Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-04-21
FORMER oTTUMwANs SAFE AT
OAKLAND BUT EARTHQUAKE
CLAIMS PROPERTY
TELEGRAMs ARE. FEW
Large Number of ottumwa People
Who Have Relatives in California
Cities Are Unable to Communicate
With Them-ottumwans in San
Francisco.

A large number Of Ottumwa people
have relatives visiting or residing in
San Francisco and other California
cities, and although they have endeav-
ored to communicate with them by
telegraph the service is SO badly Grip.
pied that only a few have received
any news direct from the stricken
city.
Word was received this morning
from Cal M. Orr and Ira Breedlove of
Oakland, to the effect that their homes
were destroyed but that their families
were safe. Mr.. Orr is a son of DR.. W.
L. Orr, of this city, and a brother of
Mrs. Don A. Pool.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Fry, Mr.. aud
Mrs. e. j. Fry and family and Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Fry and Miss Hazel Fry,
all former residents of Ottumwa, re-
side in Oakland. Mrs. George Fry is
sister of Mrs. G. F. Spry of this city
At noon today no word had been re-
ceived from them.
Miss Corinne Johnson, daughter of
Alderman Samuel Johnson, was en-
ployed as cashier in department
store in San Francisco. Mr.. Johnson
had received no word from his daugh-
OttumWans In California.
Following are given the names Of
some of the former Ottumwans now in
California cities:
Bert Mahon and Charles Anderson
Of this city were students at Stanford
university. Miss Mabel Anderson,
San Francisco, daughter of j. p An
derson, Mrs. A. G. Higgins and Mrs.
C. w. Mann, sisters of Mrs. F. w.
CRUDE, and Miss Virginia Roemer, at
San Jose.
| Mrs. o. K. Ables at San Jose, for
merly resided in this city.
Miss Helen Hyde, niece Of Mrs. j.
tC. Jordan, and we'll known in this
city, the famous artist and newspaper
correspondent, was to have sailed
from San Francisco on Monday, April
is. 1t is not known whether she has
done so or not. Her sister, Mrs. Will
Irwin, formerly Miss Halle Hyde, al
SO well known here, was at summer
resort near San Francisco, and their
uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. David
Bixler. reside in San Francisco.
Mr.. and Mrs. 7. E. Harrington, for
merly residents of this city, are at
San Jose.
Frank McElroy, formerly resident
of Ottumwa, is supposed to be located
at San Francisco.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Parkinson are
located at Palo Alto. Mrs Parkinson
sister of Mrs. J. c. Manchester.
Mrs. Daniel Eaton, formerly a resi-
dent of this city, and mother Of Mrs.
F. w. Wilson is residing at Oakland.
! Rev. Knox Boude, formerly residing
here, at Ukia.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. A. LaForce of this
city are visiting at Los Angeles.
Miss Anna Myton and Edward Ny
ton of Ottumwa were in San Francis.
CO. At noon today no word had been
received from them
Mr.. and Mrs. /. NJ Mast are in Santa
Barbara and expected to leave for
Santa Cduz today.
A brother of H. s. Jones, of Bur-
/ lington, division passenger agent of
the Burlington is at Santa Rosa. Mr..
Jones also has large number of rel
atives in San Francisco. He has been
trying since early yesterday to reach
some of them by wire but up to late
4 this morning had been unsuccessful
Max Aronson, formerly employed at
the N. Friedman store in this city, has
been working in a large mercantile es
tablishment, which, according to the
description given in the reports, was
in the district worst affected.
4 Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Morris, aunt
and uncle of Miss Allie Morris, OF
this city live at Santa Rosa, Miss Nor
ris intended leaving for Santa Rosa