Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-12-05
sleouRNEY.

SlGOURNEY.
Sigournev Dec. 2. Miss Erna
Smith. of Hedrick, spent Thanksgiving
with her friend, Miss Gladys EastbI n.
Miss Grace Erase was brought be-
fore the commissioners of insanity on
Wednesday and adjudged to be insane.
The same afternoon she was taken TOD
the asylum at Mt Pleasant by Mrs.
L. D. Wheeler and Deputy Sheriff A.
D. Long.
Miss Elsie schilling, of Hedrick,
spent Thanksgiving at the home of her
parents here.
The union Thanksgiving services at
the Christian church We're well att
tended and the special program Of
music was appreciated by the audi
ence. Rev. c. H. H. Moore preached
an excellent sermon. In the evening
the churches combined and held a
place.
Jesse Olive, of Hedrick, spent
Thanksgiving with his cousin, Karl
Boegel.
D. M. Storms has commenced the
erection of an addition to his home on
South Main street.
I Thomas Ingram, of South Main
street. has purchased property of
Josiah Utterback in the northwest part
of the city and expects to move there
about the first of the year.
Miss Lulu Utterback is rapidly re-
covering from severe attack of ty-
phoid fever.
The December term of the district
court will commence here the coming
week, Tuesday, Dec. 5. Perhaps the
most important case to be tried will
be the case of the state of Iowa VS..
Wood Adams. Wood Adams is the
man who is accused of trying to kill
Mrs. Con White in her room at the
Merchants hotel, one morning last
summer.
The trial of the case of the state of
Iowa vs.. Warren Wilson charged with
assault with intent to commit murder,
has had another postponement. The
case was set for Thursday, but when
the parties realized that they had set
the hearing for Thanksgiving day. they
concluded to postpone it a while long
err Wilson is charged with assaulting
William Douglas, who was badly in
jured one week ago last Monday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Clark expect
to leave within a few days for Lock
hart, Alabama, for an extended visit
with relatives.
Mrs. Neal Smith and baby are Wis
iting friends in Cedar Rapids.
Miss Anna Gibbons has commenced
a winters term Of school near Thorn.
burg on last Monday.
Miss Jessie StraWbridge came down
from Iowa City to spend Thanksgiving
with relatives.
The Thanksgiving dinner served by
the women of the Christian church
was up to the usual high order of ex-
cellence and was patronized by large
crowd
Mr.. and Mrs. George Alderman had
narrow escape late Sunday evening
whi1a drivino tOUar1 SiunIrpa1y Tboxy
had been away visiting during the
day and We're returning home in the
darkness when the buggy ran off one
side Of q culyert, soaring the horses,
and causing them to break loose from
the vehicle. The lines drew Mr. Aker-
man out over the front and bruised
him up pretty badly by dragging him.
| The team and buggy were recovered
| Monday
Clarence Moore, of Gibson, is spend :
ing a few days at the parental home
here.
| Mrs. Louisa Updegraff, of near Mar
tinsburg is moving to this city and
will occupy residence in the south
ern part Of town.
| went to Ottumwa last Saturday and
on their way back stopped in Hedrick
for days visit.
Mrs. George 7. Namur returned from
Des Moines Monday, where she had
been visiting for a few days with rela-
tives and friends.
Miss Lena Hoffner returned from
Keswick Monday, where she has been
| visiting at the A. w. Kadel home.
Monday, on business.
Hugo Goeldner and Henry Wagner,
drove to Martinsburg Monday night
| to be present at the funeral Of the late
John Stephenson which took place at
Martinsburg Tuesday morning. The
body was brought to the Conner
cemetery near Sigourney for burial
Mr. Stephenson was a brother-in-law
| of Mr.. Wagner.
The Sigourney schools close We'd
nesday for the rest of the week in or
der to give the teachers and pupils a
chance to celebrate Thanksgiving.
Miss Kate Kelly, of Iowa City, is at
home to spend Thanksgiving.
E. H. Mccoy, of Waterloo, was In
Sigourney to spend Thanksgiving with
| friends.
Robert Adams went to Keota Tues
day on county business.
Miss Ella Kleinschmidt received an
| inquiry to one of her eyes while at
her school in Clear Creek township or
| Monday, and had to be relieved from
duty by her sister while she came tc
town for treatment.
i Terrell Bray, the court reporter die
not go away with Judge ]. 7. Scott
with the adjournment of court Friday
morning, but stayed and visited with
friends until Monday afternoon.
j Recent marriage licenses J. Clyde
Stout, aged % and Pearl Green, aged
20; Albert w. Reineer aged %, an6
Nora May Brown, aged 10; Earnest G.
Maryland, eyed IS and Dora Olden.
berg. aged 2S.
! The rural carriers met here as pei