Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-03-10
Bloomfield.

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Bloomfield.
Bloomfield, March 6.-Suit has been
commenced in the district court by r.
L. Colliver against the Chicago, Bur
lington & Quincy railway company to
recover the sum of 500, alleged to be
due the plaintiff from defendant by
reason of the fact that on or about the
fifteenth day of April, 1902, one of de-
PENDANTS trains set fire to and con-
sumed thirteen acres of plaintiffs hay.
Henry Bros. have commenced suit
against the Wabash railroad company,
alleging that on or about the fifteenth
day of January, 1901, plaintiff entered
into a contract with an agent of de-
PENDANT to carry grain for plaintiff
from Selma to Louisville, KY, at the
rate of fourteen cents per hundred
weight; that on or about March 8,
1901, plaintiffs delivered to the Wabash
company at Selma about ten cars of
corn, and that the defendant company
carried all of said corn with the ex-
ception of one car, No. 1914, contain
ing 42,S70 pounds of corn, for the
transportation of which plaintiffs were
compelled to pay $S9.41, instead of
$60.01. Plaintiffs therefore ask judg-
ment against defendant for the sum
of ,S29.4O.
E. N. Bezzenberger has begun suit
on a promissory note against H. NJ.
Saunders to recover the sum of S160,
alleged to be due on said note.
w. F. Berry, by his attorney, ]. R..
Barley. has filed suit against Ida
Waggoner to recover the sum of
$62.30, claimed to be due plaintiff for
goods and merchandise sold to defend
ant.
Will Songer and Ruth Stevens were
united in marriage Wednesday even.
ing at S O'Clock at the residence of the
officiating minister, Rev. ]. w. Potter.
Mr.. Songer is a son of Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Songer of this city and is en-
ployed in the Office of the Davis Coun-
ty Republican. The bride is a daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. H. o. Stevens,
and is employed in the central Office
OF the telephone company at this
place. The young people r. well
known to Bloomfield people and are
well respected.
A mass meeting was held at the
court house Wednesday evening for
the purpose of nominating two candi-
dates for members of the school boarG
to succeed DR.. j. Swinney and T. ].
Hill. The meeting was called to or
der by T. P. Bence of the school
board and Al Power was selected as
chairman and T. ]. Bryant as secre-
tary. DR.. H. G. Young, j. f. Scarbor-
ough, A. H. Fortune and w. w. Reeves
were presented for nomination. On
tho fret holnJt U CaorbDro,,~H r,,o ~
nominated, and A. H. Fortune was
named on the second ballot. Both can
didates are good men for the place.
Mr. Scarborough is a democrat and
Mr.. Fortune is a republican, the meet
ing being non-partisan.
Emma Crawford Cammack died at
her home lea Oskaloosa, Kansas,
March 3, 1903, aged 43 years, s
months. Mrs. Cammack, whose maid
en- name was Crawford, was born ana
reared in Davis county and became
the wife of Frank Cammack. The re-
mains were shipped to Bloomfield for
interment, arriving here Thursday
morning. The funeral services were
conducted at the Methodist Episcopal
church Thursday afternoon, conducted
by Rev. w. M. Erskine, assisted by
Rev. j. w. Potter. The interment took
place at the Cammack cemetery west
of town.
Orion England. Mike Miller and
John Weidrich of Pulaski were bust
ness callers in this city Thursday.
Rev. Ed Hastings of Floris was a
business caller in Bloomfield Thurs
day.
Alva Strickland of Lick Creek town
ship made a business trip Thursday to
Bloomfield.
A. w. Carpenter of West Grove
township transacted business in this
city Thursday.
NJ. j. Barnes of Prairie township
came up to Bloomfield on business
Thursday.
Bloomfield, March Fired Collins and
family arrived here Thursday from Mon
mouth, Ills, and will at once take posses
sion of the ID. s. w. Hathaway farm five
miles east of town, which Mr.. Collins has
rented for the ensuing year.
Miss Addie Hotchkiss. who left here a
few days ago for Phoenix. Arizona, in re-
sponse to a mmon that her mother,
Mrs. X. L. Hotchkiss was seriously i'll,
was delayed two days at Liberal, Kansas,
on account of the great snowstorm which
was raging at that place. Upon her ar
rival mt Phoenix she found Mrs. Hotch-
kiss considerably improved.
s. s. Carrnthers returned Thursday from
a business trip to Des Moines.
w. w. Mcconnell, of Fox River town
ship, was a business caller Friday at the
county treasurer's office.
g. ID. Connor. of Lick township, made
a business trip to this city Friday.
Fred Bullock and Charles Bullock. of
Wyacondah township, We're in Bloomfield
Friday looking after business affairs.
A. u. Rankin. of West Grove township,
transacted business in this city Friday.
Ed Ellis, of Pulaski, came up to Bloom
field Friday on business, returning home
on the 4 o'clock X. G. passenger.
John f. Sewers, of Fabius township
made a business trip to Bloomfield Friday.
Mrs. Mary Il. Augspurger, of Pulaski.
was a business caller Friday at the court
house.
George o'Bryan, of Stiles, transacted
business Friday in Bloomfield,
q. A. Sloan, of Drakeville township,
made Il business trip Friday to Bloomfield.
Eva Allen. of Gospel Ridge, is Il guest
at the home of her sister, Mrs. E.. Cox.
K%eosauqua.
Keosauqua, March 7.-E. w. Pea
cock and Charles Beer, both of this
place, have gone to Oklahoma on a
business trip.
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