Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-12-04
slort Tales Concerning People You
Know
THE VICINITY OF OTTUNWA IN BRIEF
Births, Deaths, Marriages, Movements
o. Your acquaintance as Chronicled
by Courier's Staff of Correspondents
Who Know Whereof They Speak.
Charlton.

Charlton, Dec. 3-Miss Bertha
George came up from Derby last eve
ming for few days visit with friends.
VIII McFadden and Miss Ida Mon
creif were quietly married last eve
ming. The bride is Charlton girl,
but for the part few months has been
employed at the depot hotel in OF
stumwa. The groom is one of Chart
toms best young men, and holds posi-
ton with the Burlington road They
have the best wishes of a host of
friends.
Mrs. Guy Gilcrest and children came
up from Centerville Monday evening
for visit with Mrs. Gilcrest's father,
Lon Baker
Messrs Alfred Goodwin and ]. H.
Cook of Russell, were in the city yes
terday attending court.
Ed Trumball and Al Harrison, the
two co1ored men who are charged
with robbing Clyde Blakely at Cleve-
land last Saturday night, were
brought down from Osceola yesterday
and lodged in the county bastile to
await trial
Mrs. R. B. Rodgers of Whitebreast
township, went to Cleveland last eve
ming for visit with her mother, who
Is quite sick.
A. j. Classify of Abba, was in the
city yesterday on business.
B. SHIPPER of Sigourney, was in the
city yesterday to testify before the
grand jury, he being one of the men
that some of the stolen goods be-
longed to,which were recovered at
Cleveland No.4. last week Mr. Williams
of Richland came today for the same
purpose.
The many friends OF J. B. Carson,
who resides in the north part of the
town, will be sorry to hear that he
: has had relapse and is much worse.
Carl Swanson made business trip
to Derby Tuesday.
Engineer Grant Williby broke his
ankle yesterday morning at st. Joseph
He was getting his engine in readiness
to come out on his run. AS he alighted
from The engine to do some oiling, he
stepped on chunk of coal His
ankle turned and was badly Sprained.
He was brought home last evening on
the branch passenger and conveyed to
his home, where he is receiving the
best OF attendance.
Mrs. Elmer Lott is dangerously i'll
at her home, she is being cared for by
her mother, Mrs Parker, from Lacona.
keb.
keb, Dec. Sired Reese, of Hilton. was
In town this week shaking hands with old
time friends Mr.: Reese is engnged in the
company once there as assistant book
Keeper. He reports the mines running full
time with everybody supremely nappy.
Mrs. j. Ii. Thomas IS copvaleccing Mt this
writing.
Mrs. Humphrey Palmer is confined to her
bed with the grip
selves Thanksgiving evening with IL dance
In the town nall. The 4tGer ones broke
bread and ate turkey at home. feeling
proud to live in America. the only country
on earth that has national thanksgiving
day, where all her people gather around
the throne Of graceSon the same day and
Miss Mss May y, White bite left On "Wednesday for
liam Taylor ut Hamilton.
Thomas McYeigh spent Thursday in Ham
ilton with friends
The writer has spent fifty wears of his
life in America, forty years of this time
has been spent down in the coal mines Of
eight states and in all this time he never
saw such demand for miners as there
White Ash mine near Avery, are offering
free powder as an inducement for men.
The The average miner VIII burn six to eight
~ per key. Their mines are in the
Smoky Hollow vein of coal
Brown Bros. of Keb. now have eighteen
men working in their local mines. Two
cars Of coal day are sold to the Iowa
and Illinois coal company for local trade.
j. W, Newcomb, a prominent coal operut-
or of Kentucky wrote to X, Williams for
a copy of the Iowa agreement. also copy
of the Courier dated Thursday, Nov. 70.
containing letters the same, both We're
sent the gentleman
Rev. Lloyd Williams, of ostaoosa.
preached on Sunday In the school at II
a. IN. and Z p. III. He had large audience
at each service
Mrs. Mary Bagnal. of Ottumwa, spent
Thanksgiving in town, the guest of Mr..
and Mrs. ]. II. Thomas.
Miss Isabelle McConville. of Ottumwa
visited at the parental home of her mother
Mrs. McConville, this week.
Mrs. John Berry and. Mrs r. Scott (col