Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-02-18
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Jack Stanton, resident near Numa
| had the misfortune to get his HAND
| caught in a corn shredder last week
The glove on his hand caught in the
machine and drew the hand in, mash.
ing it in such way that the hand
had to be amputated above the wrist
| w. p. Hail. the noted horse buyer
will be in this city Thursday, March 81
Dennison Tenant, son of Mr.. an6
Mrs. I. N. Tennant of this place, was
married last week at Oskaloosa to Miss
Nellie Van Klavern. They will make
| their home in Oskaloosa where Mr.
Tenant has a good position with one
Of the poultry houses.
The Wayne county l.. o. o. F. con-
vention will be held at Corydon on
February 20, 1918. Several delegates
will be sent from this place.
T. s. Gaddis Is critically i'll at his
home in the west part Of town.
]. Steinberg was called to Chicago
Thursday on account Of the death OF
his mother, who died unexpectedly
Thursday morning.
Miss Cleo Norris Of Numa was WIS.,
iting here Sunday with c. G. Norris
and family.
Fred Johnson, who is signal man for
the Milwaukee at Kansas City visited
| here with his family a few days last
| week.
Ray Luse of Lucerne, Mo-, was Wis
iting here Sunday with his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. r. Luse and family.
Robert Mcmillan Of Bloomfield Wis
tied few days here with his cousin
Mrs. ]. B. Lewis and other relatives
Fred Darrah has purchased the dray
| line Of Jesse McAnelly and took pos
session last week. Mr.. McAnelly will
move to his farm in the spring
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Percy Hughes
| last week, a son; to Mr.. and Mrs. John
| Stout, a son; to Mr. and Mrs. A. Poll
a daughter
There was a small wreck east OF
! town last Tuesday. Mr.. Parker, the
section foreman, was hauling some
rails in a car and a freight train came
| up unexpectedly and did not see the
car Of rails. The engine was deraileG
and traffic tied up for few hours.
| Miss Thora Anderson has returned
from Nebraska where she had beer
visiting relatives and friends the pas,
| few months.
| w. S. Merritt was business visitor
| in Des Moines last week. He was also
at Nevada and visited with Prof. j. r
Cougill
Mrs. Roscoe Phillips Of Montana
was visiting here the last of the week
with Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Phillips and
| other relatives. She was returning from
| w est virginia, Wnere Sne naQ Deen WIS.,
! iting her parents.
Alfred Webb and family, who moved
to Stanton, Ill.,, about year ago, have
returned to this place to make their
home He will work for his brother
Harry, in the ice cream and pop fac
tory.
AS A. M. Donald was returning home
from the Henry Donald farm last We'd
| nesday evening his horse became
frightened at a galvanized tank on the
Jesse Conner farm and threw him off
The horse dragged him for about
twenty five yards, his foot being
caught in the stirrup. He was taken to
his home and is now able to be around
Miss Echo Shepherd has returned
from Des Moines, where she had been
visiting with Miss Isobel Davis.
William Whorley and son Eber OF
Larmar, Mo-, are visiting here this
week with his daughter, Mrs. Fred
Darrah.
Thomas LaFollette has returned to
Iowa City to take up his work in the
| college Of engineering.
Jack Slater of Mystic visited over
Sunday here with relatives and friends