Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-30
NEWS FROM NEAR BY
Daily Doings Of Some of ottumwa's
Close Neighbors.
Personal, SOCIAL AND POLITICAL
Everything From Joyou. Births to the
Philosophical Observation ofsages,
Are ChronIcled by the Courler's
Special Correspondents

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Are ChronIcled by the Courler's
Special Correspondents.
CHARLTON.
i Charlton, Nov. 29.-The ladies of the
ME. church will give their annual sup
per and sale in the Bonnett-Copeland
building on Friday, Dec. 1, at which
time the young ladies will have for
sale their homemade candies and the
ladies will display large and beauti-
full line.
The largest load of coal ever brought
into Charlton was weighed Tuesday ev-
ening by Robt. Mccoy. The load con-
3ained seventy bushels.or 5000 pounds,
and was pulled by q team of mules
about nine miles over country roads.
4 Mrs. Chas Jones his returned from a
weeks visit with the family of VIM.
Setchell. at Ottumwa.
The Charlton high school foot ball
eleven secured a game with the Knox
vile high school some time ago and
went over Saturday to play the game.
They were beaten by a score of 81 to 0
but say they were mistreated in that
the high school boys at Knoxville did
not play but few business men and
tome players from the Drake universi-
tyfeleyen were put into the Knoxville
team. The boys from here were all
school boys and. yet the Knoxville team
composed mostly of grown men could
not score except by pushing through
their line and winning by sheer force
Of superior weight. They expect 70
play a return game on our grounds
and the boys here say they will be
loaded for them when they come.
The evening hour at the Baptist
church Sunday evening was given over
to the Sunday school who gave a very
interesting and entertaining program,
consisting of music, recitations, panto-
mines and drills. Altogether the pro-
gram was very fine and greatly enjoy
ed by the large audience present.
Among the numbers that proved espe-
cially worthy of mention from their
superior merit were the pantomine by
Miss. Mae Glenn, the military drill by
seven young girls and the little girls
prayer song. AT the conclusion of the
exercises a collection was taken to se-
cure money to pay the last of their
pledge of 5000 on the new church. The
collection amounted to $1,000 and the
amount remaining on the pledge was
$40.
j. w. Sprott, of Derby, one of Lucas
county's most popular and we'll known
farmers. stopped over in Charlton Mon
day on his way to visit friends at Os-
ceola for a few days.
Miss Dora Lowe, the actress, who
will take part in the home talent play
here the 1st of the month and who will
help Mr.. Reeves in the staging of the
play, arrived in town yesterday and
while here will visit at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. T. H. Reeves. &
The City Hook and Ladder company
held a regular meeting Monday even
ing at which time the regular order of
business was transacted and further
arrangements were made for the fire.
mems banquet to be held at the armo-
~, Dec. 5. g
Mrs. Minna D. Mccullough, whs
went to Chicago few weeks ago to
take care of her father,who was in the
hospital there, was taken sick and
brought home Sunday on stretcher
and now is very low at her home with
typhoid malaria.
Word was received Monday from
Kansas City, Mo-, to the effect that
Dr.Frank Duckworth,a former residen
of this place and who was for som,
time associated with DR.. w. A. Todt
in practice here, had died at the city
hospital very suddenly. His family de
painted Tuesday to bring his remain.
home for burial.
Miss Alice Leonard, who has bee,
working at Atlantic for the past few
months, came home Monday to spent
the winter.
Mrs. Lura Carroll and Mrs. Buel, o
near Melrose, were shopping in Thu
city Monday and visiting their friend
Mrs. Bert Lewis.
Jacob Good, rs years old, one of tn,
,old settlers of Lucas county and wei
known all over the county, died at hi
home Monday of stomach trouble. TIL,
funeral services will be conducted to
day from the family residence and in
tsrmenb will take place in the OXFORD
cemetery.