Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-09-26

Danu prayed III tne men WalClnS
room, and beautiful instrumental and
vocal music was rendered by Mrs. Glow,
Miss Blanche Dent, Susie Wright,
Louise Stuart, Villa Brown, Susie
Copeland. Mrs. Thayer and Mortimer
Wilson. The ladies realized about SIS
for the building fund of the church.
The board of supervisors of Lucas
county held their regular September
meeting last week. Aside from hear
ing petitions, locating bridges. and
transacting the regular routine bust
ness, ARA King, of Cedar township,
was appointed a member of the sol
diers commission for term of three
years. and the judges and clerks for
the fall election We're appointed. Those
for Charlton township were: First
ward-Judge, I. N. Funk; clerks, j. B.
Smith and w. w. Coles; second ward
Judge, ID. HOUSEHOLDER; clerks, +. A.
Schott and G. G. Fancher; third ward
Judge. NJ. G. Hooper; clerks, John
M. Wilson and e. W. Drake.
Mrs. Charles Breckenridge and bro
Their David have departed for a two
weeks visit with relatives at Longans-
port. Ind.
The usual Friday evening band con-
cert by the City Guard band was lis
tened to with great interest last week.
The weather was fine and large
crowd was present, a great number
having driven from neighboring towns.
These concerts are greatly appreciat-
ed by the people and the band is ren-
dering excellent music
Rev. g. A. Swanberg, of the Swed-
ish Lutheran church of this place, went
to Lucas Friday afternoon and deliver
ed a Very entertaining and interesting
sermon to the people of that place.
+ This section was visited Sunday af-
ternoon by heavy rain and wind
storm. 1t WAS cold, winter rain, and
aside from laying the dust for the fair
which begins here tomorrow, it will
do but little good as the weather must
be warm to be of any material benefit.
1 Miss Grace Yengal has returned
from two weeks visit with relatives
and friends at Brighton.
i The Charlton high school has Or
gained u good foot ball eleven with
i Theo. Stuart as captain, and are now
hardfat work practicing. They will be
ready in few days to make dates
with any amateur eleven in the state.
and would like to hear from other high
school elevens.
Il Charlton. Sept. 23.-Dave Soderstrom,
4 the lad who created such sensation on
4 the levee the other night. by breaking
in the front of Joe Parks restaurant,
and then resisting an officer, was
bound over to await the action of the
grand jury. Young Robinson, who
was with him, but was not so bolster
Gus, was fined $S.75 and given ten days
in iail
i Harry Timmons went up to Lacona
Friday morning for ad Mccullough,
4 the horse buyer, and brought down a
beautiful span of driving horses he
had purchased of Tom Murray, of tina,
place.
James Holbrook and family, of Lin
coin. Neb.. arrived Thursday for an
extended visit with his sister, Mrs. AL
via Boylan. of Lincoln township.
Mrs Emma Percefeld and family,
have returned, from a weeks visit
with relatives at Winfield, Kan.
Geo. Grass. of South Dakota, form
erly in the blacksmithing business at
this place, is in the city renewing old
acquaintances.
After few days vacation the. talk
/ ing of deDositions in the Henderson
Bonnet case. now being tried before
1 Squire Drake. was resumed on Thurs
day. Several witnesses were examined
but nothing of interest developed. 1t
is an interesting case, being one in
which Mrs. Henderson sues the heirs
of Lewis Bennett for So, 1000 for board,
|lodging,nursine and care of Mr.. Bennett
and in which the, heirs are trying to
annul the deed to the hotel which Bon
nett gave Mrs. Henderson before his
death. About 1875 witnesses will be eX-
amined by the plaintiff before it is
HItaken to court.
VIM. Winfrey, who up to short time
ago was working in the city. has re-
moved his family to the E. Copeland
farm. south of town, and will work
that during the next year.
Herman Barrier, an old Charlton boy,
but now of Lucas. was calling on old
friends and transacting business in
Charlton Friday.
1 BY request of the comptroller of the
| treasury. the First National bank of
Charlton has issued its statement. 1t
shows a total of 1913, 799.T4 in deposits;
1851 $4,000 of which are local deposits,
and $232.503.6s are Woodman funds.
Cash on hands is $495, 14s.2S; circula-
ton, $1l,25o; surplus and profits, $43,-
/ 977.47.
| Among the appointments made for
the coming year at the NJ. r. confer
|ence at Denison, Charlton secured Rev.
p. j. Nollmer for second term. This
appointment gives universal satsfae-
i ton.
Mrs. Lot Curtis departed for Cory
don. Thursday, where she will visit
for few days. She was accompanied
/ by her sister, Mrs. w. II. johnson, of
| Centerville. who has been visiting her
during the summer.
Mrs. Frank Ketcham, of Ottumwa,
| spent Thursday in the city visiting her
daughter. Mrs. Ed Stokesberry.
4 Walter Ii. Dewey, editor of the Char
iton Democrat, and the democratic
candidate for state senator from this
district, was political visitor to Hum
eston on Friday.
SIGOURNEY.