Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-08-14
GAS PLANT BECOMES UNMANACEABLE
M. H. Warner Smothers Flame With
Wet notwithstanding Gas From
Loose Valve Takes Fire and
Threatens to Ignite Building.


fires that has been experienced in AL
bia for some time
Last evening the gasoline lighting
plant connected with the Strasbur-
ger & Yer Veer establishment, which
occupies the north room Of the Odd
Fellows building, became unmanage-
able. Considerable gas was emitted
from loose valve and became ignited
The fame from this valve shot several
feet into the air and for a few mo-
ments threatened to ignite the fine
fabrics in that part of the store. M.
H. Warner, seeing the danger, quickly
smothered the blaze with wet cloth
ing, and thus averted a more serious
confagration. The city fire depart
ment made a quick run but found tho
flames extinguished.
Sunday School Picnics.
The Sunday school of the Presbyte-
rian church enjoyed picnic at Union
park yesterday. The Christian church
Sunday school held picnic their to-
day.
Personal and Otherwise.
Miss Lucia B. Griffin, assisted by Al
bia musical talent gave an entertain
and music, at Selection last night
License was issued yesterday by
Clerk Hickenlooper for the marriage
of Marvin D. COX, aged rs years, to
Miss Viva McCreery, aged % years.
John R. Price, j. W. Noble, ]. w.
Evans, Thomas H. Zook, Samuel M.
Pill and Harry S. Smith went to Avery
last night to assist in initiation of can
didates in l. O. o. F. lodge there.
Miss Grace Lambert, of Crawfords-
vile, Ind, arrived in Abba yesterday
for a visit with her grandmother, Mrs.
Olive ]. Lambert, and other relatives.
Miss Lambert enjoys the reputation of
being an author of ability.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom D. Lockman, of
J.ockman, were Abba visitors yester-
day.
Jerry Wilcox, of Lovilia, was in AL
bia yesterday on business.
Beach Hobson returned to Des
Moines this morning to resume his
studies at the Still school of osteopa
thy after few weeks visit with rela
tives here.
County Superintendent of Schools
y Robert B. Spencer is attending re
union of his old regiment, the Fifty
first Iowa volunteer infantry at Coun
Gil Bluffs this week.
There was born. last night to Mr.ant
Mrs. Chester A. Momger. baby girl.
Miss Nora White, of Knoxville, was
a guest of her cousin, Chester A.
Momger today for a few hours en-
route west.
Mrs. S. E. Hyatt, of Des Moines, ar
rived in Abba this morning for visi
with relatives and friends.
Frank X. Morris went to Dudley OF
business this morning.
Charlton.
Charlton, Aug. 13-Mr. and Mrs
Samuel McKleen left today for Co
orado where they will enjoy an outin
at Palmer Lake.
Mr., and Mrs. w. T. Curtis of Ru!
sell visited in the city yesterday wit
relatives and friends.
Miss Daisy Grail of Ottumwa
visiting few days with her mothe
Mrs. Lynn Grail
Ollie Willoughly, a former Char
tonian, came the first of the week fro
Covina California, for visit with HI
relatives and old friends. He accor
panied his mother as far as kans;
City, who stopped there for visit wit
her daughter before coming on
Charlton.
Mrs Frank Pierson is spending
few days in Humeston with relative
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Anderson of E
glish township, are enjoying Wis
with their niece from Bethany, Mo.
Miss Edna Dixon returned to h
home in Cannon, Illinois, today aft
a three weeks visit with her unc
and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. A. C. Rebel.
Mrs. R. R. Casebolt and Mrs. BIZ
zard, Of Cedar township, depart
yesterday for visit at their old hon
in West Virginia
Geo. Risbeck, of Russell, was trar
acting business in the city yesterda
Marion Conner, of Derby, was
the city yesterday for a !; visit wi
friends
Messrs Emmet Galloway and
Shelton left yesterday for busine
trip to Parsons, Kansas.
Mrs. j. G. earns class of the Bapt
church gave an ice cream sociable Il
strom. Owing to the GOODNESS of
weather there were not many out.
Mrs. Harry Stewart went up to
QlduOld ldSI SFSulh6 loi. d lew ia
visit at the parental home
Miss Edna Bower came last event
from Corydon for a few days vi
with Miss Fay Conwell.
Joe Cowels of oskaloosa is spend
few days with his parents, Mr.. 8
Mrs. Dan Cowels.
The Baptist Benevolent society '
be entertained at the home of N
Eliza Melville Friday afternoon.
Thomas Roberts died at his no
In the city yesterday morning.
Roberts has been sufferer with C
sumption. Funeral services were c
Quoted from the home this afternoon
2 o'clock, conducted by Rev. Palm
pastor Of the Baptist church. The
mains were laid to rest In the Chart
cemetery.
Bloomfield.
Bloomfield, Aug. IA number
old settlers and friends OF Mrs. ri
ence Dodge, of Beloit, Kansas, "
spent her girlhood and young WON
hood In this city, were entertained