Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-02-10
ARE UNIDENTIFIED.
Remains of Dead Horsethief Are
Still Unclaimed.
OFFICER BLACK FAILS TO IDENTIFY
Pioneer of Bloomfield Returned From
West After Fifty Years Absence to
Visit Brother, But Finds He Passed
Away About Year Ago.

Bloomfield, Feb. 9.-The remains of
the dead mulatto who lost his life
while resisting arrest last Friday are
still lying in the Jail here unclaimed
and the authorities are awaiting or
ders from the state board of health as
to what disposition to make of the
body. 1t is thought that word will be
received today as to what shall be
done with the remains.
Officer Will Black of Ottumwa came
over to Bloomfield Sunday morning for
the purpose of viewing the corpse to
| see whether the man hand been known
in Ottumwa. The corpse, however,
was found to be that of a stranger,
and Officer Black stated that he had
never known the man.
Pioneer Returns.
| A. B. Davis of Virginia City, Mont,
has been visiting friends here for the
past two or three days. Mr.. Davis as
a boy resided in Bloomfield, but left
here fifty years ago and went west
and this is the first time he has visit
ed Bloomfield since he left. Until re-
Gently he had a brother living at Moul-
ton, who died about year ago. Mr..
Davis had not heard from this brother
for forty-eight years. He therefore
went to Moulton few days ago from
his western home to make his brother
visit and only learned when he ar
rived there that his brother was no
longer among the living. He found
several members of his brothers. fam
lily there, however, as several of the
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and are we'll known in Bloomfield, one
of them. Homer Davis, having been in
business here few days ago.
Other Bloomfield News.
Col. S. A. Moore left Sunday morn
ing for Des Moines, where he went to
be present at meeting of the Tippe-
canoe club to be held today. Col
Moore will make a speech returning
the Tippecanoe flag, which was award
ed Davis county in 1901 for the second
largest republican gain among the va
rious counties of the state, the banner
going to Dubuque county for the larg-
est gain. The flag will now go to Jas
per county and the banner to Marion
county.
The revival meetings which have
ben in progress here for the past three
weeks, conducted by Rev. H. A. North
cult of Kirksville Mo-, assisted by
the pastor, Rev. d. A. Wyckizer came
to close Friday night. During the
progress of the revival there have
been one hundred and fifteen acces.
sions to the church
J. P. Newman, who resides near
Drakeville is arranging his business
affairs preparatory to moving to Love-
land, Colo, where his father, w. H..
Newman. and brother, E. E. Newman,
now reside.
There was meeting of the direct
ors of the Davis County Agricultural
society at the court house Saturday
to take action in regard to revising
the premium list for 1908. 1t is under
stood that reductions were made on
some of the premiums.
O. E. Ten Eyck of Pulaski was a
business caller in Bloomfield Satur-
day.
I. R. Shepherd of Drakeville trans
acted business here Saturday.
j. G. Mcconnell of Belknap was a
business caller here Saturday.
A. N. Van Horn, from near Stiles,
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this city Saturday.
d. t. j. Sehnan Of Ashgrove made
business trip to Bloomfield Satur-
day.
j. J. Smith of Mark was transacting
business here Saturday.
FINS Jones of Marion township was
in Bloomfield Saturday on business.
Mrs A. A. Downing, woman superin-
tendent of the county farm, was bus
mess caller at the court house Satur-
day.
D. 1. Bollman of Perry township was
in Bloomfield Saturday on business.
S. L. Kennedy of Cleveland town
ship was looking after business affairs
in this city Saturday.
G. w. Derby from near Troy trans
acted business Saturday in this city.
Clyde Cruikshank of Perry town
ship was attending to business affairs
in this city Saturday.
John Sauer of Cleveland township
was a business caller Saturday in
Bloomfield.
Mrs. Laetitia Swift of Wyacondah
township was business caller Sat
urday at the court house.
John Fortune of Grove townships
made business trip to this city Satur-
day.
Virgie Small of Wyacondah town
ship was transacted business in Bloom
field Saturday.
r. l.. Lambert of Wyacondah town
ship made business trip Saturday to
this city.
Sam Roulett of Grove township
came to Bloomfield Saturday on bust
ness.
R. d. Swift of Wyacondah township
was business visitor in Bloomfield
Saturday.
David Bales of Salt Creek township
was looking after business affairs here
Saturday
H. G. Black of Salt Creek township
was business caller here Saturday.
James M. Jackson of Salt Creek
township attended to business affairs
here Saturday.
J. II. Taylor of Lick Creek town
ship was business caller here Satur-
day.
w. F. Hockersmith of Salt Creek
township transacted business here
Saturday.
Frank Brown of Fox River township
was business caller Saturday in
Bloomfield