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

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preston Of the White Slave Traffic
s23-The baseball season in the Iowa
state league closes today. Ottulnwa
secures the final game Of the season.
Clinton FORGETTING the game.
Ottumwa Sunday schools observe
rally day.
4. 25-Bessie Thompson Of ottumwa
attempts suicide at Des Moines by
drinking carbolic acid.
: Miss Maude McIntire and H L. Pol
lard are united in marriage at the
home of the bride.
27-"Ccn" Davis, an aged farm hand,
residing near Batavia, is robbed of
$1,1S9, the savings of a life time Asa
Smith is arrested at Fairfield, charged
s with the crime. The money Is recov-
cred.
Miss Flora Hurlburt of Green Bay,
Wis, and H. Wesley Garner are united
In marriage at the home Of the bride.
28-The Fort Madison bond case is
finally settled by the overruling by
the supreme court of the petition for
= rehearing.
Speaker Joseph G.. Cannon delivers
stirring address at the Grand opera
house as opening in Ottumwa Of the
republican campaign.
29--Abram Stevens, aged pioneer Of
this county, passes away at his home
near Highland Center
JOG. 9. Janney is sued for $4,000
on a series of notes by Fletcher S..
Heath and F. w. Whitaker.
Unknown man supposed to be Will
liam Pate found dying on the stair
way Of the Gilbert chop house.
October
l-Beginning of fall Y. M. c. A..
membership contest marked by spec
sacular pageant.
Warren s. Stone of Cleveland, O.,
Grand chief of the B. of l.. E, and %.
w Hurley Of Boston, Mass, assistant
grand chief, visit local brotherhood.
6-Otis Mcmillan, charged with rob-
berry, sentenced to two years in the
penitentary
Defendants are victors in the case
OF n. Baker vs.. e. H. Emery & Co.
Miss Mary McElroy Of this city,
returned missionary from India, tells
OF her WORK in the Y w. G. A.
8-Gov. A. B. Cummins delivers elo-
quent address at the Grand opera
house.
9-Grand jury indicts Public Water
company for maintaining nuisance
In the North Court street reservoir.
James Crume commits suicide at
his home, 1910 West Sherman street
by shooting himself in the head.
10lThe Iowa Library association
convenes In Ottumwa in 18th annual
convention.
12-Iowa Librarians in annual con-
vention elect new officers.
Mrs. Elmer Ellis of Eddyville kills
5-year-old daughter and SELF
17-Oscar R. Collier Of Sheridan,
city are united IN marriage at the
home of the bride.
First meeting of the season Of the
Ottumwa Women's club held at the
Y. w. C. A.
49, Charles Henderson. charged
with uttering a spurious check sen
fenced to fifteen months in the peni-
Eentiary.
20-Adelbert Badger receives fatal
Injuries in runaway accident at the
Corner of Main and Market streets.
John Miller, an elderly contractor
n this city, falls from scaffold and re-
teives fatal injuries.
21.Miss Anna Cohn Of this city and
j. M. Tennebam of Davenport are
united in marriage with impressive
Jewish ceremonies at the A. o. w,
hall.
Mrs. Mary McClung, an aged resi-.
dent OF this city, passes away.
!. William Jennings Bryan passes
through Ottumwa enroute east.
22-Major John F. Lacey, republican
candldate for congress addresses large
23-First production of Queen ii.
tfana,s Enchanted Wood" A home
talent comic opera, given under the
auspices of the Court Of Honor.
John 3. Shank, socialist candidate
Tor governor speaks before small au.
dience.
24-Fire in the fertilizer department
Of John Morrell & Co., Ltd. threatens
big plant, but is extinguished with
comparatively small loss.
Annual convention of the Iowa
Brewers association is held in OF.
tumwa.
R. M. Bowen of Eldon is swindled
out OF 1888 by confidence men.
25-Registration of voters for com.
Ing election begins
26-Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Ward Y. M
O. A. workers, whom the local asso-
citation is interested in sending to
India, leave Ottumwa for long Journey
to foreign lands.
27-John McDermott dies suddenly
at his home this morning.
perance day.
2s-Jacob Chiffon and James M.
Crawley, pioneer residents of Ottum-
wa pass away.
General j. B. Weaver of Colfax adj
dresses large audience in South OF.
tumwa, presenting the political issues
Of the day from democratic stand
point
3o-stephen Meaney, Milwaukee
sWitchman, residing In Ottumwa, is
killed at Marion,
31-Thomas ]. Devin, pioneer resi-
dent Of Ottumwa and brother-in-law OF
former president Benjamin Harrison,
passes away at his home on West
Fourth street
November
Miss Grace G.. Ennis is united
In marriage to ]. F. Whitney of Green
vile. Miss, at the home of the bride
in this city.
Jacob Myers, pioneer resident Of
Wapello county, passes away at his
home in Agency at the advanced age
Of "a years.