Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-11-17
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
MEET AT SlGOURNEY

Sigourney-The County Board OF
Supervisors met in regular session last
| Monday noon and commenced the cam
vass of the votes. On account Of some
irregularities in the poll books from a
few of the precincts they had to have
five OF the different election boards
come to the county seat and make
amends. They finished the canvass on
Wednesday evening and the following
officers We're found to be elected, and
with the following majorities in this
county: Taft 27S: Carroll 142; Cap.
E. Miller for superintendent of public
! instruction had a majority of 1870 in
this county; Hon. D. W. Hamilton a
| ajority of 500: W. l.. Etter for rep
resentative in state house (Democra-
! tic 80: A. w. Lynn (R) for county
| auditor 127: H. F. Schwenke CD for
county treasurer Il: ]. r. Carrot CD
! for county clerk 81; F.. ]. Grimes CD
for sheriff IL: r. l.. Crawford (R) for
| recorder BIZ: II. F. Goeldner (R) for
county attorney S02: II. s. McVicker
| (R) for county superintendent 1913: F.
f. Kerr (R) for county surveyor 81:
! Fl. L. Snakenberg CD for member of
| tt, board of supervisors So Mats
Biewen CD for member of the board
OF supervisors 81. Pleasant Hoskins.
the Prohibition candidate for state rep
resentative. received 504 votes. The
proposition for the erection Of new
court house carried by 1894 majority.
Other interesting News.
Frank Page returned from Little
Rock. Arkansas the first of the week
I after having spent q month visiting his
| daughter. Mrs. Bon Pfaff.
Wallace Williams and family have
moved to Mitchell. South Dakota. Mr..
Williams has disposed of all his be-
| iongings here and goes there with the
intention of making that new country
his permanent home The hosts of
friends here wish them every good
| fortune in their undertaking.
4 Martin Renert of Boulder. Colorado.
s7ent last Saturday, Sunday and Mon
day in the city visiting among his
many friends. He was on his way
home from Chicago. where he had been
purchasing goods for his clothing
stores.
Miles Atwood and family and Will
lam Stevens and family We're visitors
) near What Cheer at the Dat Atwood
home. the first of the week.
DIR. L. H. Hinkley and wife are Wis
J iting at Lone Tree with the doctors
parents.
Miss Alice williams has been on the
; sick list this week and her place in the
North Ward school has been filled by
Maud Pennell. Alice has been hav-
ing a tussel with the quincy.
Miss Gladys Storms has returned
+ from Ottumwa where he was visiting
D at The Thos Reifsnider home.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. T. BRAY are contem-
: plating moving into their new horne ir
: the south part of the city this week
r They have erected nice UP to dat'
: house out near the Fl. G.. Brown place
q Ed Weller is moving into town. i,
e the property recently purchased OF r
u D. Snakenberg on South Main street.
J Ray House purchased the Mrs
Purkey resta urant the f1rst Of the Weel
: and took Immediate possession of tn
J. place. On Wednesday Mr.. House AM
: Miss Nora Adams were united in mar
riage. and this young couple are start
g ing into the business fully prepared t
IS make it a success.
Mrs. w. 7. Mclean. Sr.. died at TIL
hospital in Creston last Tuesday an
her body was brought here and burie
\. Thursday. 1t is reported that Mr.. Nc
Lean is very low and no hopes enter
: tanned for his recovery. He is at tn
If hospital in Creston sufferssg with Gan
Us Ger. Their son Warren brought 9TH
d body Of his mother here for intermeH
20 and FASTENED hack to the bedside {
te has father. The hosts of friends her
ig sympathise with this young man
3, these sad trials.
Is W. r. Fitzgerald received word her
l. gerald, had died in California the da
err before The body is to be brought her
it for burial. Daniel Fitzgerald was ft
Id a long time resident of this count
and for many years of this city.
Mike Kelley was in Chicago til
ne larst af the Weak and hEonRht b