Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-01-26

the home of Miss Lillian McGowan
l21 North Ransom street.
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8 NEIGHBORHooD NEWS 8
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
EddyviIe.
Eddyville, Jan. ga suit for $780,
800 damages was filed at Abba Fri
DAY, the defendant being the Iowa
central railway. The plaintiff is
Frank Richards, formerly of this place
put who moved to Mendon, Charlton
county, Missouri last October. The
plaintiff, who is son of VIM. Rich
ards, of Ninth street, claims in his pc
luton that While travelling to Missouri
with his household goods and stock
IN one of the defendants cars, on Oct
81. he received injuries to his person
and his household goods and the loss
OF one horse, which should entitle him
70 the amount of damages claimed. .
Inc accident is alleged to have occur
red at Abba while switching cars and
| was caused by other cars jolting his
car SO hard that the force Of the jar
threw one of his horses against Mr..
| Richards. and caused the animal to
knock him down and trample upon him
i
head and spine SO that he was disabled
Tor long period. S. H. Clegg of Ed
| dyYflle, is attorney for the plaintiff, and
the case it is expected, will come UP
at the spring term of the Monroe
county district court at Abba. Mr..
Clegg goes to Abba today to look up
| evidence in the case.
A light-covered wagon passed
through town Saturday afternoon,
coming from across the river and pass
ing up the Oskaloosa road 1t is re-
ported that Marshal A. E. McGaugh
received a message from Frederic a
short time after, telling him to arrest
| the parties, but on what charge was
not stated. The vehicle and it's occu-
pants had by this time gotten out Of
town and into Mahaska county. 1t
| was learned later that they were want
| ed for assault on farmer at Avery,
but nothing further could be learned
here.
Born, Friday, January %, to Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Chiffon. north of town, a
| nine pound girl.
Vincent Mcdowell of Greenland,
county, Colorado, is here far an ex-
tended visit with his brother-in-law,
wesley .Donegan. west of town. Mr..
Mcdowell was a former old settler of
this vicinity, leaving here in 1866. This
was his first visit here since about
1884.
There will be grand masque ball
and oyster supper at the Lakonta hall
next Thursday evening, January 49,.
The best of music will be in evi-
dence.
Miss Anna Briggs was taken sick
Thursday night with an attack Of neu-
ralgia.
AS has been the case heretofore, the
literary at Charter Oak school house,
north of town, was we'll attended Fri
day night. The subject of the debate
was Resolved, That there is more
money spent for luxury than for
necessity" and the judges voted one
for the affirmative and two for the
negative. The debaters We're: At
and Asa F. Doan; negative. JAS F.
Barnett, Frank Ogden and Joseph Bar
nett. The judges of the debate were
7. w. Lyon Forest Johnson, and Grant
Barnett. The paper 1.-THE Charter Oak
Battle AK" by Miss Matte Belzer, was
much enjoyed by those present.
j. w. Berry of Bluff creek, has been
on the sick list.
George Ellis of What Cheer, re-
turned home Fridav after short visit
with his sister, Mrs. Avis Bourke.
A young son of John Riley, who runs
the hosting engine at Pekay, has
been ill threatened with an attack Of
pneumonia. The child is about three
years old.
Among the passengers to ottumwa
Friday We're r. M. Beamer and Miss
Jessie Harper.
Attorney S. H. Clegg looked after
business in Ottumwa Thursday and at |
Beacon Saturday.
In the last of exhibitors at the farm
ers' institute in Oskaloosa last week
appears the names of J. e. Barnett. |
north of town. and T. w. Oden, e. w.
England and ]. w. Cox of near Lakon- |
TIA. e. w. England won first prize in |
Grimes golden apples. In the declam-
atory contest his little daughter Neva
England represented West Des Moines |
township, her subject being, Friday
Afternoon in the Oskaloosa Schools. T"
Miss Pearl Gwin of Harrison township,
also tooktpart in the contest, her sub
Ject being, "The Ambitious Cow"
Both Were in Glass A. Miss Mabel
Pickens represented Harrison township
in Class B. She spoke upon the sub
Ject: Speaking Day" Among those
in attendance at the institute Friday
Wesley Moore and family, Mrs. Ten
mis-, and William Steele of Cedar.
d. G. Burns, after few days illness
from the grip, was able to be about
the house when he took a relapse and
was very sick Saturday night.
Mr.. ana Mrs. Asa E. Fisher We're
over Sunday visitors at Bussey at the
parental j. T. Boles home.
Wilbur Hall is sick with tonsi-
litis.
Carl Mcclain has been quite sick
since Friday night.
Five of Pella's crack bowlers camel
down Friday forenoon and engaged in
a contest with Eddyvilles team. On
account of the Pella team having to
leave for Oskaloosa on the 12:44 train
to play basketball there. but two games
were played. and the Pella sports being
the most experienced. came off cham
pions. The Pella team expects to stop
off enroute home from Ottumwa some
day this week, and the Eddyville boys
will then have a chance to redeemi
themselves. The Pella team will them
have more time and the full number of
games will be played The following
IS last Fridays score:
Pella- 1st. I'd. Ave.
Mann ..147 100 1884,
rising ...............1 1873 1876 1877 I.
Van Vllet .............12 1875 1876 1907
van Derzyl .......... .152 141 1869
torsyth .........'.a......177 1856 1861
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