Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-05-26

Keb, May 24.-Mrs. Anna Price and sons
moved to Ottumwa on Tuesday. the boys
having secured work at the Glover Hill
nine
Hilton on Tuesday after spending two
weeks in the city, the guest Of Mes
danes Long and Fredrickson.
Rev. U. r. Smith. Of Ottumwa. was
pleasant visitor in the city on Wednesday.
John Davis, one of Keb's pioneer citizens
started to work in the mines on Monday
Mr. Davis has been running Il country
mine at Elm Grove all winter but was
forced to abandon it on account of too
much water
Morgan Phillips moved his family to OF
| tumwa on Wednesday, having secured
work in the Glover Hill mine there. Mr..
Phillips is one of the oldest miners in Keb,
having been here since the mines were
started. His departure is much regretted.
Mrs. Adam Long spent Thursday in OF
tumwn, the guest of Mrs. William Gillas-
pie. in the west end
| W. p. Williams and David Thomas, of
Cleveland, secured work in the mines on
Thursday.
| NJ c. Lawson, of Coalfield, secured work
here on Friday. He will work on top load
1 ing cars
Born. to Mr.. and Mrs David Richards,
on Thursday, a daughter.
John Haddow, organizer for the U. NJ.
W. of A.. who has been at home with
his family In Keb for some time on ac-
count of poor health, informs the Kcb re-
porter that he has resigned his position
as organizer and will resume his work in
! the mines mining coal should his health
| permit.
William Dickson moved in the Henry
Davis property on Maple street this week.
The republicans Of .Richland township
are we'll pleased with the republican plat
form adopted at the Des Moines convention
on Wednesday OF last week, and will stand
with both feet on the same.
The coal company is having some Difficult
ty at present in securing timber for the
mines. Mr.. shevln. the snperintende N,
and j. W. Carr spent Thursday In the
vicinity of Chillicothe looking for some
timber. They found 1t but the farmers
were too busy withjtheir work to deliver 1t
w. H. Johns, of Jasper county. was
business caller in the city on Friday Mt
Johns in a conversation with the Courier
correspondent gave some experience witt
co.onerotiyc societies in Iowa which is not
favorable to the enterprise in the leas
owing to the lack of confidence the miner:
had in, each other. in the cases related.
A large number of the sporting fraternity
ATTENDED the ball game In Ottumwa OF
Thursday.
| THOMAS Bagnell. one of the enterprisins
business men, returned from Hiteman OF
Monday where he has been recreating 10
, IL some time with relatives and friends.
The coal company received a nice presen
last week in one Of the Milwaukee car
(, sent here to be loaded. In the car wa
two tons of Virginia coal. The coal wa
5 unloaded and will be used in the piach
) smith shop to sharpen tools with.
Miss Hedly Sutton and Miss Sadie SimT
son spent Friday in Ottumwa trading.
Joseph Brown, one of the most aged an
respected farmers north of town, was
> business caller in the city on Saturday
Mr.. Brown spent forty years OF ms IRE
coal Mines mining coal. during thos
e years he invested his earnings IN land an
4 now owns two good farms. Mr.. BROW
: with his wife and younger son still II
!. the soil. Two of his sons. Link an
Charles. run coal mine here for loci
trade. another son, Frank, runs n grocer
store on Main street. Mr.. Brown anu III
r sons are staunch republicans.
= William Bennett, township trustee, wa
. n business caller in town on Saturday MI
S Bennett lives on n farm near Kirkville. II
rcports the farmers In his locality throug
planting. good prospects for fruit, esp
cially apples.
d The young people had dance In tn
n city hall on Saturday. Music FOR inc oHci
!. sion was dispersed by Bryne and Foulkt
+ of Ottumwa.
I Edward Fowler. manager of the Iowa
. Illinois fuel company. was a business cali'
y In town on Saturday. In conversatlo
with the Courier correspondent he reporte
n the coal trade getting some better, D'
q II would remain dull for some time.
,. The mines run three days last week, an
a number of new men secured work durln
the week.
James Shevlin and son James attende
church in Ottumwa on Sunday ana spel
= the rest of the day in the city wit
:, friends.