Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-29

department, was marrleQ yesterday al
ternoon to Miss Minnie Dunn1ng of
Manchester.
A Pretty Romance. r.
The story of this marriage and the
courtsbip leading to the spoken VOWS
before the altar, constitutes pretty
romance worthy the artistic treatment
of novelist.
Gets Future Wife Position.
Two years ago Senator Clark of Wy
pming, who is personal friend OF
Judge Seeds, casually remarked to the
after one day that he had place in
Che census bureau at his disposal and
asked the judge if he had in mind any
deserving woman who might care to
take the examination and the salary.
Judge Seeds mentally canyassed the
eligibles in his home town and con-
Guided to offer the place to a young
woman school teacher in Manchester.
He was but slightly acquainted with
the young woman but believed her to
be deserving and capable and advised
her that the position was open for her
if she cared to accept it. She accept
ed the offer, came to Washington,
passed the examination most credit
young woman was Miss Minnie Dun
ming. A few weeks ago she resigned
her position in the census Office and
yesterday she became Mrs. E. P.
Seeds.
Obligation Fully Satisfied.
Very naturally Miss Dunning was
very grateful to Judge Seeds for the
interest he had taken in her, and
when she personally expressed her
thanks it is not unlikely thatithe judge
was well repaid. The interest Judge
Seeds felt in Miss Dunning did not
stop when she was snugly settled be.
hind a desk in the census oiiiceneither
did her sense of gratitude for his kind
ness cease. To make long story
short some months ago she rewarded
the judge for securing her the posi-
ton by agreeing to become Mrs. Seeds
The judge says the obligation has been
fully satisfied with compound interest
Mr.. and Mrs Seeds departed last
evening for philadelphia and New
York, and possibly Lake Champlain
near which Mrs. Seeds was born. They
will be absent week or ten days, re,
turning to make Washington their
home indefinitely.
Break Rules to Make Gift.
The officers and employees in the aud
itor's office dubbed together and
presented Mrs. Seeds very handsome
gift. The rules of the department
prohibit any officer receiving a gift
from any clerk ana in order to circum
vent the law and at the same time give
expression to their great respect anG
good will toward their chief. a boz
was conveniently placed upon the desF
of the chief of division; hole was
cut in the top of the box, and that was
ALL The word was passed around thai
the box was built to hold coin ant
that the coin was for the purpose O
buying a gift for Mrs. Seeds, and yes
terday it was found that the box wa.
very heavy.
ADULTS Army Accounts.
1t may be said in passing that Judge
Seeds is in charge of the auditing o
all accounts incurred in the Philip
pines, Cuba or other stations wher,
our armies are stationed. The work il
tremendous in detail and volume. TIL,
judge is universally esteemed and re
spected by the $50 men directly un
der him and makes most competen
and popular official.
lowan in Texas.
Hiram c. Wheeler. of Texas, former
ly owner of the great farm near Ode
bolt. is in Washington. Iowa peopl
will learn with pleasure that MI
Wheeler is prospecting splendidly in hi