Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-01-16

Stations and jacks, $500 to $1,000.
Mules, one year old, S28.
Mules, two years old, $40.
Mules, three years old, $6S.
Heifers, one year old, SIG.
Heifers, two years old, $40.
Cows, three years old or over, S24.
Steers, one year old, $40.
Steers, two years old, S2S.
Steers, three years old or over, $50.
Fat cattle, per 100 pounds, 81.
Bulls, $40 to $1,000.
Hogs, per 100 pounds, SC.
Sheep, per head,$3.
Goats, So.
Vehicles and bicycles, $40.
Watches and musical instruments,
81.
Timothy seed, per hushel, 50.
Taxable wool, lie.
Corn, per bushel, SIC.
Oats, per bushel, &c.
Bees, per stand, So.
Bonds and contracts for real estate
at face value.
These valuations are considered
very low in proportion to the selling
price OF articles at the present time.
The county attorney has begun a
ers who are violating the law by al
lowing minors in their place of bust
ness. Also against the slot machines
where an element of chance enters in
to their playing. For sometime com
plants have been coming to him that
certain billiard halls were violating
the law by allowing minors not only
to loaf there but also play at the tab
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almost exclusively by young boys from
IA to 20 years of age. 1t was also al
legged that the halls were kept open on
Sunday though the blinds would be
pulled down. Some objections were
stores running on Sunday and against
the numerous slot machines in various
Iplaces throughout the city. The county
attorney has taken the matter up and
notified all billiard hall men to keep
minors out of their places at all times,
has requested the cigar store men to
close their card rooms on Sunday and
given the owners of slot ma
a minor to play them at any
time and to keep them closed entirely
on Sunday. The notice was accompan-
led by threat of prosecution If it was
not complied with and it is thought
that this warning will be sufficient
and no prosecution will result.
The board of supervisors of Lucas
county adjourned Monday after a
of the county and township officers
were approved; Several designations
of township officers accepted, settle
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ty officials, many applications for high
ways received and referred to COM
mittees. Several taxes enormously
levied were refunded, and the bust
ness of the session completed.
DR.. T. P. Stanton was appointed
county physician at a salary of $40 per
month for all services required. The
board also closed contract with a
foreign firm for frescoing the entire
inside of the court house with designs
to be selected by the board, the sides
, to be finished in oil and the ceilings
: to exceed $1,000. This is a much
needed improvement as the walls have
never been covered since the erection
} of the building nine years ago and
they are now very dingy and dirty
: be one of the prettiest in the state
} of the county will be accordingly
proud.
There was quite lively fuss at the
depot on Sunday evening that came
| near resulting in riot. 1t seems that
there was party of young fellows
, who were drunk and raised disturb
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the fracas blows We're exchanged, one
officer fired three shots from his CUR
and one of the gang was knocked
senseless for about half an hour from
the effects of a blow on the head. II
was finally quieted down and but two
arrests were made.
Dave Bond, of Cedar township, has
returned from few weeks visit with
, his parents in Missouri.
Capt SIS. Arnold has returned from
Omaha where he was called by the Sc
rious illness of sister whom he re
ports as much improved when he LEFT
her.
Ed. J. Knipe, formrly of this place
but now employed as night chief oper
ator in the Ottumwa Office, has return
ed to his work after short visit with
his family in Charlton.
The revival services at the Chris
) tian and U. P. churches are both pro
crossing as nicely as could be desired
Rev. J. W. White is assisting Rev.
Mum at the U. P. church this week
, and is preaching some very fine ser
: mons. Rev. w. ]. HASTE is preaching
at the Christian church and his ser
J mons are both interesting and con
} vincing. He has had two confessions
! already and expects many more in q
!, short time.
w. e. Lewis is short one coop Of
, poultry this week. He has been keep
ing his poultry in coops at the back
of the store until ready to ship, but
Sunday night some party or parties
decided they had use for the poultry
but instead of slipping the slide in the
coop and getting them out they broke
in two sides of the coop and getting
away with a full coop of chickens. The
thieves are getting very bold as these
coops were in plain sight from every
direction but one.
Word has been received from Mar
, shalltown of the serious illness OF