Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-26
NEWS FROM NEAR BY
Daily Doings of some of ottumwa's
Close Neighbors.
personal, SOCIAL AND POLITICAL
Everything From Joyous Births to tho
Philosophical Observation ofSages,
Are ChronIcled by the CourIer's
Special Correspondents
CHARLTON.

CHARLTON.
& Charlton, Oct. 26-The hunting in
clined people of Charlton were made
happy Wednesday evening by the well
come sound of wild geese ON their way
their guns and started for the haunts
of the birds in this vicinity.
Rev. C. Il. Saunderson, of the Chris
tian church of this place, was out to
! Center school house Tuesday evening
assisting Rev. Jones with his protract-
ed meetings.
Miss Teckla Anderson left Tuesday
evening for Sioux City, where she goes
to act as bridesmaid at the wedding of
her friend, Miss Hattie Swan.
Miss Fannie Morgan is spending the
week with her friend, Elda Prather, of
Lincoln township.
The grand jury has adjourned after
finding ten indictments, eight OF which
were for liquor nuisances and two for
malicious mischief. Two of the liquor
men were from Lucas and the other six
from Charlton. All the defendants
pleaded guilty and were fined $500 and
costs and the cases We're dismissed
when the fines were paid.
In the case OF the State of Iowa gs.
Mckinley and Dixon, who are charged
g with malicious mischief in cutting the
ropes at the holiness camp meeting, a
true bill was found. The case will
probably not come up this term. The
other case in which an Indictment was
found was the State of Iowa vs.. Dave
Soderstrom, charged with malicious
mischief in breaking in the front OF
Joe Parks restaurant. The case was
finished Wednesday morning, the jury
bringing in verdict of not guilty.
Miss Lena Kilern has returned from
few days spent with her parents at
Melrose.
Rev. Jones' protracted meetings now
in progress at Central church are
progressing nicely, and the interest is
increasing nightly. Rev. Jones is> a
good tallser, and Tuesday evening there
were two additions to the church.
The day in court was taken up
"Wednesday by the call of Walter A.
Wood Co. VS.. j. T. WILDLY, a suit on
braska for a threshing machine. The
jury was secured and nearly all the
evidence given.
The jury has come in on the famous
Gillespy will case with a verdict for
the defendant, finding the deceased to
have been of sound mind and not un-
duly Influenced when making the will,
and recommending that the will stand
as probated.
slGOURNEY.
Sigourney, Oct. 26.-The case of the
State of Iowa vs.. John Bray was sub
united to the jury yesterday at noon.
After dinner the case of the State of
Iowa VS.. John De Somers was brought
up for trial. The defendant, together
with one James Brady, is indicted for
the crime OF burglarizing the coop
erative store at Nassau during the
night of June 0, 1899. The evidence on
the part of the state tended to prove
that the store was burglarized at the
time mentioned above; that defendant
, came to the store June for some dry
coffee, which was refused; that he and
Kelly had been to Thornburk and
What Cheer June 8; that they return
ed to Nassau that evening; that they
were arrested in What Cheer the even
ing of June 10; that some handker-
chiefs were found on James Brady,
subsequently identified as goods from
the cooperative store; that defendant
went with John Baty and Mr.. Hartz-
ell the next morning and showed them
an old house in which goods were
hid, identified as goods coming from
the store; that he also showed where
q set of burglars tools were hid, which
were procured; that he also told them
that the suit of clothes he had on was
taken by Brady in another burglary at
Badjoe, Iowa.
The evidence on the part of defend
ant tended to prove that he had moth
ing to do with the burglary; that he
slept in a box car at Nassau the night
of June 9; that he was asked by Brady
to help him burglarize the store, but
he refused; that he was forced to go
with Brady the next morning, Brady
telling him he would kill him if he
didn't; that Brady had great influence
over him; that he did not tell John
Baty and Mr.. Hartzell that the clothes
he had on We're procured by Brady in
burglary at Bodice, but that he said
he suspected they were, for man thai
would commit burglary once would do
it again. The case was submitted to
the jury this morning.
ELDON.
Eldon, Oct. 26-Married-At the
home of the brides mother Mrs. Re-
becca Creamer, Fred Monroe and Miss
Ethel Dreamer. The services were
conducted by Rev. Barker, of the NJ.
E. church of this place, last evening
at 1880 o'clock. A large number OF
friends were present. Both Mr.. and
Mrs. Monroe are residents of this Sec
ton and are well known. Their many
friends wish them happy future.
SHOES AND BOOTS.
Chi1dren's shoes at lbs, 98c. 6ec.