Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-05-16
o'NElL VS.. ADAMS.
.centerviIIe Man Wants $4,000. From
Seymour Editor-Marshal
Gaddia is Also Sued

Gaddis is Also Sued.
seynour.-Dave O'Neil of Center
vile has brought suit for $4,000 against
j. j. Adams, editor Of the Seymour
Leader for damages sustained from an
article published in his paper on Feb
ruary IL. O'Neil has also sued the
marshal, Theo Gaddis, for like sum
for arresting and falling him on o
charge Of drunkenness. Gaddis and
Adams have retained Miles and Steele
as their attorneys in the case.
John Hoschar returned Monday
from Alamagardo, New Mexico. to at
tend to some business matters here
The proposition to erect and improve
the West School building, voted on
Monday, carried by majority Of nine
ty votes. The same proposition was
voted on in March and lost by one
vote.
The regular meeting Of the Home
and Foreign Missionary societies of the
Presbyterian church met with Mrs.
James Strome Tuesday afternoon.
Howard Clark Of Des Moines was q
Seymour visitor Monday.
The depositors of the Farmers and
Drovers' bank, met Friday night and
appointed a committee to employ an
attorney to look after their interests In
the defunct bank.
Inc CnTee DOySs ITONl the seymour
high school, Edgar Dyball, Alex Rich
part in the southeastern Iowa schol-
astic meet at Fairfield last Friday, took
second place, coming home Friday
morning with five medals, four gold
and one bronze. Dyball won first in
! the 100-yard dash and running broad
jump. Alex Richardson won first in
the discus and twelve pound hammer
throw and Kenneth Johnson came in
third ms the running high jump.
Mrs. j. C. Varney returned home
from Trenton Saturday night
/ Sheriff E. Merrick of Corydon was
| in this place Saturday serving notices
on number of Seymour citizens to
appear before the grand jury on May
121.
Frank Miller and w. A. Gordon were
4 i'll Sewal between trains Saturday.
i A. d. Montgomery of Howard was
i in town Saturday
i M. q. Green returned from trip tc
/ Colorado Springs Sunday
4 DR.. Banning was a professional WIS.,
4 itor in Sewal Sunday.
4 w "A. Gordon went to Excelsior
4 Springs for his health Sunday
\ Dan Bennett, Rile Anderson anG
i MIR. Briggenhorst We're Powersville Wis.
itors Sunday.
\ About dozen young people from
this place went to Sewal on No.
Sunday for a picnic on the shores o.
the c., M. & st. P.s big pond. return
ing on the southwest limited
Rev. w. E. Eardaway Of the Metho'
dist Episcopal church delivered the
baccalaureate sermon in the Baptis
church Sunday morning. There wer.
no services in the other churches in thu
! morning.
4 Ben Ellis, went to sewal Sunday tt
i work on a farm south of that place THU
i week.
4 John Smith of Unionville, Mo-, Wis
!, tied : Saturday and Sunday with hi
I brother, Sherman, who has been quit
sick with pneumonia.
! The opening game Of the baseball
season was played at Sportsman's par!
, at this place between Seymour ant
Mystic resulting in score of 6 to
in favor of Seymour.
Edgar Smith has gone to Omaha
Y Neb., where he has a position as fore
man in the halter department Of (;
i large harness shop. He will take nj
wife to that place soon
Mrs. Barney Ward of Centerville ar
rived here Monday for a few days
visit with old friends.
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