Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-11-20

II. M. Duncan went to DeS Mofnes
yesterday to serve on the federal
grand jury
DR.. S. NJ. King went to Des Moines
yesterday on business.
keb.
Keb. Nov. 19.-P. C. Reese, the clerk
in the company store, was transfer
red to the company store at Forbush
last week.
John Davis vacated the company
boarding house on Main street on
Tuesday. He will occupy the Dale
property near town.
j. ]. Holbrook of Iowa City was a
business caller in town on Friday.
Mrs. Thomas Evans visited at the
home of MI. and Mrs. A. o. Johnson at
Foster last week.
Mrs. P. C. Reese is visiting friends
and relatives in Abba this week.
Mrs. McConville and daughter, Mrs.
j. H. Thomas attended the funeral of
the infant daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Ralph McConville at Pekay on Fri
day.
Mrs. Victor Inglebloom visited at
the home Of Mr.. and Mrs Gus Johnson
at Foster this week.
Rev. Lloyd Williams of Oskaloosa
preached on Sunday in the school
house.
Local union No. 1874, at this place,
has adopted rule to consume thirty
minutes for debating at each meeting.
The question for debate next Thurs
day night is Resolved, That Arbitra-
tion as a Means to Settle Labor Dis
pu,es Is a Failure" R. Williams and
Thomas Carey will affirm; Martin
Wood and Hedley Sutton will deny.
John Joardan and wife of Kirkville
were pleasant callers at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. r. Williams on Tuesday.
Mrs. William Turner is reported on
the sick list this week.
William Nelson OF Baxter was a
business caller in town on Saturday.
R. Williams acknowledges the re-
ceipt, through Hon. John F. Lacey, Of
a copy OF the consular reports for Oc-
tober, 1902, vol. 70, for which he re-
turns thanks.
William H. Wilson of Sigourney was
transacting business in town on Sat
urday.
Mrs. John Frederickson, Sr., spent
Friday in Ottumwa.
The many Foster people residing in
Keb are pleased to read in the Fos-
ter correspondence to the Courier each
week Of the activity in mining mat
tiers there. Sheppard and Wightman
are among the Oldest and most exper-
fenced coal men in Iowa. In 1880 they
opened up and worked the Excelsior
coal mines near Oskaloosa. Some
years before these gentlemen were
interested in the coal businss at Ra-
bid City, Illinois. Their career in the
coal business is success and the good
people of Foster and vicinity may
we'll rejoice over their opening up
mines there.
Harry Booth president of the state
board OF mine foreman examiners, Is
opening up large mine on his own
farm near Flagler, Marion county, on
the Rock Island road. Mr.. Booth is
one OF the oldest mine superinten-
dents in Iowa since the death of Hen.
ry Thomas at ColfaX. For seventeen
years he managed the old Union mine
at Flagler. Several years before that
he was mine boss for the Whitebreats
Co., at Cleveland
On Tuesday night, November IS, a
large number of friends by special in
vitation gathered at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. William Gillaspie, 72O Fifth
street for 6 o'clock dinner, it being
their twenty-fifth wedding anniver-
sary. AT the above hour bounteous
repast was served, composed of all
the good things known to the culinary
art. After dinner the guests were es-
corted to the home of Mr.. and Mrs. D.
]. Lloyd, 52S Ottumwa street, where
they were royalty entertained by mu-
sic and singing. Miss Carrie Lloyd, an
accomplished musician, presided at
the piano. After a social time the
guests departed for their homes, pro-
nouncing it an evening well spent
Mr.. and Mrs. Gillaspie are royal enter
tainers and spared no pains to make
all welcome. They We're kindly re-
membered with a large assortment OF
presents of various kinds. Those pres.
ent were: Mr.. and Mrs. R. Williams
Mr.. and Mrs. John Bennett, Mr.. and
Mrs. JabeZ Bennett, Mr.. and Mrs Mar
tin Wood, Mrs. Adam Long, of Keb;
Mr.. and Mrs. William Bennett, of Pc
kay. Mr.. and Mrs. John Fredrickson,
of Keb, sent regrets. Mr. Gillaspie is
the blacksmith at the Bear Creek
Mines and is held in the highest re.
gard by all that know him. The same
can be said of his wife.
Hiteman.
Hiteman, Nov. I'D. G. Phillips
member of the state board of mine ay.