Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-01-14


ing of houses and more sidewalks.
Nate Barnes, while at the ball alley
was struck on the leg with ball, rup-
f, he fell and was thought to be dead,
but rallied after the doctor arrived
Bloomfield.
Bloomfield, Jan. 11.-Mrs. Kate
Guernsey, of Milton, made short Wis
! it to this place on Thursday, visiting
at the home of her sister, Mrs. Emma
Simpson.
Miss Luella Mccoy, after spending
the past five weeks at the home of her
sister, Mrs. M. F. Broadwell, departed
Friday for her home in Versailles, Ill
The knights of Pythias installed Off
GERS on Friday evening. The business
session was followed by banquet
which was a most successful and en-.
joyable affair.
E. A. Duckworth. of Lancaster, Mo.
made business trip to this place or
Friday.
Senator ]. J. Smith, of Ottumwa
spent Friday in this city where he at
tended court.
Rev. Oliver of Davenport, has &C
copied call to the Baptist church ant
is moving his family to this place ant
will occupy the property belonging tt
N. S. Johnson in the north part of tn
city.
: j. N. Shelton, who sold his farm
property a short time ago, has pun
chased the T. j. Hill residence prop
erty in the east part of the city, re
Gently occupied by G. w. Phillips
bookkeeper of the Savings bank, VIII
has moved his family in one of Mrs
!. ]. w. Young's houses, as Mr.. Shelto
takes possession of the property tn
first of February. Mr. Phillips, som
: time ago, purchased fine building lc
: in the north part of the city, where
is possible that he may erect dwell
ing house in the spring.
: Miss Mona Garner is quite sick wit
: lung fever
Mrs. Lizzie McIntire, who reside
on Mrs. ]. w. Young's dairy farm
north of the city, fell on the ice tn
; first of the week and broke her ankl
A physician was not Immediately sun
moned as it was not supposed that an
:. bones were broken but in short tim
:. the limb became so painful that
! physician was called and it was foun
!. that blood poison had set in. TT
! proper remedies were quickly apple
5 and the patient is improving and wi
! probably recover.
The all important case in court c
= Friday was the big equity case ope
y ed few days ago, that of Pat Dav
!, VS.. w. j. Sickle. Attorneys Payne
u Sewers and Judge Traverse represel
d Davis, and Taylor G. Scarborough a.
defending Mr.. Sickle. 1t seems TIL
seome time ago Mr.. Sickle sold tt
Sam Eipley farm at sheriff's sale {
u mortgage held by himself. Mr.. Da
- is purchased the farm and shortly {
'e ter Mr.. Sickle claimed it on tt
- ground that he still held a secol
q mortgage secured by the same farl
'e J. A. Williams, who was to ha'
= been tried on Wednesday for selli1
= liquor contrary to law failed to a
"a pear, having been telephoned at {
81 tumwa in regard to the hearing
a the case, Attorney Rainey returned
AZ his home in Fairfield and only Il
81 Haslack case was settled Mr.. He
~ lack consented to a permanent injuI
@ ton and surrendered his permit, al
ES has rendered his resignation as Gle
III in the Todd drug store on the nor
IA side.
EddyvilIe.
81 Eddyville, Jan. 11-Mrs. Mary Jal
~ Wilcox died at her home on Th
81 street at o'clock Wednesday evenin
ss January 6, of paralysis, at the age
" about 65 years. She leaves one SO