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—County Clerk H. W. Michael has promised to issue marriage licenses at his own expense to certain young at torneys whose duties call them to the court house daily, and these young men are just now being worried a tri fle by their friends. County Clerk Michael’s term expires January 1 and his promised beneficiaries are being urged to get busy while the chance re mains. “Marriage licenses have been issued in the office of the county clerk to John J. Sullivan and Miss Lucy J. Friend, F. A. Rickey and Miss Bertha M. Sallee, Edward J. Reynolds and Miss Lula T. Marden, Frank J. Schaub and Miss Mary Fabritz, Dale M. Brooks and Miss Lena A. Simmons, George A. Ellis and Miss Minnie J. Handy, Martin Manley and Miss Nora Caughlin. —California naval oranges, 30, 40 and 50 cents per dozen. Claude Myers. The trial of Wm. Rhodes, charged with larceny, was begun this morning before Judge Hichelberger in district court. Rhodes stole three chickens from a residence in the east end and later he confessed to Chief Gray and took the chief to the place from which the chickens were stolen. Attorney B. W. Scott is defending the prisoner and County Attorney Cornell is conduct ing the prosecution. Services for the late Wm. H. Wil cox, the young South Side business man who died Sunday night, were con ducted at the Willard Street Metho dist Episcopal church this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock by the pastor, Rev. E. J. Shook. A large congregation filled the church to honor the memory of their departed friend. The Pickwick lodge of Odd Fellows, of which the de ceased was a member, attended the funeral in a body. Interment was in Ottumwa cemetery. 4 genuine Canadian Maple Sugar, 25 cents per pound. Make your own sy rup. Claude Myers. —There was a splendid Monday ev ening audience in attendance at the re vival meetings at the Davis Street Christian church last evening. Subject of sermon this evening, ““The World’s Greatest Question.” Tomorrow even ing, “Christ and His Pupils.” Singing Evangelist Mrs. Sadie Hamilton, of Des Moines, is expected to be present this evening to take charge of the mu sic. Special music. Short services. A welcome for all. —Pearl brand syringes, guaranteed at Reed’s Opera House Drug Store. A talkative negro who was arrest ed Sunday night by Captain Gallagher may land in the penitentiary as a re sult of his conversational abilities. He told Captain Gallagher that his name is Henry Beckford, that he was ar rested for rape in Van Buren county three years ago, feigned insanity and was sent to the poor farm, and then escaped. Chief Gray yesterday wired the Van Buren county sheriff to come for the man. Beckford might have es caped with a light vagrancy sentence had he been less loquacious.
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Ottumwa Evening Democrat
Ottumwa, Iowa, US
Tue, Nov 22, 1904
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