Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-01-03


TOMS ling rapidit many new business
sseI erprises have been established, and
4 there have been many acquisitions
sEt tend to the betterment and the
i impTpy of the city in many ways.
The elimination of the efforts look
q ing toward the erection of new and
mod fern hospital building and the COM
etion and dedication of the new Bap-
{ list church. the completion of the new
6 home for the Y w c. a. and improve
Y inents In practically every church In
4 the city took place during the year.
Notable Death List.
The passing away Of A. w. Buchan-
an, the hcnored and revered state rep
& resen tative of Wapello county and the
deaths of many of the old settlers and
4 several OF the old soldiers has made
l4se death list of the year notable
one. Mysterious murder. suicide, at
tenapts at suicide, and railroad acct
dents have followed in rapid success
s 5ls B. Up and Doing.
glance over the files Of the Daily
&; 4 q lring the year that is closing
( III show above everything else
Qttumwa has been up and doing
and that the year has been one of re-
K larkable growth and development.
Some of the more important happen
4 ings In Ottumwa and vicinity as
Cleaned from these pages will prove
sofy latsgest and are as follows:
January.
Sss Relatives Of Mrs. M. w. Scott and
4 *. Hart perish in Iroquois fire in
Chicago.
New hospital assured Announce
naent made that $4,000 had been
raised for new building ss
u. Vest selected by directors
] as assistant cashier of First National
{ bank
Gambling houses, slot machines and
card parties" stopped.
ISIS Eta Sigel and Harry j. Coin
are married. Ceremony was performed
IN Wuodman hall according to elabor-
ate Jewish custom.
President Roosevelt tells congress
why Panama canal treaty should be
Tat5d ed IN his special message to that
4 lock Island road gives 5000 to
Blanche Hourihan fund.
Council authorizes Mayor Picker to
send $3.50 to Mayor Harrison to help
I alleviate the Iroquois fire sufferers.
Sixteen prisoners bound over by
grand jury.
H L. Waterman elected president
of Dttumwa Commercial association at
( annual meeting.
Second Congregational church
ssextends call to Rev Isaac Goodman,
ssof Streator, Ill.
Golfer dam Is practically COM
pleted and repair work done.
Defense in case of the state against
Belle Lewis at Sigourney, charged
with killing her husband, .Wellman
= Lewis, may claim self-destruction.
81 South Side com mittee makes rec
concentrations to city council to raise
q the levee.
John Morrell & Co. commence
cutting ice.
Grand jury reports true bills against
five and ignores charges against four.
Ottumwa death rate figured at 1882.
Lifeless body of William Streeby
discovered in the morning in a
crouched position in front of his re-
pair shop, 32951a East Main street.
Proceeds Of prize ball to be given
January 20 to go to hospital fund in
stead Of city for chemical engines.
Twenty-seven men allow the re.
moyal of skin from arms to be grated
IN Jas. e; Gill at hospital
12-G. F. Utterback, Of Sigourney,
shoots himself and is near death.
Majority of local national and saw
Tugs banks hold annual meeting
sS DR.. Jefferson Williamson, q resident
of Qttnmwa since 1852, passes away.
h Miss Grace Harrow and J. Rudy
Smith, of Little Rock, Ark. were mar
ried last evening.
Gilbert F. Utterback succumbs
TO self inflicted wounds at home in Sig
Quincy.
New buildings of Parsons college at
Fairfield are dedicated.
John w Lewis to resume the prac-
Stice of law here.
Plans completed for social event to
be given by Sacred Heart church.
1.-THE marriage of Miss Matte
May Enyart and Griffin B. Melick took
place last night.
Ottunwa gets next meeting of Iowa
ffr,, $50 ~ s