Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-08-15
Daily Doings Of Some of ottumwa's
Close Neighbors.
Personal, SOCIAL AND POLITICAL
Evers,hine From Joyous Birth. to the
Philosophical Observation ofSages,
Arc Chronfcled by the Courier's
Special correspondence
CHARLTON.

bert and family shipped their house,
hold goods and departed for Ottumwa
OH Saturday, where they will make
their future home. Mr.. Gilbert having
preceded them and secured a position
in the bottling works.
Mrs. w. A. Badger and son, Walter,
of Ottumwa, have returned to their
home after few days visit in the
city with her brother. Geo. Barlow.
DIR. NJ. NJ. Perry and II. ii. Larimer
returned Saturday from n weeks visit
at Davenport, wheret hey had been at
tending the state encalhpment of the
IL. p. lodge. Both report a most en-
joyable time.
AT a meeting of the Sarah McCalla
chapter d. A. r. last week the follow
ing officers We're elected for the year:
Miss Sue Copeland, regent; Mrs. Good
. rich. vice regent; Mrs. j. HI Stanton,
secretary; Mrs. Gibbon, treasurer;
Mrs. j. G. Copeland, registrar; Mrs.
Thayer, historian; Mrs. Mallory, chap
lain. The advisory board will consist
of Col w. S. DUNCAN, Miss Minnie
DUNCAN and Mrs. G. Z. Howard.
Miss Maggie Bertrand, who has been
has removed to Charlton and will
er, Henry Bertrand.
Mrs. Fora Harper, who has been Wis
iting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. j..
Stewart. of this place, for the past few
weeks, returned to her home ut Wall
lace, Neb.. Friday.
Mrs. Edward Butts very enioyably
entertained few of her friends at af-
ternoon luncheon on Friday, in honor
of Mrs. Minnie Coe, of Chicago, and
Z Mrs. Mae Hoppins, of Brooklyn, n. Y.
Cards served TO pass the afternoon
: most pleasantly and light refresh
ments were served.
Miss Ida BEEN and Miss Jessie Nc
Klveen have returned from an extend
ed visit in Colorado and the western
states.
Miss Tia Bartram, of Abba, has re-
turned to her home after a week S
very pleasant visit with her friend,
Miss Laura Yocom, of this place.
Mrs. r. =. Wilson, of Sharon. Pa, is
in the city and will spend the winter
with her daughter, Mrs. A. G. Ormand.
Miss Ora Shellar returned Saturday
from an extended visit with relatives
!. and friends at Garrollton, Mo.
Miss Florence Talbot has returned
to her home at Lucas after week S
visit with friends in The city.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. j. Israel left SAT-
Z nrday for business and pleasure trip
to UhIeago and p'yew York. They will
be Joined by A. r. Tracey and wife, of
Red Oak. and J. G. Thorne and VIE,
of Fairfield. The party IS composed
of dry goods men and their wives and
aside from taking a pleasure trip, they
will also look for bargains inv their
! line of business.
Hon. j. A. PeniclS, the present rep.
resentative of Lucas county, has been
nominated for senator from the fourth
senatorial district, comprising the
counties OF Lucas and Wayne. Mr.. Pc
nick is an able lawyer but his chance
of election is not large enough to
be seen by a microscope as Alexander
Maddis, the republican candidate, is
one of the most popular men in the
district and will gain many democratic
votes even in Lucas county.
Quite serious and costly accident
occurred at the fair ground Saturday
afternoon. Billy Wilson was riding a
promising young colt by Troublesome,
owned by Mr.. Byron. of Lucas coun-
Z when it suddenly bolted the track,
running against a post and throwing
the rider. The man was considerably
skinned and bruised. The horse was
thrown over on its head, breaking its
neck. 1t was valued at 5000.
Charlton, Aug. 11.-A. M. Hough, a
farmer residing little way from
Charlton, has sold his farm and grow
ing crops and will start in short time
for Dakota. Mr.. Hough and family
have many friends in Lucas county
who will greatly regret their depart
e ure.
e Earl Murray, of The firm OF Baker
& Murray, of Lucas, and his father,
Thos. Murray, of Tacoma, were in the
city Wednesday visiting their brother
and son, Glenn Murray.
Sam Book, formerly resident oil
this place, but now engaged in the
blacksmithing business at New York
Iowa, was calling on old friends in the
city Wednesday.
We notice in the Helena (Mont.) In
dependent, of August 7, the statement
that Miss Ida BEEN and Miss Jessie
Mcklyeen, OF this city. are considered
the champion amateur anglers of all
who visited those parts this season.
the two catching ninety-seven trout al
an average weight of little over two
X poHilus, III u iull uity > ISuluS.
The business of the head banker OF
the NJ. w. A. has beeun to make itself
manifest in Charlton. Head Banker
2 + .R. Croclser has paid $4,000 in death
benefits since the advent of the office
The people who notice the business the
most are the postof1ice people who
have several thousand more money or
ders each week to pay out and keep a
record of with no additional pay.
Thursday, they paid out oil money
orders, amounting TO $6,075 cash, each
one of which is required to be entered
& on three separate sheets. They have
been compelled TO have their credit in
! q New York raised to $1,000 and their re-
serve in this Office raised TO $500 and
still they come to telegraph for funds
two or three times each week.
The Streets of Charlton We're the
scene of q disgraeeful fight on Wednes-
day evening, between tine two Johnson
boys. The older one @isgdrunll and
very quarrelsome and thergounger one
proceeded to accommodate him. IT is
bad enough 10 see strangers fight in
the street. hut to have brothers en-
gage in such disgraceflll exhibitions
makes it even worse. Friends separat-