Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-12-21
NEWS FROM NEAR BY
Daily Doings of some of ottumwa's
Close Neighbors.
personal, SOCIAL AND POLITICAL
Everything From Joyous Firth. to the
Philosophical observation orsases.
Are Chronicled by the Courier's
special Correspondence.
CHARLTON.

CHARLTON.
Charlton, Dec 1s.-.Ioe Clark has re-,
turned from a weeks visit with his
daughter at Russell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Sterling, of Des
Moines, are spending a few days in the
CITY, the guests of Mr.. .Sterling's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ad Mitcham. b
Grandma Barnett left Saturday morn
ing for an extended visit with her.
daughter in the country.
Miss Nora Baker has resigned her po-
sition as clerk at Palmer's general
store.
j. G. Perry is suffering from a severe
~ sprained ankle, which he sustained
while helping Mr.. Copeland on the
farm, and which makes getting around
yerv difficult and painful.
Mrs. j. Fl. Carroll is enjoying very
pleasant visit from her sister Ruth, OF
Oslsaloosa.
Mrs. r. F. Adams is reported on the
SICK list. She is suffering from Sc
we're attack of pneumonia.
Miss Grace Ketcham, who has been
trimming at Creston, arrived the first;
of the week to spend her Christmas
holiday with her mother and Charlton
friends.
Lucas county has lost another of her
highly respected families in the person
of ID. w. Shrader and family, who left
the first of the week for Moravia, where
they will make their future home, The
Shraders have made their home at Be
linda for many years and have a host
OF friends in Lucas county who sim
eerely regret their departure and
wish them success in their new
home.
Miss Jessie Hopkins left Thursday
for few days visit with friends at
Russell.
Charlton, Dec. 19.-NIiss Allie Holmes
has returned from Abba, where she has
been engaged in the dressmaking BUSH
/. ness, and will make her home with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. WIS. Holmes,
during the winter.
Miss May Morrison. who has been
making her home with Mrs. NanDyke,I
has left for her home in Abba. called
there by the serious illness of her
brother, Attorney Morrison.
The school board at this last meet
ing decided. to grant but one weeks
vacation for Christmas and the mem
bers of the high school have prepared
a petition, which has been signed by
every member OF the high school,, pro-
testing against starting to school Tues
day, Jan. 2. and asking for two weks'
vacation. They Will present the petit
ton to the board al their next meet.
E ing, with the approval of several of
the teachers.
M. NJ. Hinton, of Melrose, was a bus
iness visitor in Charlton Monday.
Messrs. Fleming and Smith. of Osce-
ola, We're over Sunday visitors with
Charlton friends.
Mrs. Ella Jefferson returned to her
home in Ottumwa after an extended
visit with her aunt, Mrs. James Knox,
of this city.
Mrs. Vim. Lever, of Knoxville, re-
turned to her home Monday after a
weeks visit with her sister, Mrs. j. II.
Carroll.
Mrs. Daugherty is laid up in bed
with broken leg, the result of fall
on the slippery sidewalks Sunday. Her
husband, DIR. Daugherty, reduced the
fracture and she is doing nicely.
Chas. B. Copeland is making an effort
to start dancing school in Charlton
and is meeting with quite flattering
success, several of the young men hav-
ing already signified their intention of
taking lessons. Should he get the re-
CURED number of students he intends
giving several public dances this win
ter which will be a great source of
amusement to the young people, who
wish him success in his venture.
Miss Lou Lewis died at her home.
Sunday evening of stomach trouble.
Miss Lewis is one of the oldest settlers
of Charlton, having come here in 1865.
For the past twenty years she has been
publisher of the Charlton Patriot. She
was well and favorably known all over
Z the county for her many virtues and
womanly traits. She has been suffer-
er for years, but has borne it all pa
tiently without murmur all the time
attending to her duties which were
arduous and trying. Her death will be
greatly mourned by a large host of
Charlton friends and her absence from
the newspaper field will be greatly felt.
Mrs. Martha Barnert has departed
for an extended visit with her daugh-
ter in Benton township.
Mrs. Joe Morgan has returned from
an extended visit with relatives and
friends in the country near Russell
Charlton, Dec. 20.-Only five days
more till Christmas and many of the
people here have already begun their
shopping, the candy stores receiving
the bulk of trade as yet. All the mer-
chants, however, report most excep-
tional opening in the holiday trade.
and look for an enormous business this
year. The Charlton Free Public Ii
brary association is offering for sale
beautiful photograph button, repre-
senting a mother and child, known as
the Mothers Congress- button.
Friend Cook, of Des Moines, is a.
guest at the home of his sister, Mrs. H.
S. Glenn.
The many friends Of G. w. Hayes will
be pleased to learn that he has so far.
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