Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-09-14
Daily Doings Of some Of otsumwa's
Close Neighbora
Personal, SOCIAL AND POLITICAL
Eycrything From Joyous births 10 tn .
philosophical observation orsages,
Are Chronicled by the Courler's
Special Correspondents.
CHARlTON,

ter weeks illness, of congestion of
the lungs, were held Sunday afternoon
from the residence. Mrs. Gookin was
93 years of age and one of the old set
Tiers of Lucas county,, coming here
and settling in 1856, and since that
time has been closely identified with
the history of the county. She was u
kind and generous woman, conse-
Grated Christian and an earnest men,
ber of the NJ. L. church. She was pos
sessed of many noble, womanly graces
that made her loved by all who knew
her. The funeral was conducted byl
the minister of the NJ. q. church of
Russell and the remains were laid to
rest in Salem churchyard, followed by
large concourse of mourning relatives
and friends.
Attorney G. G. Recide, OF Lucas, was
in the city Monday on legal bust
ness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Enos A. Anderson, OF
Marion county, were transacting BUSH
ness and visiting their parents in Char
iton Monday.
Homer Tate, who has been spending
the summer with L. Mccullough, of
Benton township, departed Monday for
Des Moines. where he goes to continue
LIS SIuO1CS III lAc 0CS NlO1uCS CO1-
lege.
Monday afternoon at p. m. in the
court house park occurred the exercises
accompanying the laying of the corner
zstone of the new M. e. church. Owing
to the non-arrival of Bishop McCabe,
who was to have been present to de-
liver an address, but who was taken
sick. the exercises were postponed IN
til p. m. and many of the large crowd
of country people who had come to
town to witness the ceremonies, be-
came tired and went home. Promptly
at o'clock. however, the exercises be-
gan. and DIR. A. T. Reece, of Omaha,
made the address in place of Bishop Nc
Cabe.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. L. Morrison have re-
turned from Leon, where they were
called last week by the serious illness
OF Mrs. Morrison's father.
VIM. Rethelford has sold his farm and
moved his family to town, where he
will be engaged in the livery and feed
business, having purchased the barn OF
John Thompson, on Main street.
On Monday evening the lumber Of
flee of NcKlveen Bros, near the depot
was entered by burglars and the safe
nearly ruined. The thieves had stolen
some fools from the carpenter and
blacksmith shop near by, had succeeded
in opening the outside doors and had
drilled holes through the minor plates
until the workings of the lock were in
view. but were evidently scared away
Before they could force the doors, as they
left the tools laying around as though
they had left in a hurry. There was
little money in the safe, and had they
succeeded in getting in they would not
have gotten enough to pay them for
their trouble. As it is, they succeeded in
spelling the safe. This, is the second
time during the past week the Office
has been entered, though before they
did not attempt to enter the safe, and
contented themselves in stealing Mr..
McKlveen's tobacco.
Mrs. Lena Killion, of Melrose, arriv-
ed in the city Monday and will work
for Mrs. Lewis during the winter.
Mr.. and airs. Vint shular, who have
4 been visiting their parents here for
I. at Emerson on Tuesday.
~ T. M. Stuart has just disposed OF his
200 acre farm, across Charlton river, to
Jos. Parsons.
M. NJ. Hinton, editor of the Saturday
/ Record, of Melrose, was transacting
/ business and calling on old friends in
] Charlton, Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Winfield Childs, of
Grand street. are the happy parents
OF twelve-pound girl, born on Tues
day.
Lee sheurman, of Des Moines, who
has been visiting his brother for the
past two weeks, returned to his home
on Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. oppenheimer drove
overland to Knoxville and will spend
a few days visiting relatives at that
place.
David Cow, the genial baggagemaste,
at the Burlington station, departed
I Tuesday for Denver, Col, to meet his
son, John. who will arrive from duty
en- the Philippines in a few days.
( Lester Simmons has resigned his po
sition with Larimer, the hardware man
and departed for a few days yisi,
with friends at Centerville, after which
he will return and take position il
Gibbons drug store.
Miss Blanche Mitchell, of Bento1
/ township, is spending the week witt
!! her uncle, A. Forber, near Belinda.
The plans and specifications for tn
new Episcopal church, to be built here
This fall, are ready. The church is t.
be a beautiful and substantial ston,
building. The stone has already begun
TO arrive. Work will be begun a
soon as the bids from contractors ar,
4 in and accepted. It will cost $4,000
and will be an ornament and source O
pride to the city of Charlton.
Charlton was visited again Tuesda,
BY a representative of the Salvation
Army, who very delightfully."- entertain
ed the citizens with stereoptican ser
vice on the corner OF the square.
Miss Myrtle Alter, of Tacoma, stoppe,
over between trains on Tuesday an,
visited friends in the city.
Justice L. Manning's court was th
scene of quite an interesting tria
Tuesday evening and Wednesday morn
! ing. when ernest Mckinley, Ebert Di,
on and James HiEliar, Of RUSSELL wer
tried on the charge of malicious mis-
chief. 1t is said that they went to tn
4 Fire Baptized Sanctified Holiness
camp meeting, on Saturday evening
out the guy ropes to the tent burne
and destroyed considerable. OF til