Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-18
Those Trying for Position Of Hoist
ing Engineer Know Their Fate.
MANY EXAMINED FOR MINE FOREMAN
Board Busy Today Checking Over Pa
pers-ResuIt Will Be Announced
1omorroW--over Half the Engi.
neers Were Successful.
Iron Fridays Daily.l

lETon FRIDAY Dally.J
The result of the examination for
hosting engineers that was held in
this city last Tuesday was announc.
ed today. 1t shows that over half OF
those taking the examination were
successful. These will be given GER
tificates by the Iowa state board of
mine examiners, as provided by law.
The board is busy today examining
~the papers of those who took the en-
animation yesterday for mine foreman
and as this class was the largest ever
examined by the board, numbering
nearly 100, it will take until late to-
night before the papers will have been
examined. Professor Davis, president
OF the board, hopes to be able to
make the announcement of the re-
suits by tomorrow evening.
Twenty-one Passed.
The names of those taking the eX-
animation for hosting engineer are
given below, with their averages.
Each applicant must have an average
of 70 per cent in order to obtain a GER
tificate. This result shows a total of
twenty-one who were successful,
while seventeen failed to obtain the
requisite average. The heart of one
man, Harvey G. Johnson, of Cincin-
natl, failed him when he saw the list
of questions, and he disappeared
without trying the examination.
Those taking the examination are
as follows: William S. Skidmore,
Cleveland, II; Fred E. Shore, Eldon,
62.5; G. l.. Snow, Hines, 4S.5; R. r.
Risher, Ottumwa, SIS; Benjamin O..
Buck, Cincinnati, rs; Fred White,
Avery, 36.5; Fred T. Lewis, Hines,
II: William H. Green, Ottumwa, Cd;
Elmer VanVlar, Evans, q Otto Pier
son, Blakesburg, 70; Anthony Rutton,
Pekay, granted certificate on time
service without having to pass examin-
alton; Henry Spore, Lost Creek, 20;
John Jurkin, Lost Creek, 51.5; Geo.
Gillfoy, What Cheer, sos; Ernest
Long, What Cheer, 70; Thomas Wall,
Beacon, IA; w. J. Richardson, Keb,
20: Geo. Riley, Hines, 63.5; W. f.
Noel, Seymour, 70; d. l.. McVey,
Hickory, 10; Luther Smith, Willard,
55; R. G. Bolton, Cleveland, 225; John
Close, What Cheer, 81; Vest Barker,
Abba, "a; VIM Combs, Abba, 46.5;
Vim, G. Jones, Hamilton, sos; Isaac
Wade, Hamilton, 72;S. d. White Bus
sey, 81; r. B. Tudor, What Cheer, &c;
Love Cousins, Hiteman, rs; Samuel
James, Hiteman, 80; Charles Currie,
Diamond, So; G. R. Walker, Avery, II !;
F. ]. Goblin, Lucas, 60; John Closon,
Coltax, 10; John Jeffries, Hiteman, rs;
Evan Morgan, Hiteman, 70.
The state board of mine examiners
concluded it labors this afternoon and
adjourned, having passed upon the ex-
aminations for mine foremen much
sooner than expected. A total of &C
men took this examination and of
these 43 were successful in passing.
The Bennett Case.
The board will hold their next meet
Ing in Des Moines January 2, at which
time it will investigate the case of D.
r. Bennett, Of Jerome, who received
a time service certificate from the
board at it's September meeting, and
which, it is alleged, was obtained un.
der false representations. Professor
Davis, president of the board claims
to have affidavits in his pos.
session showing that Bennett
was not employed as long as
lie Claimed IN MS depOsltlOn DeTOrf
: the board when he received his certi
ficate, and if the facts are borne out
by the investigation the matter will
be brought to the attention of the
grand jury.
Record Breaking Session.
The number taking the examina-
tions in this city is the largest in the
record of the board as yet, and this
number would have been considerably
swelled, had ali those who desired to
register been able to do so. Nearly