Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-07-14


full way possible.
From Saturdays Daily.
Sargent sells poultry foods.
A marriage license was issued to-
day to George w. Regal and Miss
Minerva Davis.
Mrs. James Overman of Keosauqua,
who has been visiting at the home of
Mrs. T. M. Thornburg, 119 West Wood
land avenue, returned to her home this
morning on the Rock Island.
Miss Bessie Bellies and Miss Ada
Ferguson CT Blakesburg returned to
their homes this morning on the Mil
wouliee after attending the Wapello
county institute.
sargent's is the careful prescription
store.
State Auditor B. F. Carroll was in
the city this afternoon for few hours
enroute from Des Moines to his home
in Bloomfield Mr.. Carroll will spend
Sunday at his old home and return to
Des Moines Monday morning.
While hitched to heavy wagon load
of rock, a large draft horse owned by
John Mcdonald was stricken by the
intense heat and soon after died. Mr..
Mcdonald was hauling stone on East
Main street, near Richards street, yes.
terday afternoon about 4:30 O'clock,
when one of the horses became over
come by the heat and dsopped to the
ground. DR.. E. r. Lowry was called
but the horse died before his ar.
rival.
Arrangements have been made by
the board Of trustees of the First
Presbyterian church for some extern
sive improvements to their church
property The entire interior of the
church will Undergo repainting and re-
frescoing. The contract has already
been let for this undertaking and the
work will begin about July is. The
auditorium will be completely re-
frescoel and the basement will be re-
painted and new carpets will ..be laid.
The expense of those improvements
will be ii. the neighborhood Of $500.
and the work will be done by Michael
G Co., firm from Waterloo. The
Improvements will require about a
months time and services will be srs-
pended for this period.
From Mondays Daily.
Sargent sells Berry's Barb Beaten. 1t
cures barb wire cuts. ($1.00)
Miss Edna Covering of Lovilia arriv-
ed in the city this afternoon on Bur-
lington No. 6 and will visit with friends
| here.
Miss Maude Mcbride of Buxton re-
| turned to her home this afternoon on
Burlington No 9, after short visit in
the city with friends.
A daughter was born this morning
to Mr.. and Mrs. John Stark, 436 Center
avenue. Fire Chief Stark is treating to
cigars today in honor of the new ar
rival.
| Mr.. and Mrs. N. G. Wilson and child
of Moravia who have been visiting at
the homo of John Overman, south of
| the city, returned to their home on the
Milwaukee this morning.
T. ]. Miller, deputy game and fish
warden, left last evening on Burling-
ton No. for Agency, having been call
ed there by the serious illness of his
sister, Mrs. A. l.. Stewart.
4 A marriage license was issued this
1 afternoon in the Office of County Clerk
I H. w. Michael to Frank Shaw and
4 Miss Flora Lightner. The couple were
/ married by Judge M. A. Roberts. The
/ bride lives in this city and Mr.. Shaw is
| a resident of Des Moines
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Roy F. De
Sart of Keithsburg. Ill, daughter
Mr.. De Sart is well known in Ottum.
wa. He was for some time postal clerk
on the Wabash, running between this
city and Austin, MINI. Heis now run>
ming on the Central between Peoria
and Mason City.