Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-03-13

her over to shore. She was
taken to the home of Henry Wright
where she was given first aid and then
taken to the home of Rose Huber on
White Row, where she has been stay
ing for about a week, and where she
now is being cared for. She swallow
ed considerable water but it was taken
from her and the physicians believe
she will recover. There is no known
reason for the act and all the informa-
ton the woman would impart was
that she was tired of life. 1t is believ-
ed that she came to Ottumwa from
Keokuk, which city she claims is her
home.
[From Wednesdays Daily.l
Rev. J. Hill and j. Myers of Agency
spent the afternoon in the city on bus
mess.
Mrs. John Noah, of Eddyville spent
the day in the city visiting with
friends.
Mrs. F. E. Lawson of Highland Cen
ter, was in the city today visiting with
friends.
Harry White has gone to Des Moines
where he will spend a few days on
business.
Born, yesterday to Mr.. and Mrs. w.
S. Blythestone, on North Sheridan ave-
nue., a baby daughter.
Marriages licenses were issued this
afternoon to Carl w. Hooyer and Miss
May Galpin, and to Harley NJ. Steel
and Miss Eva May Shields, Eddyville.
The case against John f. Jones,
charged with larceny of $10o from a
cash register belonging to John Ian
cey, was dismissed from Justice Bal
lard's court yesterday afternoon.
A letter received in this city from
DR.. l.. E. Rogers, vice-president of the
Wa-Keeney, Kan, State Bank, an
nounces that DR.. Rogers health is
much improved. Mrs. Rogers is now
with him in that city.
Did you ever try an ad in the Want
Column of the Semi-Weekly Courier
1t reaches near 10000 people each
week and all these people read it and
many of them want to buy something
or sell something, try it.
J. w. Mccormick, of Highland Cen
tire, was in the city today having &C.
companied his daughter, Miss Regina
on her way to Keosauqua, where she
will spend several days visiting with
relatives.
mond, Ind, having resigned his posi-.
ton with John Morrell & Co., at OF.
tumwa to commence work for the
Hammond Packing Co. Mrs. Hines is
visiting in Hedrick at present, but
will remove to Hammond in a short
time.-Hedrick Journal.
Mrs. E. H. Wolfrey, of Vincennes
Ind, who has been visiting for severa
weeks at the homes of Isaac Knox, who
Blythestone, on North Sheridan ave
nue., left last night for Mt. Valley
Kan, where she will visit for a time
with her sister, before returning to he,
home.
Attorney Harry O'Neil of Ottumws
is in the city and will be here to car,
for the interests of the Inter-Urbal
Construction company pending tn
election on the ordinances of the com
pany for the electric line and the cleo
trio light plant Tuesday, March 25
The money for the expenses of tn
election has been paid over to the cit,
treasurer, Walter Campbell, by Nj
O'Neill. Everything is moving aloni
toward the first of the elections tina
is to be the making of the Greater Os
Observation-Disclosures Herald.
IFrom Thursdays Daily.]
Miss Lena Ketcham of Janney stree
is reported to be quite ill at her HON
with pneumonia.
Mrs. VIM. P. Emery of Highlan
Center is in the city spending the da
with relatives and shopping.
Everett Erskine, who resides mort,
of the city, left this morning for Eos
ter, where he will visit at the HON
of his uncle, Albert Erskine.
Henry Roofing of South Ottumw
was operated upon at the city hospita
this morning for appendicitis. TIL
operation was very successful an
this afternoon the patient is dom
VeIy ulCely.
{ Hardly a week passes without tt
Courier's Want Column does SON
person some good because they kno
lit reaches so many readers that al
looking for the best bargains that ca
be had in buying or selling fine stoc
farms, or real estate.
Fred Wells, of North Walnut av
nue. who has been confined to h
home for the past six weeks with a S
, we're attack of infiammatory rheum
tism continues to remain in a seriol
condition without showing any sigl
of Improvement.
GETS A PRESENT.
Evan Jones, Retiring Master Mocha
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