Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-16

Keosauqua to negotiate for the pur-
chase of 200-acre farm in that vicin-
ity.
Mrs. c. Pitzmeyer and sons Edward
and George, who formerly resided at
929 West Main street, left today on
Burlington No. 10 for Bloomington, ILL.,,
where they will make their future
home.
Bold burglars last night at an early
hour, with many people on the streets,
deliberately unlocked the front door of
the Ottumwa Hardware Co.'s store,
122 East Main street, removed from a
show case which was situated within
ten feet of the front walk, about twelve
or fifteen revolyers and small
amount of cutlery valued at $500 to
$3.50 and made their escape from the
building by the same way they had
entered.
lFrom Wednesdays Daily.l
Fresh and pure drugs, always at
right prices. at Hofmann's.
Silas Warren of Chillicothe was a
business visitor in the city today.
w. L. Sargent after an illness of six
days with quinsy, is again at his place
of business.
To the finder of the shoestring
shopping bag this Office will pay a
nice reward.
Mrs. Jennie Roberts of Agency was
shopping in Ottumwa yesterday after
noon, returning home in the evening.
Mrs. w. A. Waddell of Kirkyille
was shopping in the city yesterday,
returning home on the Rock Island at
noon.
Mrs. E. L. Flesher of Liberty Center
was in the city yesterday afternoon on
her way home from visit at Gridley,
Illinois.
A. W. Enoch and w. W. Epps will
address the republicans at Blakesburg
Saturday afternoon, October IS, at 2
O'clock
Mrs. Frances Shaffer, formerly of
21S West Fourth street, left today for
Des Moines, where she will make her
future home.
Mrs. c. L. Hibbets of Lovilia was
in the city yesterday on her way home
from Keokuk, where her daughter is
in the hospital.
Mrs. w. H. Spicer of Batavia was
shopping in the city yesterday after
noon, returning home in the evening
on Burlington No. 4.
s. E. Albin, of Montezuma, was in
the city on business yesterday Mr..
Albin purchased consignment of
goods from the Dain Manufacturing
Co.
Mrs. c. w. Boofter of Flagler, was
a business visitor in the city yester--
day Mr.. and Mrs. Boofter contem--
plate moving to Ottumwa in the near
future.
W. H. Shewey, who resides on Sum-
nit street, and who has been suffer
ing for week from blood poisoning in
| the hand, is reported to be showing
no improvement today over the past
| few days, and it is thought that an
operation will be. necessary.
| Four marriage licenses We're issued
today by Clerk H. w. Michael and his
assistants. The happy couples are:
| w. M. Wilcox and Miss Floy Pumph-
rey; Samuel Manro and Miss Johan-
ma Halberg; L. Griggs and Miss
Clara E. Yoder and Albert Loring and
Miss Mort Burns.
Miss Mary Gertrude Erbacher and
A. P. Holehan. of Des Moines. were
married at high noon today at st. Pat
rick's Catholic church, South Ottum--
wa. Rev. Father J. F. Nugent of Des
Moines, cousin of the groom, perform
ed the ceremony, assisted by Rev.
Father John O'Farrell, pastor of ST.
Patrick's. The bride is the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. j. F. Erbacher. 229
North Moore street
Last night about 9 o'clock Monroe
Patterson, who resides at 3S4 Grant
street, and is employed as a boiler
washer at the Milwaukee round
house, received painful injury. He
Il was working about an engine at the
round house when one of his fellow
workmen who was working In the pit
under the engine threw fire brick
which accidentally struck Patterson
on the head, infiicting painful in
jury. He was taken home.
Il Miss Lizzie Gray is quite ill at the
home of her sister, Mrs. Thomas Rob
inson, 218 South Willard street.
4 [From Thursdays Dailyl
/ Wholesale prices on Arnica anG
Witch Hazel at Hofmann's.
Mrs. G. S. Baker of Hedrick, was {
business visitor in the city yesterday
| Mrs. Charles Bacon, of Murray, was
in the city yesterday afternoon on he
way home from visit at Conesville
Indiana.
/ Mrs. E. e. Phelps. of Hedrick, wal
shopping in the city yesterday after
! noon, returning home in the evening
on the Milwaukee.
Miss Kate Jennings, of Drakeville
was in Ottumwa this morning enrout,
to Omaha, to attend the convention o
the Christian church.
Mrs. H. N. Colgrove and daughter
Miss Hazel, formerly of Bloomfield
. We're in the city this morning enrout
, to Creston, where they will make thei
future home.