Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-06-26

ternoon for Des Moines to attend the
meeting of the Iowa State Association
of Osteopathy, which is a meeting of
special interest because of the new
bill passed in the Iowa legislature re-
quiring all osteopaths practicing in the
state to be present and register their
diplomas.
Hon. w. H. Taylor is spending a
few days in Mercoe, Mo-, Lineville
and other points on business.
The l.. o. o. F. lodge team of Troy
met with the Bloomfield lodge, No. %.
Monday evening and conferred the in
itiatory degree on John Games and the
second and third degrees on Albert
Christy.
Rev and Mrs. j. R. Hawkins of Du-
buaue, who have been spending the
past three weeks at the home of Mrs.
Hawks parents, Mr. and Mrs. VIM.
Songer, left Tuesday for Algona
where they intend spending month
or more.
County Treasurer U. S. Miller left
Tuesday for Centerville, where he is
spending a few days on business.
Mrs. Thomas J. Hill, Mrs. Theodore
Taylor and Mrs. Sol A. Loring receive
friends Thursday from $3.50 to $3.50 at
the Hill home.
Mrs. Jordan Mccain, aged 81 years,
after a long illness, died Tuesday
morning at 1 o'clock at the home of
her son, A. T. Mccain. The funeral
services will occur at the residence
on Wednesday.
The infant child of MIR. and Mrs. FL
mer Tibbs died on Monday. The fun
eral services occurred at the residence
one and one-half miles south of the
city on Tuesday. The remains were
inferred in the l. o. o. F. cemetery.
sigourney.
Sigourney, June 24.-(Couriers
special service)-Joe Cato, an Italian
workman on the c., M. & st. P. rail-
way here, was seriously injured yes
terday by being run over by a hand
car. Cato, in company with crew,
was riding on the hand car when one
of the number admonished the others
to '1ook out for the cars" Not COM
pretending, and 1t is supposed, being
greatly frightened, the Italian jumped
and fell in . sitting posture in front
of the moving hand car. He was
crushed down and caught in the small
of the back with the cogs of the
mechanism. The spine was injured,
the bodies of the vertibrae being
crowded upon one another with such
force as to cause one of them to pro-
trude abnormally, leaving a hollow
place at it's side. The man is partial
ly paralyzed, but his physicians enter
tain the hope that he will recover,
though he will live cripple.
Chas. d. White went to Hedrick yes
terday.
o. w. Roop of Hedrick was here
yesterday on business.
Messrs. Striegel and Heistover were
Sunday visitors in Sigourney
Frank Manion of What Cheer was
here on Sunday.
Marshal Voltmer, Richard Terry
and Geo. Purkey are enjoying camp
| ing tour. tt
John Cook of South English was a
county seat visitor recently. @
Tillie Nauss has returned from Val
ey junction, where she has been in the
employ of S. w. White.
4 l.. A. Funk and wife are visiting at
| the John Davis home in Richland.
E. E. Phelps of Hedrick has beer
looking after his political fences in ST
Courtney. Mr.. Phelps is candidate
for the nomination as auditor before
the republican convention.
j The name of Peter Engeldinger has
| been mentioned as to his probable can
didacy for the nomination for clerk
/ Two other names have been favorably
mentioned, who would prove formid
| able candidates. Two men are in the
| field. Surely the lists of candidates
will be full again this year. The dem
ocrats are talking some of Tom Kelley
of Sigourney as their candidate. He is
i well known throughout the county. NJ
| formal announcements have beer
made of candidates for the other place.
on the republican ticket, but variou.
names are favorably mentioned
throughout the county.
i Only four weeks more and the fes
1 tive normalite will take the town.
4 The bowling seems to have ceased
in regard to the new court house. TIL,
sober thinking people Of the count.
view the old structure and will vote
for new one regardless of sectiona
j strife. Every dollar invested in tn
i county administration building adds t.
/ the credit and representativeness o
Keokuk county. Sigourney, the coun
ty seat, centrally and POLITICALLY nam
ed, with all her faults, is loved still
by the sturdy substantial people of OLE
county Keokuk.
keosauqua.
Keosauqua, June 24.-Capt. w. A
4 Duckworth of this place returned tt
his home Saturday from a triI