Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-02-18

A marriage license has been issued
to A. U. Smith and Miss Lillian j.
Rowe.
A ten pound son was born last night
to Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Coultrop, of 204
North Mclean street.
[From Fridays Daily!
A marriage license has been issued
to Howard L. Harkins to Miss Eleanor
G. Rice.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. A. X Sven
son, 500 North Ash street, Sunday
morning, a daughter
If you are looking for a new place
this spring advertise for it in the want
column of the SemiWeekly.
Born, yesterday morning to Mr.. and
Mrs. H. o. Coulthrop of North Mclean
street, ten-pound baby boy.
Mrs. Mary Smith, of Sutherland,
Mo-, who has been visiting at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. G. l.. Burkhal-
ter, on Madison avenue, left this morn
ing for Belknap, where she will visit
with her brother.
Mrs. J. M. Campbell of Batavia was
in the city this morning having accom-
panied her sister-in-law, Mrs S. Sisson
of Moulton this far on her way home
after visit in Batavia. Mrs. Camp
bell returned to Batavia on the noon
train.
Late this afternoon costly accident
occurred at the furniture store of w.
H. Cooper & Sons, on West Main
street. A wagon belonging to J. A.
Belmont was accidentally backed
against the large plate glass window
in the front of the structure. wrecking
the glass completely. No one was in
jured, but the cost for repairs will be
considerable.
At 9:45 o'clock last night occurred
the death of Mrs. Christina Lindholm,
aged so years, 5 months and 8 days
but had resided in Ottumwa twenty
seven years. Her home was at 1922
Plum street, where she lived with her
husband, Gust Lindholm, and four chill
dren, who are left to mourn her death.
The children are: Selma, Oscar, Esth-
er and Clarence Lindholm.
Mrs. Frank Joseph, 1912 West Sec
ond street went to Selma today for a
visit with her sister, Mrs. William KEEL
ly.
Ottumwa is fortunate in securing the
1903 convention of the Sixth Congress
sion district Funeral Directors asso-
citation, which will be held here the
second Tuesday and Wednesday in
of.N
will bring to this city forty or fifty
men from different places in the Sixth
district, who will remain here for two
days in convention. E. l.. Scott of this
city was elected the president of the
organization at the recent convention
held at Grinnell Tuesday and Wednes-
day of this week, and he will work
hard for the success of the convention
to be held next year.
Cruel and inhuman treatment and
failure to provide her with the neces-
stiles of life are the grounds alleged
by Mrs. Sarah e. Wilson in a petition
filed in the county clerks Office today
for divorce from her husband, Her
bert l.. Wilson. The woman alleges
that they were married in Red Willow
county, Neb., April 10, $780, She al
leges that for the past five years the
defendant has utterly failed to pro.
vide for her in any manner, and that
previous to that time he treated her in
a very cruel and inhuman manner. She
alleges that the defendant has 5000
worth of real estate in Atchison, Kan
and that he now holds a position worth
$65 per month. She wants a divorce
with 500 temporary alimony, with $50
attorneys fee, and upon trial of the
case, she wants permanent alimony OF
$40 per month. w. w. Epps is her at
torney.
[From Saturdays Daily.l
Mrs. w. M. Myntone, of Eddyville
was in the city this morning shopping
Mr. Nick Shoemaker can be found al
Shopberd'S Rancho whore ho ic Dpu