Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-02-13
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left for his farm near snyder, OKla.,
last Wednesday, after having spent
and sister and numerous friends.
Attorney T. c. Legoe, of What
Cheer, was transacting business here
last Wednesday.
Ellis Fritzler. of Warren township,
was in Sigourney Wednesday.
J. w. A. Goeldner, of the eastern
part of the county was attending to
city Wednesday.
Hale Higgins of the northern part
of the county was a county seat vist-
tor Wednesday.
Miss Ida ,Yahnke is on the sick list.
Mrs. Joseph Roop, of Hedrick, is
visiting here at the home of herl
daughter, Mrs. E. E. Phelps.
/. Ray Staples has resigned his posi-
ton here and gone to the state of
Minnesota to look for location.
Hiram Miller. of the northeast part
of the county, was a caller on We'd
nesday.
S. q. Wilson, of Delta, was a caller
in the city Wednesday.
G.. M. F'uhrmaster, of English River
township, was attending to business
and calling on friends here Thursday
III this city will be pleased to learn
of his recent promotion ip, the express
business. Mr.. Bartz Has been the
city agent at Oskaloosa for more than
a year. but on last Tuesday was pro-
noted to the Rock Island Office at
Rock Island, Ill. Mr. Bartz was raised
in this town and graduated from the
high school in the class Of 1896.
Miss Cora Grissom came to the city
Wednesday from her home near He'd
rick5 and expects to remain with
friends for several weeks.
George B. Baker of Hadrick. has
been in town the past few days at
lending to legal matters.
w. H. McFarlan, of What Cheer,
came to the city Thursday morning
and returhed home in the evening.
of the City was attending to business
and Calling on friends here Thurs
DC. Wales, of South English, was
cswer among friends here Thursday.
{ John Hayes, of near Hayesville, was
a caller Thursday.
w. d. Beatty purchased the john
Ritzinger home in he-northern part
of the city last Wednesday. Mr.. and
Mrs. Ritzinger will live with Mrs.
Ritzinger's mother, until autumn when
they expect to build on the land just
east of the city, which Mr. Ritzinger
recently purchased.
The large pump at the city water
works was broken Wednesday morn
ing and for several hours this city was
without water service.
Harry Harris is considerably i'm
proved and able to be about on the
streets.
The grand jury met Wednesday and
adjourned on Thursday, transacting
what business came before them with
energy. The business Of this session
was not very heavy, and they have
ADJOURNED subject to recall, so, that IL
court is in session and dispose of bust
ness that would otherwise have to
Wait until the April term Of court.
w. s. Utterback, Of Delta, was III
the city Wednesday,
l.. d. Yoss, of the northeastern part
Of the county, was looking after bust
ness matters in the city Thursday.
w. r. Wilkins, of the northwest
part of the county, was caller here
Thursday
John Shawhan was transacting bus
mess in the city Thursday.
c. F. Davis, of the south part Of the
county, was transacting business and
visiting friends here Thursday.
| Michael Reinert of German town
ship, returned to his home Thursday
after a two days session with the
grand jury.
Pierce Halferty, of the south part of
the city, was a business caller Thurs
| day.
Jake Gellman, Of What Cheer, was
brought before the commissioners of
insanity Thursday afternoon and nd
| judged insane, and was taken to the
hospital at Mt. Pleasant the same
Long, assisted by VIM. Richardson.
Mr.. Gellman was in that institution
q few months ago, having been sent
from Centerville on account of his ac-
lions while visiting relatives there
| People at What Cheer hearing of the
matter feared foul play and got the
man released on habeas corpus pro-
ceedings.
| Mrs. Fred Bruins has sold her prop
erty in the northeastern part of the
city to Nick Adrian, and will move tc
Cedar Rapids soon. Mr.. Adrian is
coming in from the farm to retire anC
| try town life.
Rev. R. A. Martin, who commenced
| special meetings in the Christian
church last Sunday evening was call
ed away from his pulpit by deputy
witness in court there Rev. H. A
! Pallister, of Delta, is conducting the
meetings during his absence.
The case of the state of Iowa VS.. w
H Wilson wherein Mr.. Wilson |.
charged with assault with intent tt
commit murder is set to be tried OF
4 next Thursday and the witnesses have
been subpoenaed accordingly.
4 The high school students are goint
to have valentine social at the higi
school building on the evening Of tina
interesting day.
Mrs. Fred Schipfer has returned
from her trip to California and othe
points throughout the west.
i Frank Grumm has returned to- New
Home, North Dakota, where he is, tn,
possessor of a piece Of land.
II DR.. L. H. Hinkley has returned from
Iowa City, where he had gone to at
tend a meeting of dentists.
!, Mrs. G. D. Woodn is visiting he
daughter, Mrs. Grace Hadley in Chi
cago.
Il w n McWillians of uaar;oI, :;