Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-10-21

fierce flashes of lightning continued
ment' measure 2.04 inches of
rain fell Ed Weller, a few miles
south of town had a barn struck by
| lightning and burned to the ground.
Two large stacks of hay belonging to
John Ritzinger stacked in the field lust
south of town were destroyed. Streams
We're SO high that many. of the roads
were impossible. No train service on
the c., NJ & st. P. until about noon.
and trains on the c., R. l. & P. We're
! delayed. The rural carriers could not
make their trips. The rain continued
by showers at infrequent intervals on
Tuesday and Tuesday night.
/ Charles Reed, of Webster, was call
ing on friends and transacting bust
ness last Monday.
Mile Strain received a fine fox ter
rior dog from ST. Paul last Monday
| morning. The animal is young
beauty and the gift of friends.
| Born, Oct. 10, to Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
| Riddell, at the home of the brides
, parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. Rich
mon. on South Main street, a ten
| pound son.
G. S. Mahannah, ex-member of the
/ day on business.
| Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Frank j.
Seibel, at their home in the western
/ part of the city, a seven pound daugh-
| ter.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. M. Richardson exz
pected to leave for Milwaukee. WIS.
Tuesday morning, but failed to get
away on account of washouts on the
railroad and the delayed train service
They expect to start this week, but are
undecided as to the day.
| Mrs. G. G. Heninger left for Cedar
Rapids Monday evening, to be present
at the Presbyterian Synod, and Sun
| day school convention.
T. c. 'Leago, of What Cheer, is in
court here this week on the case of
Silas S. Lamb VS.. August Geno. Mr..
Lamb is in the real, estate business
and is suing Geno for commission on
deal in which he claims commission
| that Geno thinks he is not entitled to.
He is attempting to prove to the jury
| that he was instrumental in making
| the trade and entitled to his commits
sion. The case is now occupying the
attention of the court and of a jury
| The case of Mike Striegel VS.. Philip
| Messerschmitt went to the jury about
the middle of the forenoon Tuesday
Striegel is a cattle buyer and Messer-
schmitt a butcher. 1t seems that they
dealt back and forth and run open ac-
counts. When it came to making
1 %
three cattle. Striegel has Messer-
schmitt charged with three cattle
more than Messerschmitt thinks he
owes. He does not deny the buying OF
t!r an'nals, but cl,niS~ teiNt l.. lnl:'i for
them The jury is still out, with indi-
cations of it being a hung jury.
Judge Scott ordered an extra venre
of twenty jurors drawn to appear IN
Court next Monday, and <he follcwln.
names were drawn from the jury box:
James Risk, of Jackson township;
John Smith, of West Lafayette; b. Z
Easthurn of Warren; Henry Herr, OF
Liberty: Joe Young, of German; G. G
Hyzer, of Richland; w. c. Shaw, OF
Prairie; VIM. Shy, of Jackson; Frank
Prairie; J. D. Striegel, John Randolph
and b. d. Helscher. of East Lafayette;
William MARI, of Clear Creek; George
Dolly, of Prairie; Samuel Garrett. of
Washington; R. Greenhalgh, of Wash
ington; H. L. Schilling and Gus
Kracht, of Sigourney, and John Coff-
man, of East English river. These
make forty-seven jurors who are sum-
moned to appear before the court
| here the coming Monday morning. The
Judge wishes to have plenty to draw
/ from as not to delay the murder trials
for lack of Jurors.
4 Rev. and Mrs. j. D. Palmer are in
Cedar Rapids attending the big meet
I ing of the Presbyterians.
+. w. Pfaff went to Cedar Rapids
Monday, to the state encampment of
the I. o. o. F. lodge Several from
| this place expect to be in attendance
next Thursday when the Sigourney
team does some degree work before
the meet.
J. r. Dunn, president of the Delta
| G., IL in, no ri hllc
mess Tuesday.
| Mrs. Hud Clark is in Cedar Rapids
attending state meeting Of the Re
bekah lodge.
| George McCarty of Delta, was in
town on business Tuesday.
| Mrs. Baxter. of What Cheer, spent
two days at the A. NJ, Strain home this
week. She was just returning from
Excelsior Springs, Mo-. where she has
spent the past few weeks.
Mrs. c. e. McQuaid is on the sick
| list
Mrs G. G. Shanafelt leaves for Chi
cago Saturday evening, where she will
spend week visiting friends
The hearing of the divorce case of
VIM. Prannebecker and his wife, Mar
garet Pfannebecker, is set for today.
The following recent marriage IL
censes have been issued from the
office of the clerk: Chester G. Lem
enweaver, aged 25, and Jessie ".
Jacobs, aged %; B. Tout, aged 81, and
M. B. McMahan, aged "a; c. R. Chill
ders. aged 81, and Nancy A. Wilcox
aged 20.
Arthur Brunt returned from the
west Monday evening. He says they
have had some terrible snow storms
out in that country lately.
MYSTIC.
| Mystic, Oct. 19.-Albert Massey is
| very i'll