Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-07-17

on some other nearby town.
Miss Hattie Hopkins and Miss Edith
Fletcher of South Ottumwa are spend
ing few days at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Songer
SKeb.
keb, July 15.-Mr. and Mrs. John
Jenkins returned Friday from visit
to Ohio He reports great activity in
the mines there.
William Shelton departed Tuesday
for Hooking where he secured work in
the mines. He states that two hun
dred miners have been employed
there in the past two months in addi-
ton to the regular force.
| Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Jabez Ben
nett, Friday, daughter
Frank Davis was in town on Satur-
day. He reports the hay crop in his
locality all cut with large yield; also
that corn on his place is now making
ears, which is unusual for this time of
the year.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Williams
Saturday morning, daughter.
R. Williams acknowledges the re-
ceipt of congratulations from John
| Werner, mine inspector for the first
district of Iowa, also Caleb John, mine
| foreman at Des Moines, and Grant
Dunnig of Madisonville, KY, on re-
cent article published in the Courier
on shot examiners and firers, for
which he returns thanks for the kind
words.
Thomas Davis of Lucas started to
work in the mines here this week. He
was one of the old timers in Keb.
1 Master Thomas Daniels of Lucas is
visiting his sister, Mrs. David Davis
this week.
James Whitcomb of Valera was a
business caller in town on Saturday.
Henry Jones of Atlantic was in
town Saturday on business.
Edward Fowler was in town on Sat
urday and paid the miners off for the
last two weeks work in June. He re-
!, ports the coal business good for this
hustler for trade, as the number of
, days the mine has been run since he
took charge of it two years ago will
bear this statement out, as it has been
nearly full time.
Local Union, No. 154, United Mine
Workers of America, gave an ice
III SlCdau SOCldl Ouu lcSLlpdl
, night for Mr.. and Mrs. David Howells.
+ Mr.. Howells is an old, worn-out miner
having passed the three score and ten
mile stone on the journey of life, with
an aged wife. The entertainment was
we'll patronized as the cause was a
worthy one Thus the miners and
5 their wives and daughters are to be
; congratulated on their kind remem
~.
time of need.
. Mrs. w. G. Williams returned home
f last week from visit with her broth
er, John P. Lloyd at Melrose.
= David D. Williams of Lucas visited
). in town this week with his grandchil
!. dren, George Williams and Mrs. Johl
: Howells.
Elder Roth of Lamont filled the pull
t pit in the Latter Day Saints church OF
4 Sunday night. Mr. Roth is an able eX
J, FOUNDER of the gospel and is Away.
9 greeted with good audience when hi
q comes to town.
4 Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Williams O
q Bear Creek spent Sunday in town, thu
V guests of their son, George, and Mrs
John Howells.
r James Shevlin, superintendent of thu
n mines, had a large gasoline engine pu
n in the mines Saturday to pump thu
j water out of the mines. 1t was start
: ed Saturday night. James Nevin, tn,
4 master mechanic, states that it is
l. success. The exhaust pipe is arrang
!, ed to throw the exhaust up the hol
4. where the water is forced up to tn
top of the ground, which does ava,
!. largely witt. the offensive smell of tn
n gas in the mines.
, The Brown brothers are engage
!, this week in moving their machiner
=, from the old Baker mines to their ney
opening short Instance west of TIL
ia old mines. At present they have fou
men driving entries in the new mines
10 Abba, July 15-Rev. George n
ID Tourtellot preached his farewell Sc
q mon at the First Presbyterian churc
- here Sunday night He has receive
y, y, call from the Presbyterian church
- Winterset, where he was formerly pa
IA tor, but as yet has not decided to a
- cept.
g George E. Duncan departed Saturda
~ night for Denver and other Colorad
= points, where he will spend the sun
, LuSi lUT Tie USuelt VI HIS u6dlCu.
~ Miss Margaret Naples of Charlton
~ visiting her friend, Miss Effie Pepper
- Tracy Whited was an Ottumwa Wis
o. tor Sunday.
ie Lee Rowe. mail clerk on the Abb
q Des Moines branch of the Burlington
ls reports an incident connected with IL
flood at Des Moines, which is unique
" not amusing One of the residents
SIS the submerged district on the east sit
DIS having few chickens which he wis
~ ed TO save from the flood, put them
W a small coop upon the roofof his hous
al And thither he goes daily in boat al
takes them food.
ay Another heavy rain, accompanied |
ne a strong wind and considerable ele
ey trical disturbance visited this vicini
n again Sunday night.
er A fifteen pound boy was born to N
ed and Mrs. Albert c. McMullin July 70
Abba, July 15.-W. w. O'Bryan
Ell, Melrose was an Abba visitor Monda
~ ja,If Will Paulina was con ara h