Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-07-15
sIeoURNEY.

Sigourney, July 12.-Levi Bower, of
Harper having been found to be bank
rupt, the officers of the Citizens Saw
ings bank went down to close his place
charge last Monday D. Snakenberg
has been appointed receiver.
Rev. Palmer was called to the vest
ern part of the state last Monday on
account of the death of his wife's
mother. Mrs. Palmer has been at the
bedside of her mother for several days
and was there last Saturday night
when her mother died.
Mrs. Ogan was returned here last
Sunday The deputy sheriff and his
wife. of Hayes, Kansas, brought the
where Mrs. Wheeler and Jesse Nc
Creery had gone to receive her. These
people took charge Of her and her for
mer guardians started on their return
trip. She Is now at the home of Mrs.
Wheeler in care Of an experienced
woman and is rapidly regaining con-
troll Of herself. Since reaching here
she has not been the least violent or
excitable, but seems to be completely
worn out and sleeps greater part of
the time. 1t is expected that she will
soon be as well as ever.
The Sigourney band visited Leonard
Cody Bell and gave him complete
surprise Monday night. This being
Leonard's birthday, his parents had
secretly prepared a banquet and
had everything in readiness for gala
time.
Jay Jenkins broke his thumb and had
the bone driven out through the flesh
by a swiftly thrown ball, while practic-
ing Tuesday morning.
The board of supervisors met to con
slider the letting of a bridge contract
last Tuesday. The site on which they
proposed to build is about three miles
below the Manhattan bridge on South
Skunk river and will require a. 100 foot
bridge. Five bidders We're on hand
from Marshalltown, Ottumwa, Clinton,
Cedar Rapids and Omaha. After con-
sultation and discussion it was an
2 o'clock and the plans. selected were
filed for the inspection of would be
builders. At 2 o'clock bids were open
ed and it was found that the structure
would cost more than $4,000 to COM
plete. This was much greater
amount than they had figured on hav-
ing to spend for it, SO the deal was
called off and no contract let The
recent big rains and consequent wash
outs forbid much Of an outlay on new
locations for the present
A good game Of ball was played on
Browns grounds Tuesday afternoon.
commencing at 8 O'clock 1t was a
good afternoon for the game as rain
save no interference and good crowd
We're present. Will Beatty umpired
ana the score stood 4 for williamsburg
and for Sigourney. Up to the sixth
inning the game stood to 0 in favor
of Sigourney, at which point the game
took a quick change. For Sigourney
Reinert made the first score in the last
half Of the second inning ana Walker
and Reinert tailed again the last halt
Of the ninth. Cook, Of Williamsburg
scored in the first half Of the sixth;
Lewis and Boltz in the first half Of the
seventh. and Arnold in the first hall
of the eighth. Sargent pitched and
Menifee caught for Sigourney; while
Arnold as pitcher and Boltz as catcher
| did good work for Williamsburg. Some
OF the strangers at the game expressed
their surprise at the playing Of the
home team, and one man from
Muscatine said he believed the boys
| played fast enough to go against Mus
catine's first team