Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-01-28
ALBA.

ALBA.
Albia.-Granville Terrence, a young
man 10 years of age, was before the
commission on insanity in this city
Wednesday afternoon and his csse
was one wherein the commission
thought that he should be sent to the
hospital at Mt, Pleasant, and he was
taken to that place last evening. The
young man was under the impression
that some person was continually af-
ter him to do him bodily injury and
In the past few days he had grown
worse.
Deputy United States Marshal Bid
we'll of Ottumwa, was In Abba today
and when he returned home this
evening he took with him Calls Green,
colored, who had been indicted some
time ago by the federal grand jury on
the charge Of the illegal sale of liquor
in Monroe county. Green, was serving
q term in the county Jail for. a similar
offense and the federal authorities let
completed what time he had to serve
for Monroe county, GREEN'S time was
UP last evening and the officer was
hand to arrest him as he stepped from
the jail
A marriage license was issued yes
terday to Harry Burton, aged "a. of
Numa, and Miss Cora August, aged 81.
of Unionville The couple met in the
city as per an arrangement that had
been made and as soon as the license
had been secured they hunted up
minister and the knot was tied.
A colored man by the name of Hicks
came near being killed the, other even
ing. He attempted to cross the tracks
between two sections of a train just as
the bumpers came together. Els flesh
was. caught and the clothing was held
and the man screamed for
help Those who saw the ac-
cident weer sure the man was killed
and they hurried to his assistance. BY
good fortune it was found that the
bumpers had caught more OF the
colthing than they had of the flesh
and while he was very seVerly injured,
he will recover.
A telegram was received in the city
Monday morning that Mrs. M j. Sher-
rod was dangerously iii at the home
OF her daughter, Mrs. c. L. Martin at
Mound City, Kansas Another tele-
gram was received Tuesday morning
that told Of her death. The word was
sent to her grandson. j. S. Moon, and
he left Immediately for Mound City
The word Of her death will bring
great sorrow to many OF the older
people of Monroe county, who knew
and loved Mrs. Sherrod for her worth.
Had she lived until May she would
have been SO years of age. She made
her home in Alba for many years and
at the time of the death of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. w. N. Moon. she left for
Mound City to make her home with
another daughter. The remains were
brought back to the old home place at
Eddyville for interment, the body
passing through Abba this afternoon.
Mr.. Moon and Mrs. Martin will ac-
company the remains and will be join
ed in Abba by the relatives who are
residents of this city
Fred Lambert and party Of AL
bians left Tuesday evening for Sui
phur Springs, Ark, where they will
remain for at least three. weeks. In the
party who went from Abba were Mrs.
Olive Lambert. Fred Lambert and
wife, Dave Webb and wife, Mrs Thos.
Smith, Alph Clutch, Joe Pauline, John
Pheney and Charles Griffin.
J. c. Bowman, who has been resi-
dent of Monroe county for many
years, left last evening for Denver.
Colorado, and will make his home in
that city.
Harve Hartsuck left Tuesday night
for FL Paso. Texas, and from there
will go into Mexico and visit his sis
ter. who is at Dawson.
Mrs j. H McCullom has been hav-
Ing very serious time with felon
Blood poisoning set in after the felon
had reached a certain stage and her
finger was' in danger for several days
1t is gratifying to her friends to know
that the. trouble has been arrested and
she is recovering.
The sQrrowful news was received by
Abba relatives today that Charles A.
Miller, for many, wears resident Of
Monroe county, and who is known by
all. the older people, had been stricken
with paralysis at his home in Long
Island, Kansas. Some months ago he
went blind
The county board has appointed R.
T. Mason county attorney to succeed
"A. c. Perry. deceased. Mr. Mason, who
has been Mr.. Perry's deputy the past
few months, is a conscientious young
attorney, and he will not be disap-
pointment to the tax payers Of the
county