Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-21


license was granted yesterday by
the clerk of the court for the marriage !
of Pearl a Watkins, aged % years, to
Miss Nina l.. Gilbert, aged Is years
both of Abba.
James R. Wallace is convalescing
from recent attack of the grip.
VIM. G. Wood has recovered from
the measles.
Miss Nellie Richardson, who has
been quite ill for the past few weeks,
is considerably improved in health.
keb.
Keb, May 19.-W. B. Jones, of
Lehigh, was a business caller in town
on Tuesday
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Jenkin Rich
ards, May 10, a daughter
| The members of the Congregational
church held prayer meeting at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. j. HI. Thomas
on Wednesday night.
Mrs. John R. Barnes and children of
| Ottumwa, spent Sunday in town, the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Carr, on
Water street.
/ Robert Griffith and wife of Lucas,
spent Sunday in town, the guest of Mr.
and Mrs. John Evans, on School st.
! W. HI. Jones of Rose Hill, was a
business caller in town on Saturday.
i Benjamin Kushaw of Hooking
/ visited in town this week the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry McVeigh, on
Main street.
Mr.. and Mrs J. H Thomas and nep-
i hew, Daniel Bagnall, spent Saturday
in Ottumwa, trading and taking in the
ball game.
Ira Miller and wife spent Tuesday
lin Ottumwa trading.
4 Funk brothers of Ottumwa, spent
4 Monday in town on business.
4 Mr. and Mrs. William Richards can
be found at home to their many young
friends in the Bateman property, on
Main street.
!. Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Nc
Weigh, on Tuesday, an son.
Mrs. John Wharton and son Robert
departed on Tuesday for visit at Ma
drid with Mrs. Wharton's sister, Mrs.
Jefferson Reese.
Mrs. Edward Johnson spent Wednes-
day in Ottumwa trading.
David Reese, of Madrid, is around
this week shaking hands with old time
friends.
H. j. Holmes, of Iowa City, was a
business caller in town on Thursday
He informs the Courier correspondent
that the farmers are farther advanced
with their spring work in his locality
+l,~., l.>..e,-- c. tn fa--y,raa til or hos @haer
more favorable, not so damp.
Henry Nelson, of Baxter, was IL
/ twon on Friday on business.
The miners at their regular meeting
, on Thursday night elected Hadley SUIT
ton for check weighman.
The miners of Keb celebrated in
junction day on Saturday by having 6
holiday, spending it at home in so
!, cial way with their families, enjoying
the good things of life.
Edward Fowler, of Ottumwa, spent
:, Thursday in town looking after min
ing business.
The farmers report an ideal week
for planting corn; also fine week fol
: grass.
The coal company took advantage
9 of injunction day and put in new
pair of scales at the mines to weigh
the miners coal after being screened
: Mr.. and Mrs. Gus Donaldson spen
2 Saturday in Ottumwa trading.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Davis spent
: Saturday in Ottumwa, the guest o.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. B. Jones, of the Yves
2 End
Daniel Davis was in the city on Sat
lrday on his return from visit witt
his sons, John and Albert, at Charlton
y who are working for the Inland Fue
!, company there. Mr.. Davis is an ole
= miner and while there was shown
;, through the mines by Richard Rosser
:. the superintendent. He says the veir
, Of coal will average seven and one-hal
> feet in height, of good quality, witt
, a No. / roof above it. At present the,
y are working small force as theil
y tower is not completed yet. He say:
his sons, who are well known in Wa
/ pello county, are well and prosperous
Mr. Davis is now living a retired life
S on his farm near Kirkville, with his
daughter, his wife having died nun
y Der of years ago. Farmers in his 10
n cality are busy planting corn, ant
small fruit was not hurt by the late
IS frost. He predicts a prosperous sea
n son for the farmers.
T. Joseph Brown, one of the aged anC
citizens of this place, was {
= pleasant caller in the city on Satur
Il day. In conversation with the Cou
rier correspondent he said: Saturda,
I. April 16 was his seventy-second ami
Is versary, having been born in Newcas
tie, England, in 1881. He emigrate(
Il with his parents to America in hi.
- early life and located in Pennsylvani;
= where he worked in the coal mines
He came to Iowa in 1867. Most o
the time has been spent in Wapellt
!, county. He followed coal mining W
:. to sixteen years ago when he turned
his attention to farming.
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Yampa.
o. Yampa. May 19.-Mrs. Maggi
Smith returned home Saturday.
John Wiley of Competine was