Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-03-03
Oscar Gray is Arrested in Bloom.
field.
ACCUSED OF THEFT IN FAIRFIELD
Residence of John DunIavy Takes
Fire and is Destroyed Before Fire
Department Reaches the Scene -
y Carried No Insurance on Building.

Z Bloomfield, Feb. Wednesday
evening the city marshal of Fairfield
telephoned City Marshal frank Ro-
minger of this city to arrest and hold
Oscar Gray, wanted in Fairfield on a
charge of stealing a pair of shoes of
the value of So, pair of trousers OF
the value of SIS and of jumping a board
bill amounting to S.. Marshal Romin-
ger placed the young man under ar
rest and lodged him in jail. The city
marshal of Fairfield arrived here
Thursday and took Gray back to Fair
field to answer the charges made
against him. Gray's home is in Cen
terville. He is about Is years of age,
and it is said that he was wearing the
stolen articles when arrested.
House Burns.
Thursday afternoon the residence OF
John Dunlavey northeast of the public
square was discovered to be on fire.
The alarm was given and the fire de-
partment fastened to the scene of the
fire, but were too late to save the
house and it was practically consumed
by the flames. Mr.. Dunlavey, it is
said, carried no insurance. The great.
or part Of the household effects were
saved.
Personal and Otherwise.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Steckel very
pleasantly entertained the employees
OF the telephone exchange at the ex-
change Office Wednesday evening. Re
freshments were served and the re-
mainder of the time devoted to play
ing various games.
T. E. Davies, Arthur D. Korn and H.
c. UT were initiated into the myster-
les of woodcraft at the Woodman hall
Wednesday evning.
Judge Carruthers returned Tues
day ewing from Ottumwa, where he
was engaged in the trial of a law suit.
Harry Haywood of West Grove came
down to Bloomfield Thursday morning
on business, returning home on the IL
o'clock Kansas City passenger.
Mrs. N. H. Sheppard returned Thurs
day morning from few deys visit
with her parents at Pulaski.
w. ]. Steckel made business trip
Wednesday to Bunch.
w. G. Dickson of West Grove was a
caller in this city Thursday.
Marriage licenses were issued Thurs
day by Clerk Leach to R. MILFORD
Proctor and Willie A. Jarvis.
H. O. Miller of Marion township
made a business trip to Bloomfield
Thursday.
Emmett Jones, Levi Dye and George
Nixon of Marion township transacted
business Thursday in Bloomfield.
D.. H. Bell and H. B. Helmick Of
/ Soap creak township were business
callers Thursday in this city.
Nicholas Onstadt and w. G. Ray
burn Of Lick creek township transact
ed business in Bloomfield Thursday.
w. P. Mcclure of Salt creek town
4 ship made business trip Thursday to
this place.
E. G. Berry of Grove township was
IN Bloomfield Thursday on business
Alva Moore of Prairie township
transacted business Thursday in
Bloomfield
Abba.
Abba, Feb. 81. - Courier Special
Service) With over $50 guests pres
4 ent the republicans of Monroe county
last night celebrated their success in
securing the award of the Tippecanoe
banner, with one of the most success
2 full political and social events that has
been held in this city for many
months. The banner was awarded tc
the republicans of this county by the
Tippecanoe club of Des Moines, as
the result of showing the largest re
publican gain at the last election AL
parts of the county were represented
by speakers. A banquet was served by
the women of the First Presbyterian
church. Following is the program thai
was carried out last evening: