Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-06-16
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.


From Fridays Daily.
DEVICES Paint, the best paint made,
at Elliotts.
Miss Julia Dickinson of Chillicothe
is in the city today on business.
Born this morning to Mr.. and Mrs
Victor Pohlson, 107 Roy street, son.
Mrs. NJ. Biesen Of New London, who
land, 72S North Ash street, returned
home today.
Mrs. John White of Fort Collins,
Col, is in the city as the guest of her
mother, Mrs. J. G. Barnum, 104 North
Iowa avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Porter of Blakes-
burg, who have been in the city for
several days on business, returned to
their home today.
John P. White of Oska1oosa, secre-
tary-treasurer of District 10, United
Mine Workers Of America, was in the
city last evening for few hours and
attended meeting of the local miners
union. Mr.. White reports that condi-
tons among the Iowa miners are very
satisfactory.
For the first time in many years an
equal number of boys and girls were
graduated at o'clock this afternoon
in the Grand Opera house from the
various grammar schools of the city
and received the diplomas which en-
title them to admission to the high
school. The class, which is the larg-
est ever graduated, is composed of ITO
members, fifty-five being boys. This
is an unusual occurrence, for the girls
usually outnumber the boys three to
one. The audience of relatives and
friends of the pupils filled the house to
overlooking. Many stood throughout
the entire exercises.
From Saturdays Daily.
Miss Henrietta Dinsmore of Hiteman
was in the city yesterday shopping.
Miss Mamie Cundiff, who lives few
miles north of the city left today fol
Chillicothe to visit relatives.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs Oliver Dim
mitt, who reside on East Main street
a daughter, weight fourteen pounds.
Mrs. Angelo of Boise City, Idaho, is
the guest at the home of Mrs. Fl. ]
Jones, who resides on Hudson street
Mrs. Bertha Littler OF Moline, III.
Mrs. John Reeves of Agency and Mrs
Elizabeth Reynolds of Agency, who
| have been the guests of Mrs. A. l.
Reynolds, 1902 East Main street, re-
turned home last evening.
The new waterworks ordinance
which has been before the council fol
the past few weeks was last night
downed by vote of FIVE to four and /;
motion substituted that the mayor ans
city solicitor be instructed I'd draw III
papers and present them to the watel
company for approval or rejection OF
fering $270.000 for the plant.
The annual reunion of the hig
school alumni and the reception to tn
/ members of the class of 1903 was he'll
last evening in the auditorium of tn
high school building. About tire
hundred members of the association
were present and the oldest of them er
tered into the spirit of the occasio
with all the ardor and enthusiasm Q
| the new members.
From Mondays Daily.
Mrs. w. Giltner, who resides thre
miles north Of the city, is in Hedric
visiting friends.
Jerry, the one-year-old son of NJ
and Mrs. Jerry Greaver, 112h Birc
street, died this afternoon at o'clocl
/ Mrs. VIM. Lodwick of New Castl,
Pa, who has been visiting Mrs. l..
Lodwick, 703 West Main street. lei
yesterday for Mystic to visit friend
and relatives.
| Washington Cornell, one Of the oil
est settlers in this vicinity, who +
sides near Agency is in the city tt
guest of his son, County Attorne
Seneca Cornell. Mr. Cornell is hale an
| hearty, despite his eighty odd year
TIE condition of Fred Sydebotnan
who was struck on the head by j. w
White Saturday while at work on
Burlington extra gang, . is very muc
Improved today and the physician
have hopes of his recovery. The youn
man resides at Lucas and some of h
relatives were at the hospital toda
His aged assailant is still in jail avail
. ing his hearing.
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