Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-04-30
in the care of Mr.. and Mrs. McGloth-

len.
The band concert given Friday
night by the Eddyville band in the OPP
era house is reported good, but the at
tendance was not overly large. Ed
Hawke and Mesdames Roy Lafferty |
and Theo. OFT sang and Rev. Howe
rendered a number of fine elocution-
airy selections.
Mrs. Philip Hargesheimer east of
town has been ill.
Ed Shield has been i'll the past week
with pneumonia.
Fred Watkins and Harry Britten,
who We're arrested Saturday night for
attempting criminal assault, were ar
ralgned in the court of Amos Gray
justice of the peace, Monday afternoon
noon at 2 o'clock They plead not
guilty, waived examination and were
bound over to the Wapello grand jury,
their case to come up in the August
term OF court. Their bond which was
first fixed at $500 was reduced to $3.50
but being unable to secure bondsmen,
they were taken to Ottumwa Tues
day morning and placed in Jail there.
The state is represented by j. F. Hall
OF this place. and the defense has re-
tanned Jaques & Jacques of Ottumwa
Misses Maude and Mary Denning,
two of the telephone operators have
been i'll with the grip for several days
past and have been off duty. Miss
Bessie Funk, assisted by Mr. and Mrs
N. B. Holloway, has been acting as
supply operator.
With appropriate ceremonies the
handsome new band hall at Lakonta,
Which stands as a monument to the ef-
forts of the Northwestern band of La
konta, was dedicated Saturday night.
a large audience listened to literary
and musical program of about twenty
numbers, interspersed with music by
the Lakonta band, and supplemented
by a speech by Rev. Wilson of Bussey.
The program lasted from 8 until 1870.
The Bluff Creek and Coal Creek choirs
delighted the audience with their fine
singing. w. T. Hites of Ferry pre-
sided. At the close a collection for
running expenses was taken up, result
ing in $2127 being taken in. G. W.
Wilson, leader, and c. A. Riggs and
Harry Osborne of the Eddyville band
went out and assisted Rev. A. L..
Fales, organizer of Sunday schools in
I !
was announced that an attempt would
be made to organize Sunday school
at Lakonta. The band boys now have
handsome two story frame structure,
"a by so feet in size, with steel ceiling,
and costing them about $1,000, in
(which to practice and hold entertain
ments. The upper story will be used
as a lodge room by the M. w. A. and
! G. c. c. lodges, and the lower story
will be for band practice, concerts,
speeches and religious purposes. Be-
ing new organization. they deserve
much praise for their efforts,
John Davis. seven miles northeast
of town, was kicked Monday morning
| by young horse. which he was driv-
| ing, fracturing his jaw bone knocking
out several teeth and bursting his lips.
The accident was a very painful one,
but not necessarily serious.
Mrs. Martha Beamer, who was sick
4 last week with the grin is improving.
G. S. Chord Purl Dunlle and Fin
1, Bickford were in Buxton Saturday or
business.
4 j. N. Norwood. formerly of Bussey
4 but now of Unionvillle. Mo, was g
guest from Saturday till Tuesday Of
Real Estate Agent A. c. Beamer, go
ing from here to Bussey to visit there
Mr.. Beamer. few days previous, was
in Edna, Mo. on real estate business
and while there sold several fine farms
one of 315 acres being p,lrhcssed by
IL. D. Haywood, formerly of near Eddy
Vile. but now of Unionville Mo.
An excursion train passed through
Eddyville Saturday morning shortl,
after O'Clock bound for Centerville
and sixteen people boarded it at thi
place to attend the forty-eighth ami
verssry celebration of the |. o. o. +
On Tuesday about $50 excursion tick
! cts to Oskaloosa were sold at the tw'
; depots Several also drove up to Sc
:. President Roosevelt at Oskalcosa, ant
! some went to Ottrmwa, while man
, gathered at the depot early in the eN
ening, and got a glimpse of the Presi
dent on his special train, as he passe
. through here enroute to Ottumws
, The Iowa Central railway ran an e,
!, cursion train. going UP to Oskaloosa a
3 o'clock, and returning at 8 O'Clock a
1.-THE regular train.
! Drs. F. NJ. McCrea and r. L. Ba
!. departed Saturday night for NeN
York City, to be gone till June i, tai
ing post graduate course there. d.
Bay will also visit his brothers at Aul
ora and Chicago, Ill
J. The new sand plant will soon be |
7 operation here. The first trial wa
7 made Saturday, the shovel being hois
t ed and let down again on the rive
Y bank. On Monday afternoon it was PIT
in operation and it was demonstrate
t, that it would do the work successful
h ly the only trouble at the beginnin
being that the dipping of the shove
!. into the sand was interfered wit
i somewhat by larger pebbles being
: the way. After these are removed,
g will no doubt work successfully
K Pref. and Mrs. Joseph Parks an
>. Miss Ella M. Thompson were Ottumw
,el business callers Saturday. Elder j.
Painter was also passenger to tn;
VI point Saturday morning.
isl Durward Emanuel was up befol
Mayor Frank Monday morning fl
Is drunkenness, having been arrested c
er that charge Sunday evening. He we
fined SIS and costs.
wi Bethel