Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-01-04

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29-Tribute paid to dead soldiers
. Services held at, the Trinity church.
3O-F'reddie Collier, Ottumwa boy
[ ! killed by cars at Des Moines. =.
, JUNE.
2-Shriners holding big ceremonial
session in Ottumwa today. 49,.
2-Ottumwa Is center OF aviation
meet.
5-Mercury reaches 1o1h degrees in
shade.
s-Rock Island will build new freight
house at once.
10-Palace Pool Co. has costly fire.
15-Des Moines valley medical men
holding 10th annual meeting In Ot-
tumwa today.
19-Big merchandise transaction COM
pleted today N. Friedman will take
over the building occupied by the
J. A. Phillips Co. Iowa Clothing
Co. will move to Friendman build
ing.
21-Perry Bier killed by young colt in
West Ottumwa.
22-Dr. J C. Box elected head Of I. G.
c. delegates, at convention this
morning.
23-Money will be subscribed by citl-
gems to run city the balance Of
year.
G6-MrS. SdTdu CIdNlUllL dllu sui GA0a
and daughter Gladys die in tragic
manner near Eddyville.
s-Temperature los degrees here to-
day. All records for past ten years
l." broken.
s-Train No. 10 kills unknown man
west Of four mile bridge.
: s-Fire loss OF $4,000 sustained in
Ottumwa fire. Guest Piano Co..
r. l. Co., $500; ottumwa Furnt-
ture Co., 1000; Mrs. Agnes Crow
ley, $1,000; DR.. Herrick, 5000; Of
tumwa Railway & Light Co., 5000.
ia. H. Nelson elected president Of
Retail Merchants association.
21-Cooper Furniture Co. is burned
with loss between $4,000 and
24-Rev. A. Gunberg. formerly pastor
at Ottumwa, died in st. Paul. r
e4-Ross Howard dies, e. from bullets
fired by G. L. Llewllyn.. Officers
Lewllyn and Special Officer Har-
rison are held for granddaughter.
-,ty AUGUST -.
Claude johnson killed by cars at
West Burlington, Ia.
2-Ottumwa will have postal savings
bank. ~
8-John Smith. age 80 years. dies.
F sSSno's principal of ottumwa
24-James SHUTS buried in old well At
new federal building for over
three hours.
24-Old soldiers holding picnic today.
w. n. Caldwell Of Topeka, Kans.,
here after an absence Of 81 years.
28-Fifty- fourth regiment encampment
starts today. e.
3o-Charles Aumack meets death at
Wildwood park by falling of
bridge near encampment.
SEPTEMBER.
big Labor Day celebration held
here today. John Mitchell chief
speaker Great street parade and
big celebration at Caldwell park.
6-Governor B. F. Carroll reviewing
companies at Camp Bishop today,
4-Central association closes. Ottum-
wa won pennant under Ned Egan.
Mrs. Moore dies in Des MoineS
Mother Of D. A. Emery.
9-Central association magnates arc
holding annual session in Ottumwa
today.
15-Charles Young, murderer Of Tom
McGraw. found guilty and given
life sentence. --'g
ZS-ffe61denI W. II. Id1C guest Oh "
tumwa today from o'clock until
$3.50 o'clock this evening. Grand
street parade and address by the
president ct the base ball ground.
OCTOBER.
-. w. Edgerly & Co. buys lot on
West Main street and contracts for
erection of q large wholesale drug
establishment.
21-Stoessel Oh Works suffer $4,000
IRE this morning, destroying ware
house and much stock. y
21-Mrs. Virginia c. Warden, form
er Ottumwa dies today in Louis
vile, KY.
c2-Wm.t Laugenbuck dies from bullet
shot fired by accident by his own
hands. 800
so-H. H. Goodell, Burlington conduct
or, dies very suddenly in Burling-
ton Well known In Ottumwa.
NOVEMBER.
3-At meeting of the Law and Order
league it Is decided to fight any
move made by saloon men to cir
culate a saloon petition.
9-Dr. l. ]. Baker, former Ottumwa
physician, dies in Kalispell, Mont,
after lingering illness.
81. X. Dysart elected president Of
State Federation Of Retail Mer-
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