Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-07-16

Keb, July 15.-At. and Mrs. John Had
don spent Monday in 0ttnmwa shopping
James Holmes, of Newton, was BUSH
ness caller in town on Tuesday.
Mrs. Don Nicholson and daughter, Mabel,
returned home on Monday from a weeks
visit in Eddyyille with relatives and
friends.
Farmers are busy this week harvesting
they report n good hay crop and ideal
weather to put it up in.
New potatoes were, selling on the streets
"Wednesday for 81 per bushel.
Mrs. Adam Long and Mrs. John Fred
rickson Jr. spent Wednesday in 0ttumwa.
Homer Wilson. of Leon. was business
caller in town on Wednesday. '''tp
Mrs. Lucinda Burt of Marshalltown,
spent the week in the city, the guest of Mr.
and Mrs. Dan Nicholson on Main street
Mrs. Thomas ID. Williams and children
are visiting in Lucas tbs week with rela-
tives.
Miss Mary Reese, of Phillips mines Wis
tied Mt the home of Mr. and Mrs. Miles
Martin.
w. H. Castle, of Dawson, was in town
Friday on business. He reports. farmers in
his travels busy with their hay harvest and
n fine crop.
Mr.. and Mrs Henry Davis spent Sunday
in Ottuinwa the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
ID. ]. Jones in the West End
The mines run five GAYS last week and
expect to run full time after July 10.
Frank Davis, one of the most enterprisins
young farmers north of town. was In the
city Saturday. Mr.. Davis has finished
blowing his corn and has some tasseling
which IS ahead of any he has seen this
year.
The miners We're made happy on Saturday
by receiving their pay for the last two
weeks in June.
AT the regular meeting of Local 154 on
Thursday night committee was appoint
ed to. get up program for labor day and
commenced It's work on Sunday.
DIR. ]. A. Hull spent Sunday in the coun-
try five miles south of Ottumwa, the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Soda Blake, an old
time friend
Daniel Davis and son-in-law are engaged
this week sinking Il coal mine shaft on
the road between Keb and Kirkyille for
local trade.
Thomas d. Williams gave an interesting
lecture in the Saints church OH Sunday at
II A. m. on the question: why Was Christ
Crucifed on the Center Crosse"
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Randall of Knoxville,
spent Sunday in town., the guest of Mr..
and Mrs. Adam Long, on Main street. This
young couple has the prize baby hoy. He
is only five months old and weighs twenty
pounds. Iowa first, last and all the time.
MIS-. Randall will remain for week with
old time friends.
A match game of baseball was paved in
the park on Sunday between the Black
Diamond club of Keb and the Phillips
mine club of Ottumwa. The game was
called at 2:30 p. IN. wit, lie visitors at
the bat. Each party went into win from
the start and it was holly contested at
the close. The tally showed % to II In
favor of Keb. The tally would have been
30 TO II only modesty forbid the Keb boys
to put the visitors out Of business for the
present.
Hon. William Epps and family, of OF
tumwa, We're in the city short time on
| Sunday.
| Mr. Poster. the coal Inspector for the
\ Milwaukee. and Mr.. Tooe. the secretary
of the Foresters of ottumwa addressed
| the members of that order in the Main
street school building on Friday night
AT the close fourteen members from this
| place certified their intention of going back
| into the order of Foresters located in OF
| tumwa.