Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-06-18
John o'DonneII, Owner of Saloon, Ac.
cuses EmPloye of Appropriatins
Fgnas From Cash Drawer-Fred
Watkins is Released From aJil.

Eddyville, June 17.-Thos. Darner of
Hedrick, who has for the past eight
weeks tended bar in John O'DonnelPs
saloon, was arrested in Oskaloosa Sat
urday night on the instigation of Mr..
EO'Donnell, accused of embezzling the
sum OF $50, more or less, from the till
of the saloon during the proprietor's
absence. The accused was given pre-
hminary hearing before Esquire Amos
Gray Tuesday afternoon, and Darner
was bound over to the grand jury of
Wapello county. Prosecuting Attorney
Seneca Cornell OF Ottumwa, looked
after the states interests and Attorney
J. r. Hail was retained by the defense.
The bond was fixed at $500 and if not
secured the defendant will be taken to
the Wapello county Jail.
Boy Gives Bond.
Fred Watkins, the Eddyville lad who
has been confined in the Wapello coun-
ty Jail the past six weeks, with a
charge of attempting to commit rape
hanging over bim, was released on
bond and returned home Tuesday His
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Watkins,
were in Ottumwa Tuesday, arranging
for his freedom Alger Britain, who
is accused of the same offense, secured
his release by bond shortly after being
taken to Ottumwa. He and his faith
er were in Ottumwa Monday forenoon,
the lad having gone down for the
purpose of pleading before the grand
jury. The trial of the boys will, it is
said, come UP in August.
Other EodyviIIe News, ,
Eddyvile VIII undoubtedly celebrate
the recent flood disaster. lnis was
decided at a meeting of the commit
tees Monday night. The, people from sur
rounding localities are invited to come pre-
pared to spend the day and bring their din
ners in the park which was covered on June
/ with several feet of water. The follow
ing the programs:
1901 to 5 a. M, national salute of 100
guns.
10sa. m.-Grand concert by the silver. cor
net band, interspersed by various vocal Sc
lections by troup of genuine Senegambian
troubadours. &
Hsa. m.-Street parade by the famous
Zilliphulian Zobo band at the head of a
noted company of the celebrated characters
of fact and fiction, Including Samantha and
Josiah Allen, Farmer Stebbins, Happy Hool-
igan and Whoopy Hollaran, Foxy Grandpa,
CASTOR and Alphonse. the Katzenjammcr
Kids, Gaspipe and Allspice and others, all
dressed in costumes as Illustrated in the
Sunday newspapers. 49,
70 to p 1n.-Big basket dinner In the
park.
2 p. m.-Overture by the band.
Song by the Hlghwater Glee Club
Declaration of Indeperdence-Rey. w. T.
Howe.
2:30 p. m.-Patriotic songs and recItations
tI,o hact fot wifi Inv y,o
band.
3 p. m.-Continental congress, represent
ing George Washington, Patrick Henry, and
other Revolutionary heroes In uniform and
speaking on the burning issues of the day.
$3.50 p. m.--Band concert
p. m.-Vaudeville program, consisting of
catchy songs and specialties, curious conf
calities, humorous destinations, and hair
raising stunts of various kinds.
1880 p. m.--Band concert on the bridge.
S p. m. till 10 p. m.-The triumphal We
netian Water parade: A tiotilla of illnmin-
ated barges displaying japanese lanterns,
cOlored lights and fireworks, and symbolic
ing various stages of Eddyville's history,
barges being representative of Indian
scenes, frontier days, pioneers, war times,
and so on down to the present day; the last
barge containing society bellies dressed in
overallS, removing the wreckage of the
flood. They VIII be men Mt the landing by
in line for tie promenade.
james Caver. of near Bluff Creek p o.,
had his leg broken Monday by being kicked
by a colt which he was breaking.
Quit Powell was driving down Fifth
street Monday morning when his horse took
fright at noise and ran down the street
at a lively gait AT Ed Iausnaugh's resi-
denee he was thrown out and somewhat
shaken up. The horse was stopped and it
was found one, shaft of the buggy was
broken.
The mattresses, sixty-nine In number
which were sent down from Oskaloosa Sun
day morning for the flood sufferers, We're
given free transportation by the Iowa Cen
trail railway, and they almost filed one car.
The Central officials have extended many
fayors to Eddyvile In her distress.
The Gray's Greek and Brown schools both
closed Friday The latter, which was
taught by Miss Roxy Saunders, had pic
mic in the woods adjacent to the school.
Refreshments were served and a-nice pro-
gram was presented by the pupils, The