Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-07-23
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spent Wednesday in Ottumwa.
| Mrs. Frank Smith and her sister,
| Mrs. Anna Erickson, of Foster, spent
| Tuesday in Ottumwa trading.
w. j. Wilson, of New Sharon, was a
| business caller in town Tuesday
The busy hum of the mower can be
heard all around this week. as the
farmers are cutting hay. They report
a good crop.
| Squire j. A. Ballard, of Ottumwa,
| was a business caller in the city Fri
| day.
| Mrs. Adam Long spent Tuesday in
Ottumwa, the guest of Mrs. William
Gillaspie.
Mrs. James Ferguson served dinner
Thursday at her magnificent home on
Main street to the following ladies':
Mesdames Long Bateman, Grow,
! Fredrickson. The ladies report royal
spread and a happy time.
SAINT M. Lee, Of Ottumwa, was a
business caller in the city recently
Edward Fowler general manager Of
the mines, was in town Friday. In a
he says the prospect for heavy coal
trade is very encouraging at present,
and as soon as the present improve
| ments in the mines are completed, Keb
| would then assume its old time pres
tige Of being the largest coal produce
| ing mine in the county.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Fowler while
| in the city Friday were entertained for
dinner at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. P.
G. Reese, on Main street
| Oscar Erickson and Leroy Monroe,
| two Of the leading citizens of Foster,
spent Saturday and Sunday in the city
| as the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Smith on School street. r. Williams
and daughter acknowledge a pleasant
call from these old time friends while
| in town.
Mrs. Michael Riley and daughter
Rosa, west Of town. were pleasant call
ers in town Saturday.
Farmers report the finest crop
weather they have had for several
years.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Jenkin Richards while
| In Ottumwa recently purchased fine
piano for their children. The instru-
nent was delivered on Saturday.
Eli Ferrand resigned his position as
check weighman at the mines Tues
day. Benjamin Kershaw was selected
to fill the vacancy.
The ticket nominated in Ottumwa
Saturday gives unusual satisfaction to
the keb republicans especially so in
the case of Mr.. Swenson, the Swedish
candidate for recorder from Munter-
vile, as it is considered a merited rec
ognition to the enterprising people
over there. The entire ticket will
carry the full vote of the party here
In personal communications leading
republicans of Monroe county request
the Keb reporter to say the republi-
cans of Wapello county did themselves
honor on Saturday in their nomination
of w. w. Epps for county attorney
and predict for him a large majority
on election day.
| To,t Il, al, y,
handsome residence Of William Rich
ardson on School street. 1t will be &C.
cupied by his daughter, Mrs. Lewis.
Rev. Lloyd Williams, Of Oskaloosa
preached In the Main street schoo
building Sunday.
| Mrs. VIM. Henson and Mrs. Miller
of Ottumwa, spent Thursday in the
city at the home of Mrs. Grow or
school street.
| Elder James McE.ernan, of Farm
| ington, held communion in the Saints
church on Sunday and preached in the
evening.
Mrs. Adam Long spent Monday ii
| Ottumwa on business.
The fact that Courier want ads
bring results was evidenced here las
Wednesday by teamster coming here
to haul coal.
The company took advantage of idle
time at the mines and put in new
1 foundation under the track scales tina
weigh the mine Goals 1t was found ne,
cessary to send to Burlington for the
lumber, consequently the mines were
idle Monday and Tuesday.
Mrs. Thompson, of Kirkvile, spen
Sunday in the city, the guest of here
daughter, Mrs. William Dickson OF
Maple street.
william Dickson was taken to thu
Ottumwa hospital Monday to be oper,
ated upon for a cancer on the neck.
will be the third operation for thi!
dread disease. En is a young mar
with a wife and three nice little sons