Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-01-02

31.-Funeral of Mrs. D. II. Emery,
waose death was caused from a gaso-
line explosion, while visiting in Sioux
City. Easter services observed by all
the churches in the city.
April.
1.-Heavy frost.
New city administration takes
the reins and is indicted into Of
flee.
Suisse named as Chicago's may
or.
4.-Lunacy board reports Thaw is
sane.
5.-Roosevelt exposes big so-called
rich mans" conspiracy to defeat his
policies.
6.-Mayor T. ]. Phillips receives an
invitation to national arbitration con-
gress in New York.
S.-Inheritance and trust bills
downed. Snow and rain all day.
William Mantz is sentenced to
two years in the penitentiary for
horse stealing.
10.-20,o 00, 900 in Russia are suffer
ing from famine. Manager Jack Cor
bett and seven of his men are at
work practising for the ball season.
11.-Foraker opens his campaign;
defies Roosevelt.
12,-Thaw jury ~disagrees. Eight
suicides in Chicago in one day.
10. The aggregate amount of the
assessments on Ottumwa real estate
and personal property is estimated to
have increased $1,000, 900 in the last
two years.
15.-James H. Eckels, noted Chi
cago banker, found dead in bed.
16.-Earth shock kills 500 in Mex
leo.
17.-Earth shocks reported in all
corners of globe.
19.-Town in Philippines is DESTROY
ed by fire, 10000 homeless.
20.-Farmers' and Drovers' bank #
Seymour is closed to prevent run. Ovit
Turner of nea Bedford. kills his
brothers. wife, and then kills his
brother, and afterwards commits sui
eide.
22.-Shortage found by examiners
in Seymour bank.
23.-Mayor Phillips closes the lid
tight on boxing.
24.-Roosevelt scores friends OF
Mover, HAYWOOD and Pettibcne.
25.-Middle west is hit by cold wave
27.-George Wilson halts wedding
ceremony to put load of buckshot in
tn crowd of serenaders at Lovil'a
The jamestown exposition opens in q
blaze of glory.
2a.-Mayor Schmitz of San Francis
co, Cal, ready to turn aid to the
state.
30.-John Hackert, a farmer neal
Sigourney. commits suicide by hang
ing.
May.
May mime explosion in Virginia
kills II and Injuries 5.
3.-Cold and snow sweep over entire
state. Home grown vegetables fol-
sale on the local markets.
ED C. Myers dies at his home in
Ottumwa. Fruit crop practically
wiped out by frosts.
5.-Legal battle in Haywood case
on. Miles Morrow of Trenton shoots
Ben Farrell in front of Smoky Row
dive.
7.-Several towns wiped out by tor
nado in Texas.
8.-Federal troops are called &c
quell the Frisco riot.
Haywood trial begun at Boise
Idaho.
10.-Son born to Queen Victoria is
heir to Spanish throne.
11.-Wheat makes an advance of
to 6 cents. Clash feared in Frisco
strike.
13.-Dollar wheat throws pit int
wild panic. Baron Kuroki visit.
jamestown exposition.
14.-Sympathetic strike ties up the
Morrell works.
15.-Severe storm is general owe
the west.
16.-Miles Morrow is bound over t;
await the action of the grand jury.
17.-Morrell men return to work
Wheat sales break all records. Mayo,
Schmitz of San Francisco is executive
in name only.
2O.-Haywood jury complete; tn,
trial drags.
22.-Wheat sets a new high recor,
! of $1.05%.
23.-Mrs. William Mckinley strick
, en-; no hope for recovery.
25.-C1oud burst in Van Buren, coun
ty is costly. Abba has 500 cases o
2 measles.
26.-Memorial services in the cit,
: churches.
27.-Mrs. Mckinley dead.
2S.-Mrs. Stuart of Eddvville, age,