Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-01-30

| as regards dates, but the towns Sched- CHI
uled include Mobcrly, Hannibal, Mexi- eve
co, Macon City, Shelbina, Marshall,
Louisiana, Bowling Green, Palmyra, Gle
Mo-, and Quincy, Ill. wa
Miss Daisy Laken, of Topeka, Kan,
arrived in this city on Sunday and is we
spending the week at the home of her
cousin, Miss Mabel Palmer. of
Samuel Laken, who has been con- lee
fined to his room at the home of his ,
nephew, Ben Calvin, for the past two
or three months, is very low, and as
he is Quite advanced in years, his re- Su
covery is not possible. Jel
Benjamin Bryant is quite SICK hav
ing sustained a stroke Of paralysis of do
the left portion of the body the latter
part of the week. ac,
Miss Addie Rominger died at the the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Amos Rominger, Saturday morning, grt
at the age of 81 years. The funeral
services occurred at the residence Sun
day afternoon conducted by Rev. j.
Wesley Potter, pastor of the M. E. ed
church. Mrs. Rominger, being worn in
out with constant watching and also
being threatened with pneumonia, was 10
unable to follow the remains to the ga
cemetery Miss Rominger had been an
an invalid for a number of years, hav- Gr
gical operations at the Shelton hos Or
pital seven years ago, from which she
never entirely recovered and gradual he
ly growing weaker she be, pu
came confined to the house, only be-
!, ing able to sit mp a small portion of or
the time. She suffered greatly
through the long weary years of ov
. pain With it all she was to-
patient sufferer loyal to the faith in
hial .l,n lp0
her to the end tn
Mrs. Carrie Elson, of Unionville, te
J Mo-, arrived Saturday and is spending
the week at the home of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. r.. Sheaffer She was
accompanied by Mrs. John H. Parker, me
J also of that city, who is visiting at the Nj
: home of her sister, Mrs. Sam T. Wal tic
lace. fol-
( Mr. and Mrs. James l. Walton are
the happy parents of a little baby girl, be
born on Friday. We
new inmate of the county Jail is tn
Jas. W. Hunter, whose wife obtained sh
t divorce from him last summer after pl;
he had deserted her and taken up his
abode in Nebraska. On Saturday ev- co
ening he returned and in state of in oh
toXication and it is charged invaded no
{ the home and with curses, blows and bu
threats drove the woman, once his
wife, out of the house and having TAX wi
en- possession of the place. prepared TIL
to spend the night. His plans We're, eX
however, frustrated by the arrival of at
Sheriff Sheppard, who arrested him tic
: and escorted him to the county Jail nj
! where he spent the night and pillowed nh
his head on an iron cot while the court SC
3 house served as a cover. In the alb TT
sence of the county attorney. l. T. wi
5 Dabney, action in the matter will be tn
! delayed until his return. OF
tn
, Keosauqua, Jan. 2S.-Last night was W.
the coolest night this winter, being l Z q,
degrees below zero. -,
George w. Wilson of Bloomfield was G,
/. called to the bedside OF his brother, M NJ
S. Wilson. of this place, who is very il
s low of cancer, and who is expected to ar
}, die at any time. of
James P. Starr is in Leando today
d on business. X,
Judge Vermilon resumed work here m
yesterday after vacation of one week G,
on account of some of the attorneys
d wishing to attend the supreme court. +,
! The case of w, NJ. Thorp VS.. ]. w. ",
l. Lapsley and Kerr Bros. is now on trial n
: before the court without jury, it be- n,
: ing an equity case and it involves the h,
+. title to a large two story brick bust n
e ness building in Mt. Sterling.
w. R. Jeffray, Jr., of the M. E. al
e church began series OF revival meet hi
v ings Sunday. Elder Cooper delivered w
the sermon Sunday morning and Rev.
# Jeffray in the evening. Most of the re
a business places were closed last even HI
ing on account of the meeting.
S w. A. Work and j. C. Mitchell of S
y Ottumwa are in attendance at court al
here. s;
t. t. G. Mcclure, Captain James Eler-
It lex and w. w. Jackson of Douds were
in this place yesterday on business. O.
t Gilbert McGill of Douds was in this Il
place Saturday. He bought the John o
Y Gardner place in Leando at sheriffs
sale, paying $500. p
Hedrck. Il
IL Hedrick, Jan. Ex-senator J. T. Z
Brooks, spent Sunday at home return p
D, ing to Des Moines yesterday morning.
S, Mrs. C. R. Norton of Moravia W
n was in town Saturday on her way
home from Mediapolis.
n The Methodist people held quarter D
4 ly meeting services Sunday. Rev. |,
Loveall of Sigourney, preached Sun y
day morning and Presiding Elder Lam Il
bert Sunday evening. Quarterly con- u
" ference was held yesterday.
is The Herald is authority for the re-
IF port that the First National pank will ,
he doubles build lew brick building in U
1t the spring.
t. Walt Richardson, assistant cashier !.
m of the Sigouney Savings bank, was a.
1T business caller yesterday.
IS Rev. H. B, Scoles filled Rev. Love !.
st alrs pulpit in Sigourney Sunday morn
is ing and evening. :
rt slight wreck occurred on the Iowa
v Central yesterday In some way a
u large compound engine left the track
to at a switch frog, and one car was I
pretty badly damaged. No one, how
o. ever was injured.