Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-24
NEWS FROM NEAR BY
Daily Doings of Some of ottumwa's
Close Neighbors.
Personal, SOCIAL AND POLITICAL
Everything From Joyous Births to tho
Philosophical Observation ofSages,
Are ClironicIed by the Courler's
Special Corresponding.
CHARLTON.

CHARLTON.
Charlton, Oct. 2O.-Wednesday was
the second and last day of the Lucas
County Farmers Institute, and though
the attendance was small the program
was very interesting and instructive.
All the papers and talks We're well
written and showed Il thorough
knowledge of their subjects, the pa
per of Thomas Gay on good roads be-
ing especially worthy of mention. He
brought out with great clearness the
advisibility of some sort OF repairs for
country roads. He made Il deep i'm
preston on the hearers and no doubt
started q movement hat will ultimately
result in better roads The officers
elected for the ensuing year assures
careful and considera,e management
of the affairs of the association and
good program next year. The officers
elected were as follows: President,
J.. S. Huntley; vice president, j. NJ.
Cowan: secretary, T. G. Curtis: treas
urer. G. W. Larimer. a board of di-
rectors consisting OF one member from
each township was also chosen. Could
the farmers of the county but realize
the immense amount OF information de-
rived from these meetings there would
be a larger attendance
Sam B. Slater has sold his splendid
farm of scventy-seven acres, i'll Eng
lish township, TO Clarence Mullen, for
$500. and is now looking for a new
location.
There was called meeting of the
Eastern Star lodge of this place. at
their rooms Wednesday evening. al
which time an inspector from the
grand lodge was present. Nearly a
full attendance of the lodge was pres
ent. and the inspector complimen1ed
the lodge very highly OH its superior
work.
Al Jewett, who recently completed
his term OF enlistment in the Philip
pines, and who has been spending some
time with his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. NJ.
Jewett, has departed for TIE Pacific
coast, where he will resume the po-
sition he had before enlisting.
Rev. B. S. Taylor will open the pro-
hibi1ion campaign in Lucas county.
at the court house, Saturday, October
81.
Miss Susie Wright entertained a few
of her young friends Wednesday even
ing at 'Meadowsides," her country
home, in honor of Miss Susie James, of
Creston.
DR.. NJ. NJ. Perry has returned from
Corning, where he has been attending
the meeting of the Southwestern Dem
tai association.
Rev. and Mrs. Joseph A. Russell left
Thursday morning for an extended Wis
it with their son. Rev. Howard Russell,
of Delaware, Ohio.
Miss Goldie Grimes has departed
for short visit with her cousin, Miss
Merl Davis.
Miss Susan Hickle. who has been
spending the past three weeks with rel
ntives in this city, has returned 10 her
home in Kansas City.
One of the most enjoyable events of
the season was the reception to the
teachers of the public schools of the
city, given by Miss Bette Wadsworth,
the high school teacher, on Wednesday
evening. The reception was given at
her rooms over Crozier's store, and all
present report pleasant evening.
Mrs. p. Ii. Kirkhart, of Ottumwa,
stopped between trains here Thursday
on her way to Beatrice, Neb., and visit
ed her children in this city.
j. Lynch returned Wednesday from
a weeks visit at Allerton and Cam
bria.
The horse market in and around
Charlton has taken "A decided slump in
the last few days, all owing to the pre-;
sence of two car loads of cheap western
horses at Spiker's barn which the far
mers are purchasing at very low prices.
Word was received from Kansas City
Friday telling of the death of DR.. C.
Todd, of that place from the effects of
typhoid pneumonia. DIR. Todd will be
remembered here as a son-in-law of
Alonzo Williams. The saddest feature
of it is that he is the third person to
die of that disease from the same fam
lily within two weeks Zoe,
A notice has appeared in the city pa
pers stating that license of SOC on
all male dogs and 50 on all female dogs
must be paid before Oct. %.
Charlton. Oct. 23.-Prof. L. S. Wells,
of Lucas, came down Friday night to
attend the Hepburn meeting, and stay
ed over Saturday, visiting old friends in
the city.
Miss May McMasters has returned
from weeks visit with Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Saddier, at Indianola.
One OF the largest and most enthu-
siastic audiences that ever greeted a
single public speaker in Charlton dur
ing political campaign, was congre-
gated at Mallory's opera house Friday
evening. to hear the issues of the day