Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-04-07


and the suit taken was the one worn
by him during the day. This suit was
found this morning by the officers in
the alley in the rear of the residence
recently vacated by w. HI. Dillener and
now occupied by W. T. Smith. The
officers have been investigating and
yesterday morning a blood hound be-
longing to L. 7. Barton was brought
out and an effort made to track the
culprit or culprits, but without avail,
as the animal has not been placed up
on the trail for more than a year. The
burglary was a bold one and an effort
will be made to bring the guilty per
sons to justice. No arrests have as
yet been made. Mr. Phillips valued
his watch at about $25, making his
loss in the neighborhood of $780,
Bloomfield Items.
The Royal Neighbors NJ. w. A. gave
supper Wednesday evening in the
Mitchell building which was well pat
ronized, the proceeds amounting to
about $44. The money realized will
be applied toward purchasing new
carpet and furniture for the Woodmen
lodge room.
Married Wednesday evening at s
o'clock, at the residence of Walter
Schubert in this city, B. F. Johns and
Maggie Yates, Rev. M. Downing Off
ciating in the presence of a few
friends. Both the bride and groom
are employed in the Curl restaurant
and will continue to make their home
in Bloomfield.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Mcclure and lit
tie daughter Ola. departed Wednesday
evening for Lincoln, Nebr., on bust
ness.
The friends of T. A. Dunlap who has
been quite sick for several weeks are
pleased to note that he is again able
to attend to business.
Edgar Squires of Wellman returned
to his home Thursday evening after
spending two or three days in this
county on business. While here, Mr..
Squires purchased the A. B. Collins
| farm near Stiles.
morning to his duties in the county
treasurer's Office after having spent
| Wednesday in Stiles on business.
| G. Glassburner and A. B. Mott OF
Marion township transacted business
Thursday in Bloomfield.
| F. NJ. Hutchings OF West Grove
| township made business trip to this
city Thursday.
d. A. Slower of Perry township was
| looking after business affairs in this
city, Thursday.
]. j. Campbell of Fabius township
was business caller in Bloomfield
| Thursday.
The entire corps of teachers OF the
public schools departed Thursday eve.
ming for Burlington to attend a meet
ing of the Southeastern Teachers as
ISOLATION
G.. M. Piper of Wycondah township
transacted business here Thursday.
Bloomfield, April Airs. Sarah d
James OF Dean, Mrs. Priscilla Smith
and Milly Horn of Ottumwa, who have
been visiting their sister Mrs. G. w
Goodpastor and brother, W. w. New
ton, were given fine turkey dinner
i recently at the Goodpastor home. Up
on this occasion the brothers and sis
/ tiers were all together for the frs
! time since their boyhood and girlhoot
days, a period of about ,twenty-hv,
i years. The occasion was a most de
tiers. John Elliot and family were al
SO present.
The public school bonds which were
recently offered for sale by the schoo
board in the sum of $21, 900. were ne
gotiated Thursday to John Nuveen
Co., bankers of Chicago, at the rate O
. four and a half per cent interest, the.
having made a lower offer for tn,
bonds than the local capitalists VIII,
wanted five per cent interest upol
their money.
b. B. Burchett, who had an attacl
: of epilepsy Wednesday morning is re
ported to be improving, and it il
thought that he will recover.
= e. j. Augspurger prosperous youn.
t farmer who resides near Pulaski cam
: to Bloomfield Friday on business con
: nected with telephone line which j
: being constructed from point nea
| Milton to this city. He reports the lin
r nearly completed
1 w. S. Picking of Memphis, Mo-, tran
5 sacted business in this city Friday.
) David C. Huff of Drakeville, made
+ business try Friday to the city.
/ w. G. Swift who has been seriousl
D i'll for more than a week with pne,
$ monia is reported to be improving.
< Nels Rector is confined to his HON
on account OF severe attack of tn
s grip.
y G. w. Huff of Ashgrove was a bus
ness caller in Bloomfield, Friday.
Abba.