Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-11-26
SHORT TALES CONCERNING PEG.
PIE YOU KNOW.
THE VICINITY OF OTIUMWA IN BRIEF
Births, Deaths, Marriages. Movements
Of Your acquaintances ss chTonie'ed
by Cour'er's Staff of Correspondents
Who Know Whereof They Sneak
Eddwille.

Eddyville, Nov 24.-Mr Hatfield
coal miner from Givin moved his FAM
lily to the Joseph Roberts tenant prop
erty on Second street Thursday.
Mr.Sims finished his contract Sat
urday of halling the miners houses
from Monkeys Nest to the Central de-
pot here for shipment to Mystic. In
all about 40 houses were moved, in
Guiding two or three from Lost Creek
and the work of tearing them apart,
loading them on wagons and hauling
them to Eddyville. has given several
men and teams employment for about
six weeks. In taking the houses to
pieces several accidents were narrow
ly averted
The infant child of D. W. Thompson
on South Third street has been quite
sick with congestion of the lungs and
bronchial tubes. s7s4
Born, Friday, November %, 1908, to
Mr.. and Mrs. H. S. Moore, near Pleas
ant Corners, daughter, weighing
about eight pounds.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. W. Bell went to
Ottumwa Friday afternoon and after
short visit with relatives there, will
go to Oklahoma to spend the winter
with their son.
What might have terminated in a
serious accident but happily resulted
otherwise occurred at the Little coal
mine on the farm of Lewis Harding,
north of town, Friday. Allie Belzer
was driving team of mules attached
to three tram cars, and while passing
over small bridge the cars left the
track and fell distance of about 80
feet to the ground dragging the mules
with them. One of the mules was kill
ed, but the driver managed to save
himself from injury. Two boys were
also riding on one of the cars. One Of
these, lad by the name Of Burke,
living at Muchakinock; was carried
down with the car. the car landing on
top of him, but in some miraculous
way he escaped uninjured. The 9th
er, young colored boy, was also un-
hurt
Robert O'Connor has assumed a po-
sition as clerk in the company store
at Coalf1eld. Ed Gray Of this place
is employed in the same building as
operator.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Swan entertain
ed number of friends at their home
on Sixth street Wednesday evening
from until IL o'clock. The evening
was passed in playing games. The
people were present.
| F. M.Whitman travelling man from
Altoona while returning from the coun-
try about o'clock Saturday after
noon was the victim of an unfortunate
accident. While driving down the
| Bridgeport hill bolt came out of the
shaft of the buggy and Mr. Whitman
attempted to jump out, but caught his
foot under the step and received pain
| full injuries to his right ankle, breast
and hip.
Lloyd Myrick who has spent the
past summer with his uncle, Thomas
| Odem, near Lakonta, returned to
Kirksville, Mo-, Friday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. r. Rosebrook OF Os-
kaloosa came down Saturday morning
| and drove from here to Buxton and
| Coalfield on business
| Arthur Elliott who is employed as
machiniflst at the packing house in OF
with his parents here.
The Pleasant Corners Mutual Tele-
phone Co., held a meeting at the home
of Joe Himelick near the Corners, Fri
day night. o. Fl. Seifert was in attend
ance as representative of the Eddy
vile Telephone Co. The company now
has 10 members or full number as
follows: G. I. Norman, Thomas Van
Wrinkle, Peter Miller, Joe Himelick,
]. J. Miller, Mrs. Jane Blake, Fl. 8.
Moore, H. c. Moss, Jas and Frank
Grimm, Jesse Palmer and Charles
Ehafer.
The Bluff Creek school, fall term,
closed Friday with program during
the afternoon and a number OF visitors
present to witness the same. Miss
Eva Thasp Of Bluff Creek who taught