Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-10-31


did not strike the coal on Sunday as
expected. They were fully repaid fol-
the trouble of driving out. however,
as the men were at work and were
using dynamite in their sinking and
many saw the interesting sight of min
ers at work in sinking shaft for the
first time in their lives. The shaft is
now down 232 feet or about twelve
feet further than they had been figur-
ing on and from the indications now
it is probable they will have to go
down ten or twelve feet further as
the coal seems to be situated in a hol-
low just at the point of the shaft and
running both ways. The company,
however, is working three shifts of
men, both night and day and expect
to be able to begin hoisting coal in
few days.
Charlton. Oct 30.-Chas. Atha, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Atha, is re-
ported as much better than he has
been for several days. though still far
from we'll. Charles will be remember
ed as the boy who was seriously in
jured week ago Saturday while ct
work on the railroad bridge gang I'M
der c. NJ. Piper. The gang was jump
Garden Grove, where something, pre-
sumably ballast on the track, threw
the car off the track and down high
embankment. All of the men We're
more or less shaken up and bruised
ed at Mt. Ayr receiving broken arm
and Charles landed on his head. The
men had barely time to flag the north
h~, t,,ai, n
astrous wreck, when they picked the
Atha boy up unconscious. 1t was
| thought at first that he was danger
ously hurt ana that fracture of the
skull had resulted but it is now learn
ed that no such serious results fol
| lowed the accident though the CON
cussion was very severe. He will be
laid up for few days longer as a re-
suit of concussion of the brain and
the general shaking up he received,
but it is thought he will be all right
again in few days and able to re-
sumo work.
For the past few months few Of
the women of Charlton have been
working steadily on the questions and
portraits of the who, when, and what
contest inaugurated by a Chicago pa
per, and at last have had their efforts
rewarded by successfully answering
all the questions asked, guessing the
correct manner of the portraits, and
now are permitted to participate i'll
the distribution of $4,000 in prize
money offered for the best books.
Each one who was successful in an
swering the questions and naming the
portraits must now paste the 500 por-
traits in their proper places in book
furnished by The paper and send them
into Chicago for examination as to
neatness, general appearance, etc. A
committee appointed by the paper
will examine them and report those
who are entitled to prize. Among
the 1000 or more successful answers
received by the paper we note the
names of the following: Charlton, Mrs
P. G. Vale Mrs. Maggie M. Lewis
Mrs S. D. Perry, W. E. Lewis, Mrs
S. M. Boiling. M. M. Perry. Mrs. S. w
Milliken. AS they are all very neal
and handy people it is expected that
one or two of them will be successful
in landing a prize The contest was
given last year by the same paper ant
three Charlton people were prize
winners and two others received
honorable mention.
The members of the Swedish Luth
eran church of this place had planned
for some time on a moonlight ride ant
had set October % as the date. Wher
this date came the moon which was
full had hid itself behind some clouds
and it looked as if there would be NJ
! moonlight. They were not in the
least dismayed, however. and whel
! the picnic wagon arrived at the ap
,, pointed place all were ready to star
on the drive Before they had beer
out long they decided to go to Rus
sell. seven miles east of here, and tn
, driver was so instructed. While OF
, the way the moon came out from be
+ hind the clouds and it was quite
: clear moonlight night and with tn
! candy and fruit the men of the PAL
+ ty had provided the evening prove'
most pleasant and at late hour tn
, young people returned to Charlton.
Miss Ella Russell, of Charlton, ha
returned to her home after YER
! pleasant visit with her friend, Mrs
! Emma West, who has been stayin
: with her mother, Mrs. N. F. Snyder.
y F. F. Tinker, prosperous farme
i living near Russell, was in town Nor
h day for load of lumber and single
;, for a new barn which he is buildin
O on his farm.
! Mrs. Emmett Enslow is spending
. few days with her friend, Mrs. Jane
s Lyons at their country home.
\ August Linquist, the tailor was
| business visitor to Humeston on MOI
. day, returning Tuesday evening.
2 Mrs. VIM. Baldwin has returne
5 from an over Sunday visit with tn
! family of ]. C. Browning, of Fairfield
, where she went with her sister o
!. Saturday.
\ Mrs. Nellie Amos, who has been S
1 seriously i'll at the home of her si
k ter, Mrs. ]. H. Curtis, of this place, {
f nervous prostration and stomac
i trouble for the past week, is reporte
Y as some better though not yet able
It be around.
: Mrs. Flora w. Marshall has return
ed from a weeks visit with friends
St. Joseph, Mo-, and has resumed he
duties as local reporter for the Chal
ton Patriot.
Frank Timmons has departed Il
Davenport where he has accepted