Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-28

for the patrons. Exercises will COM
mence at 2 p. m. Strangers in the city
are cordially invited.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Overstate
spent Wednesday in Ottumwa trading.
DIR. F. w. Mills of Otutmwa was in
town on Wednesday on professional
business.
w. H. johnson of Angus was bust
ness caller in town on Thursday.
Edward Johnson of Foster visited
relatives in the city on Thursday.
The mines run only four days last
week
Henry Miller of Lacona was bust
ness caller in this vicinity on Friday.
Emmett McVeigh of Rathburn spent
a week in town the guest of his broth
ers, Henry and Thomas McVeigh.
The advance agents of the Wallace
show were in town on Saturday.
Axtel Anderson, one of the most in
dustrious miners, will go to Lucas.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Fleming spent
Saturday evening in Ottumwa visit
ing.
j. H. Wilson of Delta was a BUSH
ness caller in town on Saturday.
James Spears added two rooms to
his residence on Vine street this week.
Edward Fowler, vice president of the
Iowa and Illinois Coal company, was
a business caller in town on Saturday.
He reports the coal trade little slack
at present but by the first of June the
mines will be running full time
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Martin and
daughter spent Saturday in Ottumwa
with friends and relatives.
The miners received their pay on
Saturday for the first two weeks in
May.
Evan Jones spent Saturday in OF
tumwa on busienss.
James Whittle moved into the house
recently vacated by John Barnes on
Friday.
George Holt, assistant manager of
the mercantile department of the Iowa
and Illinois Coal company was bust
ness caller in town on Saturday.
John Vooll, one of the most enter
prisng young miners, purchased a
handsome buggy horse while in Ottum-
wa on Saturday, paying one hundred
dollars for it.
W. S. jenkins is negotiating with
parties from Indianapolis to manufac.
ture his patent mining and cutting
pick.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Williams spent Fri
day at the home of Martin Wood and
his brother-in-law, John Cook, one mile
west of town. These two industrious
miners, with their wives, came here
thirteen years ago from Kirkville, rent.
ed twenty acres Of ground and erected
two handsome houses. They now have
the land set out with all kinds of fruit
and handsome flowers and evergreens
Their surroundings indicate true hap
piness and prosperity to the fullest ex
tent. A visit to their homes can only
be appreciated by going there.
| James Shevlin, the superintendent of
the mines. in company with r. Will
liams, visited at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Michael Riley, two miles west Of
town. This couple came to their pres
ent home thirty-seven years ago, pur
chased so acres of land, paying $40 ar
acre for it; erected cabin and started
to clear up their land. They have add
ed to it until they now have as fine q
residence as there is in the country
with six hundred acres of land and one
hundred head of stock Mr. and Mrs
Riley raised seven children. three sons
and four daughters. One son is the en-
gineer at the Pekay mines. One mar
ried daughter lives in Ottumwa, two
sons and three daughters at home, two
of them, Misses Annetta and Rosa
have successfully taught the Kel
schools for three years past The Cour
lier has made weekly visits to theil
home for thirty years.