Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-07-24
COURT HOUSE WORK
Foundation for Monroe Go. New
Building Almost Completed.
BUILDING TO Be ENCLOSED BY FALL
Names Of Twenty-Five Persons to Act
as Trial Jurors in August Term of
Court Drawn by the County Officials
of That County.

Abba, July 24.-The work on the
foundation of the new court house is
almost completed. In an interview
yesterday with William Rawson, Jr.,
of Rawson & Sons, the contractors,
he said that with no further
delay from bad weather they
would be ready for laying the
corner stone in about three weeks.
He further stated that they expect
to have the building enclosed by the
time cold weather commences, and
that inside work will proceed all win
ter. The rains of the past several
weeks have been great hindrance,
else further progress should have
been made.
Misses Eula McCune of Bowling
Green, Mo-, Nellie Mackey of Clarks-
vile, Mo-, Anna Hudson of Carrollton,
Mo-, Nellie O'Rear of Marshall, Mo-,
Emma Roberts and Bess Dain Of OF
/ tumwa, and Mary Sawyer and Nellie
Peatman of Centerville, who have
for the past ten days been guests at
the Mabry home, departed Yesterday
on No. 6 of the Burlington for their
several homes. Miss Eula Gray of
Kansas City, Mo-, who has also been
visiting at the Mabry home, will re
main and enjoy the hospitality of
friends here for week or more.
| The band is now equipped with first
class instruments, and, with an in
strumentation ct thirty-six pieces, Of
which it now boasts, is an organiza-
ton in which the citizens may we'll
take pride.
| Clerk of Court Thomas Hickenloop-
er was treated to surprise party
Yesterday, the occasion being the
| twenty-sixth anniversary of his birth.
A small company of relatives and
friends gathered at his home a short
time before noon and all present en-
1oyed sumptuous dinner and de-
lightful afternoon.
"The Lucky Thirteen" club gave a
dance at Harmony hall Tuesday even
I ing in honor of the Misses Eula Gray,
Eula McCune, Nellie Mackey, Anna
Hudson, Emma Roberts, Bess Dain,
Nellie O'Rear, Mary Swayne and Mel
lie Peatman, fifteen couples were
| present.
Miss Edna Pabst delightfully."- enter
tanned a company of young people at
the home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
AL. G. Pabst, corner West Jefferson
and North Harrison streets, Tuesday
!, evening. Refreshments were served
and a musical program rendered.
Auditor Cashier, Clerk Hickenlooper
and Recorder Sloan yesterday drew the
names of twenty-four persons to serve
1 as trial jurors (as provided by law at
| the August term of the district court,
which will convene August IS. Those
drawn are Ebenezer George, James r.
Wallace, John Carmsdy. Sam White,
w. r. Palmer, John Collins. Frank
Barnes, A. w. Rhodes, /. j. Gilbert, A..
]. Argo, w. ]. Neighbour D. H. Flahine,
Ed. Findley, Thos. Townsend. A. F.
Thompson, Owen Mobley, G. o, Mel
son, w. p. Miller, G. w. Monroe, G. E.
Rybolt, David Kellcher, ]. F.Morrisey,
r. ]. Forsythe and A. f. Rose.
A license was issued yesterday by
clerk of court Hickenlooper for the
marriage of Fred Caldwell, aged %
years, to Miss Lulu Neal, aged 20
4 years, both of Munterville.
4 County Auditor anr Mrs. B. P. Cast
ner departed this morning for Lake
| okeboji, where they will enjoy a
weeks outing.
Robert McClelland of Tabor, Iowa,
was in Abba yesterday enrout to
Centerville.
| George s. Smith went to Macon, Mo-,
last night on business.
Frank Preston returned home yester-
day from few weeks visit at Mari
eta, Ohio, where he attended reun-
ion of his parents family.
Geo. Coon returned Sunday night
| from a ten days hunting and fishing
excursion along the Des Moines river
and a. visit with his parents at Eddy
! vile.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Newton Hilliard and
children returned to their home at st.
Joseph, Mo-, after few days visit
with relatives and friends here.