Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-22

made short visit with friends, left
this morning on the Milwaukee for
Willard, where she will visit with rel
atives.
Mrs. Myrtle Watts, who resides on
West Second street, but who for the
past few months has been making her
home at Eddyville, arrived home yes
terday morning on the Rock Island.
This morning Mrs. Watts received
telegram stating that her mother, Mrs.
c. B. Foshier, of Harvey, was sudden
ly taken i'll. Mrs. Watts left this noon
for her mothers bedside.
A letter to the Courier from William
H. Rodgers of this city. who is at
tending the national convention of the
United Mine Workers Of America, in
Indianapolis, as representative of
| local union, No. 1872 of Ottumwa,
states that on the opening day of the
convention, yesterday, Mitchell day
was celebrated, and the president of
the national organization received an
enthusiastic reception.
| Last evening at the home of the
brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Levi
Stone of Sigourney, occurred the mar
riage Of their daughter, Miss Lillian
| r., to Anton e. jacobson, of Colorado
Springs. Colo. Mr.. Jacobson is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe jacobson, who
reside at the corner of College and
| Second streets. A few weeks ago Mr.
Jacobson returned from the west, and
4 visited in this city. Mr.. and Mrs.
jacobson will go to Colorado Springs
| where they will make their future
home.
Ottumwa is getting to be more of a
city every day, and this fact is being
impressed upon the citizens today
who see for the first time in Ottumwa
the messenger boys wearing the gray
caps of the Postal Telegraph Co. The
Office, under the superintendency OF
l.. G. Finch, was opened in this city
today on East Second street, few
doors east of Court street, and al
4 though as yet the wires are not ready
for general use, some messages have
been sent, and the postal, for which
many Cttumwans have been striving
, for several years, is an assured fac
now.
The work on the Oskaloosa-Tracey
! extension of the Burlington, which
! when completed will connect Burling
ton with Des Moines via the B. & W.
the road recently absorbed by the Bur
lington and changed from a narrow t,
a standard gauge. is rapidly nearing
4 completion, and trains will run owe
the new branch at least by May /
\ There are also rumors atloat to the ei
\ feet that the road to Tracey will b.
10 will
4 thus give short line from Chicago t
i the former city. Nothing definite
4 however. is known as to the plans Q
the Burlington officials other than tn
U fact that the road to Tracey will 500
be completed, and many towns /
\ southeastern Iowa will be given direc
a connections to the states capita
8 From Wednesdays Daily.
a A. G. Newell of Mystic, who was i
n the city yesterday on business, re
q turned home last evening.
n Mrs. Ethel Manroe. of Ashland, VIII
y was in the city yesterday on business
a returned home last evening.
81 Mrs. John Tucker, of Blakesbur.
81 who was in the city yesterday on bu
3 mess. returned home last evening.
Mrs. ]. w. Evans of Hiteman, WI
u was in the city yesterday on bushes
a returned home last evning on the Mi
N waukee.
II Mrs. M. E. Walters of Eddyville, WI
was in the city this morning on bus
81 ness, returned home this noon on IL
"a Rock Island.
h Miss Retta Griggs of Agency, wi
II was in the city this morning on bus
n ness, returned home this noon on Blu
n lington No. 10.