Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-03-06
Short Tales Concerning People You
Know.
THE VICINITY OF OTTUMWA IN BRIEF
Births, Deaths, Marriages, Movements
OF Your Acquaintance as chronic!ed
by courier's Staff CT Correspondents
Who Know Whereof They Speak.

ley of Benton townshiup, is stuff erins
with q very sore arm the result of an
accident while in town on Saturday.
She was walking along the east side of
the square, when in front of Melville's
Furniture store her foot slipped on the
stone sidewalk and she fell to the walk.
In falling she threw out her hand to
catch herself. She fell with the great
est weight of her body upon her hand
and the shock Jared her shoulder
causing very painful and trouble
some strain. She thought at first the
arm was broken but later decided that
it was not seriously injured. After get
ting home, however, she found that it
ras very seriously strained and she is
how unable to lift the arm above her
head. A physician was called and
dressed the injury and she is now get
ting along as we'll as could be expect
ed.
The extremely bad weather of the
past few days has put the roads in a
very bad condition, making travel very
difficult. The rain and snow made 1t
very muddy and the colder weather
froze the mud until it became solid and
stiff, not stiff enough to hold team
and loaded wagon but just enough to
become sticky and roll in the wheels
Several farmers ere partly moved and
were compelled to stop on account Of
the condition of the roads. Many
have part OF their household goods in
one place and part in another while
one man has moved his family and
household goods to farm nine miles
north of town, but his stock is still
at the old place, four miles south of
town, making it very inconvenient
The bad roads are also having their
effect upon trade which has been very
light this week.
Rev. B. Fred Palmer, of Keota who
recently accepted a call to the pastor
ate of the Baptist church of this place,
has moved his family to Charlton and
they are now nicely located in the Nc
Cormick property on Auburn avenue,
which is named "Sky Pilot avenue"
from the fact that the families of five
ministers live on it within a radius of
two blocks. Rev. Palmer came highly
recommended as an able minister, a
thorough gentleman, and a successful
pastor and his work here SO far seems
to. be bearing out his reputation. He
preached very eloquent, instructive
and appropriate sermon Sunday morn
ing on "The Personality of the Holy
Spirit and handled it in an earnest,
intelligent manner, showing him to be
a deep student of the Bible and thor
oughly conversant with his subject.
He was both eloquent and convincing
in his address and the large audience
present were well pleased with the dis
course AT the conclusion of his SER
mon he administered the sacraments
of the Lords supper to The congrega-
ton. Rev. Palmer speaks in high
terms of the prospects of successful
pastorate and is well pleased with this
city.
The records of the county recorders
Office disclose some very interesting
figures in regard to the movement of
real estate in this county. Out of the
forty transfers filed for record in the
recorders office March 1, it has been
discovered that the total forty trans
fers represented a value of $141.469
paid for. the land bought, total of 81
424F anEps all told. This shows an av-
erass bHce per acre paid for land In
Lucas county of $415O per acre, which
is coIglA erred very fair price for all
kindBl0 land as this average price rep
resenas. The lowest price paid was
$13,sD per acre for 80 acres and the
ssbrice paid was SIPS per acre
for f1TG acres.
In the case of Coland Mohr, the in
sane man who was. found wandering
around the streets bp Saturday, word
has been received from bis home in
.Lehigh Valley. Pa, from his parents
who said the man had left home Janu-
AIRY, 23 ,hSthe Best Of health and spirits
.fQr "Trip Through Canada and to Utah.
: They tod the authorities here to send
him On ,Ip> his brother in Utah, but his
condition will not permit Of that as he
iSaAegx. obstinate and radical and re-
fuses all .nourishnlent. He was also
found to be a member of the Mason
< fraternity lin good standing and the
Masons here will see that he is prop
erlxa. csxeIfor.
<MeaEe sMatheney is spending a few
days an.4pes Noines the guest of her
sister, Mrs. Mary Saylor.
q. W. Dillman of Liberty township
will notEmake Charlton his home as
previously contemplated, but has pur-
chased property in Oakley where he
will reside.
w. p. Rutherford who was stricken
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