Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-06-25
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.
From Tuesdays Daily.
Machine oil at Elliott's.


Machine oil at Elliott's.7
Mrs. e. T. Selby and little daughter
| of Fort Worth, Texas, formerly of OF
tumwa, are visiting at the home of
Mrs. A. S. Duffield, 203 North Wapello
street.
Mrs. Nelson Bradley of Phoenix,
Arizona, arrived in the city last eve
ming from Chicago, and will make a
short visit with Mrs. Harry Swenson,
1913 West Main street.
w. P. Van Fossan, who resides
south of the city, left on the noon
Rock Island today for Des Moines.
Mr.. Van Fossan is a delegate to the
state democratic convention from Wa
pello county,
This morning at the Sacred Heart
Catholic church occurred the wedding
of Miss Sarah Muldoon, sister of Pat.
rick Muldoon, 1906 East Main street
to Thomas Cash of Omaha, Neb, Rev
Father Foley officiating. The bride
was attended by Miss Rose Muldoon,
and the groom by James Y. Kennedy,
of Vicksburg, Miss.
G. A. Ogden, 725 Church street, had
the misfortune of getting the thumb
! of his left hand caught and very Sc
verely mashed between tie and a
railroad iron yesterday afternoon,
while at work west of the city on the
Burlington Dr. ]. w. Elerick, dressed
the injured member and it was found
necessary to completely sever the
thumb nail The injury is not serious
but is very painful and Mr. Ogden
4 will be incapacitated for work for sew
eral4days.
\ Main street may be repaved from
Wapello to Union streets as result
of the action of the Ottumwa CONNER
cial association last evening in ap.
I pointing committee to petition the
city council TO the end that the thor
oughfare may be repaired. 1t was the
opinion of majority of the members
OF the board that the entire surface of
the street should be repaved. In view
of the fact that other streets in the
city are to be paved it is thought that
the repairs on Main street could be
J done at this time with much lighter
expense.
All traffic on the Milwaukee was de-
layed from 1880 o'clock last evening
until o'clock this morning as the re-
suit of freight wreck near Foster
last night Three freight cars on train
No. 81, in charge of Conductor George
Gilbert were derailed and the Milwau-
kee due to arrive here at :05 p. M,
and all the freights and passengers fol
lowing were held on either side of the
wreckage until the track had again
been cleared. There We're no accidents
as a result of the wreck and the train
1 was not damaged with the exceptio-
i of the two cars which We're badly
4 smashed.
From Wednesdays Daily.
Elliott, the druggist, sells harvest
4 ing oils the cheapest.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Gilbert of Selma re
4 turned to their home last evening aft
4 er short business visit in the city.
] Mrs. W. X. Farmer of Charlton re
4 turned to her home last evening after
4 short visit at the home OF Mr. ant
Mrs. Gerhart Ammenhauser, III Souti
j Cherry street.
4 Mrs. G. w. Burgess of Milo, returned
4 to her home last evening while in TIL
city. Mrs. Burgess was a guest a
the home of Mr. and Mrs. p o. Bus
a selle, who reside on Cressweil street
a Last evening about o'clock. Mich
q ael Sheridan, engineer at the Balling
a all hotel was working in the freight ele
"A yator, and through some misconnectiol
Il it dropped forty feet to the ground
q Mr.. Sheridan's right leg was broken b.
a the fall. DIR. j. E. Wilkinson was cali
q ed and dressed the injured member
a Mr.. Sheridan was taken to his nom
a and the doctor reports him feeling
i much improved this morning
a From Thursdays Daily.
b Charles Clarke Sampson of Chi
n cago, and Miss Leota Moy Milburn
a were united in marriage yesterda,
81 at 4:30 o'clock at the home of the
z brides parents. Mr.. and Mrs. A. c.
~ Milburn, 302 Richmond avenue. Rev
Il R. l.. Patterson, pastor of the Willard
"a street Methodist Episcopal church, OF
n fciated.
y The first business session of tn,
y music teachers convention was hell
ii yesterday at the Grand opera hous
d and was attended by large humble
81 of the state society members. TIL
: president of the society, Henry Rui
m frok, presided at the meeting. One o
Il the features was question box il
81 which the younger and less proficien
& members protited by the experience 0
n their elders.
IA Tho f,,naroI of tho 1o4o Co,,to;,, G T