Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-10-26

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Mass. They expect to stay during
the winter and Miss Jessie will resume
her study of music.
August Kenning broke his collar
bone by falling down the elevator shaft
in their hardware store last Thursday
night. He and his brother were work
ing with stoves after the store had
been closed for the day, when the acct
dent happened.
Hill Clark and wife, of Boulder, Col.
left for Chicago Friday, after spending
few days with relatives and friends
here. After visiting few days in
that city they will return to their home
! in Colorado.
Frank McWilliams and family left
for Humeston Friday morning, after
having spent couple of weeks here
with his mother and visiting with
friends.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Henry snakenberg re-
turned from their western trip last
Friday night. They have been gone
more than six weeks, and during their
absence, visited the fair at Portland,
and relatives and interesting sights
Throughout different parts of the north
western states.
| The churches here are planning for
| uilloH TeVlNdl service mere III the near
future. They expect to arrange for a
two weeks session, and longer Is in
terest seems to warrant their doing
so. They wish to all unite, select the
handiest and largest room obtain
able for the meeting, and hire an
evangelist of experience and wide rep.
utation. They have not decided just
who they will try to secure, but have
several widely known men in view.
The coming Wednesday evening all
the churches of the town will unite
and hold a union prayer meeting. They
do this on account of the regular lee
! ture course, and they all want to at
tend this concert. They will also take
ronle action in regard to the proposed
union meetings while members of all
churches are together.
MIS-. Will Harlan and Miss Gitteau
White are planning to return to their
homes In Alabama this week, leaving
here Wednesday evening. These wo-
men with their children have been
visiting relatives here for the past
three months.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Phelps, of Com
petine. drove to Sigourney Saturday
morning to visit their son, 2. E..
Phelps. and his family. They return
ed to their home Monday.
A large crowd of people gathered at
the Henry Ltppard home south of
town last Sunday and spent the day.
The occasion was the birthday Of
Mrs. Eastburn, and her children with
their families constituted the crowd.
Mrs. Eastburn is past 80 years Of age.
and while her birthday was a few days
before the celebration, they selected
the first nice day that was convent
ent for the children to gather
Dr. Ina Barker drove to What Cheer
Sunday morning and spent the day
i NJ re cic
A. M. Meas is home from Iowa City,
and reports that his wife is doing
| nicely since the operation.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Veitch OF OF
tumwa. spent a few days last week
at the homes of their daughters here.
p. D. Nauman has returned from
Des Moines, where he was called OH
account of the illness of Charles
Goodman, Jr.
The Washington high school and the
Sieourrey high school boys were to
have played football at the picnic at
the Singmaster place near Keota last
Saturday, but on account of the post
poning of the picnic that game was
spoiled. Not wishing to change their
plans they offered to come to Sigour-
ney and play the boys on their home
field. They came Saturday about noon
and several Washington young people
came with them. The game was play
ed on Browns grounds in the after
noon and resulted in a decided victory
for the visitors Score II to 0 in favor
of Washington.
The case of William Pfannebecker
VS.. Margaret Pfannebecker occupied
the attention of the court Thursday
and Friday. The evidence was all in
| bv o'clock Friday evening and an
after night session was held for the
lawyers to present the case to the
Judge. The matter Is still in the hands
of the judge, as he has not made his
decision yet.
Sheriff John Baty returned from FIT
Madison Saturday, where he had gone
to take two prisoners who We're SEN
fenced last week. John F. Doyle plead
guilty to the charge of larceny from
building in the night time. He was
the man who entered the home of Min
ME and Lou Snakenberg, two elderly
women living alone in German town
ship and carried off valuables one night
last summer. He goes to FIT. Madison
to serve out a term Of ten years al
hard labor, and will have the costs OF
the case to pay besides George Ram
sey was given three and one-halt
years at hard labor for entering the
home of Levi Bray in Richland town
day time. He had partner in the
deal named Guy Scott, whose mother
put up 5000 in cash for his appearance
at court, and he failing to appear
Keokuk county is ahead 5000.
William Smith, who was charged
with entering the Nick Baker home ir
Harper and stealing Mrs. Bankers
watch, plead guilty a while back tc
stealing goods, the value of which
would not exceed SIS. Thursday the
court gave him sentence of one year
: in the county Jail, 5000 fine and pay
the costs of proceedings. The limit OF
the law.
Harvey Shoemaker, who was charg-
ed with assault with intent to commit
great bodily injury, also received his
sentence. He told the court that the
man he assaulted was his close friend
and that he never intended any harm
but was under the influence of liquor
and was not at himself at the time
HE promised not to drink any more