Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-08-15
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before either had been very badly

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the Andy Jock race meeting, and is
entirely for running horses. There
are five events on the card with purses
ranging from $50 to 500, the princ-
pal of which is the ''four and one-half
furlongs special. Andy Jock stake"
| The meeting is being extensively adj
Nertised all over the state and it is
| expected that some of the fastest
horses in the county will be here.
Thos. o. Hughes, the wool man, has
returned from 4 weeks trip in the
neighborhood of Garden Grove, where
| he went in search of the fleece"
| Mr.. and Mrs. w. p. BEEN and daugh-
ter Esther, left Wednesday for Jersey,
Ohio. where The. expect to visit reia-
tives FOR compile of weeks and attend
| the BEEN family reunion.
| Mrs. Geo. Lyfle has departed for a
three months visit with her parents in
| Waugh City, Pa.
| Rev. G. y. Swanberg, OF the Swedish
Lutheran church, oil this place, has
rendered his resignation and it has
been accepted by the congregation.
| He has received two calls. one to st.
Joseph, Mo-. and the other to Wood
1 hull Ill. We understand he has ac-
| copied the latter, which is much the
best field. Rev. Swanberg has heen
! here eight years, and Mt all times has
| proven himself a good Bible student,
an eloquent. earnest preacher and a
| thorough gentleman. He has made
many friends not only inside, but be-
| You'd the. limits OF his congregation,
who will greatly regret his departure.
! The congregation here has extended q
cali TO Rev. Z. Stenholm, of Keoknk.
Miss ila Myers returned Friday from
4 a few days visit with relatives and
friends mt Lucas.
Miss Margaret Mccormick is reported
TO be on the sick list.
| Mrs. n. S. Melville, who has been
| visiting relatives at Lucas, for he past
week, has returned home and is quite
/ i'll.
The class of 1897 of the high school,
of this place, held an impromptu neo;-
ing Friday evening at the home Of
Robert Manning. to arrange for class
! picnic before cold weather.
/ The Sunday school OF the Swedish
Lutheran church of this place held 4
very enjoyable picnic in Bohcrs grove,
1 just east of town, on Thursday after
noon. verybody present reports Il
most pleasant time.
Rev. p. S. Greene and family, of Rus
sell, We're calling on old friends and
transaciing business at The county
seat yesterday.
Monte Wilson has left for Chicago o.
where lie Went to take a position or
the staff of the Times Herald of thut
place.
| The Z. l.. of the NJ. z. church gave
i a very profitable and enjoyable social
at the home OF Miss Mary Andrews, on
Thursday. evening. Quite large
4 crowd was in attendance aud refresh
ments, consisting Of twelve orders
were served at cent an order. Be-
| sides enjoying the evening immensely,
the young people made abou: SIS for
the building fund of the church.
i Mrs Mary p. Aughey expects to leave
soon for Fountain Inn t;rccnviita,
county, South Carolina, Where .s;,as.x-
poets to attend the reunion OF the de
scendants of John and Margaret Paden,
to be held in the Fairview church,
Aug. 1917. She is one of the many
descendants of those famous people.
1 ALBA.
1 Abba. Aug. 14.-Mrs. d. A. johnson
died at her late residence, a few miles
south of Abba, last Thursday. and the
q funeral was held Friday afternoon,
fhe remains being taken to Bethel
cemetery in Mahaska county for in
4 tefment. She was about 90 wears of
age and had been married but two
Years. She leaves husband and one
child 10 mourn her death.
4 Wat Hartsuck. of this city. is en-
4 gagged in drilling for coal on the farm
of his father. Jonathan Hartsuck, be-
tween Abba and Hiteman. The drill
has been working for some weeks and
4 has passed through two veins of coal.
4 The upper vein was four feet in thick
i ness, bur there is no roof to it. The
Il second vein was four and one-half feet
in thickness, with an excellent rock
roof The drill will be put still deep.
4 er. the owner of the land believing
4 that there is still another vein.
4 The Hooking Coal company has pur-
! chased l45 acres of coal from Charles
ilicienlooper, two miles sonth of Al
I bia. Mr.. Flickenlooper sells nothing
but the coal and has the surface left,
so that his laud is rs good as it ever
was. The price paid was $25 per
Z acre.
Jacob Hittle, of Monona county, who
4 is visiting at the home of friends in
4 Loyilia. received word Friday of the
! death of his grandson, Newton Hittle.
The deceased had gone to Texas over
, land and had started from that state
to Oklahoma. While enroute he was
taken suddenly i'll, and died. The re-
mains will not be brought back for in
!, terment.
BLOOMFIELr.
Bloomfield, Aug. PA slight wreck
]. occurred on the Wabash Friday even
ing when the 1871 passenger from the
north bumped against heavy freight
train near the water tank about a mile
| north of the city. The damage was a
broken boiler and engine on the
freight and some slight damage to u
, wheel on the passenger. A.number OF
travelling men, together with John II.
!, Plank and Ike Sicllles. who came down
, from Ottnmwa,alighted, and not know
; ing the extent of the damage and fear
ing they might have to remain there
all night, concluded to walk in. and
somewhat to their establishment sue
ceeded in reaching the depot just as