Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-02-24
the ability to give the people of Ben
ton county a good newspaper.

.hS guilty W give Tie people VI Ben
ton county a good newspaper.
L. o. Vernon, travelling salesman for
a Minnesota firm, who was injured in
the hotel fire at Cedar Rapids Fri
day morning is a son of Mr.and Mrs.
Vernon from south of here. Mr.. and
| Mrs. Vernon received word here yes
terday, that their son was seriously
hurt and they departed at once for
| Cedar Rapids. The son it seems,
jumped from one of the upper windows
| of the hotel. and as he fell, he struck
| wire which lacerated his hands in
a horrible manner. He was otherwise
| injured by the fall.
A circulating program was given at
the public schools Friday afternoon
by the pupils of the various depart
ments, commemorative of Washing
tons birthday, Feb %. The members
| of the G. A. R. post, by special in
vitation attended in body The pro.
gram was excellent throughout and
| was much appreciated by those in at
| tendance.
Thursday evening Charley Davies
and Miss Mary Lierow, were quietly
| married at the residence of DR.. d. A..
Wyckizer in this city. Rev. Wyckizer
performed the ceremony which united
the young people in holy bonds of ma
trimony. Mr.. Davies is a son of Mr..
and Mrs. Griff Davies. He is a steady
and Industrious young man and comes
| of good family. He served as soldi.
er in the SpanishAmerican war. The
bride is young lady OF sunny dispo-
sition and possesses the qualities nee
essary for making happy home. The
| young couple have the best wishes of
their friends.
Judge S. G. Carruther returned Fri
day morning from Fort Madison where
he had been engaged in the trial of an
| important law suit.
The infant girl of Mr.. and Mrs. R.
G.. Campbell who reside three miles
south Of town. died Friday morning
after a short illness. Interment took
place today at the l. o. o. F. cemetery
in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. ]. Mcclure left
| Thursday for Lincoln. Neb., where they
will spend few days on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. R. Wilson, re-
turned Thursday evening from Des
| Moines where they have been for sew
raj days visiting relatives.
| K. T. Hotchkiss made business
trip Friday to Ottumwa, returning
| home Friday evening.
| T. O. Kinman of Mark made a bust
ness trip to Bloomfield Friday.
j. p. Newman left today for Love
land. Colo, where he will locate. His
family will follow in about month.
Suit was commenced Friday by julie
j. Boyer against the Chicago, Rock
Island & Pacific railroad, to recover
the sum of $3.50 damages for the kill
ing of bay mare near Pans station
Nov. is. 1902. Plaintiff claims SIPS
for animal killed and $125, double dam
ages, to which he claimed to be enti-
tied to under the law. more than thirty
days having elapsed since service of
notice of the killing of said animal up
on the station agent at Paris station.
Taylor & Scarborough appear for the
plaintiff
Will Shreeve of Troy transacted
business here Friday.
S. D. Hall of Roscoe township, was
! looking after business affairs here Fri
day.
j, E. Dieffenbach and A. Shepherd
of West Grove township. were call
ers at the county treasurer's office Fri
| day.
l.. j. Russell of West Grove township
made business trip Friday to Bloom
field.
George Small of Savannah, was at
tending to business Friday in this
city.