Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-08


neither was acted upon.
.tFrom Wednesdays Daily.J
Wool twine, sc per ID. SHERMAN Bros.
Takes your ad to 1000 people each
time, the Semi-Weekly Want Column
Don Mccormick of Highland Center
was in the city yesterday on business,
returning home last evening on the
Milwaukee.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Hart, of Eldon,
arrived in the city this morning for
visit at the home of their daughter,
Mrs. ]. r. Spilman, north of the CITY,
We have some shoes you can buy at
your own price. We have the new up.
to-date desirable shoes and the money
saved will pay you for going to
Church's South Side shoe store.
Marriage licenses have been issued
by H. w. Michael, clerk of the district
court to the following couples: Ed,
Anderson and Miss Ida Ketcham,
Thomas Gee and Miss Alice Eaton, G.
o. Swanson and Miss Minnie Johnson.
Evidence in the case of Sarah E.
Wilson VS.. Herbert E. Wilson in which
the plaintiff asks for divorce, was
heard today by Judge Vermillion. The
divorce case of Maggie e. Smith VS..
A. B. Smith was dismissed without
prejudice.
Mrs. Anna Mcfarland, who resides
in Gravestown, was taken before the
board of commissioners, of the insane
for Wapello county yesterday and was
adjudged insane by that body. She
was taken to Mt. Pleasant last evening
for treatment by Deputy Sheriff J. d.
Stephens.
Early this morning at her home, five
miles west of the city occurred the
death of Mrs John Vanderbilt, of con
sumption Mrs. Vanderllo was the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. James Bar
rett, and was well known in Wapello
county. She is survived by her hus-
band and four children, who have the
heartfelt sympathy of their many
friends in their bereavement.
Robert Alexander, who was tried in
the court of Justice Ballard yesterday
Afternoon on the charge of robbery,
was bound over to await the action of
the grand jury. Alexander is the col
ored man who is said to have robbed
William Potts sometime during the
day Friday and for this was taken in
to custody by Chief Gray Friday night.
On furnishing $500 bond for reappear-
ance Alexander was given his liberty.
Attorney B. w. Scott appeared for the
plaintiff and Attorney Holton was the
| f~r tho 1nf do nj
General Bryant appeared in the
court of Justice J. A. Ballard this
morning on the charge of malicious
mischief, of which he was found not
guilty. 1t was stated that Bryant had
entered the home of Tom Gee in
Schick's addition west of this city
and proceeded to burn a marriage Ii
cense, which it is said belonged to Gee
Bryant was found not guilty on the
| statement of the little daughter OF
Mrs. Eaton to the effect that she had
herself destroyed the license for the
reason that she did not want Gee tc
| get married.
1 IFroIa Thursdays Daily.j
Lester Horner, of Eddyyille, is in
the city on business.
Only costs one-half cent word each
insertion, the Semi Weekly Want Col
Iumn.
Miss Mabel Lowe, of Ridgeway, Mo.
returned to her home this morning af
ter visit with relatives and friends il
this city.
4 Mrs. A. w. Waldron, of Perry arriv
ed in the city this morning for visit
at the home OF Paul Amelang, south
of the city.
Mrs. w. e. Baldwin and daughter
returned to their home in Selma this
morning, after visit with relatives
and friends in the city.
Miss Anna Hardy, Of Bls-eSburg. ar