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

BlOOmQGlQ, OCJ. lU.-A little piece or
wood which is on exhibition at M. F.
Broadwell's lumber yard is creating
no small amount of interest at present,
having been found at the depth of
more than 100 feet below the earth's
surface by a number of workmen who
were engaged in boring a deep we'll on
the farm of Charles Horn, one and one
half miles northeast Of the city. The
wood fiber is we'll preserved, showing
no signs of decay and greatly resem-
bles red cedar. Some of the chips
show very thick, rough bark. What
the nature of construction of the OBJ
stacle is can not be determined, as
only small pieces could be drawn
through the shaft to the surface. Hav-
ing struck the timber the shaft was
Immediately removed as the workmen
feared the disastrous effects of the
quick sands underneath.
Speaking of quick sands, a little
story is going the rounds which may
or may not contain a grain of truth.
| 1t is said that while number of men
| were boring a well somewhere in the
! vicinity of Pulaski the shaft struck
| quick sands and became SO deeply i'm
bedded that it's removal was impossi-
BILE and the entire boring apparatus
| finally disappeared below the surface
of the earth. The timber exhibits
were brought to the city by Jesse Nc
Creary,s a carpenter, who was engaged
in repairing the Horn residence
Mrs. Hannah HOWE left Tuesday for
Peru, Neb., for a months visit at the
home of her son, j. M. HOWE, profes.
sor of mathematics at the Nebraska
State Normal.
James McCustion, who has been
spending the summer at his farm has
moved his family to town for the win.
ter, and they are now installed in their
home on East avenue.
Attorney and Mrs. G. T. Sewers
Miss Martha Greenleaf and Mrs. J. T,
4 Dabney have returned from a few
weeks pleasure trip to Columbus, O.
and the Pan-American exposition.
On October "a, the Woman's Relief
Corps will celebrate the fortieth ami
Versary Of the going out of the Davis
county boys In 81. A program will
be given at the court house in the af
ternoon, also a basket dinner will be
served to the soldiers, who are re
quested to leave their baskets at the
G. A. R. hall in the morning. All old
soldiers their wives and soldiers wild
ows are invited.
i Mrs. Kate Hickey left Wednesda!
on short business trip to Ottumwa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Skinner have
J returned from two months visit will
: relatives in Billings, Montana
A. ]. Mcclure left Wednesday on {
business trip to Peoria and Chicago
; ILL.,
Mr.. and Mrs. c. R. Wilson left Wed
nesday for Cedar Rapids, where the!
are spending several days on business
At the meeting Of the Woman's For
eign Missionary society of the M. E
church, the following officers wer,
elected for the ensuing year: Presi
! dent, Mrs. George T. Sewers; frs
5 vice-president, Mrs A. B. Gilbert sec
Z ond vice-president, Mrs Emma Romin
ger; secretary, Mrs. ]. w. Potter
/ treasurer, Mrs. ]. Angel.
2 Governor Leslie M Shaw will opel
} the republican campaign in Davis
: county Wednesday afternoon, Octobe
16, and will address the citizens at tn,
5 court house. John F. Lacey will hole
? an evening session at Pulaski, Octobe
) IS, and will also deliver an address a
Bunch, October 10.