Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-12-17
William HEM Dead.

Sigourney- HEM only son
sof August HEM, died Thursday night
He was % years of age. unmarried and
at the time of his death resided with
his parents on a farm. about four
miles north of Sigourney. He leaves
to mourn his untimely death, his faith
er, mother and three sisters. Funeral
services were held Sunday afternoon
at the German Evangelical church at
Sigourney, Of which the deceased was
a member, conducted by the Rev Til
mann, and his remains were laid to
rest in the West cemetery.
Friday and Saturday the district
court was engaged In the trial of the
case Of the State of Iowa VS.. Everett
Looney. Looney was indicted by the
grand jury at the October term for
criminal assault upon one Velma Cady
which occurred on August H. The
jury retired for elaboration Saturday
afternoon at 4 o'clock and at $3.50 they
returned a verdict finding defendant
guilty. Under the statute the defen-
dant may be sentenced to the peniten-
tiary for life or any term Of years. Tho
prosecution was conducted by the
county attorney, Hugo f. Goeldner, as
sisted by Henry Wagner, and the de-
PENDANT was represented by Attorneys
Stockman & Baker. The defense
sought to establish the fact that at the
time of the alleged assault Velma Cady
was over fifteen years of age and that
the defendant for that reason was not
guilty of the crime. but the prosecu
ton established to the satisfaction of
the jury that she In fact was under
fifteen years old Judge Willcockson
wiz pronounce judement upon the de-
f:/ldant next Friday
The Brotherhood Of the Methodist
church had an open meeting Thursday
evening and all the men Of the sister
churches Of the town were invited to
attend. The house was well filled and
the program was interesting through
out. The last number was instrument
tai. by the High School orchestra, fol-
| lowed by devotionals. After the Male
selections. Judge x. E. Willcockson
| addressed the meeting on The Chris
| tan Man In Politics" Mr.. WilcockBon
argued that in the goth century 1t
would not do to have immoral and
| drunken men In high places Of govern
lnent; that the civilization of the goth
century was the greatest civilization
the world has ever known. He said:
| The masters have defined mans first
duty to be to his God: second to his
country third to his neighbor; fourth
to his family. and fifth to himself
He discussed the politician from the
standpoint of the man who under :
| StdllOS lie DdslC pIlnClple OF govern
| ment and that our government must
fail when the people fail to vote for
honest and moral men for public
! places.
E. E. Phelps followed with an adj
dress on The Christian Man In Bust
ness" He held that there could be no
middle ground-that one much be
either right or wrong In his business
as well as religion. This was followed
by Hon G. NJ, Brown. in en- able ad-
dress. The Christian Man in the
Home" and the last number was an
address bv e. o. Himler on 1.-THE
Christian Man nj the Church" The re-
mainder Of the evening WAS spent In q
social way.
i Mira. H. G. Brown left this morning
! for Osceoia. bein- called there on nc-
count of the death of her brothers
wife, Mrs. Murray Harlan. Mrs Har-
Ian, we are informed. died very sud
} denly.