Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-02-07
ANOTHER EXPLOSION
Coal Mine at Cleveland No. 4 Again
Suffers.
TWO MEN WERE OVERCOME BY GAS

TWO MEN WERE OVERCOME BY GAS
Were Brought to the Top Apparently
Dead But Were Resuscitated-Mine
Damaged to the Extent of Several
Hundred Dollars.
Charlton, Feb 1.-THE mines at
Cleveland No. were the scene of an
other dust explosion on Tuesday. The
explosion occurred in exactly the
same manner and about the same
time of day as the fatal accident a
few weeks ago. 1t happened just af-
ter the miners had left the shaft for
the day and the firemen We're engaged
In firing the charges for the miners
work next dSy. Reece Edwards and
Nose Davis Mere engaged in firing
the blasts in The north side of the
mine where the explosion took place
and the discharge of the blasts caus-
ed the explosion. The men were
brought to the surface apparently
dead but upon reaching the top it was
found they were only overcome by
the gas and We're soon revived. The
mine was damaged to the extent of
several hundred dollars and it will be
compelled to shut down for a few
days until the damage can be repair
ed.
Erie e. Lewis has severed his con-
nection as local editor of the Chart
ton Herald and begun work in the
grocery store today.
w. l.. Wilson returned Wednesday
from an extended business and pleas
ure trip to western Iowa and Nebras-
ka.
Charles Mank of Whitebreast
township departed Tuesday for few
weeks business trip to western Ne
braska.
firm of trading stamps coupons was
in Charlton Wednesday endeavoring
TO interest the merchants of this city
IN his contract. They did not take
kindly to the idea. however, and he
had no success. The merchants here
have read of the appropriateness of
the scheme in other cities and do not
care to try the experiment.
Master Harold Whitfield is reported
as quite seriously i'll of pneumonia.
Word has been received from Des
Moines of the death of Owen Conner
OF that city. He was brother of At
torney G. E. Conner of this place and
had visited here on one occasion max.
ing many friends who will regret his
death. He would have graduated from
the school of osteopathy this spring
and Intended coming to Charlton to
locate for the practice of his profes.
sion.
The city council met in regular SEES
sion Monday night but no business of
Importance was transacted. The
water works proposition that was ex.
pected to be up was not ready fol
submission and they adjourned till
Friday night to allow them to prepare
it. The regular routine business Of
the council was transacted and bills
allowed before adjournment.
Miss Bessie Hubbard returned to
her home in Des Moines on Wednes.
day after seven weeks visit with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. P. A. Smith
Hugh McCallag of Melrose is in
Charlton attending court this week.
The Charlton free public library is
in receipt of a valuable donation from
the K. P. lodge OF, this place in the
shape of number of handsomely
bound books.
Little Frances Baker. daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. E. S. Baker, is reported
as quite seriously i'll.
The daV in court Wodpocdoy 1,,o :,
taken up with the hearing of a few
law, probate and equity cases. The
trial jury has had no work as yet and
the grand jury but little. The nun.
Der of cases dismissed, settled, or con-
tinued is very large this term and it
looks now as tho there would not be
sufficient business for the full four
weeks term.
The striking from the dockets of
the futile divorce case on account
of the death of both parties calls to
memory the tragic death ofthe parties
William futile and Frances futile,
had been married for three years but
their lives had never been happy.
They had quarreled and separated
twice. The last time was early last
summer, when she began divorce
proceedings. They had apparently
patched the difficulty up and went out
riding together one Sunday. When
they We're near his brothers house,
nine miles south of town. he shot and
killed his wife and then drove to his
brothers house and begged them to
kill him. They thinking he was
drunk paid no attention to it and he
afterwards shot and killed himself.
Both bodies were found next morning
in the buggy and note on his person
telling what was to be done with his
effects. The affair created quite a
sensation as his sister and her sweet
heart had been found several years
previous, near the same place under
similar circumstances.
Bloomfield.
Bloomfield, Feb. TT. w. Jen.
nings of Cantril was business visi-
tor in this city Tuesday.
Mrs. Ida Selman will resign her po-
sition this week on the Hotchkiss
and Durfree abstract books, having