Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-03-20
BLOOMFIELD BUDGET.
People and Things in the Metropolis of
Davis County.

Davis County.
Bloomfield, March 2O.-Miss Maggie
Harris, who has been visiting at the
home of Mrs. Otto Schorr and that OF
Mrs. kurkendall, returned Tuesday ev
ening to her home in New London
Mo-
Harry Curry left Tuesday for Bill
lings, Mont. where he intends going in
to business, believing that to be a good
| location for young man just start
ing in business life.
A very enjoyable dance was given by
the Circle club Tuesday evening at
Wishard's hall. Thomas Fee and the
Misses Nichols, of Centerville, were
cut of town guests.
The republican convention for the
nomination of city officers was held in
| the court room Tuesday evening at
1880 O'Clock. The nominations follow:
Mayor, w. w. Wishart: assessor, Asa
Farriugton; city attorney, w. r. Glib
son; treasurer, John Burgess: council
men first ward, J. H. McCustion; sec
ond ward, l. t. Russell; third ward
j. Walter Phillips. The city election
will occur on March 81.
Attorney S. S. Carrothers, ]. p.
i Toombs. ]. R. Wallace and Attorney
IT. P. Bencc attended the funeral ser
vices of j. d. Textbook. which &C.
CURED in Keosauqua 'pn Wednesday.
4 J. Williams, of Moraria, is visiting at
the home of his daughter, Mrs. w. w.
| Russell.
The district court opened in this city
| Monday with Judge Eichelberger on
i the bench. The alleged malpractice
case against DR.. II. G. Young, against
whom suit was filed by o. S. and Mrs.
! Gertrude Gray. of Centerville. to the
amount OF $4,000, was continued until
the next term The case of the State
of Iowa VS.. Law McAvory. charged
with assault with intent to commit
murder, having, it is alleged shot Jas.
\ McVey some time ago, was settled and
the case dismissed. The lawyers in
the case were McNett& Tisdale, of
Scarborough for McVey
1 An odd incident occurred in the Of
flee of the county clerk Wednesday in
which no small amount of time and
trouble was required to untangle the
twisted skein of events and as yet the
llnotty problem involving the why's and
wherefores of the case. has not been
solved A certain Fred Bachman, of
Soap Creek, had been drawn on the
jury in case in court now in session.
but as it accidentally occurred, the no.
tice was sent to man of the same
name residing in Grove township That
afternoon a man who answered to the
name of Fred Bachman entered the
clerks Office and asked for his fees
Mrs. Leach, who has charge of the of
\ flee while the clerk is engaged in court
| inquired his name and whether or not
he had been dismissed. Replying sat
4 lsfactorily she wrote out a certificate
which entitled him to his pay. Shortly
\ after Fred Bachman No. appeared
and after requesting his fees. stated
| that he had been drawn on the jury
and had been dismissed. He also re
\ ceived certificate which he present
ed at the treasurer's Office and receiv
ed his pay. Bachman No. ! has moi
yet presented his certificate to the
treasurer. 1t is supposed that having
seen his name in the list of jurors
printed in the county papers, he sup
posed that notice was sufficient but
what authority he had for believing
himself dismissed can only be solved
by finding which was the true juror
Bachman No. ! or Bachman No 2.
Will Hathaway, of Mt. Pleasant. af
ter spending a lew days mere on DuSl
4 ness, left Tuesday evening for Ottum
wa where he attended the banquet
4 given by the Knights Templars and or
Wednesday returned to his duties as
4 mail clerk on the rural road, having
held the same position for the pass
twenty years.
Miss Edith Dunn, who left a few
4 weeks ago for st. Louis to learn the
d spring fashions in wholesale millin
i cry house in st. Louis, has accepted g
A position as trimmer for Miss Rob, Of
Trenton, Mo-, where she will spend the
a millinery season.