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

South English and spent few hours
with his family last Friday. He re-
ports encouraging prospects in the re-
yival he is holding there.
D. H. Wales, Of Jackson township,
was visitor here Saturday
spent Sunday with friends in Kes-
wick.
John Denison and son, of Ollie,
were over on business Saturday.
Miss Pearl Williams has returned to
Sigourney after a weeks visit at the
home Of her parents in Keswick
Van Marshall, of Ollie, was here
looking after business matters Satur-
day.
The county board of supervisors
hired w. ]. Moore as janitor of the
court house for the coming year. There
were no other applicants for the
place. He is to receive sac per month,
and $1.50 per day extra while court Is
in session,
The county will be under the same
contract for bridge work the coming
year as they We're last. John Ritzin-
ger has been hired to do the work
under the direction of the board of SUI
pervisors and for supervision of the
work is to receive s2.75 per day. He
is allowed one other competent bridge
man at S2.25 per day, and to hire men
and teams at the rate of $3.50 per day.
All tools will be furnished by Ritzin-
ger and the county supplies, the pile
driver and material The board re-
serving the right to terminate the con-
tract at any time that they deem it
advisable.
Mrs. D. w, Lucas had the misfor-
tune to break a rib on the right side,
by falling from chair at her home
Friday evening. 1t seems that she
climbed upon the chair to be able to
reach high cloak hook, and while
reaching the chair became overhaul
her 10 the floor The injury is consid-
cred more serious on account of the
advanced aged of Mrs. Lucas.
Saturday Gideon Low, of Jackson
township, was placed under a peace
bond of 5000.
Sam Utterback refoored the vault
in the recorders Office Saturday
Edwin Bower. of Lockhart Ala
bama. was in the city a few hours
Saturday evening, enroute to Harper,
where he was called by the serious
er. Mr.. Bower was a resident of this
place for many years and an employ
IN the First National bank He left
here for the south on account of the
increased salary, he was offered with a
big numbering company there.
p. K. Pruce. of ottumwa, spent
Sunday at the A. N. Strain home.
Mrs. Vim. Covev is Visiting rela-
tives in Cincinnati.
Mrs. NJ. J. Hubbird is visiting in
Ollie with her daughter, Mrs. Schreiner
and family.
Miss Emma Holaworth, of Harper,
is visiting Sigourney friends.
Mrs. VIM. Richardson is visiting her
brother, Frank Veitch, in Waggoner,
Oklahoma Territory, and expects to
make an extended visit there
Mrs. John Cissna is home from
Galine, Mich, where she has been Wis
iting for several weeks, and she is now
planning to pay a visit to her daugh-
ter. Mrs. Robert Call, in Peoria, III.
John Ritzinger purchased forty
acres of land off of what is known as
! the owen Stevens estate, Saturday.
Miss Emily Shanafelt spent Friday
in Ottumwa visiting with her friend,
Mrs. John Hale. who is in the hospi-
tai there.
The Methodist Episcopal choir is arr
ranging for special musical program
in the church here the evening before
Christmas.
Charles johnson and wife, of Hum
eston, are visitine at the home of Mr..
Johnson's parents here.
Albert Mantz, of the Manitoba prov
ince, Canada, came home Saturday and
will spend the winter with his parents
Mr., and Mrs. Nathan Mantz, here.
John Mitts, of Lancaster township.
has purchased the Hawk restaurant
on the west side of the square and
has taken possession.
Frank Grum. of New Home North
Dakota, is here visiting with friends.
Mr. Grum is demonstrating quarter
section there, but comes back to Keo-
kuk county each year to spend the
winter.