Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-08-08
SHERIFFS JURY
MAKES AW ARDS
AGREEMENT BETWEEN MONROE
CO. FARMER AND c. C N. w.
RY. MADE.

RY. MADE.
Albia--While the Northwestern
Railway company are extending their
tracks down toward Abba from tf.e
terminus at Buxton they cross two
forty acre tracts of land that belongs
to Erve Claver. In crossing the fortles
they run diagonally across the land
and cause a damage which required a
snerlns jury to determine. Mr..
Claver fixed his damage at sum aud
the railway people offered him an
other. This is refused and the COM
pany raised the offer to $1,000 from
500. Mr.. Claver felt that this damage
was even greater and he asked that
a sheriff's jury be selected and leave
the question to them. The following
gentlemen We're selected to investigate
the matter: Ed A. Canning, Dave
Clever, C. w. Smallwood, c. s.
WYATT. w. S. Fall and j K Watson.
Ihey went over the tract of land and
returned with verdict of damage in
the sum of $1,000. The amount of
diagonally of the two forties. The
company will now pay the amount
found by the jury and the work will
proceed. 1t is the intention of tlie
company to open the new shaft just
as soon as the roclSmen can get it
done.
Mayor Makes Report.
Mayor Clever made his monthly re-
port before the council at the meeting
Monday evening, and he read the re-.
port with little more feeling than
any report he has made for several
months. The report shows that he
has collected $343.60 during the month
OF July The money came from diff
ferent funds, $3.50 from sewer taps,
$3.50 from fines and $141 from
license. In connection with the lat
ter was $40 that had been paid into
the city treasury by the Patterson
been paid in by the Chase Lister peo-
pie.
Sidewalks Granted.
There is still a demand for more
sidewalks over the city. The residents
on the street east from the high
school building filed a petition with
the council Monday evening asking
relief from wading in the mud. It will!
require the city to build one alley
crossing and six new street crossings.
The city has the blocks that have beer
torn out where the paving is being
put in and they will give the relief
asked.
Married by Mayor.
Sherman Kelsey of Everist, and
Mrs. Della Stevens, of Denver. We're
united in marriage by Mayor Cleve.
and the couple left the same day 70:
their home at Everist. The bride haG
come from Denver by appointment ani
was met here by Mr.. Kelsey The
groom was formerly mine foreman al
Hooking but for, the past two year,
he has been at Everist. While Mr.
Kelsey was resident of Monroe coun-
ty he had some business with Hon
J. G. Mabry, and having 1t In min
that lawyers could do anything, ht
applied to that gentleman to tie TIL
knot. Mr.. Mabry informed him tina
he was not licensed to perform til,
ceremony but he would supply tn,
rooms and do all other thing
possible to promote the wedding. TIL,
cerem ony was then performed In Mr.
Mabry's office, Mayor Clever tying the
knot, and dozen parties as witnesse!
to the fact that the ceremony has
been legally and securely tied.
Other News of Interest.
The brick for the new sidewalks tha
c., depot has arrived and Tuesda,
the men were busy unloading it, AL
the material is on hand and it remain.
but for the labor to come the first 0.
the week and get the walk and plat
form In condition.
Mrs. D. D. Humeston left Tuesda.
morning for Humeston where she vii
visit with relatives for a week
w. A. Afford, of Bonaparte, has beer
in the city the past week, having al
rived Monday evening. He is a CUES
at the home Of his parents and witt
other relatives and friends.
Mrs. A. A. Mason and daughte.
Miss Edna, have returned from Chi
cago, where the young lady under.
went an operation in the hospital
They have been absent from the city
for some weeks and it is sincerely hop
ed that the transfer to the home sur
| roundings will be still more beneficial
to the health of Miss Mason.
The Methodist Sunday school pic.
| mic Is being held in the Hickenloopei
grove. two miles south of the city to
day. The crowd that went down thi
morning was immense and there wi
be others who will go out for the even
ing. The picnic is one of the larges
the church has ever given
Miss Minnie Resar, lately Of Chi
cago Is a new nurse at the AlbIi
hospital.
A. A. Eckert has returned from
Marengo where he was called last FIR.
day by the sad news Of the death O
q brother.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. T.. Wilson, who re.
sides one and one-half mile south o
the city. celebrated their silver wed
ding anniversary last Thursday. The,
had number of friends with then
for O'Clock dinner. They wer,
| married at New Sharon and have beer
residents of Monroe county for sever.
al years. They are an excellent coup
! pie whom the friends We're glad /,
honor and to whom were extended tn,
! wishes for many more years of mar
ried happiness.
Deputy Sheriff w. R. Price was i,
from Buxton yesterday. He hat
Drought morse to the city which h
had seized on replevin. He make.
| the statement that It's colored familie
have left Buxton and more are leav
| ing every day.
Mrs. Anna Daniels of Lucas, vii,
was visiting at the home of her daugh-
ter Mrs. Ryan, at Hiteman, died a
that place last Friday evening. TIL