Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-09-14
WHISTLER INDICTED.
Grand Jury at Bloomfield Adjourned.
Other Court News,

Grand Jury at Bloomfield Adjourned.
Other Court News.
Bloomfield. Sept. 1.-THE grand jury
adjourned Friday evening, having re-
corded the following proceedings:
Claud Whistler, the alleged murderer
of Frank Ogden found dead on the
Whistler lawn April 1, 1905, was in
dicted for murder in the first degree.
Charles Cohen, an employee of w. G
Hail. who struck Chas. Junkins Cool
ored) with a bar of iron, was indicted
for assault with intent to commit
murder, the negro not having died.
Hi the case Of Joseph Small, of Savan-
nah bound over for having brutally
illtreated his wife no findings worthy
OF indictment were made
The first term of district court clos
ed Saturday. The case of the state
OF Iowa on the relation of w. P. Cald-
Well VS.. j. P. Bingaman was decided in
favor of the relator The court held
that W. P Caldwell was the legally
appointed and qualified officer. The
defendant at the city election of 1904
was elected city assessor, but refused
and neglected to qualify until after
the appointment of w. P. Caldwell by
the city council The city council de-
clared the office vacant and appointed
the relator city assessor. The de-
PENDANT obtained the books from the
board of supervisors and assessed the
city and after filing his claim it was
stopped by the board until the adjust
ment of the suit.
The sentence passed on Thomas
Davies, who was found guilty of as
sault. was judgment for costs and or
der of sentence continued under good
behavior.
The Stevens will case was dropped
by the contestants ard the will of w.
4. Stevens was probated.
Social and Otherwise.
On Friday evening, Miss Mamie
Youn gentertained a party of forty
school mates at the c. e. Young homo
and a very happy evening was spent
with the hostess, who leaves next week
for Des Moines to enter Drake uni
VersitY. where her education will be
continued. The amusements consist
ed OF literary contest in which the
prize pretty China plate was won
by Miss Mary Hinkle. An auction
conducted by Harry Young was n
source of general amusement. At the
close of the evening light refreshments
We're served. Newton Roberts, of
Ottnmwa court reporter for Judge M.
4. Roberts was an ont of town guest,
T. ]. Davis left Saturday for OF
tumwa to meet Mr.. and Mrs. Will Wal
lace, of Grand Junction, Colo, and
accompany them to Chicago to spend
turn Mr. Davis will be accompanied
by Mrs Davis. who has been spend
ing a week there. and also his father,
John P. Davis, one of Davis countys
pioneer settlers, who will spend a
couple of weeks with his sons and at
tend the county fair. He will spend
the winter in Grand Junction. Colo.
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Mrs. Dennis and little son. of Des
Moines, are spending week with Mrs,
John r. Wallace. Mrs. Dennis was a
former Bloomfield woman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Levi Kennedy and Mr.
and Mrs. Evan Evans have returned
from Ottumwa where they spent sew
eral days visiting the families of Chas.
and James Kennedy and John Emery.
A company of stock dealers from the
city and county composed of K. T..
Hotchkiss. Guy Evans, M. D. Sprout.
]. Fl. Ford and Fred Collins shipped
fifteen car loads of cattle to Chicago
Sunday for the Monday market.
Bob Duckworth, wife and baby, of
Denver Colo, arrived Friday night,
and are spending a few weeks with
the formers brother, Henry Duck
worth. Mr.. Duckworth is former
resident Of this city and during a por-
ton of the time spent here was man
ager of the Republican Office undo
f. F. Carroll. He is now in charge of
the press department of the Rocky
Mountain News, of Denver. He has
many friends who welcome his re-
turn.
Mrs. Charles Brewster and Mrs.
; Thomas Brewster, of Newkirk, Okla,
arrived Friday to spend few weeks
with their sister, Mrs. Vira Rhodes
and other rela tiveS
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Smith, of Dav-
enport but formerly Of this city, ar
rived Saturday at the home of Mrs
Smiths sister, Mrs. Hugh Calvin and
will spend a week or more with rela-
tives and attend the Davis county
fair.
D. +. Miller, of Brush. Colo, brother
Of Mrs. T. P. Bence. after an absence
of sixteen years, is visiting his mother
and other relatives in this part Of the
state.
Mrs. Walter Johnson and little son
Ward, of Washington, are visiting at
the home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
W. Fl. Miller.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Corrick, of Chi
cago, are visiting at the home of Mr..
| Corricks sister, Mrs. A. c. Lester, and
other relatives throughout the county.