Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-22

Thos. Devin, 436 West Fourth street
who has been confined to his home for
the past ten days with pneumonia, is
slowly recovering.
Miss Nora Beaster 500 West Fourth
street, left this noon for Hiteman
where she will visit with her parents
Mr. and Mrs P. Beaster.
Miss Lucy Mathews of Frederic,
who was in the city this morning on
business, returned home this after
noon on Burlington No. 8.
Miss Cora Mitchell, of Chillicothe,
who was in the city this morning on
business, returned home this after
noon on Burlington No. 8.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Promise, of
! Galesburg, ILL.,, passed through the
city this morning on their way to Fos-
ter, where they expect to make their
future home.
John T. Weir who resides at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. Martin
Schwarzenbach, pol South Ransom
| street, was successfully operated on
| this morning at the Ottumwa hospital
| for disease that has been troubling
him for several years.
p. C. Palmer, for several years a
prominent business man of this city,
/ left last night for Bellevue, where
he has accepted a position in the Dor
chester 6 Hughey wholesale lumber
company. Mr.. Palmers family will
not move to Bellevue for several
months until the close of the present
school term.
Today the first marriage license is
sued by Clerk Michael since January
IA one week ago. was written. 1t was
for w. C. Choat and Miss Annie Park
er, both of this city. This is the first
time the marriage license book has
, been unused for so long time since
Mr. Michael took the Office of clerk
of the district court, two years ago.
Great preparations are being made
by the Christian Endeavorers of this
} city for the coming visit of Rev Clar-
ence s. Eberman, field secretary OF the
!, United Society of Christian Endeavor.
t Mr.. Eberman will be in the city Mon
day January rs, and will be the guest
of The members of the Endeavor So
cieties while here. The meetings will
! be held at the First Presbyterian
church and an invitation to attend has
. been extended to all the young people
!, in the city and those interested in the
:, young peoples work Mr. Eberman is
, making tour of Iowa and will address
meetings at the following Iowa cities
}. Marshaltown, Fort Dodge, Storm
a Lake Sioux City. Council Bluffs, Ores
II ton, Iowa City, Davenport, Mt. Pleas.
= ant and Keokuk.
}, Dragged for nearly block with a
# heavy wagon overturned and pressing
e his PROSTATE body to the ground
n John Orman, the 16 year old son OF
n Mr.. and Mrs. David Orman, who re
It side at the corner of Ash and Hayne
]. street, received injuries from which
he may die. The accident happened
about o'clock last evening on NORTH
n Iowa avenue The boy was driving
= the delivery wagon of the Siestrant
grocery, and in attempting to turn
q the wagon overturned, and the horses
= becoming frightened ran away. Al
most the entire scalp from
the head of the injured boy was torn
9, as he was dragged along the rougl
S road, and he suffered a conclusion o
the brain. The young man was takel
10 into the home of Mrs. e. A. Terhun,
s and medical assistance was at one,
II. summoned Drs. C. B. Newell, j. g
Wilson and A. o. Williams were i'm
mediately summoned and hastily rem
10 dered medical assistance. The ambu
81 lance was also called, and the injure
lie young man was taken to the Ottumw
hospital.