Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-14

been paid, was bluff that has not ac-.
complished anything save to force
about one hundred honest dog owners
to pay the license. The time set for
the killing to begin was Oct. IS, but
as yet nothing has been done toward
killing the two hundred or more dogs
running aroung the city with no tags
attached.
Frank Colburn enjoyed a very pleas
ant visit from his mother, Mrs. G. W.
Coiburn, of Creston, who stopped over
here between trains, Thursday, on her
.waysto Des Moines.
Z j. w. Maull has received word from
San Francisco that the remains of his
son, John, who died enroute from the
philippines, We're sent home Wednes-
day and will arrive Monday. The fun
eral services will be conducted from
the family residence in Whitebreast
township.
The warm weather of the past two
weeks, with the rain of Tuesday and
the warm weather this week has had
its effect on the gardens and fruit trees
of the county. Many gardens that have
lon since been cut down and spaded
up, are again starting up on their own
accord and apple and cherry trees in
different parts of the county that have
been barren of foliage since the first
frost are now putting out buds and
have every appearance of early spring.
The weather changed Friday evening,
however, and a cold northwest wind
this unnatural growth. The air now
T.
The Christian church people of this
place have received one hundred Col
portage library books, written by such
men rs Moody and Chapman, and are
dispcsing of them very rapidly. The
monev will be used for the benefit of
the choir.
Charlton, Nov. 1.-Charles Goldsberry,
Charlton boy who enlisted in Com
pany NJ, Fifty-irst regiment, at Red
Oak, arrived home Friday evening,
having stopped on his way to attend
the receptions given the different COM
panies on their return. His home-com-
ing was a quiet affair, none but his par
ents meeting him and no public dem
onstration being made.
Miss Daisy Hosea has returned from
a few days visit with her father at
Osceola. =
Miss Lulu Graham has secured po-.
sition as saleslady in w. III. Smythe's
dry goods store.
Miss Maude Campbell departed Sat
urday for Story City, where she goes
to be present at the wedding of u
friend ;. m
The city park deal in Charlton, which
caused SO much comment, and over
which some Of the citizens of Charlton
Threatened injunction proceedings
should the city council attempt to full
fill the contract, seems to have been
practically settled and the contract will
go by; default, unless the sidewalk is
begun soon, which is not at all likely.
The annual dinner given by the la
dies of the .W.sR. C. in the court house,
Saturday, Nov. IL, was not as much of
u success. las on former occasions, vet
they took in enough to materially help
them in their work of relieving the
needy poor of the city. The ladies'
worked hard nearly all day and had as
fine dinner set before those who at
tended as it was ever their pleasure to
taste. The tables were tastefully deco
rated. The net proceeds was about
$55, besides which there was some food
left over, which was Immediately dis
itributed among the poor people.
There was a called meeting of the
w. r. C. of this place, Friday afternoon,
AT which time nearly the whole corps
was present, and was inspected by a
military inspector, who passed many
favorable comments upon the fine show
ing of the corps, and especially their ex-
cellent floor work. M g,T
The annual tax sale of property for
delinquent taxes has been advertised to
take place at the court house, Dec. 4,
and the list is an unusually large one,
the amount of taxes due being almost
$4,000. Among the names we notice
many who are able to pay the taxes,
and why they should allow. their prop
erty to be sold is wonder.
Mrs. James Sullivan and daughter,
Maggie, departed Friday for few
days visit at North Platte, Neb., with
Mrs. Sulliyan's daughter, Mare Red
mond.