Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-01-03
January.

s 1--Nir. and Mrs. George w. Newman
celebrate their twenty-ffth wedding
anniversary at their home on Lorella
street.
2-Mrs Julius Fecht, we'll known
resident of Ottumwa, passes away.
Ottumwa Commercial association
holds annual business meeting and re-
lect old officers and chooses board Of
directors.
j. II. Norton and Timothy Conroy,
two aged residents, answer final sum-
mons
"A small wreck, causing consider
able damage to rolling stock, but no
injuries, occurs in the local Burling-
ton yards.
Wapello County Humane society
holds annual meeting and elects off,
GERS for coming year.
5. Mrs. Frank u. Norton OF Eldon.
passes away.
George F. Heindel reelected sec
rotary of Commercial association.
st. D. Foster delivers address be-
fore annual meeting of the Muscatine
IN. c. A.
9-Miss Margaret c. Tierney of this
city and James K Breakey Of East St
Louis, H., are married in the Sacred
Heart Catholic church.
Many Ottumya banks hold annual
meetings today Stock of First Ma
tional bank increased from 100000
to 100000.
11-Alva Carter, IA year old color
ed lad. falls into scalding vat at pack
Ing house and narrowly escapes death.
'Te ko1y 10 81
Annual meeting of the Open Door
Mission Is held.
10-Dr Emma s. Powell and Frank
w. Hill united in marriage.
12-Deed conveying interests of Of
tumwa Traction and Light company
to the Ottumwa Railway and Light
Co. is filed.
Max Mamreow, machinist Of
Milwaukee,. Wisconsin, drops dead
at the corner of College and Second
streets shortly after II o'clock at night
Capga Of death a mystery.
14-W. H. Rogers and J.. F. Reed
ieave for indianapolis to attend the
national convention Of the u. M. w,
. Of A.
Farewell meeting for Captain Mary
Swanson held at Salvation Army bar
racks before that officers departure
% Fort Dodge.
16-George B. Simmons withdraws
rom Hardsocg Mfg Co.
17-Local Musicians union holds
Banquet.
1S--A. L. Eaton, son of the late Dan
el Eaton. and formerly we'll known
ottumwa business man, dies in New
York city.
Janney Mfg. Co. made defendant in
suits for annullment of previous settle
ments and asking judgment for full
amounts due on promissory notes held
by the Des Moines National bank Of
Des Moines, First National bank of
Chicago and the National bank of
Commerce of Kansas City, Mo.
19-Major A. H. Hamilton is guest
of honor at surprise party held at his
of his 18th birthday. Twenty-seven
members Of the G. A. R. attend.
Thirty-two pupils of the Adams
school receive certificates of prof.
cheney.
Mrs. Caroline Kiser Alderdice, aged
resident. passes away at the advanced
age of IS years.
Z Class of ten graduates from the
,Ottumwa high school,
C.. c. Porter Of this city, de-
feated at the convention OF the I. S.
Il. M. A. for the position of secretary
treasurer OF that organization, L. G..
Deets Of Des Moines being elected.
22-Ed Albertson. W. g. Baker, Har-
~ Lee sentenced to three years in
the penitentiary for burglary by Judge
NJ. a. Roberts.
Co. G elects 3. ]. Rosenauer, J. H.
Meier and G. E. Schamp as captain.
first lieutenant and second lieutenant,
respectively.
23--Thirteenth annual meeting of
tho Y. w. C. A. held ct association
gymnasium.
24-Unoff1cial announcement made
that l.. B. Allen, superintendent of the
Illinois division of the Rock Island, is
to succeed O. e. Stewart as superiu-
tcndent of the Ottumwa division Of
the Burlington.
25-The Ottumwa Retail Merchants
association holds annual banquet at
Court hotel
East End Presbyterion Church band
is given at the church.
26-Mrs. Sarah Jane Church, wife
of c. Church, passes away.
George B. Simmons secures control
of the American Mining Tool Co, of
What Cheer and announces that the
plant will be moved to Ottumwa
civilian ("Red") Russell, Sam.
uel Grow, night policeman of Eldon,
ana Frank Russell are wounded in
pistol duel at Eldon C'Red") Rus.
sell is expected to die.
22-Swedisl Mission church dedi.
Gated with impressive exercises.
lev. j. NJ. Hoffman called to pas
torate of first Christian church.
Collecting of Kaaba Temple, An
Gent Arabic Order of Mobiles OF
the Mystic Shrine is held in Ottum
va,
Y. M c. A. membership campaign
loses with Gig dinner 70. successful
orkers. One hundred and thirty