Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-08-05
ShortTales Concerning People You
Know.
TIE VICINITY OF OTTUMWA IN BRIEF
Births, Deaths, Marriages, Movements
OF Your Acquaintance as chronlcled
by courer's Staff of Correspondents
Who Know Whereof They Speak.
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Bloomfield.

Bloomfield, Aug. miss Bethine
Plank Of Kansas City, 406 Olive street,
daughter of G. E. Plank of the Massey
Iron company, and niece of John ii.
Plank Of this city writes an interest
ing letter from Yukon territory, Alas
ka, where she Is spending the sum-
paer with friends and enjoying every
minute of the time which seems to be
replete with novel experiences, judg-
Ing from the letter from which the fol-
lowing extracts are taken: "This is
the most delightful trip on earth. From
Kansas City to Seattle we had nice
crowd in our car and became we'll &C
quainted with every one. Had con-
cert every night in the, dining car
mandolin, and guitar, and We all sang,
porters too. 1t was soscrowded that
five of us had to sleep on the dining
room floor under the dining table. The
purser had beds made up for us there.
Such fun! Just rolled all over the
floor; twas very rough going through
the straits. At Vancouver we cleared
to enter British waters. We had the
incest state room on board and the
meals were elegant and the service
good. Tell you travelling on water is
the way to travel! We saw beautiful
glaciers and plenty of whales. We had
plenty of amusement-played cards
and ping pong, danced every night and
sat on deck the rest of the time. Never
knew when to go to bed, as it was
light most all night and sunrise about
a. m. We arrived at Skagway, June
%. Mark met us there and we took the
train the next morning for White
Horse via the White Pass and Yukon
route. Arrived at White Horse about
1880 p. M Everybody met us. White
Horse is right in Yukon river, a city of
tents but with nice buildings, such as
the postoffice, customs house, athletic
hall, hotels and about a dozen good
stores, and you should see the fleet of
boats, about forty, running from here
to Dawson, and the gold they unload
and haul on trucks like it was coal.
1t never gets dark here in summer, it
is twilight from 1880 to -, then dawn
every evening and sumetimes until IL
o'clock if they are biting well.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. J. Miller of Pulaski
passed through this place Monday en-
route to Springdale, Ark, where they
will spend week or more looking aft,
er their peach crop which is very
abundant this season.
Miss Ada Ward of Ottumwa is visit
ng at the home of her cousin Miss Zoe
aatton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Campbell OF
ST. Louis are visiting at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. J. J. Tuttwiler.
Davis county farmers are now sell
ing the first timothy seed of the sea
son. The dealers state that the seed
is of good quality and that there is q
large acreage and fine yield.
Miss Mabel Russell is visiting
friends in West Grove this week.
Hon. w. H. Taylor made a business
rip to Moulton Thursday.
Mrs. Belle Cox of Chicago who has
been visiting at the home of her broth
er-in-law, Ed Cox, departed Thursday
accompanied by her niece, Miss Mamie
Cox, who will be her guest for {
month.
Rev. w. G. Thorne of Washington
Ia, made a business trip to this place
Thursday for the purpose of paying
taxes on Davis county property.
Rev U. S. Smith of Pulaski made {
business trip to this place Thursday.
Mrs. George Nash, who has beer
spending few weeks at the home O
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Cal Lane
departed Thursday for her home il
FIT Dodge accompanied by her sister
Nellie, who will spend the winter will
her
Mrs. Blaine Kinnick of Ottumwa, re