Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1909-05-18
sIeoiJRNEY.


Ito be Continued.)
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siGouRNEY.
Henry Schroeder was business
caller in Webster on last Friday.
]. H. Wylie was before the su.
preme court last week on court bust.
ness.
c. M. Brown was in Des Moincs
last Friday with some matters before
the supreme court.
Miss Carrie Gambell visited rela,
tives in Hedrick on Saturday
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. G. Heninger
and son spent Sunday at the parental
Heninger home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Coats Of He'd.
rick spent Sunday here
Mr.. and Mrs Walter Cline spent
few days here last week at the pa
rental Cline home. They live at Co
lumbus Junction and Walter is a mail
clerk.
Miss Cora Detchon spent Sunday in
Ottun1wa.
Harold Page Of Keota was caller
here Saturday. He came up with the
orchestra and spent Sunday hero
with relatives, giving number at
the church Sunday night.
Will Minteer was In North English
Saturday.
Tom Nolan was up on the o'clock
and returned to Ottunwa at mid
night Saturday He makes short and
fashionable calls but the folks are al
ways glad to see him.
The case Of Smoke vs. Keiser Bros,
for land commission, was desided in
favor Of plaintiff. 1t allows him about
$4,000 for his trouble, being a COM
mission which he claimed off an
agent. Mr.. Wilson later worked for
the Keiser people, they thinking
they had him hired direct to sell
their land, but the Jury held that this
man who sold the land was still a
sub-agent OF Smoke, as he had placed
him In the field previously.
The case Of Brumback VS.. Herr in
bastard proceedings, comes from
Kinross. The plaintiff is young girl
little over sixteen, who claims Her.
as the father OF her child. The case
is being hotly contested, as the dc.
fendant says he knows nothing about
the case The Jury decided the same
way and acquitted the young fel-
low.
The Murphy will case wss an inte3.,
esting one. Mr.. Murphy made will
designating his wife to provide am,
ply for two invalid children, which
she did Later daughter and son at.
tempted to set aside the will, claim.
Ing that the old gentleman made ii
ON his death bed and was not capable
of doing 1t as he should. The will
was sustained, however.
Nick Ritzinger was in ottunwa on
Saturday. He is in poor health.
Bruce Mckay was Cedar Rapids
visitor over Sunday
Mrs. Zua Goodhart-Reifsnyder of o.
tumwa spent Sulday here with hel
mother and sister.
Harry Maekey was a visitor in c.
dar Rapids over Sunday.
Miss Lizzie Schimmepfening was 8
visitor In Cedar Rapids over SUNDAY
Miss Clara Pulyer spent Sunda,
with friends here Clark went with
her to Keota Monday.
Mrs. Mary Kely-McCoy returned 4
her home in waterloo Tuesday morn
ing, going by way of Iowa City. Hci
father is much improved.
! E. B. Kerr was in Keota Tuesday
where he was doing little surveying
Though we'll along in years, Mr.. Kerl
Is very hardy.
DR.. Strawbridge went to Harpe,
! Tuesday morning on professional bust
ness.
Mrs. B c. Minteer and Mrs. vii
Richardson went to Ottumwa Tuesda,
morning where they will remain un
til Friday and help celebrate the gold
en- wedding anniversary of the mar
riage of their parents, Mr. and Mr.:
/ William Veitch.
! Mrs. B. G. Minteer has been electe'
as supervisor Of music in our schoo.
for the coming year. She is amply pre-
pared for the work, having had tina
position few years ago, and will II
thoroughly conversant with the worl
and her many friends are gratife
to know OF the choice OF the board.
| Will Mayland aud daughter wer
visitors in ottumwa Tuesday, whet
ne spent the day with his brother Fl
nest.
| Mrs. AL Lynn and son were In Her
rick Tuesdty for the day.
Mrs. Ben Yahnke went to Thor.
i burg Tuesday for a visit at the HON
| of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs Hutcl
ison
1 Tom Miller came in from Chicag
i Tuesday morning where he had bee
with a car load Of cattle for th
market.