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

LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.
IFrom Saturdays Daily.]
B. D. Randall's public sale is post
poned indefinitely.
G. w. Dickens of COMPETING is tran
sacting business in the city today.
Miss Dolly Reed, of Kirkville, re-
turned home today after a visit with
friends at the county farm.
If you are looking for a new loca.
ton, advertise for it in the Want col
umn, one-half cent a word each inser-
ton.
Marriage licenses have been issued
Eta Watkins; Alonzo Collett and Miss
Mabel Pentzer.
Word has been received in this city
from Mrs. M. e. Russell, who is visit,
ing in Los Angeles, Cal, that she has
greatly improved in health.
Born, yesterday, to Mr.. and Mrs. r.
L. Slower at Rawlings, Wyoming, a
boy. Mrs. Slower was formerly Miss
LIE Gene Murray, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Murray, North Clay street,
this city.
A relief committee has been ap-
pointed by the miners union of Lost
Creek to solicit funds for the relief
and assistance of the widows and chill
dren of the miners killed in the Lost
Creek horror of last week. About
$3.50 has been subscribed.--Oskalo
Herald.
Subscriptions to the fund for the
stricken miners at Lost Creek are
coming in rapidly. The local union at
Hilton has subscribed $500 from it's
treasury, while the union at Foster
has sent S25 for immediate use, and
with instructions that it will respond
again as soon as occasion demands.
The local contributions have grown
quite rapidly since they were started
yesterday, and every indication is that
the fund will be large enough to re
lieve the immediate wants of the peo-
pie at Lost Creek within short time.
Yesterday afternoon suit was filed
wherein Tillie Weber of New London
asks for divorce from her husband
George Weber, who is now living in
Ottumwa, it is understood. Brutality
and drunkenness are the charges made
against the defendant. The couple
was married at Centerville November
4, 1890 and have two children, girl
aged eight years and a boy of twenty
months. The couple separated last
November after violent quarrel in
which the plaintiff alleges that she was
fr1ghtfully beaten by her husband who
was drunk. She wants complete di
etO <>fh how oh
Mt. Pleasant News.
The News regrets to say that How
ard Holland, former student Of the
/. w. u. and missionary to South
America, is thought to be dying al
his home at Milton. While in South
America he was stricken with the dis
ease and it was supposed that he
would not live to get home. He i'm
proved, however, and arrived in thi!
country fairly strong. He was soo1
married to Miss Alma Hearne, and to
gether they went out to Colorado tt
make their home on account of hi!
health. However, recently he was tax
en- worse and has been brought to hi
old home. His death is expected a
any time.-Mt. Pleasant News.
After somewhat exciting chase tns
horse stolen from C. Olson at Sprins
Hill Monday evening was recovered to
day by Constable A. w. Peck at Wool
son, small hamlet in Jefferson coun
ty. The animal had been sold by thu
! alleged thief to a horse buyer name'
Motif at Fairfield Wednesday, and tn
latter was on his way to railroad t.
ship the animal east, when it's owne
and Constable Peck overlook him, an,
under writ of replevin took charge Q
the animal. The man accused @
stealing the animal made good his es
cape, and has not been seen sine
Wednesday, when he sold the hors
to Mr.. Moffitt at Fairfield His ider
tity Is unknown.
Last evening at the home of Mrs
Belle Black, corner of Washington an
Third street, occurred the marriage c
James North and Miss Eta Watkins
The wedding was a quite one, only
few of the relatives and friends bein
present. At 8 o'clock the ceremon
was performed by Dr.. A. e. Graf
pastor of the First Methodist Episc,
pal church. After the bride an
Broom had received the congratul;
Wons of those present very daint
Wedding supper was served. A nun
Der of beautiful and useful present
were received. Mr.. and Mrs. Mort
(, expect to leave this evening for vi
it in Minneapolis, after which the
may return to this city.
Isabelle Hite asks for divorce frol
Nathan Hite. Plaintiff states ths
B they were married in Osceola, low;
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September, 1901, during which tim