Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-11-14
slGOURN EN-.

Sigourney, Nov. 11.-At the time of
pronouncing sentence, on Johnston
T. Martin, in the court room here on
THURSDAY evening the court room was
crowded and standing room in the
back of the room was at a premium
Judge Scott and the shorthand re-
porter We're on hand and court OPEN
ed at 1880. The case was called and
the attorneys began the argument for
a new trial, the defendants attorneys
having filed motion for new trial
a motion in arrest of judgment, and an
amendment to the motion for a new
trial since the Judge had gonn away.
The state a-,5ed for time to answer the
amendment to motion for new trial as
tt had been filed at such late hour
that they had had no opportunity to
st"dv it. After arguments and the
n-oting of authorities until II o'clock.
entitled to it's request, so the time of
senence was postponed until Novem-
Der "a. at 3 a. m.
The board of Supervisors let the
contract for, steel on Tuesday and the
Marsha lltown BRIDGE and Iron Works
received the contract. This establish
ment is owned by the A. E. Shorthill
company. the same men that furnish
ed the steel for Keokuk county for
1905, and have done so for several
Years past. Their prices are as fol-
lows: 2oxK tubes. 1870 with bracing
in. sets of tours. top strut 10 in, 1
beam, bottom strut Is. and one rod
at $40. 20xA inch tubes per lneal
foot, S1.39; 24XA tubes, 1910 in sets of
four. and bracing top strut, 1913, bot
tom strut, rs. rods / 1-3 at S153 "a
XIX in. tubes per lineal foot S175. 80
XII tubes, 1910, in sets of four and
bracing. top struts 10 in, / bottom
strut, 2-5. rod TX at s199. 30xA in.
tubes, per lineal foot, s2.49. Delivery
to be made within sixty days from or
der.
The Woman's club gave en- enter
tainment at the home of Mrs. E. b.
Rossiter last Tuesday afternoon.
A woman calling herself Peterson
is in Sigourney, the second time since
Charles Hickman was sent to the state
penitentiarv from this place during
the December, 1904. term of tie dis
trict court She is trying to work up
sympathy for the prisoner and have
people help her to get a petition for
his pardon to present to the governor.
She claims that thew We're about to
be married when the sad affair hap
pened. The woman claims to be from
Kansas City and has with her a small
boy.
MILFORD Utterbacl1 has returned from
the west. He was out in Wyoming
with the S. w. Brunt surveying crew
This was his second year at the work
having gone out and worked the full
season of 1904.
T. A. Snitzline and wife. of New
York, are visiting relatives in the city
This is their former home. Mrs. Snitz-
line was raised here, and Mr.. Snitz-
line was in business here for several
years.
The Keokuk County Swine Breed
er's association held their first sale
here last Tuesday and drew a fair
crowd. They report good prices and
that the sale was successful beyond
their expectations.
Mrs. Nell D. Needham, shorthand
reporter for Judge Clement, came to
Sigourney Thursday evening for a
short visit at home.
John Schlitz is visitin~ at home.
Miss Mile Kramer, of Keota is
visiting at the Frank Schlitz home.
DIR. Eastburn, of Hedrick, was a
business caller here Thursday.
Nick Dumont, of East Lafayette
township. was a business caller Thurs
day