Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-04-25
THEFT OF 20 MULES FROM
BUXTON COAL co MADE PUBLIC


Albfa.-It is just made public of the
theft of twenty mules from the Con-
solldation Coal company at Buxton.
The theft occurred four weeks ago and
at that time the mules had been
brought from the pit and placed in a
pasture. For several days no atten-
ton was given them and when parties
ala go to the field they found the
mules missing. A search was made
for them and up to this week no trace
OF the animals could be found. This
week, however, Z Of the mules have
been located. Four were at Lovilia
where they had been sold and three
others were at Buxton where they had
changed ownership. Teamster David
son is said to have had charge of the
animals and the sale Of them has been
traced to him. What has become of
the rest of the mules is still mystery
and the search is being continued for
them. Davidson was in Buxton UP to
the first of this week, but now that the
officers want him he has disappeared
Moffett gets Bounty.
John Moffett, of the Tyrone neigh
borhood, was in Abba yesterday and
took home with him quite sum of
money from the county treasury as the
result of his PROVERBS as a hunter.
Mr.. Moffett and his neighbors have
been missing sheep from the three
tlocks and it was his good fortune
Tuesday night to get track of large
grey wolf which had been creating the
devastation among the f1ocks. He was
further fortunate in tracking the wolf
to her den where he found the car
casses of several lambs He waited I'M
til the old female wolf had entered the
den and then proceeded to dig her our
and kill her. In the len were also seven
cubs. The entire lot were brought to
the city an left with the county audi
tor and the bounty Of SIS for the old
wolf and $3.50 for the younger ones
was claimed.
Former Blakesburg Man Dead.
The remains of c. w. Miller were
brought from Grand Island, Kan, yes
terday and taken down to Blakesburg
where the funeral services were held.
lnterment was made beside his wife.
who died years ago. The death of Mr..
Miller is the fourth in the family in
the past fourteen months and pecu-
liar circumstance is that every one Of
them had passed the 10th year. Those
who have passed away in the last few
months of the immediate family are:
Mrs. Dewey, aged 70, Alvia, aged TO-
and George, aged, 49, Mr.. Miller was
nearing his Goth birthday:
Mr.. Carr Dead at Spokane.
Word was received by Stephen
Carr. who lives near Tyrone, nine
miles west Of Abba, that his brother
had suddenly died at his home in
Spokane, Wash. The death Of Mr.
Carr occurred about two weeks ago.
He was in the garden attending to
some work when he suddenly collapsed
and his death occurred b. the time the
relatives reached him. He was about
widow. five daughters and one SON.
Four of the daughters are married.
The interment was at Spokane.
Other Abba News.
George Moon, of South Omaha, Neb
is in the city for few days visit at
the j. S. Moon home. He is a brother
of the late w. N. Moon and this is his
first trip to Abba in many years.
John gladden. and wife departed yes
terday morning for Denver, and from
there they will go to other points in
the state Of Colorado. They will en-
JOY the outing for the next two weeks.
Wilson Ray, Of Hiteman, was in
Abba Tuesday evening and left for
Lucas. He had received telegram
that morning that told Of the death Of
relative and he went to remain in
Lucas until after the funeral.
BILLY" Miner, one of the Abba boys
who is braking on the Wabash and
who has a run out Of Moberly, Mo, has
been In the city the past week visiting
at the homo CT his mother and with
friends.
l.. A. McCreery has in contempla-
ton the erection Of modern fiat on
the lots between his stone building and
his residence. The idea is to erect
four buildings and rent them. The
buildings would be of two stories in
height and would be equipped with
all modern conveniences.
Mrs. w. O. Bone who had been Wis
iting in Abba and southeast of the
city, left Tuesday morning for her
home at Gravity She has been in the
county for the past ten days and en-
joyed visit with old time friends.
The White Sox ball team was de-
feated in the game with Oskaloosa in
that city last Monday but it was not
until after the Sox made the league
team step some. There has not been
better game of ball this season than
the Monday ZANE and it evidences the
fact that Abba has such talent as to
be Of league size. The game was be-
tween the Oska,oosa league team and
the local sluegers. The score was l
to in favor of Oskaloosa.