Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-08
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Pleasant last November to serve a
year in the inebriate ward and who re-
turned home last Tuesday night on
parole was arrested Saturday by Depu-
ty Marshals, A. c. Beamer and Mar
tin Emanuel. accused of his old offense
of being drunk and raising a disturb
ance with his aged companion. The sa-
looms had been refusing to sell him
liquor but it appears that he secured
drink through the assistance of some
friend. The old man was taken to
the county farm Sunday by Deputy
Emanuel. He is about so years Old
and quite feeble.
Articles Of Incorporation have been
fled by the Eddyville Sand Co, with
o capital stock OF $500 divided in
shares of 500 each. The officers are:
President George H. Carbon of Oska-
lopsa, secretary and general manager
C. l.. Funk, treasurer Mrs. Maggie
Watkins; Amos Gray, c. l.. Phillips
and A. G. Beamer are the other stock
holders at present, but a certain
amount of stock is offered for sale anr
1t is expected that the list of stock
holders will soon be increased. The
right of way has been secured for a
switch IRON the Iowa Central railway.
running from point near the depot
to the sand plant, and an engineer
will be. here in few days to set grade
stakes, SO there appears to be no
doubt of the switch being constructed.
This company uses the clam shell
system, and another large sand barge
will be built making three in all, and
other improvements will be made.
They now take out on an average
four car loads of sand day and have
many orders on hand. The company
will commence business in a week or
ten days or as soon as they are in
receipt of their papers. The COM
pany will meet annually.
Eddyyille has third sand company.
The sand beds are located on the
large farm adjoining town on the
south, owned by j. S. Estes and occu-
pied by D. w Thompson. The style
of the firm is the Estes-Thompson
Sand company, and they expect to
soon have a switch built to their barn
by the Rock Island railway, to more
easily facilitate the shipping Of their
sand, and ballast.
The Des MONIES River Sand and
Supply company have had their cen
trifugal pump in operation and have
one bin of sand pumped out.
The Union Sunday school picnic
hela Wednesday in the Henness grove
near Lakonta. was quite well attended,
and much enjoyed. A platform had
been erected and program was car
ried out.
2'he ball game to have been played
Of
Sunday between MuchaFinock and Ed
dyville, was played at Muchakinock
instead. A large number attended
from Edayville. The Eddyville boys
We're beaten, the score being 6 to B.
Andy, a young son of John Bell, OF
Pekas, aged about 16 years, had the
misfortune to get his left hand
caught Saturday afternoon between a
car and post in the mine where he
was working. The member was badly
lacerated and required some stitches
to close the wound
Henry Watkins was cut in the chin
Saturday afternoon whit a scythe,
making a cash that required two
stitches to close. 1t appears that the
scytbe was in the hands of boy who
was moving weeds, and in some way
the hoy accidentally struck Mr.. Wat
kins with the point of the instrument.
Born. to Mr.. and Mrs Ed Chapman,
south of town, Saturday, September s.,
1903, daughter.
Mrs. Cozad of Lost Creek has been
i'll for several days past with an attack
of congestion oil the lungs
A melon social was given Friday
night on the M. F.. church lawn by
classes 2 ard 5 of the Methodist Epis-
copal SUNDAY school. taught by Misses
EVA and Julia Pidgeon. The social
had net been very well advertised,
hence the attendance was not as good
as 1t might have been. but neat lit
tie sum was realized.
Rev. w. T. Howe delivered his fare
well sermon in the Methodist Episco.
pal church Sunday night to well fill
ed house. All who were present hop
ed 10 see him returned to the Eddyville
charge again.
o. H. seifert left Saturday night fol
Chicago. He will return in about a
week.
Mrs. Lydia Breon of Kansas City
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