Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-10

roll and wife are spending the week in
Des Moines attending the Semi ON Sed
celebration.
John o. Sharpe departed Thursday
for Illinois, where he has secured
work on the bridge gang of the rail
road.
Thursday was Old Soldiers day in
Charlton, it being the occasion of the
annual reunion OF the Lucas County
Veterans association. The day was an
ideal one, and early in the morning
the crowds began gathering for the
celebration. When the parade was
started there were $50 bent and Grip
pied veterans of the Civil war in line.
Pork and beans and coffee were served
free in the court house park at noon.
AT the same time the con-
tents of the well filled baskets
brought by most of the old soldiers
were spread out and jolly good time
enjoyed by all. After dinner speeches
and talks OF a reminiscent nature were
INDUCED in by the comrades and Hon.
L. M. Fee, orator of the day, delivered
a very interesting address. In the ev-
ening a camp fire was held at the OPP
era house, where Hon. N. L. Kendall,
former Charlton boy, made the prin-
cipal address. Rev. j. II. Aughey and
several others made short talks during
the evening. Altogether it was one
of the most enjoyable events in the
| history of the association, the only sad
feature being the rapidly thinning
ranks OF the veterans who took part.
Jos. Parkins, of Derby, was elected
president for the coming year, and Lee
Crawford, of Charlton, secretary. Der
| by was decided on as the next meeting
place.
Charlton, Oct. 9.-The opening of
1 the democratic campaign in Lucas
county was very great disappoint-
ment to the leaders of that party. Hon.
Fred White, candidate for governor,
was billed to make the speech but ow-
ing 20 a very bad cold was able to
make but few short remarks, in
which he said that il elected he would
not be handicapped by any railroad,
L. NJ. Stuart, candidate for represent
alive and ex-Lieut. Gov. S. L. Bestow
4 filled the time with the usual demo-
cratic harangues, the most notable por-
ton of which was their delicate hand.
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the main were made up of arraign-
ment of the administrations policy in
the Philippines and bitter denuncia-
ton of trusts and combines. There
We're about $50 people in the
house at the beginning, many OF
whom left before the meeting was ad-
iourned. Mr.. Stuart made the excep-
tional and eNtravagant statement that
L No
cess was past. that the only way for
a young man to make success was
to join himself as serf or slave to some
corporation or trust, all OF which he
claimed was chargable to the McKin-
lev administration. 20 ef Is
H. S. Glenn and family, together
with a party off friends, took covered
wagon and spent Saturday in the woods
gathering nuts.
Mrs. c. w. Slottingrene departed Fri
dav night. accompanied by her little
son. for Chicago, where she goes to
have an operation performed on the
boy, who is suffering from an aggra-
waited form OF hip disease.
| The republican campaign will be
opened here Wednesday, Oct. ii, by
Hon. r. G. Cousins, and a good crowd
is expected, as Mr.. Cousins is one of
the finest orators in the country.
Mrs. d. Q. Storie is enjoying a very
pleasant visit from her friend, Mrs.
Chas. Brooks, formerly of this place.
The Old Settlers association has at
last Weakened up and set date for the
annual reunion. 1t will be held in
Charlton, Wednesday, Oct. IL, and a
good program, consisting OF speeches,
music and basket dinner at noon, has
been prepared. 1t is hoped that now
the date has been definitely settled on,
the old settlers will turn out in goodly
numbers and enjoy the good time al
ways had on these occasions.
Miss Maggie Foster and Miss Bessie
Swayne, of Lucas, were in town Satur-
day evening visiting friends.
| The prospects of coal famine in
Charlton are very promising at pres
ent. Though situated in the center of
a coal mining district, all the banks in
the immediate vicinity have their out
put contracted for far in advance and
are now away behind with their orders.
| The local coal dealers have several or
ders for coal from eastern firms,
but are informed that the railroads are
4 taking al their output and it is inn
/ possible to fill private orders for some
time yet.
The program of the Lucas county
convention of the Christian church has
been published. They will hold a three
days session at Russell, beginning to-
morrow (Tuesday), and first-class
program nas been prepared. Every
body is invited.
sIGOURNEY.
| Sigourney, Oct. Gal Logan return
ed yesterday from his Des Moines trip.
Mrs. Hinkley is recovering from a
recent attack of fever.
Philip Hartsell. Tom Shimmins and
Mark McKain, of Nassau, We're Sigour-
ney guests yesterday, being witnesses
before the grand jury in the Nassau
burglary case.
George Goldthwait has gone to Des
Moines to attend the Capital City Com
mercial college.
Asa Branson, of Thornburg, was yis-
iting his son Frank yesterday.
Sigourney, Oct. 7.-Gov. Shaw will
address the people of Keokuk county
at Sigourney next Tuesday afternoon.
A good solid speech can be expected
from Iowa's great governor.
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