Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-25


quaintances on our streets Wednes-
day.
Bloomfield.
Bloomfield, July 25-Mr. and Mrs.
N. S. johnson left Tuesday afternoon
for ten days visit at the Pan-Ameri-
can exposition.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Calvin recently re-
ceived the unpleasant news that their
son, Hugh, who has been employed
for some time in Oklahoma, sustained
several broken ribs and a broken arm
through an accident caused by run
away short time ago.
A letter just received by Mrs. Nancy
Wallace from her niece, Mrs. Oscar
Huilker of Denison, Texas, gives the
following account of the state of affairs
in that part of the state: Crops are
burned up. We had no rain from May
10 to June 30. Hay is $3.50 per ton.
and horse can not be sold for y love
nor money. The price of corn is rs
cents a bushel and oats so cents.
Grapes are cooked on the vines"
The friends of DR.. F. w. Simmonds
are glad to hear that he is improving
in health and hopes to be able to re-
turn to his business in this city the lat
ter part of the week.
Mrs. N w. Hughes, who has been
spending the past month at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. w. j. Sickle,
left Wednesday for her home in Lima
Ohio.
Miss Kate Mersoe is visiting friends
in Milton and Pulaski this week
A. B. Gilbert made a business trip to
Moulton Tuesday.
Miss Nellie Fortune of Oskaloosa is
visiting at the home of her grandpar-
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. P. Fortune.
Miss Edith Appleton is spending a
few weeks in Burlington as the guest
of friends.
just been received by j. w. Pirtle
from his son. Grant, who has been
spending the past two years in Mexico,
where he was engaged as railroad
engineer:
"Moncola, Mexico, July IT,
Dear Ones at Home:-I have ex-
perienced something these last ten
days that will long be remembered by
myself AS told you before, we were
expecting some trouble on the road.
1t has come at last. On the 7th of this
month we all went out on strike for
more money, and we were all
locked up in jail until last night.
Six of us paid our fines and we
will have to walk out of here the best
way we can get out. 1t is 24S miles
the nearest way we can go as the rail
road will not permit us on any of it's
grounds. There are Al engineers in
Jail, and we have six guards watching
us until We get out money from the
company. While we are half free, we
dare not say word to anyone. The
laws are different from American laws
and they would not pemit us to write
a letter to anyone, as they can not
read English. Our fine was SITS
apiece. | think I will have plenty to
get away when we get our pay and
will leave Mexico never to return here
again. will probably leave here Sun.
day or Monday next, and when | gel
where | can write, I will. l think
will leave leave this land of thieves
robbers and murderers. The boys that
are in jail will all have to pay S175
apiece or stay in Jail three months and
you have no idea what they will have
to eat and not have change of cloth
ing nor. a place to battle, and very lit
tie water to drink. Oh, My God, pity
them! Ten days was too much for
me. only hope the United States
will not want to take this country. |
would spend five years in the army to
get even with these guards. They are
towards and ours and they think q
Mexican can stand anything or do any.
thing. If one speaks their language a
little they will favor him. can not
speak but very little and. of course
have. not been shown any favors. There
are six of us going together and we
will travel nights and rest in the day
time. 1t will take us seven or eight
days and we Will have to pass over
two ranges of mountains and carry wa
ter and grub. We have two rifles and
500 cartridges now and may pick uI
one or two more. We will fare pretty
we'll as We go through three towns or
our way out-Tarcone, Hidalga and
Quatrocinegas, then we only have from
the last town fifty-four miles, SO we
VIII not have to carry a great deal at a
time. was hoping to have some
money to send you, but 1 can not have
much when | get to the border where
the Stars and Strips of my own colo,
fly, and ! will never again desert them
Do not write here, as l will be gone by
the time you get this. l hope to go
out by way of Ell Paso Texas"
keosauqua.
Keosauqua, July 25-Hon. Calvin
Manning of Ottumwa and William
manning of Mt. Pleasant are visiting
with their father, Hon. Edwin Man.
ming, of this place, who is confined to
his room with sickness. Mr.. Manning
is over 90 years old and his extreme
old age and the hot weather makes his
recovery doubtful.
Mrs. Jno. w. Elerick and daughter
Bessie have moved to Ottumwa, DR..
Elerick having located in that place
last spring. Their many friends re.
greet to loose so good residents but
wish them well in their new home.
William Holbert, an aged resident