Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-12-22
ATTACHMENT is
SUED AGAINST MUSIC FIRM

Albia-A landlords attachment was
issued from the justice court of Squire
Falvey Wednesday afternoon directed
AGAINST the music firm of Basconl &
Stevens. and in favor of M. J. Boyd
ston. The papers were issued owing to
alleged back rent not being paid. The
Stevens family have not been living
In peace and happiness the past week
! and they have kept trail hot to the
justice office in trying to get their
martial woes Strengthened out. Mr.
Stevens had written to his mother
that he did not intend in live with
Mrs Stevens any longer. She got hold
| things of various shades and descrip-
t1ons have been happening. They
have charged each other with all the
| vile things imaginable, and Wednes-
dav Mrs. Stevens gave out the infor-
| nation that she never was married to
the man. She thought she was but
after an investigation, she alleges that
she was led into mock marriage
| ceremony, the ceremony being per
formed by a man who made all ar
| rangements with her husband. and
| she was but the dupe Of the two. The
troubles Of the couple caused so much
talk that Boydston stepped In to pro-
tect what interest he had in the bus
mess in the way of furnishing them a
room.
Gets New Interurban Cars.
| Two new interurban cars were un.
| loaded at the Abba depot Wednesday
| morning for use on the Abba Inter
urban. This makes q total of sis
| cars that are now in daily use on the
system. 1t has been but two years
since when the interurban question
was started in Abba and since tina,
time line has been built to Hooking
4 lac m NJ
1 days the line to Eiteman, seven miles
to the northwest will be ready fol
use. The last cars are for use on the
| Hitenan end Of the line. There may
be towns in Iowa where they have
! more money than the citizens of Abba
but this is the first one to stick Its
head UP and go ahead and build inter-
urbans to mining towns and surround
Ing country. In less time than
two years Abba has built interurbans
! to the minine towns of Hooking and
| Hiteman. covers all the territory ir
| between and has an excellent city ser
| vice. If that isn't going some for q
town Of 5000 population, what is2.
Charged With Grand Larceny.
| Gaylord Stebbins was returned tc
| Abba yesterday from Morgan valleS
where he had been placed under ar
rest. The charge against the man is
grand larceny. He came to Abba a
few weeks ago and opened head,
| quarters where he was to conduct q
detective agency. Business was moi
| as brisk as had been anticipated anC
Stebbins. it is alleged, attached him
self to an overcoat that was the
property Of County Recorder elect Ca
Guthrie and made away with It, later
| selling the coat. Stebbin was pur.
sued all over the southern part Of the
! state and was only arrested when he
\ went to the home OF his parents for
\ the holidays.
! Other News.
| The remains of Mrs. Luthenia Ions
dale arrived in Abba last night anc
the funeral Was held this afternoon
| She was formerly resident Of this
| county, but for some months had beer
making her home in the Odd Fellow.
home at Mason city. She wa.
4 seventy-six years of age. Asthma wa!
the cause of her death.
4 Ed NJ. Noble left last nisht fol
y Corpus Christi. Texas. A number o