Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-05-10
MAY BUILD FACTORY
TEST OF CLIFFORD ORE sEPARA.
TOR PROVES VERY sA1lsFAc.
TORY TO INVENTOR.
Test Was Made ia South ottumwa
With Ore Shipped From Joplin, Mo-.
Company Being Organized For
Manufacture Of Milling Machines.


From Saturdays Daily.
A factory for the manufacture of the
Clifford ore separator and concentra-
tor may &c built in Ottumwa if the
machine proves the success that its
inventor hopes for it after careful
tests G,Sde in South Ottumwa. The
machine is for treating and separating
the ore from all kinds of crushed
quartz.
w. P Clifford is the inventor of the
machine and has applied for patent.
w. w. Rankin of South Ottumwa is,
the manager of the company which Is
known as the Clifford-Rankin Co. A
sample machine was recently built in
South Ottumwa and two tons of ore
shipped from Joplin, Mo-, for the
test
Test Was Successful.
The test is said to have been very
| satisfactory and it is claimed that a
much larger per cent of the metal can
| be saved by using the machine than
| by the present process of washing the
crushed quartz. The machine can be
| used, it is said, for treating all kinds
| of crushed quartz, gold, silver, copper,
lead, zinc, etc. One of the machines
will be placed at dry placer digging
where it is thought it will prove to be
as successful as predicted.
Company Being Organized.
| A company is being organized for
the manufacture of the Clifford Milling
machinery and it is expected that a
proposition will be made to the Com
mercial association within few days,
looking toward the building Of fac
tory here. 1t is stated that the COM
pany has orders for several of the mill.
ing machines. Some Of the machines
that will be manufactured are receiv-
ing separators for flour mills and
/ grain elevators, wheat graders for
flour mills, corn cleaners and separat
or, cylinder oat and weed extractor
/ and seed wheat cleaner, automatic
and adjustable single and double grain
scourer, wheat tempering device.
Looking for Location.
A Chicago man. claiming to repre-
sent large manufacturing establish
ment of that city which is looking fol
location, was in the city yesterday lr
conference with Secretary j. H
Mitchell of the Commercial associa
tion. He refused to divulge the ma
ture of the factory but said that hi
) was looking for suitable location ant
had been in several Iowa cities. HI
said that the factory would require tel
acres of ground and would emplo.
about $50 men. He told Mr.. Michel
4 that he was well pleased with Ottum
wa and would let him know regarding
3 the decision of the company in a few
days.
/. Other South Side News Items.
4 Miss Rose Erbacher, who teache
> school near Dudley, arrived this even
, ing to spend Sunday at the home o
= her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. John F. Err
i bacher. who resides on North Moor
I street
Miss Minnie Davis, 10S North Ran
l. som street and Miss Grace Parker, 10
/. North Ward street. returned HON
this morning from Agency, wher
they attended the graduating exercise
> of the high school last evening.
Mrs. Mary Hallberg, a well know
South Ottumwa woman, died very SUD
9 denly at her home on South Sheridan
e avenue Saturday.
Mrs. Hallberg had been a resident c
South Ottumwa. for many years an
l. was held in the highest regard by
large circle of friends.
q Mrs. Hallberg was the wife {
T. Charles Hallberg and was IS years {
age. She is survived by her husban
and six children, Alfred Hallberg, {
/ Creston, Mrs. Samuel Manro, Mr.
A. Anna Lanning, Misses Hilda Alma an
p Amanda Hallberg, Of this city. TT
Il, funeral services will be conducte
N from the residence of her daughte
10 Mrs. N. D. tanning. 101 Madison ave
=, nue., Monday afternoon, at 2 o'clock.
- Yesterday being the sixtieth birthda
'e anniversary of Mrs. Peter Osterdoc
e the neighbors planned a surprise {
,e her last evening at her home, l.
il Madison avenue. The event was SUI
r. cessfully carried out and the evenir
&c was spent in very enjoyable mai
=: ner. c. l.. CARROT, of Delta, made Il
10 presentation speech and presented Il
hostess with a beautiful linen tab
cloth. Ice cream and cake We're SER
y ed Those present We're: Mr.. al
' Il Mrs. E. L. Moore, Mr.. and Mrs. q.
i. Osterdock, Mr.. and Mrs. f. E. Gree
ie ory, Mesdames Lorene Aspen, Harr
son Fletcher Henry Denebrink, Mau,
M Leyes of Burlington, D. Rittenber
al John Mccartney, Ella Claypool; Miss
ty Effle Faulds, Kate Faulds, Maui
- Dogeett. Mollie Doggett, Nellie Brow
re- Memphis, Mo-, Flossie McCartne
A. Lorena Aspen, May Moore; Mess
ms ]. v. Benson, Davenport, G. L. Ga
a. rott, of Delta, A. I. Gregory, X
is Gregory, Shelby Doggett.
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