Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-08
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.

MIS-. j. w. cunning oI CnllicolHe
was in the city today.
r. M. Dickerson. of Vernon, was in
Ottumwa today on business.
Harry Daley, of Pennington, was in
the city on business yesterda.
Francis O'Rourke, of Armah, was a
business visitor here esterday.
j. w. shadley, of Drakeville, was in
the city on business yesterday.
Emmett Croker, of Martinsburg,
z was in the city shopping yesterday.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Vest, All
South Benton street, yesterday morn
ing, a girl.
Mesdames A. j. Reynolds and Peter
Z Nelson of Agency, were in the city
shopping yesterday.
Scott Hodson, of Ashland, who has
been attending business college in this
city for the past year, will leave to-
morrow for Chicago where he has &C
cepted a position.
Mrs. E. o. Railsback, of Billings,
Montana. who has been visiting fol
some time at the home of Mrs. F. P.
Bear, on West Second street, left this
morning on Burlington train No. for
her home.
j. c. Raglan has traded his property
in Ottumwa to E. E. Phelps, of He'd
rick, for his farm of 100 acres six
miles south of that place. The Ottum'
W. property consists of a large brick
dwelling and frame dwelling and are
good KeokuK County
(Sigourney) News.
II present plans are not changed
within the next year there will be
new building erected on the vacant lot
as the corner of Second and Green
streets, which will be occupied by the
Iowa Steam Laundry. Wallace Dag
Sett president of the Iowa Steam
Laundry Co., has recently purchased
this lot and concerning the building to
be erected thereon stated today that
If present conditions continued work
would be begun on the new building
carly next spring.
Some time since DR.. Clara l.. KEN,
BILE, of Bloomfield, filed suit against
the Wabash railroad company for $50,
GEO damages for completely wrecklng
her physical organism in an accident.
i
eral court with apparent knowledge of
the precept that a short answer turn
eth away wrath The answer consists
of single sentence of general denial
The heavy part is at the bottom, where
it is signed by four heavyweight law
yers. George S. Grover, of ST. Louis;
S. s. Carruthers, of Bloomfield, and
.Tames C. Davis and II. Fl Trimble, OF
Keokuk. --Keolluk ConstitutionDe Demo
Graf.
George H. Porter of this city and
Miss Tena Morgan Of Ottumwa were
married at the NJ. E. parsonage in
Centerville on Tuesday evening of last
week, by Rev. Kendrick, pastor of the
Centervile M. e. church. Mr.. Porter
is one of the members of the Acken
Coal company of Mystic, and is re
garded as one of the best young men
of the city The bride was really {
Mystic resident. although for sons
time past has been making her homo
in Ottumwa. She is an estimable ant
worthy young woman with many warn
friends. The most earnest and hearty
congratulations are extended these
young people in their new relation
ship.-Mystic Letter.
The grand jury this morning report
ed to Judge Vermillion the indfctmen
of Frank Schwartz on the charge 0
adultery. Swartz is In jail, having
been confined there since, March II
when he was captured after an eXcit
ing chase in Gravestown. He wa
formerly a policeman in the employ o
the city and was discharged by Mayo
Pickler, some time ago, having bee
discovered, it is said, by the mayo
himself, in house on East Fourt
street with the woman who is said t
be the eX-policeman's paramount, May
or Picker, it is said, had been al
preached by several people VIII
charged Swartz with being too fami
lar with the woman, and upon invest
eating he found the man in the hous
with the woman, who was then quar-
antined for an infectious disease.
wedding which was surprise t
even the intimate friends of the brid
and groom was solemnized yesterda
afternoon at the residence of the of
ciating minister, Rev. P. Adelstei
Johnson on East Fourth stree
when Harry Parlee and Mis-
Emma Potter were united
marriage in the presence of fey
relatives and friends. Both of til
young people arc very well and favo
ably known in Ottumwa, where the
have both resided for several year
Mr.. Parlee has been an employee of tt
Courier Blank Book Co. for some tim
and has only recently left that plat
to accept more lucrative situatio
with the Kenyon Printing Co. at d.
Moines. where he will go tomorrow
commence mis- new work. His WI
will remain in this city for te
weeks and will then join Mr.. Parlt
in Des Moines, where they will mai
their future home. Mrs. Parlee is II