Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-17
Daily Doings of Some Of o ttumwa's
Close Neighbors.
PERSONAL, SOCIAL AND POLITICAL
Everything From Joyou. Birth. to the
Philosophical Observation ofSages,
Arc Chronlcled by the Courler's
Special Correspondents.
CHARLTON.

SAd11lOl, oCls lo.---SilbSs NilaNSso, shiS
genial clerk in Won Behrsn's store, has
returned from weeks vacation spent
in Chicago, taking in the fall festival.
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry A. Walker have
moved from near the school house to
the little cottage on Armory avenue be-
eide c. A. Abrahamson's.
The Ladies' Relief Corps of this city
was very enjoyably entertained by the
members of G. A.. r. at the assembly
room of the court house on Thursday.
They We're to have gone to Bakers
grove east of town and enjoy
the day in the woods, but the recent
rains prevented this arrangement,
hence they congregated at the court
house where short musical and liter
airy program was carried out and a
bounteous dinner prepared by the G. A.
r. INDUCED in. The ladies thor
oughly enjoyed the meal and said at
the conclusion they had enjoyed the
day very much, the dinner being as
good as they could have prepared them
selves.
One of the best programs ever rem
dered at Farmers Institute has been
prepared by the board of directors of
IbC lLuCdS SouHty l. AaStithpss
to be rendered Oct. II and IS, at the
court house. Some of the most sue
cessful farmers, fruit growers, and
stock raisers of this and other counties
in the state are on the program and the
farmer who has not attended one of the
institutes does not know how much in
formation and entertainment they fur
nish. Every farmer should arrange
his work so as to be able to be present
one day at least and help make this a
successful meeting.
Mrs. James d. Beaman, formerly OF
this place, but now OF Indianola, is Wis
iting friends in the city for a few days,
accompanied by her sister, Pearl.
John NJ. Slater has departed for a
four weeks trip through the south
west part of the state where he goes in
search of a desirable tract of farming
land.
Master Guilford Crocker was an In
dianola visitor on Wednesday where
he went to attend foot ball game.
Thos. Murray, of Tacoma, was in the
city Wednesday visiting his son, Glenn
Murray.
Thursday closed three days ses-
sion of the Christian church county
convention at Russell. Owing to the
rain and extremely bad roads of Tues
day and Wednesday there We're not
many present but all were filled with
a zeal and enthusiasm that made up
for the small number. Thursday, how
ever, witnessed large crowd. Wednes-
day morning was devoted to the Y. p.
s. G. +. and the services, led by Mrs.
Margaret Loving Lewis, of Charlton,
, proved very interesting and entertain
ing, all the talks and papers showing
tteep study and a thorough knowledge
ne their subjects by those taking part.
#Is general discussions following
S+he night out some very valuable and
CO points in Christian Endeavor
s . nno especially the junior work. The
of the convention, preached
Mrs. day night by Rev. c. L. San
Center. res the Christian church of this
pr q vismistened to with great inter
est ana az as a revelation in the art of
pulpit oratory. 1t is to be hoped that
the church will take a new lease of
life from the inspiration of the con-
vention and do better work in the flu
ture than they have done in the past.
Will Manning has accepted the po-
sition of night clerk at the Bates
House vice Carl Westling, who is visit
ing relatives at Minneapolis.
Mrs. M. Z. Chamberlain, manager of
the Depot Hotel at this place, was u
passenger for Ottumwa on Wednesday.