Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-07-03
court, today issued marriage license
to ]. 3. Davis and Miss Isabel Sylves-

court, today issued a marriage license
to j. q. Davis and Miss Isabel Sylves-
ter.
Sells, rents, buys and trades
Want Column. Half cent word each
insertion.
This is Old Point Comfort weather.
Sargent sells them, 81, $3.50 and 50.
A half-cent isn't big sum, but
that's all the Want Column costs per
word each insertion.
Miss Fife Johnson of Hines arrived
in the city this morning for visit
with friends near Keb.
Miss Helen True, of Eddyville, is
visiting at the home of Mrs. F. F. Laf-
erty, 215 North Green street.
An order has been issued by Post
master-general Payne to the effect that
the rural free delivery carriers are to
have holiday on the Fourth of July.
Doan's wonderful Kidney Pills at
Sargent's.
Homer Roth, graduate of the l. w.
u, left this morning for Ottumwa,
where he has accepted the position of
assistant managing editor and associ-
ate editorial writer on the staff of the
Courier. Mr. Roth has had some ex-
perience in the newspaper field and
enters one of the best schools of jour
nalism in the state. There is no man
in Iowa who can get more out of a
newspaper than A. w. Lee, and he has
the faculty of intoxicating his admir-
able ideas and his indomitable energy
into the young men with whom he
surrounds himself. If Mr. Roth does
not develop into a first class newspa-
per man it will be his fault.-Mt. Pleas
ant Daily News.
From Thursdays Daily.1
Sargent is agent for the wonderful
Doan Kidney Pills, soc per box.
Wonderful display of butterflies (37
different speciesj in Sargent's show
window.
Chas. Blake, 404 Williams street, who
has been quite sick at his home for the
past few days is reported to be much
improved today.
Miss Myrta Peckham, who has been
employed in local dry goods store,
returned to her home in Traverse
City, Mich, last evening.
Mrs. Nora Hull, of Highland Center,
arrived in the city this morning for a
visit at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
e. Elder, 129 North street
H. W. Michael, clerk of the district
court, has issued marriage licenses to
Chas R. Allen and Miss Maggie ALL
bright, and to John S. Wilkerson and
Miss Jennette Fogleman.
Mrs. vesta Burton and son, Dolliver
returned to their home in Blakesburg
this morning after a visit at the
home of Mrs. Burtons brother, Coun-
lty recorder George Smith, 507 West
Second street.
The application of Chas. G. Rummel
was received yesterday afternoon by
Patrick Kearney, of the United States
army recruiting station, for enlistment
in the artillery. Mr.. Rummel was a
member of Battery X, during the Span,
ish-American war.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Graves of Hot
Springs, Ark, are visiting s relatives
and friends in the city. Mr.. and Mrs,
Graves We're among the first settlers
in Wapello county having resided in
Ottumwa manly years prior to the
civil war. G. G. Graves of Fairfield is
brother of Mr.. Graves.
Creed Bailey, former Ottumwa col
ored man, George Anderson and Bert
Atkins, negroes, charged with assault
ing Peter Griffith, Cambridge farm.
er, in this city last Friday night, were
arraigned in police court Wednesday.
The men pleaded not guilty and were
held for trial July under $500 bonds.
They will be represented by Attorneys
Wright and Rush.-Des Moines Capt.
tai.
A VALUABLE GIFT.