Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-03-25

JOU RI Err: TUESDAY. M
Subscriber" at Laddsdale, will say,
these facts were reported by
the health physician at Eldon, Dr. Saw
yer. and there was no reason for
doubling the same.
Deputy Sheriff Jamison of Keosau-
qua was in town Saturday.
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Bonaparte.
Bonaparte, March 25,-A big boom
has commenced here this spring. Two
new business blocks are being erected
and several more are being contracted |
for. Thre are six residences in course
of construction. Over one mile of wa
ter mains for the waterworks being
laid, making it the biggest system of
waterworks in the county. An cleo
trio light plant is being talked Of
Lottie Gardner is visiting friends in
Ottumwa.
The council recently passed curfew
law requiring all boys under 16 years
of age to be off the street by s o'clock.
Hamil were in the city Saturday.
Several of the young people attend
ed the dance at Keosauqua Thursday
night.
A. G. Troutman was in Bloomfield on
business this week.
o. J. Coolidge spent Sunday at home
with his family
Columbia.
Columbia, March 25-Preaching SER
vices will be held next Sunday at Co.
| lumbia.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Travis, who for
| merly lived here, but who now live in
| Wayne county. were here visiting rela-
tives and friends last week.
Walter and Bert Roberts and Bert
Carman attended the teachers meet
4 ing Saturday at Eddyville.
Daisy Ethel the 8-months-old daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Matthews,
died Thursday morning. Funeral SER
vices were held Friday at the home,
| conducted by Rev. Dunlavy, and in
| terment in the Business Corners
cemetery. The sympathy of the COM
munity is extended to Mr.. and Mrs.
Matthews in this their hour of trial.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. R. Stodghill were in
Eddyville Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Cramblett and
Miss Grace Miller were in Ottumwa
Saturday shopping.
Miss Della Carman is on the sick
list.
Mrs. Elias Garfield is still quite
poorly.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Chisman visited
one day last week at S. A. Nye's.
Mr. and Mrs. John Cramblett were
called to the home of their son. Joel
, on account of the terrible accident t.
their grandson, Clarence, which occur
| red last Saturday afternoon. He ha6
caught mule and was leading it t.
the barn when it took fright and rar
and the halter caught around his foot
and he was dragged quite distance
: and was terribly torn and mangled.
Keosauqua. nd ~.
Keosauqua, March '25.-J. j. Wilson
: of Pennington, manager OF the pickl
e factory at this place, was in town look
ing after the interests of the factor
i at this place and contracting for acre
age. They expect to enlarge thei
plant at this place this, spring and thi
J. year they expect to finish their pick
d les here ready for the market instea
e of shipping them; in The brine to othe
points to be finished. They have ais
S advanced the price from 40 to so cent
5. per bushel.
If l. B. Day and wife of Cedar tow
ship visited over Sunday in this plac
Y with relatives Mr.. Day recently sol
his large farm near Utica and expect
d to move to this place in the near II
a ture if he can get suitable home.
Rev. and Mrs. Tenant, of Fremon
recently visited at this place with re
atives and friends. Mr.. Tenant wa
s., formerly pastor of the M. E. churc
Is at this place.
Mrs. Florence Manning has retur
e ed to hef4 home. in; this place from a
It extended visit at Grinnell.
DR.. R. l.. Boone of Bentonsport VIZ
10 recent business visitor in this plac
h. w. r. Wherry, whos with his famil
has been making his home in Chicag
* this winter, is here attending cou
and assisting his law partner, w.
nj Walker, in district court.
O. Mrs. A. B. Adams and little so
Fred of Selma visited in this place FL
Nv day with friends.
81 The remains of Mrs. Phillips we,
". brought here Saturday for burial. II
sr. funeral services were held in the
E. church, w. R. Jeffrey delivering tt
k funeral sermon. The deceased w
e, the mother of Mrs VIM. Summervil
IS. of this place and made her home he
for many years, but for the past tN
years has been living at Wapello.
III Miss Jennie Ferris of Douds is v
X. iting in this place with relatives.
70 The remains of Mrs. B. p. Mario
were brought here from Ottumwa Nc
be day for burial, Mrs. NARROW liv
Al. here for many years. but for the pa
few years has been making her hor
liza in OttumWa with her. daughter, NJ
"a. w. A. Work. The funeral servic
: were held in Ottumwa. The renal
nd were laid to rest by the grave of b
NO hunband, who died many years ago.
Bentonsport.
ed Bentonsport. March 25.-School cl