Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-09-07
Daily Doings of some of ottumwa's
Close Neighbors.
r. PERSONAL, SOCIAL AND POLITICAL
EVERYTHING From Joyous Births to TN e
Philosophical Observation of sages,
Are Chronicled by the Courier,s
Special Correspondents
CHARLTON.

the photograph business at Kansas
City, Kan, is i'll the city for Il few days
visit with friends.
All the Christian church Sunday
schools OF the county enjoyed very
pleasant day in the woods at Miller's
grove, north of town, on Saturday. Il
was the second annual union picnic
and about 300 people We're in attend
ance, seventy from the Christian
churches at Charlton. They all took
well filled baskets and the children en-
joyed their meal on the grass, while
a table was set for the older ones. y
very good and we'll rendered literary
program was carried out, which, to-
gether with the usual outdoor sports
and games INDUCED in at picnic,
made the day most peasant and one
long to be remembered.
Miss frankie kriddlebaugh has re-
turned from n two weeks visit with
friends at Tacoma and Des Moines.
Miss Emma Ponell has returned from
a two weeks visit with friends at Des
Moines. While there she attended the
Iowa state fair.
On Saturday night or Sunday the
lumber Office of McKlveene Bros, near
the depot, was entered by unknown
parties and ransacked. While nothing
of,yalue was left in the Office save liv-
tie small change in the safe, the bur-
glars got nothing but Mr.. NcKlveenes'
tobacco. They tampered with the
safe, but it is presumed they We're
scared away before they got it open,
as aside from turning rhe day lock,
nothing was done. z
Andy Ieigler, former resident of
this place. but now of Leon, returned
to his home Monday after few days
visit with old friends in the city.
Roy Gittinger left Monday for Indian
ola. where he will enter upon his sec
ond term of school at Simpson col
lege. .S
Miss Leona Howard left Monday for
Tacoma. where she will teach school
during the fall term.
The many friends of Storie & Lurll
will be s1lcasea to learn that their race
horse. Ren Ray. succeeded in capturing
y 500 purse in The one-half mile run
at Des Mones Oh Monday. beating a
field OF horses including some OF the
fastest in the state. The time was 51,
over very slow track. showing him
10 be an exceptionally fast horse.
Word has oeen received from Pc
toska. Mich, where Mrs. Edna Hender-
son and her mother are spending the
-srmmaf.>of the death of Mrs. Hsnder-
sons iiifanfSchiid. The sincere sympa-
thy al a ,hosfSsof Charlton friends is
extended to The. bereaved parents III
thei,, sad hour.
The public schools of Charlton open
ed on Monday, with one of the largest
enrollmcn1s for an opening day ever
seen here in years. The schools have
one of the best corps of instructors in
the state and are now ranking among
the leading high schools. The pupils
seem TO be taking more of an interest
in school work than is usual after three
months OF idleness, and the number 81
scholars enrolled from outside the dis
trict is larger than ever before. Every
thing points TO a most successful
term.
Miss Maude Malone has departed for
Lucas, where she began teaching in
the public schools Monday.
Miss Allie Holmes has returned home
after u few days spent in visiting
friends in WOODBURY.
The Christian church of Oakley was
filed on Sunday to hear Rev. p
H. Greene, of Russell, preach thesfun-
eral of Miss Emily Vawter, who died
some time ago. Rev. Greene is a good
taiker and the life and death OF the be-
loved sister was told in such a
stirring, thrilling manner as TO leave
a deep impression on the minds of
hearers.
Quite a good crowd assembled at the
Swedish Lutheran church on Sunday
evening to hear Felix Hanson preach.
Mr.. Hanson will be remembered as the
gentleman who taught the parochial
school here this summer, and his SER
mon was a mastery, scholarly piece
of pulpit oratory, which was well re-
ceived and appreciated by the au-
dience.
School began nearly all over the
county on Monday. At every school
house troops of merry children, with
books and states under tneir arms. as
sembled to be assigned to their differ
ent grades. Among those we note are
Charlton, Lucas, Oakley, Highland, Ok
ford, Wright and Stanley school houses.
The Russell schools postponed their
opening one month, in the hope of get
ting their new school building finished
Ihe opening of school is hailed with
delight by parents, who can now feel
assured their children are not loafing
IN the streets and getting into trouble.
The merchants also are greatly relieved
from the worry and trouble Of WATCH
ing the crowd of young loafers, who
for the past three months have kept
the doors of their business houses in
constant hubbub.
Rev. a. c. Ormond. of the Presbyter-
ian church, delivered one of his mas
ferly discourses to a well filled house
at Preston school house, four miles
west OF Charlton Sunday afternoon.
Miss Maggie BEEN began her first
term of school as teacher at the Stan
ley school house on ...onday.
One of the most enjoyable events in
the history of Lucas codnty was The
family reunion of the Parsons family,
held at the residence OF Mrs. G. o..
Lindstrum, Sept. 2 to 4. There Were
four brothers and three sisters gath
cred together, who had not met in six
teen years, and about tifty-five of the
nieces and nephews We're also present.
The time was passed in relating rem
iniscences OF past life and recalling
scenes of childhood, and to say it was
enjoyed by all present, puts it very