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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-08-07
STORM AT BATAVIA
Lightning Burns Barns and Des-
troys Hay.
THREE INCHES OF RAIN FALLS
Number of Horses Observation-Disclosures
of Display of Elements Terrifying
Telephone Poles and Trees in the
Timber Suffer.

Batavia, Aug. 5.-(Courier's Special
Service)-0ne of the most violent and
destructive electrical storms of the
year visited Batavia and surrounding
vicinity Monday night. Barns were
struck by lightning and burned to the
ground and much other damage was
done.
All day the state of the weather pre-,
saged storm and at $50 o'clock in
the evening it began. All night the
thunder and lightning We're something
terrifying. 1t was accompanied by a
heavy downfall of rain. estimated at
three inches
Considerable damage was done by
lightning. Twelve tons of hay belong
ing TO Jacob Boysc were destroyed.
pavy and Joseph PARROTS barns were
burned together with number of
horses. Other damage was done to
timber and to telephone poles. The
lightning entirely destroyed the tele-
phone of Volney Orntlif.
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Hiteman.

Hiteman, Aug. 5.-The Junior soci.
ETY. of Christian Endeavor held a pic.
mic in the woods west of town Tues
day afternoon. The children were
treated to ice cream and cake by Rev
James. Games We're played and an
enjoyable time spent by those pres
ent.
The Abba aggregation came out
Tuesday with their war paint on and
lot of rooters expecting to scalp the
Hiteman boys. They also brought
with them their new south-paw, Hirst
salaried man from Terre Haute, In.
diana. But the game went the same
as usual. The support that was given
Hirst was simply ridiculous, enough
to give any pitcher heart failure. The
score stood fourteen to four in favor
of the home team.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Con
gregational church gave a farewell
party to Mrs. Clara Alderman Wednes-
day evening. Mrs Alderman will re-
move in about two weeks to Iowa
City, where she will make her future
home. Refreshments We're served and
the evening spent socially by the
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Belknap.

Bellnap, Aug. 6.-Fremont William
son of Bloomfield was a guest at the
S. A. Wells home one night last week
He is preparing OF go to Washington
to make his future home.
Ed Martin and Milo Foster left
Thursday for South Dakota to har
vest.
Thomas Putnam is quite i'll with
kidney trouble.
Mrs. G.. M. Johnson of Monmouth,
Illinois, returned home Friday from
a visit here with her sister, Mrs. E.
A. Patterson. She was accompanied
as far as Ottumwa by Abbie Patter-
son, who visited friends there.
S. C. Sharon, the station agent
was granted months vacation last
week, leaving last night for Chicago
and other points. Tom Riley, the
night operator, takes his place, and S.
A. LIsby of Wentzville, Mo-, takes
the night work.
Mrs. P. H. Burns was very i'll last
week, but she is getting some bet,
ter.
Mrs. A. w. Martin visited at the
parental j. l.. Hamilton home in Wap.
clio county last week.
Hattie and Ora Thompson spent
Thursday with Susie and Mamie Gray
of Drakesville.
Mr. and Mrs. Joel MCGEE are Wis
iting friends at Bloomfield and Shu-
men.
Mrs. Leslie Bates of West Grove
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Salem,

Salem, Aug. 6.-Last week, Miss
Mildred Foreman enjoyed country hos
pitality at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Havenhill.
Saturday Prof. Buffington's sale was
largely attended. Hi Pickard, auction
eer, called forth many bids. House
hold goods, live stock and crops sold
at good price.
The marriage of Clarence Kerr and
Miss May Sessenger will be solemniz
ed at Sewell today.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. N knight have
returned to Mt. Pleasant.
Monday Mrs. Copeline Bailey Bull
lard, of Kansas City, was welcomed
by relatives at Salem.
D. q. Reeves come from Keokuk
Tuesday and joined his wife who was
visiting at her parents, Mr. and Mrs
o. H. Cook, Wednesday, he with his
wife and little son returned home.
Merrill Harshman is at home after
several weeks spent with relatives at
Keokuk.
F. S. Bell spent last week at Des
Moines as convention delegate.
Mrs. Judith Boyce came from Mt
of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Becker east of
town.
Mrs. Marian Parker and Miss Mabel
Smith went to their home at Ottumwa
Wednesday. Little Marian Becker ac.
companied her aunt home.
James Brown was business caller
at the county seat Wednesday.
1t is learned from the Mt. Pleasant
Free Press that John Millspaugh OF
Winfred, Kansas, and his daughter
Mrs. Olive Highan were guests at the
county seat last week. Mr.. Millspaugh
and his daughter were formerly Salem
residents and are remembered by
many of the people.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. E. Johnson are en-.
joying visit from Mr. Johnson's moth
err, Mrs. Mary Johnson, of near Hills
boro.
Mr.. Nemby and Mrs Nellie Martin
spent Tuesday at Mt. Pleasant.
Alfred Sanquist, after weeks visit
with friends, returned Saturday to
Orion, Ill.
Mrs. Sinkin and Mrs. Brady are on
the sick list.
Mrs. Clark Hollowell visited at Den
ova last week.
Mrs. Leonard Weeks has been enjoy
ing a visit with her mother, Mrs. Wy
att of LaCrew.
At Epworth League meeting Tues.
day evening, the following officers
were chosen: Prof. Hill,a president;
Mrs. E. H. Marshall. first vice-presi-
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Pleasant Grove.

Pleasant Grove, Aug. 6.-Miss Han.
cock of Queen City, Mo-, is visiting al
this place with the families oil Marion
and Wesley Hancock.
Mrs. Lora Hagertv spent Sunday
with Mrs. Alice Brooks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lyman of Ottumwa
spent Sunday in this vicinity.
Mrs. John Hagerty has been on the
sick list for the past few days.
Miss Edna Carr of Floris' visited
with Miss Lutisha Brooks one day last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Brooks of South
Ottumwa, who have been visiting rela-
tives in this vicinity for the past two
weeks, have returned to their home.
Miss Lulu Bilby is visiting at the
home of her grandmother. Mrs. Mary
Hatch, and other relatives in this vi
entity. aN
Mr.. and Mrs. Otis Cri1t spent Sun.
day with relatives at Eldon.
Stark and Greiner have commenced
threshing in this vicinity.
Alvin Brooks Of Ottumwa visited
relatives over Sunday.
Mrs. Arthur McVey and children of
South Otumwa are visiting at the pa.
rental H. X. McVey home.
George McVey and wife called at
the Cunning home Thursday after.
noon.
John Sconce was an Eldon caller OF
Saturday.
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PLAYS QUEER FREAK
Lightning Strikes House Where
Family is Sleeping.
BUTLER PEOPLES NARROW ESCAPE
Bolt Enters Building Where an Explo-
sion occurred-Had the Appearance
OF Bomb-Air Filled With Bits of
Flying Debris.

Butler, Aug. Encounters Special
Service)-At 2 o'clock yesterday morn
ing lightning played queer freak at
the home of Captain Peter Roberts in
Butler. An electric discharge struck
the edge of the roof, broke a number
OF studding, plowed up the shingles,
and jumped to the porch roof. A part
OF the discharge tore the moulding
from the edge of the porch and follow
ed a wire to the ground. Another part
entered the house over the front door,
making a jagged opening in the wall
and roof land an explosion occurred in
the house with force enough to drive
pieces Of wood through transom six
teen feet away. The bolt, as it entered
the house, had the appearance of a
bomb or rocket. The explosion was
accompanied with a shower of sparks,
a loud report and stiffling sulphurous
fumes. The air was filled with flying
debris. Members of the family sleep
ing a few feet away were unframed
and no fire followed the explosion.
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DrakevilIe.

Drakeville, Aug. 6.-Mrs. Whitaker
and Miss Steele, of Ottumwa, arrived
at Drakeville last Thursday for a short
visit with VIM. Cochran and wife.
George Jordan received word last
woke of the death of his father, who
resided near Moulton.
Mrs. Rose CASTOR is recovering from
the mumps.
George Patterson and wife and Mr.
Coulter and wife left last Thursday
for St Louis where the men have en-
gagged work.
Tom Sayles had the misfortune tc
get his horse badly cut on the barbed
wire last week.
d. M. Millisack of Ottumwa is Wis
iting here with his parents.
News was received her last Thurs
day of the serious illness of Mrs. Ida
Sampson of Eldon. Her aunt, Mrs
Cochran, of this place, is at her bed.
side.
A monument was erected in the
Drakesville cemetery last Thursday
to the memory of the late James P
Brown
The basket meeting which was tc
be held in the grove last Sunday was
postponed on account of the rain.
Mrs. J. P. Brown and daughter
Vivian, are spending the week with
Mrs. Browns sister, Mrs. T. j. McIn
tire, near Bloomfield.
A unicn Sunday school convention
will be held at this place next Sun.
day.
John Owsley and family of Bloom.
field visited last Sunday with brakes.
vile friends.
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Green Valley.

Green Valley. Aug. 5.-Orval Clark
in on the sick list
Misses Cora and Carrie Warner are
attending normal at Abba this week.
Ben Cloyd and family visited over
Sunday with relatives near Blakes'
burg.
Eugene Lockman, who has been suf.
fering for some time with broken
arm, is able to be around again.
Miss Edith Dotson visited last week
at Foster.
Miss Emma Woods and brother
William of Moravia spent Sunday with
their aunt, Mrs. Sarah Milliman.
Mrs. Roberts, who has been quite
poorly for some time is able to be out.
Willie, the little son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Alvia Wilson, died August 8. aged
years and months. Interment
was made in the Trussel Gem
etery. The bereaved parents have the
sympathy of the community.
Mrs. Levi Robson of Foster visited
Sunday with home folks.
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DahIoneua.

Dahlonega, Aug. 5.-The w. o. w
postponed their picnic dinner Sunday
on account of the rain.
Postmaster David H. Thompson OF
Competine accompanied by his wife
spent Saturday and Sunday with
friends at this place.
About an inch and a half of rain
fell here Sunday night which made it
too wet to thresh out of the shock for
several days.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. L. Trout entertain.
ed about twenty of their friends Sat
urday evening Music both vocal and
instrumental helped to pass the even
ing all too quickly. Ice cream and
cake We're served. Those present were
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Mccoy, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ralph McClung, Misses May Mar,
tin, Lula Shoemaker Muriel Jackson,
Clara Mccoy, Rena Mccoy, Nina
Trout, Mrs Clara Bynum; Messrs. Jess
Sankey, Robert Allen, Leigh Wilson,
Lincoln Lewis, John Trout.
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Birminaham,


Birmingham, Aug. 6.-Miss Eta Nh
ser has returned home from an eu
tended visit at Konsas City and Car
thage, Mo.
Abb Fry of Minneapolis spent Sun
day with his parents.
Miss 1nez Clark returned Mondax
from Des Moines and will spend her
vacation at home.
Mrs. Thomas S. Wells of Burlington
spent last week with her parents.
Miss Mary Mcmillan, trained
nurse with headquarters at Del
Moines, is taking a rest and visiting
her parents here.
Miss Chloe Topping of Burlington
who has been making an extended
visit with her grandparents and oths
er relatives, departed Thursday foi
Ottumwa.
G. W. Countryman spent several
days last week in New London.
l.. G. Boies received the sad intellie
gence Monday of the death by drown,
ing of his brother, FRED, whose home
is at Sedalia, Mo. No particulars
have as yet been learned.
Terrell & Lawson of Libertyvilla
shipped carload of cattle from this
point MONDAY.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Allen entertaint
ed a few friends at tea last Wedness
day evening in honor Of the Missed
Chloe and Amy Topping of Burlingt
ton.
Frank Vernon left Monday night fof
Seneca, Kansas, to visit relatives.
Mrs. G. l.. Craft went to Lockridge
Saturday evening.
N. L. Calhoun and wife are expected
home this week from their western
trip.
Mrs. Chas. Burkey Of Alliance, Na
braska, is visiting her parents, David
Scott and wife and DR.. and Mrs.
Wells.
Mrs. Margaret Baird has returned
from visit of several weeks with rel-
atives in Kansas.
w. w. Tinker. representing the
Practical Gas Construction Co. Of
Chicago was in town Monday with a.
view Of inducing the citizens to estab,
lish a gas plant.
N. J. Bush sold forty head of stock
cattle to Parker G. Boyle Monday.
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Winchester.

Winchester, Aug. 6-Mr. and Mrs.
Price Meek are talking of taking a trip
to Montana and other points in the
west.
Misses Amy Mcpherson and Flor
ence Bauman spent Sunday at F. Nc
Pherson's.
Charlie Cummins and sister, Miss
Mary, of Fairfield, were in our city
last Sunday.
Mrs. George Deering was received in
the Methodist church Sabbath day, in
full membership. Her brother-in-law,
Thomas Deering joined on probation
A group of young ladies took supper
Saturday evening with Misses Dana
and Mary Beans. They were Misses
Mary Calhoun of Birmingham, Josie
Barker and Nettie Cupp of near Mt.
Zion, and Emma and Florence Will
liams, living near Winchester. Quite
heavy rain fell here Saturday night.
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Seymour.


Seymour, Aug. 5.-During the storm
sunday morning lightning struck Mil
lard Ammon's barn north of tbs city,
and it burned to the ground There
We're about 500 bushels of corn and
some hay in the barn, which also burn,
ed up. The barn was insured but the
grain was not.
Mrs. E. j. Adams left Monday for
an extended visit with relatives in
Ness City, Kas
Miss Mabel Gaddis returned home
Friday from Uniontown, Pa, where
she has been for the past two years.
E. J. Beaver of Ottumwa is visiting
friends in Seymour this week.
Miss Nancy Vance who has been
visiting relatives in Seymour for the
past month left Saturday for Des
Moines to visit her sister, Mrs. A. L.,
Tenant, before returning to her home
in Parsons, Kas.
Mrs. T. M. Perkins and Miss Sarah
Bradley departed Tuesday for Eldora-
do, Kas. where they will visit relatives
for few weeks.
Miss May Keller same home Sunday
evening after weeks visit in Center
Vile.
Matt McGahey returned Saturday
from Chicago where he has been for
the past month.
Miss Julia Maloney was a Clio visit
OF the latter part of last week.
Mrs. F. G. Maxwell returned to her
home in Moline, ILL.,, the latter part of
the week after a few weeks visit in
this city with her parents.
Mrs. J. A. Kirby and children left
Tuesday for Cambria to visit relatives
for few days.
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MORE DIVORCES.
Three Petitions for DEGREES Filed In
Clerks Office.

Three Petitions for DEGREES Filed In
Clerks Office.
[From Saturdays Daily.]
AS the time approaches for the filing
of the last cases for the August ternt
of the Wapello county district court
petitions are being hurried to the of.
flee of the clerk of the court. and
Clerk Michael and his assistants are
kept pretty busy docketing the cases
and attending to the other affairs Of
the Office. Three new divorce cases
were fled today, desertion being
charged in two of them.
Robert Smith, through his attorneys.
asks for divorce from his wife.
Mamie Smith, to whom the petition
states, he was married at Strawberry
Point, November s, 1895. Five years
ago. he asserts, his wife deserted him
and left with another man. For this
reason he asks for a decree divorcina
them.
Dottie Baker has filed divorce case
against Henry H. Baker, to whom, acs
cording to her petition. she was mar
ried November 1, 1893, in Davis count
ty. She alleges non-supporl. Her ats
torneys are Blake & Hall.
Two More Divorces.
May Norris, through her attorney.
Sumner Siberell, has asked for di.
vorce from Thomas Norris, alleging de-
sertion as the grounds for action. She
says in her petition that they We're
married at Pekay September 4, 1897.
and that they have daughter, Fay, 4
years old, that the defendant had de-
serted his wife and child about Janu.
airy 1, 1899. A divorce and the custody
of the child is asked for in the, petis
ton of the plaintiff.
Suit on Policy.
Rundell & Hough have filed petit.
ton asking for Judgment against the
Anchor Fire Insurance Co., on policy
for insurance to the amount of $1,000,
which, they claim, was held by them
on their stock and fixtures Which were
destroyed by fire in April of this year.
They say that they notified the defenos
ant company of their loss but that no
move has been made toward na-e
ment of the money by the company.
They are represented by McElroy 81
McElroy.
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PackWood.

Packwood, Aug. Glider Garrison
of Iowa City, former pastor of the
Christian church here, is visiting his
old Pensioners.
Rev. William Grofton and family OF
Ann Arbor, Mich, Albert Grofton and
wife of Des Moines, Rev. and Mrs. c.
c. Davis of Davenport, Dr.. and Mrs. G.
w. Grofton of Rock Island and w
Warwick of Mankata, Wis, are guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. P. B. Grofton.
Rev. Grofton occupied the pulpit at
the Christian church Sunday morning
Mrs. Nellie Hintz' little son is suffer
ing the pain of broken arm.
Frank Barngrover has sold his prop
erty on Second street to Audrey Ry
man for $500.
Miss Agnes Lindsay of Hedrick visit
ed Miss Maggie Douglas last week
Miss Deda Ingram has returned from
school at Council Bluffs.
Misses Margaret and Helen Stock
man of Sigourney visited their aunt
Mrs. J. ID. Eicher, last week.
John w. Holland has been engaged
to give one of his interesting enter
tainments at the M. e. church August
80.
Miss Zillah Douglas. who has been q
student at Highland Park college, the
past year, returned home Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clayton Turner (nee
Addie DysarD will go to housekeeping
in the Powers property on Church
street.
Walter Springer has gone to the
northwest on visiting and prospect
ing tour.
Rev. ]. c. Caughlan was unable tc
fill his appointments Sunday on &C
count of illness.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-08-07

members. A present of fine table lin
en- was given TO Mrs. Alderman by the
ladies as small token of their es-
TEEN.
E. w. Mather departed Thurs
day for Galesburg for few days Wis.
it.
Mrs. G. F.Glentzer gave an at home
Thursday afternoon to her friends.
Mrs. Richard Sibson of Dedham is
visiting with her daughter, Mrs. D. G.
Phillips.
]. H. Roberts and J. w. Lewis, del
egates to the republican state conven.
ton, returned home Friday.
Philip Alderman returned home Fri
day from Fremont, where he has been
visiting with relatives.
Mrs. P. H. Waterman and family
spent Sunday with Mrs. Waterman
parents, DR.. D. C. Dinsmore and wife,
of Kirkville.
Lem Williams of Butte City, Mont,
and David Payne of Abba are visiting
Mr.. Williams aunt, Mrs. Samuel Will
liams.
]. R. Price and wife of Abba we're
Sunday visitors with relatives here.
Rev. James, pastor of the Congre-
gational church, left Monday for a
three weeks vacation in Colorado.
Rev. James has just finished his first
year as pastor of this church, and has
been very successful in his work.
The Misses Jane Cook and Sarah
Finlinson are visiting with friends at
Foster.
Rev. J. F. Treasure moved to North
English Tuesday, where he has been
elected as principal of the school.
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Pleasant Hill.

Pleasant Hill, Aug. 6.-Wm. Fergu
son is now operating the Selma mill
He has purchased 1000 bushels OF
wheat recently.
There was a large crowd at the ice
cream social given on the lawn of the
M. P, church at Selma Saturday night
Mrs. Frank Brondine of Oklahoma
is visiting at the home Of Joseph
Schlotter this week.
Miss Alta Perry is improving slowly
Ray Puffinbarger visited over Sun
day with his grandmother, Mrs. Sollen-
barger.
Riley spicer Of Troy was in Selma
Saturday
Farmers in this vicinity are about
through haying
Quite good many are delivering at
Selma now