Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-01-05
Resume of The Year.

Joseph's academy held at Market
Street theatre.
1S-Des Moines Valley Medical as
ISOLATION opens convention.
Drs. j. F. Herrick, M: Bannister and
F. w. Bowles elected to offices in the
medical association.
19-One mile of new Burlington
track in East Ottumwa put into com
mission.
2O-Democrats hold county conven
ton. Barber Asphalt Co, installs
plant at Benton street. Work on Sec
ond street commences.
81 New Presbyterian church at
Kirkyiile dedicated.
Mrs. Lena Lively passes away at her
home 105 West Woodland avenue.
22-Community shocked by death 'of
Samuel B. Evans a pioneer journalist
% Ottumwa district Epworth
league convention opens at Main
Street Methodist Episcopal church.
Eighth annual meeting of the society
OF music teachers of Iowa opens.
]: b. Roberts of Oak Park, ILL.,, chos.
en- principal Of Ottumwa high school.
24-The late Samuel B. Evans laid
to rest in Ottumwa cemetery.
Remains of the late William Van
Benthuysen laid to rest at Bloomfield.
25-District Epworth league conyen-
ton closes.
26 - Music teachers convention
closes.
29-Big street carnival opens.
Col. ]. G.. Manchester dies while en-
route home from Council Bluffs.
Wapello county normal school
opens.
Ottumwa Iron works reorganizes.
30-George w. Harlan, former ag.
ent of the Adams Express Co., passes
away in Denver, Colo.
July
1-P. E. o. Society decorates graves
of departed members.
3. F. Denison, of Atlantic, appointed
boys secretary of local Y. M. C. A.
]. G. Manchester is buried with mill
tary honors.
Miss Lula G. Lake resigns secre.
taryship of local Y. w. C. A.
3-Arthur Bell struck by Wabash
engine and has miraculous escape
from death.
celebrations begin early and CON
tinue all day. Late Young, Of Des
Moines, delivers address.
9-Mrs. ]. F. Herrick passes away,
10-Gillespie property on North
Green near Second street, purchased
by Iowa Telephone Co.
Contract let for the erection of new
First Baptist church, corner Fifth and
Court streets.
l2-Vernon Crisman, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. l.. T. Crisman, dies from lockjaw.
13-Mrs. James King passes away at
her home, 311 South Ward street, at
the advanced age of SO years.
18-Kirksville, Mo-, chosen for an
nual Morrell & Co. picnic.
20-Y. M. C. A. holds public recep-
tion.
Marshall A. E. McGaugh, of Eddy
vile, shot by VIM. st. John at that
place.
21-Charles Martin passes away af-
ter two days illness.
Andrew Tucker, colored, arrested
here for murder of hartman Sapho, of
South Omaha, Neb.
S 22-Services in memory of Leo XIII
at st. Mary's Catholic church.
23-Cecil Shields. of Frederic, has
foot crushed by Burlington freight
train.
James King. aged 81 years, dies at
his home, 311 South Ward street.
24-Body of John T. Jones, of .Bea-
con, found early along Rock Island
tracks.
Body of unknown man found in head
race near waterworks plant
26-Rev., Campbell Coyle, pastor of
the Collingwood Presbyterian church
of Toledr Ohio, delivers sermon at
union s. nes in First Methodist Epis-
copal CHI oh.
27-Othrmwa guardsmen leave for
Cedar RAPIDS to attend the state shoot.
Milwaukee fireman, ]. A. Drake, is
injured in wreck near Hayesville.
29-Local police hunt for Kahoka,
Mo-, negro, Clark.
Miss Lilly Belland. of Chicago, Sc
lected to teach Latin in high school.
August
six hundred leave on Rock Is
land for .Keokuk to attend Dain Manu-.
featuring Co. annual picnic.
Burlington Conductor T. E. Boggs
has leg cut off by train in local yards.
David Jones, a laborer 70 years old
struck by Milwaukee passenger train
and has left leg amputated.
2-Wm. ST. John, said to have been
shot by Eddyville marshal, dies OF
lockjaw in hospital.
5-Windstorm here does much dam.
age. Streets filled with water for one
hour. Street cars stopped.
6-Morrell & Co. and Roseland Coal
Co. sued by John w. Shelley and Gym.
thia A. Cooper respectively.
Jesse Chadduck, of Pihillipsville
attempts suicide by shooting himself
Eli Farrand of Keb, run over by
train of pit cars in mine.
8-Case of State VS.. VIM. st. John
and Harvey Pea opens in Justice
Campbell's court.
G. E. Hobson, a Burlington brake
man, terribly injured while switching
at Abba.
Or. N. McElroy dies after an ex.
tended illness.
Mrs. Lucinda E. Carnes, wife of w
A. Carnes, passes away.
lot. E. Boggs dies of lockjaw in
city hospital
Miss Virginia Roemer leaves service
of City Water Supply Co. after long
connection as treasurer.
Mrs. Sarah Bissell passes away at
Kirkville
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