Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-03-11
Asks $4,000 of Rock Island Rail
road.
FLORIS RESIDENT MAKES CHARGES
Says She Had Difficulty With conduc-
tor Who, 1t Is Alleged, Compelled
Her to Leave the. Train at Eldon-
Contracted Tuberculosis.

Bloomfield, March 1O.-(Special Cor
Responsiveness A petition has been
filed in the Office of the county clerk
in which Mrs. w. M. Dawes, of Floris,
sues the Rock Island railroad for $780,
900 damages. Some time ago the
complainant made a trip to Chicago
buying a round trip ticket from Flor
is, and while there had the ticket eX-
tended limiting her passage to a GER
tain train. The ticket was extended
with the understanding that she
should get off at her home in Floris,
but when well on the way the conduc-
tor told her that she must get off at Ell
don and pay her fare from there to
Floris. She objected and an alterca-
ton ensued in which the conductor
is said to have used hard language
and finally forced her to leave the
train at Eldon. 1t was night and the
excitement and fright threw her into a
dripping perspiration from which her
clothing became saturated. Wander
ing alone in the dark a stranger in a
took heavy cold, which she claims
terminated in tuberculosis and caused
her to give up her employment.
Personals.
| Howard Sax has purchased the
Frank Ferguson residence property
on East Locust street and will take
possession April 10. The property
sold for $1,25O. Mr.Sax intends build
| ing an addition to the house which he
| hopes to have ready for occupancy by
the first of May.
Allen Stansberry, who recently
moved to this city from West Grove,
has purchased the w. 7. Dupree farm
one and one-half miles west of the city
which Is one of the finest in the coun-
ty. The farm contains eighty acres
and sold for $50 per acre.
Miss Minnie Loeb has gone to Chi
cago to spend several weeks visiting
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. David F.
Pfaeltzer.
Misses Hattie and Lizzie Heiner
Myrtle Cronnible and Edith Campbell
were baptised at the Christian church
on Thursday eyeningA
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. d. Fortune left
Sunday evening for ST. Louis where
they are spending a week or ten days
on business.
Miss Ora Chuginsmith. Of FIT. Madi
son, is visiting at the home of Captain
and Mrs. J. A. Warrington.
Mrs. l. w. Becllley is slowly improv
ing after a short illness of the pas
week.
DR.. Chas. H. Cronk returned from
Ottumwa and was called to his home
in Tama county to attend his father
VIM. Cronl1, who is quite sick
Mrs. J. Rominger and mother, Mrs
Baker. of Oskaloosa, are spending /;
few days in Ottumwa visiting at thu
home of Mrs. Bakers daughter, Mrs
Frank Laffelty.
| The breach of promise suit between
Miss Ada Miller and Chas. Differbaugh
of Germany, Davis county, was set
!, tied out of court on Friday evening
The law firm of Rominger& Rominge
| as attorneys for the defendant bring i
, about conciliatory state of affair
, and Miss Miller dismissed the case al
ter paying the costs.
The Davis county Sunday schoo
convention held at the Presbyterian
church Friday and Saturday was no
E well attended on account of the raj
and muddy condition of the roads
Many named on the program failed t
. appear and the exercises were sn~ae
what on the impromptu order.
!, A. R. Lightfoot, of Ioka, passe
= through this place on Saturday er
:, route to the home of his son-in-laN
:, Walter Meredith, of near Pulaski.