Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-29
NAME TOWN HAVEN
Ottumwa Mans Appreciation Given
to New Village.
WILL Be CHRISTENED NEXT SPRING
Mines in. Lucas County in Which OF
tumWa Capital is Interested Are
About Ready to Be operated-Ex.
pect to Mine Coal This Fall.

Charlton, Aug. 29.-(Special)-
The boiler and machinery for the In
land Coal companys new shaft 3h
miles northeast of Charlton or at
what will be known as the town OIL
Haven, has arrived and in working
order. They have now gone down al
most as far as they expect to in the
main shaft. The air shaft is down
and men are at work driving the en-
tries in the vein of coal which runs
from 49,. to feet in thickness and
there is now no possibility but that
the mines will prove a paying invest
ment for the company. There is now
quite number of men at work in the
shaft and it is thought that the hoist
ing of coal will be begun this fall and
in all probability town will be erect
ed next spring which will be chrlsten-
ed Haven, in honor of VIM. Haven, OF
Ottumwa, general manager and pro-
moter of the company. The people of
Charlton are very much interested IN
the working of the mines and every
day parties drive out to see the en-
CINE at work. Sunday a large party
expect to go out and take their din
ner with them and picnic in the woods.
Personal.
Mrs. S. M. Greene has returned
from a weeks visit with her parents
in Clarinda. She also attended the
Clarinda Chatauqua while gone.
Elmer Lott, an old Charlton boy,
but now located near Lucas, was Tran
sacting business and renewing old ac-
uuaintances on our streets Tuesday.
w. C. Heddleston has resigned his
position as driver for Hovelston d
James Lumber company, sold his
property in town and will move his
family from the city. His resignation
will not take effect until Sept. l, and
G.. w. Brightwell has been employed
to take his place.
DIR. Stumbaugh, of Liberty Center,
was in Charlton Tuesday in profession
al business.
Mrs. Bert Lewis and children and
Mrs. Erie Lewis and baby, Maurice,
spent the day Tuesday in the country
at the home of Mrs. E. E. Carroll, In
Whitebreast township.
w. A. Stone has resigned his posi-
ton as night clerk at the Bates Hotel
and has been succeeded by G. Thomas
who has already begun work.
Sept. 18th to 14th or a week from
Tuesday is the dates for the Lucas
county fair. The management of the
association have spared neither time
nor money to make this one of the
most successful fairs ever held in
Lucas county. They have offered
more and better premiums than is usu.
al for county fairs, their stock purses
being larger than those of the state
fair which insures a great display OF
stock. The floral hall premiums are
liberal and cover everything in the
line of foreign and domestic manu-.
facture, fruits, flowers and vegetables
The speed department offers good
purses and already the management
of the association promises some ex
cellent sport in the way of racing
The management alone cannot make
it a good fair as it takes the support O.
every citizen of the county. This yea
when there was so little stuff raised
out of the ground every farmer wit
has raised any crop at all should TAX
some of it to the fair not with the ide;
of receiving a prize but for the pun
pose of helping out the fair and adVel
Using the resources of the county
WIN Iue lldudSSlllCllI "oihi'S .
hard to make it a success every cit
zen who has an interest In seeing tn
county we'll advertised should try an
make it point to take something t
the fair and attend themselves and
they do the success of the fair is al
sured.
Miss Anna Lyman who recently n
signed her position as teacher in tn
public schools has reconsidered he
decision to stay in California and ha
returned to Iowa for the school yea
and will take up her duties as teacl
er in the fourth and fifth grades
the Charlton public schols on tn
opening of the school year next MOI
day, September 2.
Robert Hale has returned to hi
home in Ottumwa after few days
visit with his friend Miss Lulu Welc
of this place.
Mrs. Eli Wren and daughters hav
returned from an extended visit wit
relatives and friends in Oakley.
NJ. M. Hinton, of Melrose, was bus
mess caller in Charlton on .Wedne.
day
Capt. N. B. Gardner, an old pionee
of Lucas county, but now located g
Monroe, Iowa, is in Charlton for
few days visit with relatives and oil
friends and to attend the Old Settler
reunion. He will deliver short tai
before the association this Afternoon
Miss Josie Swift has returned frol
an extended visit with relatives an
friends at JndianaDQlis Ind