Kate Guernsey, go
ing from there to Maryville, Mo-, to
visit her sister, Mrs. Charles Allender,
before continuing the trip to Parker's
Prairie.
John Brunk, of Ottumwa, visited
friends in this city on Saturday.
Rev. d. A. Wyckizer, pastor of the
Christian church, left Monday for Tex.
as, wher he is spending the week on
business.
]. R. Wallace, cashier of the State
bank, left Sunday for Abba to at
tend meeting of the Abba State bank
directors.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. S. Mendenhall enter
tanned a number of friends and neigh.
bors Saturday evening in honor of the
twenty-eighth birthday of the hostess.
A delicious lap supper was served,
after which social evening was great
ly enjoyed
The weather being propitious on
Saturday evening, the first band con-
cert of the season was given by the
Cornet band, led by Walter Johnson
The atmosphere was warm and pleas
ant and the evening shoppers fingered
near the park enjoying the music and
chatting with friends and acqpaint
ances until 8 o'clock, when the concert
ended.
A case in which legal advice was
required was settled out of court
on Saturday. In the month of March,
1901, DR.. E. d. Beauchamp sold his
residence property in this city to DR.. T.
H. Dabney, of Missouri, who later NOV
ed his family to this place. In Septem.
Der DR.. Beauchamp sold his medical
practice and good will to DR.. Dabney,
and after signing contract agreeing
not to practice medicine in this coun.
ty for three yeras. moved his fam
lily to Denver, Colorado. Early this
spring DR., Beauchamp made business
trip to this place, when 1t is said,
DR.. Dabney insisted that he return
and resume his practice. Not being
pleased with the climate of Colorado
and really wishing to return, DR.. Beau
champ accepted the invitation and re-.
turned with is family short time ago
He resumed his practice, sharing his
office apartments with DR.. Dabney
After having practiced for some time
DR.. Dabney, it is alleged, concluded
that he wanted pay for permitting Dr.
Beauchamp to resume his former en-
ntnUn1anf in nouic Thie, he
latter refused to do on the ground that
he had been invited to return and that
DR.. Dabney had waived the terms OF
the contract. DR.. Dabney then pro-
cured a temporary injunction prevent
ing his opponent from practicing medi-
cine in this county. DR.. Beauchamp
wished to dissolve the injunction and
the matter was about to be taken in
to court when the question of attor-
neys' fees arose and the matter was fin
ally settled out of court The injunc,
ton was dissolved and DR.. Beau
champ again purchased the property
that he had sold to DR.. Dabney for the
same price at which it was sold and al
SO purchased accounts to the amount
of $3.50.
Bloomfield, May At the meeting
of the trustees of the public school
held on Monday night the following list
of teachers was elected for the ensu-
ing year: Prof. G. w. Ramseyer super
intendent; Wilbur York, principal;
Miss Kate Wise. room 8; Miss Abble
Brown, room s.; Miss Lola Wray, room
z; Mrs. Addie Smith, room 6: Miss
Frona Saunderson, room 5; Miss Myra
Mccormack, room 4; Miss Cleo Spen-
Ger. room 8; Miss Bette Priest, room
2; Miss Efiie Stevens, room 1; Miss
Mary Power musical director. The
resignation of Eugene Howe, who has
acted as janitor for long number of
years in which his services have been
highly satisfactory, was accepted and
the vacancy supplied by Frank Nor
ris.
The R. N. AS will meet in regular
session at 1880 Thursday evening,
May s, and at $3.50 o'clock will hold
reception and celebrate the third an
niversary of the camp, each neigh
Dor inviting friend. A good attend
ance is desired in order to ascertain
the number, who will accept the invi-
tation to the celebration of the ami
versary of the Ottunlwa camp on
May 13.
w. j. Law is spending few weeks
with relatives at his boyhood home in
Somerset O., and will also visit in Col
umbus, Dayton and Washington.
Mrs. A. H. Fortune and Mrs. T. P.
Bence left Monday for Ames, to attend
the annual convention of the P. E. o.
Sisterhood as delegates from the
Bloomfield chapter.
Attorney S. S. Carruthers spent Sun
day in Waterloo at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. S. ]. Henderson and re-
turned Tuesday accompanied by Mrs.
Carruthers, who has been spending the
past two weeks visiting Mrs. Ralph Lo-
zier of Carrollton, Mo-, and also Mrs.
Henderson of Waterloo.
Geo. Monroe, whose large barn was
struck by lightning and totally de-
stroyed by fire about ten days ago re-
ceived the full amount of his insurance
$1,2S0, on Tuesday. The policy, how
ever, did not nearly cover the value of
the property which included the build
ing, ten horses, a number of colts,
COWS and calves, farm implements,
grain and other contents. The entire