Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-02-26

Martinsburg cemetery.
Jesse Scott is slowly improving from
a severe sickness.
A. V. Beaman of Batavia is here to-
day looking after telephone business.
Q. p. Dickey and son, George, were
in Ottumwa Saturday.
Mrs. Martha Lewis spent last week
at the home Of her sister, Mrs. Jen--
nings.
Mrs. Mamie Alexander and children
will leave this week for La Plata, Mo-,
to join Mr.. Alexander and make that
place their future home.
Bert De Selm will move onto j. w.
Sward's farm this week. There will
be quite number of others moving
also.
Mrs. G. Powell, Mrs. Elizabeth
Wright, and Miss Katie Thompson
have all been quite sick.
M. g. Wilmington received word
Monday of the death OF his mother
Mrs. America Wilmington at her home
in North Carolina.
M. E. Silvers has been quite sick
keb.
Keb, Feb. 25.-Rev. George Scott
is still holding protracted meeting.
There have been several conversions
Edward Fowler of Ottumwa was in
town on Saturday, paying the miners
George Holt of Ottumwa, assistant
manager of the store, spent Saturday
in town on business.
p. Devlin is enjoying a weeks vaca-
ton. He spent part of the time in
Des Moines, the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs
John Jones.
James A. Wilson of Sigourney was
business caller in town on Friday
Local union 1874 held it's annual cleo
ton for district officers on Saturday.
A full vote was polled, as every one
was deeply Interested.
Isaac Hodge, colored, is making ar
rangements to move his family to OF.
tumwa, but will still work in the mines
here.
Several local socialist politicians
took in the debate at the Reveal school
house on Friday night.
d. j. Witenmyer. the conservator OF
the peace for Richland township, spent
Saturday in Ottumwa on business.
Edward Arendale spent Saturday in
Keb.
Edward Wilson built large addition
to his business building on Main street
last week.
Brown Bros. are working twenty
miners in their local mines near town
R. Williams is in receipt of a letter
from H. D. Ingle, prominent coal
operator of Indiana, for a copy Of the
Iowa agreement, also an opinion on
the shot examiners-frers.
VIM. Turner and wife and VIM.
Fleming and wife spent Saturday even
ing in Ottumwa shopping.
The miners of Keb were pleased to
read in the Foster correspondence to
the Courier of the selection of David
Anderson to represent them at the
state convention. With men of An
derson's recognized ability in attend
ance there will be no trouble in max
ing an annual settlement between the
miners and operators.
John Davis of Charlton spent Sun
day in town with his wife.
E. H. James. prominent educator
of Council Bluffs. spent a few hours in
town On SATURDAY. with R. Williams
He highly complimented the Courie:
for news.
John Davis and family and Mrs. w
E. Williams spent Sunday in the coun
try at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Dan
iel Davis.
D. B. Jones attended the funeral
last week of Mrs. Daniel Williams in
Lucas.
James H. Wilson of Valera spent
Sunday in town with friends. He re
ports the coal business in Jasper coun
lty slack on account of scarcity OF
cars.
Charles Burnside of Ottumwa spent
Sunday in town.
| Miss Mary Daniels of Ottumwa spent
Sunday in town, the guest of Mr.. ant
| Mrs. J. n. Thomas.
Miss Lizzie Price, the bookkeeper il
the comDany store at Pekay spent
Sunday in town at the home of hel
parents Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Price
onVine street.
HayesvilIe.
Hayesville, Feb 25.-Mr. and Mrs
Ed Weller went to Sigourney Tuesday
Mr.. Hedge and Miss Artie Utterbacl
were married Sunday.
Mrs. Roy Crabb left here Tuesda,
morning for her new home at For
Madison. She was accompanied b,
Henry Crabb and Miss Florenc'
Hayes, her sister Mr.. Crabb was L
go as far as Ottumwa, where he eX.
poets to visit relatives.
Miss Hayes is going to stay will
Mrs. Crabb an indefinite time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Noah Jacobs are &c
| ing to move to Missouri next week.
Birmingham.
Birmingham. Feb. 25.-Fred Smitl
of Billings, Mcnt.. is visiting his PAL
ents, Mr.. and Mrs f. J. Smith.
Mrs. A. A. Fry met with painful
accident Tuesday. While crossing
board covered with snow she slippe
off the edge turning her foot in sue
a manner as to severely sprain he
! ankle.
John A. Ferguson came in from De
Moines, Monday to spend few day
| with his family.
Five persons were received into tn
| membership of the Presbyterian churc
! Sunday.
! Mrs. Thomas Wells returned to he
home in Burlington. after ten days
visit with her parents.
Rev. E. j. Smith is holding protrac
| ed meetings at the East Union church