Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-24
From Thursdays Daily.
Paints and oils at Elliott's.

Paints and oils at Elliott's.
Food and water analyses Sargent's.
Mrs. J. w. Allen, 91S West Sec
ond street, left this morning on the
Rock Island for Eldon, where she
will make short visit with rela-
tiyes.
Ernest Hurd, 146 East Court street
and Claus Bloom, 210 Hancock street,
left yesterday afternoon on Burlington
No. 10 for Seattle, Wash, where they
| expect to locate.
Marriage licenses have been issued
in the office of County Clerk H. w.
Michael to VIM. F. Lewis and Miss
Lula M. Bell and Edmund w. Brown
and Miss Margaret Harris.
Mrs. L. Peterson of Munterville, who
has been visiting at the home of Mrs.
Fred Isaacson, 1923 West Woodland
avenue, returned to her home this
morning on the Milwaukee.
Charles l.. Hanna of Bladensburg,
has sold and will ship Friday to Il.
E. Cox of Wyoming, H.. two five
months old pigs. Mr.. Hanna received
prices of $45 for his product.
D. Davis of WOODBURY., who has
been business visitor in the city,
left this afternoon on the Milwaukee
cutoff for Richland, where he. will
visit for a few days and then return
to his home.
| Dr. John F. Campbell of Gala,
Mo-, a former resident of Wapello
county, has returned to his home, af-
ter visit at the home of his sister,
Mrs. w. F. Marsh of Agency, and 9TH
er relatives in that vicinity.
The First Methodist Episcopal
| church Sunday school will observe raj
| ly day next Sunday. Heretofore the
second Sunday Of October has been in
| dicated as Sunday school rally day.
| 1t was placed at that time so as to
make sure of having all back after the
summer vacation.
| Mrs. J. G. Caughlan and son, Wal
ter, of Packwood, passed through the
| city this morning en- route to Bussey,
where they will make their future
home. Mrs. Caughlan is the wife of
Rev. J. G. Caughlan, who was recently
transferred to the pastorate of the
Methodist Episcopal church at Bus
| sey.
! From the looks of the excellent SAM
pies of corn on display yesterday by
N. A. Thomas, who resides about ten
miles southeast of the city, the heavy
rains and high water that were ex-
perienced this summer does not seem
to have the dreaded effect which was
expected. Mr.. Thomas has some very
fine corn.
! Yesterday at II a. M, at the
home Of Bert Clark in Burlington, the
marriage of Miss Leona Gephart and
Harry Clark, both of this city occurred
! The ceremony was performed by Rev
| Halbert, pastor of the Methodist Epis
copal church in Burlington, and was
only attended by the immediate rela,
tives of Mr.. Clark The young couple
will return to the city Friday and will
make their home temporarily with
Mrs. Frances Gephart, the mother Of
the bride, 109 South Schuyler street
| Mr.. and Mrs Clark are well known in
this city, having lived here a number
of years. Their many friends wish
them happy married life.
From Fridays Daily.
Knocked down by a strange man ant
robbed of large sum of money by a
newly found friend is the story told tc
the Ottumwa police by w. M. Beedle
who resides seven miles north Of AL
bia. Beedle says he was assaulted las
night in the rear of the Erbachel
saloon on the corner of Main and Wa
pello street and robbed of $133 in cast
and a deposit slip for $500 on the FRS
National bank Of Abba. Beedle DIES
cribes the man who robbed him as be
ing a short man with black mus.
tache. He said he could readily iden
| tify the man.