Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-24
POT EAST MAIN STREET.

Mann. The deceased was IA years of
age and an old ind esteemed resident
OF Center township. He leaves four
children, all grown, to mourn his de-
mise.
Born yesterday, to Mr.. and Mrs. o.
nj. Adamson, northeast of the city, a
daughter.
Screen doors, window screens rub
eroid roofing and shingles. Lacrosse
Lumber Co., 623 w. Second.
One-half cent is not much, but that
is the cost per word each insertion of
an ad in the Semi-Weekly want col
umn.
Mrs. S. E. Fisher and her daughter,
street, departed this morning for Los
Angeles, Cal, where they will make
an extended visit.
DR.. N A. Baker is still seriously i'll
at his home, corner of Second and
Caldwell streets, with but little
change for the better. 1t is stated that
he has complication of diseases
among which is Bright's disease.
Mrs. M. j. Cohagan, of Blakesburg,
who has been visiting at the home of
w. FL. H. Asbury, 100 East Maple ave
nue., returned to her home this morn
ing. She was accompanied by Mrs
Rachel Jay, who will spend the sum-
mer at the home of her son, David
Jay, at that place.
Mesdames Matilda Hedrick, Eliza
beth Bosworth. Mary H. Michael and
Emma Lathrop returned yesterday af-
ternoon on Burlington No. from New
recently to file soldiers widows home
pleasant trip and express themselves
as being much pleased with the coun-
try.
The 2-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Prince of Riverview drank kerosene
last evening and is today in very
critical condition, with little hopes for
it's recovery. A neighbor woman went
to the Prince home to get small can
of kerosene. After filling the can it
was set upon the porch while the two
women visited for short time. Un-
seen by either woman the little son
of Mrs. Prince got hold of the can con-
tanning the kerosene and drank con-
siderable quantity. Dr. j. B. Wilson
was called Immediately and during the
night everything was done to relieve
the sufferings of the little one. At a
late hour this afternoon the child is
reported to be in very critical con-
dition.
A man giving his name as Frank
Franklin was arrested shortly after l
O'Clock this afternoon by Officer Levi
Noah on the charge of burglarizing
the barber shop on West Main street,
between Washington and Marion
streets, owned by Chauncey Norris.
| Two witnesses claim that they saw
| the man break into the rear door OF
| the barber shop. splitting the door and
| breaking the lock, and later say him
emerge from the building. One Of
| them, Charles Crowley, who lives neal
the barber shop followed the man and
pointed him out to Officer Noah a
short time afterward, identified him as
| the one who broke into the barber
shop. The proprietor does not Know
exactly what was taken, but is sure
that four raZors We're stolen and there
may be other property missing.
The contract for furnishing the lum-
i Der for the reconstruction of the floor
system of the Market street bridge
was let by the city council at its reg
ular session last evening to the Wheel
er Lumber & Bridge Supply Co. of Des
| Moines. Bids for the removal of the
garbage from the city and furnishing
the city with ice were also considered
and the contracts let. The claim OF
l.. P. Russell of Benton street, for the
amount of SALT for land for street pur
poses was allowed and the city clerk
authorized to draw an order for that
amount as soon as Mr.. Russell hat
furnished the city with an abstract fol
the land The report of the street
committee was heard. Resolutions O.
consent for the sale of liquors were
granted and several sidewalk resolu
tions were introduced and other mat
tiers for the interest of the city were