Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-02-05
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.
[From Tuesdays Daily]

From Tuesdays Daily.l
Sargent treats everybody right
Read Stevens Help yourself ad on
page Z.
Always what you want at Hofmann's
Drug Store.
Born, February /, to Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert e. Farrell of Peoria, ILL.,, son.
Shoulder braces (that make you
straighD at Sargent's, 75c, $1.0O and
$1.25.
Born, January 81, to Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Simonds, 313 North Market
street, son.
N. o. Laughlin, of Batavia, and T.
j. Hawthorne, of Bladensburg, were
in the city today.
The spring hat stock of the Kerfoot
Clothing Co. is all in and the prettiest
styles you ever saw.
Kerfoot has beautiful line of la
dies shirt waist patterns, latest styles
in stripes, plain and colors.
John Duree is sufferer from infiam-
matory rheumatism at the home of
Seth Boyles, 934 North Clay street.
A marriage license has been issued
by Clerk H. w. Michael to George 7.
Hankammer and Miss Clara Messer.
Mrs. Mae Bilterman of Avery, who
was in the city yesterday on business,
returned home yesterday afternoon on
Burlington No. 13.
c. A. Hyatt, overseer of the poor,
is ill at his home on Johnson street.
His work at the court house is being
attended to by w. j. Berry.
Reliable and money saving, Hof-
mann's drug store.
Mrs Andrew Lamis and children of
Dudley passed through the city this
noon on their way to Eddyville, where
they will visit with relatives.
Mrs. ]. F. Horner of Selma passed
through the city this morning on her
way home from Bloomfield, where she
has been visiting with relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Scott, of He'd
rick, passed through the city this af-
ternoon on their way to Frederic,
where they will visit with relatives.
Mrs. A. E. Thornberg and daughter.
Miss Helen, of Chillicothe, passed
through the city this afternoon on
their way to Keokuk where they will
visit with relatives.
Mis- Ethel Holmes of Bentonsport
who has been visiting with friends
and relatives at Guiderrock, Neb.,
passed through the city this mornins
on her way home.
Have look" at Kerfoot's new
spring shirts, 60 dozen to select from.
You ought to be suited.
The death of Mrs. Wilburn Poster
occurred this morning at 10 O'Clock, at
the family residence on Grand avenue
in Fairview addition. The deceased
was q years Oh age.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. L. Johnson, who re-
side near Dahlonega, passed through
the city this morning on their way
to Des Moines, where they will make
short visit with friends.
Mrs Catharine Hogan, an aged wom-
an residing in East Ottumwa, was be-
fore the county board of commission
ers of insanity today, and after exami-
nation she was sent to the county hos
pital for treatment.
Hofmann's Syrup White Pine & Tar
cures coughs. Hofmann's.
A horse attached to the delivery wag-
On of the Reed & Whipple grocery was
hitched in front of the store on Church
street in South Ottumwa this morning
about 10 o'clock when it became fright
ened presumably at a street car, and
ran away The frightened animal ran
down Church street and out on Schuy-
Ter to Keota street. when it stopped of
it's own accord. The damage was
slight.
A special meeting of the members
of the Team Drivers union of this
city was held last ewing at Labor
hall General Organizer M. j. Dona-