Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-07-29
Made Raid on People of sigourney
Last Night.
MANY vALUABLES WERE TAKEN
James Lesan Was Relieved of Watch
and cash-Attempt at Home of Lee
Mclean Proved Useless and, culprits
Were Frightened away.

Sigourney, July :26.-(Courier's
Special Service)- Burglars were at
work In this city last night and, accord.
Ing to the reports received this morn
Ing several houses We're entered and
Valuables taken. No traces of the of
tenders have as yet been found.
Shortly after the rain last night the
home of James Lesan was entered by
an unknown party, watch and chain,
three pocketbooks, So in cash and a
PAIR OF gold spectacles were taken.
g. Kletts was relieved of watch
and 81 in cash. The homes of Prof
Thomas and G. B. Richardson were
J raided and an attempt was made at
the residence Of Lee Mclean, but the
lntruders We're frightened away by the
occupants of the house.
Other Sieourney News.
The Keokuk county normal
institute will convene on Mon
day under the directions of
County Supt. Miller with the follow
ing corps of Instructors: w. H. Ben
der of Cedar Falls, Sara f. Rice of
Cedar Falls; Manning James of Belle
vue; S. A. Potts, of Abel; John e.
Foster, Hedrick; Mrs Edna Beck, of
Muscatine, and w. H. Gemmill, of
Dallas Center. Two grades only of
certificates will be issued: First class,
two years to those who have had
thirty-siX weeks successful expert
ence and who make an average of 95
per cent with no grade below sc per
cent; second class to those who make
an average of Sc per cent with no
grade below so per cent. Examina-
lions have been in progress the past
two days. No examinations will be
given at the institute, but the usual
monthly examination will take place
the last Friday and Saturday in Au-
gust. A class will be graduated from
the institute as usual consisting of
those who have completed the re-
quirements for a first-class certificate
and have also finished the four years
course of the institute. The teachers
are beginning to arrive in large num-
bers, and, as usual every year, the
gay and festive normalite will take
the town.
Local showers fell in this vicinity
last night.
John R. Needham is making
tour of the northwest.
Chas. Quick is seeking the contract
of new school building near Water.
loo.
A number of sigourney people are
attending the carnival at Harper to-
day.
Batavia.
BATAVIA, July 2S.-Mrs. Joe Alverson
has ben called to Story county by
the serious illness of her father, JOS
eph Allen.
Miss Maude Shaffer of Pleasant
Plain is visiting at the home of her
uncle, Robert Emery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alma Tinsley returned
Tuesday after pleasant visit with
relatives in Ottumwa.
Misses Stella Harris and Edith
Wright visited relatives in Ottumwa
last week.
Mrs. Clara Giltner and daughter
Beulah of Ottumwa returned home on
No. 8 Saturday morning, after pleas
ant visit at the home of Mrs. Jennie
Wright
Miss Jessie Cole of Bladensburg Wis
tied last week with her grandmother,
Mrs. Cole.
Mrs. e. Reno came down from
Agency Saturday to spend few days
with her son, Willis Reno. From
here she will go to Brookville for sew
eral weeks stay with her daughter,
Mrs. Clara Stanford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Van Horn and children
from Ohio are visiting their aunt, Miss
Emma Bennett
John Mcneil returned from Ottum-
wa Saturday. a.
Mrs. Frisbee, an aged resident, and
mother Of Mrs Walter CamnhelI died