Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-02-04

with one, Mrs. Hayward of OttumWa.
That defendant was also guilty of cruz
ell and inhuman treatment of the plain
tiff such as to endanger her life,
threatening her with injury and VIC
lence and putting her in great mental
and bodily fear. She says her hus-
! band has $40 acres of land in Warren
county and she asks that $50 acres be
confirmed in her own right-Osceola
Sentinel.
[From Saturdays Daily.l
B. d. Randalls public sale is post
poned indefinitely.
Tom Stodghill, Of Columbia, has re-
turned home from a trip to Oklahoma.
Mrs. v. A. Wycoff, of Highland, was
in the city yesterday afternoon on her
way home from visit with friends in
Batavia.
The best to tell people about your
sale is to advertise it in the Want
column of the Semi-Weekly. Rates
one-half cent word.
| Wesley Young was found guilty of
assault this morning by Justice Bal
lard and was fined S25. The fine was
suspended, however, during the good
behavior of the defendant.
| L. P. Hathaway left last evening on
the Milwaukee for Fond du Lac, Wis,
where he goes to accept position in
the business office of the Daily Report
er. Mrs. Hathaway will probably fol-
| low within a month or six weeks.
The death of Mrs Ellen Swope, aged
Al years, and the wife of Benjamin
Swope, occurred at 11:15 o'clock last
night at her home in the East End.
Mrs. Swope was we'll known in the
community in which she resided, and
! her death viii be mourned by many.
George D. Smith, of sos Wabash av.
enue, who has been confined at the
hospital for the past few weeks suf.
fering from injuries received by fall
from the Burlington round house
while watching the fire at the East
End Supply Co., has recovered and re-
turned to his home today.
Thursday evening, at the home oil
the brides parents in Riverview, oc-
Cured the marriage of M. Collett and
Miss Mabel Pentzer. There were
present only small number of the
relatives and close friends of the
young people. The ceremony was per
formed by Rev. D. A. Murray, pastor OF
the East End Presbyterian church.
After those present had extended the
congratulations to the bride and groom
a dainty wedding supper was served
Mr.. and Mrs. Collett will make theil
home in Riverview.
The twenty months old son of Mr.
and Mrs. A. H. Mcfarland, of Fair
view, fell upon knife while playing
at it's home yesterday and sustained
injuries from which it will probably
be a sufferer for some time The lit
tie fellow was playing about the
: house and had case knife in it!
mouth upon which it fell. The knife
enterde the palate just behint
the front teeth and when i
struck the bone of the roof of tn,
) mouth was forced along this cutting ;
, very painful and severe wound. DR.. E
t A. Sheafe was called and dressed thu
, injuries and today the little one is get
: ting along quite well.
, !, From Mondays Daily.
A marriage license has been granted
:. to Jack Simmons and Anna Waddle.
| u. B. Brown of Hawkins returre,
home today after a short visit will
: friends and relatives in the city.
Mrs. William Ingles, who has beel
: sick in the hospital, returned to he
/ home on East Main street today.
y Mrs. Fred Currier of 420 West Fiftl
!, street, was removed to her home yes
:. terday from the Ottumwa hospita
y where she underwent successful OF
= Grafton several weeks ago.
r The board of supervisors convene
i at L: 80 o'clock this afternoon, and ar
v considering bids for the building O
It county bridges during the comm
n year.
. MI. and Mrs. l.. F. Milligan of Hite
y man returned home this afternoon al
: ter visiting for few days at the HON
l. of Mrs. Milligan's parents, Mr.. an
Mrs. John f. Fish, S37 West Fourt
= street.
e Mrs. M. J. Berry of Tacoma, Wash
h who has been visiting at the home {
It Mrs William Cowell, on East Mapl
h avenue, left this afternoon for Fai
$ field, where she will visit for tim
e with friends.
s A petition was filed late this .afte
n noon by Mitchell & Hunter, attorney
! for the Iowa National bank, asking fl
n the foreclosure of mortgage again!
Is the Ottumwa Loan, Building & Sa
/. ings association, the Fidelity Buildin
s & Loan association and the Ottumw
II Loan & Building association, and fl
Judgment in the sum of $1,000. C.
Boude, as receiver of the Ottumw
e Loan 6 Building association, is mao
g defendant for the purpose of gettir
O. all parties interested in the court.
IL A pathetic incident of the Lo
n Creek disaster is related by an Alb
le paper as follows: "There were man
ID pitiful sights. The one that impress
lie ed us most was the dead forms
% Mike Fox and his boy. The faith,
ar was burned over his face and che
i'd and hand badly charred, but the fat
IF of his boy was unhurt because tt
Of father had clasped him in his arm
S. and coyerad his head with hie 20