Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-07-27
NEWS FROM NEAR BY
Daily Doings of Some of ottumwa's
Close Neighbors.
Personal, SOCIAL AND POLITICAL
Everything From Joyous births to tn e
Philosophical Observation orsages,
Are Chronicled by the Courlcr's
Special Corresporaents-
CHARLTON.

Charlton, July 25.-AIiss Terecia Null
doom has returned from a few weeks
visit with friends in the east.
Miss Anna Eckfelt has departed for
few weeks visit with friends ut Chi
cago and ST. Louis.
Rev. d. L. Jenkins, president of Par
sons college, Fairfield, filled the pulpit
again at the Presbyterian church on
Sunday. His sermon was up to his
usual high standard and was greatly
appreciated by the, fair sized audience
who heard him.
Il Rev, W., g. Atwood, Of Des Moines,
formerly tpastaU Of tho RresbSterian
church atotlis place, With, his family,
arrived n lthegcitN N aanpdlay and will
remain all week III
Tho date for the Lucas county fair
has been set for September 26, ~, rs
and 20. A new and more liberal pre-
MUM list has been prepared both for
the speed ring and the exhibits, and
is now in tbei hands of Il he PRIMER,
3 who will fass them ready for ttri-
hlltion in a short timall 1sysry Mtizen
of the county should seNYe one of
these and begin to make Arrangements
to take something to the fair which
promises to be better than ever this
year.
Miss Byrel Coles. who has been go-
ing to school in Illinois, has returned
to her home in Charlton.
Rev. G. 4 Swanberg., of rthe Swedish
lutheran churclit of this place, preach
ed Sunday afternoon at Colson school
ihouse near Belinda. A. fair audience
was present and we know Rev. Swans
berg well enough to say that his SER
mon pleased them all and was a schol-
arly, we'll delivered discourse.
Itt The little mining town of Lucas,
seven miles west of here is having a
decided boom this summer; both the
Wild Rose and Wh;tebreast Coal COM
panies have opened up shafts there
and 1000 miners will be in the town
before fall. Charlton business men
were not slow in seeing the great OPP
portunity and two of them have al
ready gotten in on the ground floor
by ESTABLISHING business there, II. T..
BEEN having a barber shop and j. H..
Dorrah opening branch store of the
Fair at this place.
S9zA,hariton, July 26.-The gree of
Honor people had quite an enjoyable
ice cream social last evening at the
home of Mns and Mrs. VIM. Hemphill.
Quite large crowd was in attendance
Little Miss Helen Sigler, of Indian-
ola, came to visit with her grandma,
Mrs. Lizzie Eikenberlw. She brought
! her mama with her for2fear she would
lon ,,rstJ,o,,f u
Beall Vanarsdale, of Russell, was on
the streets of this city the first of the
week
Cash o. Bryant has resigned as night
baggageman at the depot, Billy Badger
taking his place. John Wilson occa
nics Badgers old position at the
freight house.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIII Wormley and son,
Gus friends in the city.
Mrs. w. 4. Hatcher is numbered
among The sick. having been greatly
intlispqsed since Thursday of last week,
but all are glad to note she is much
better at this time.
Mrs. Jane Branner is quite sick. She
is well advanced in years and the hot
weather affects her greatly. Her
uausntei, Nils. oeHule pNdHuer, has
also been on the sick list, hut is very
much better today. Their many
friends hope for a speedy recovery Of
these two estimable ladies.
Mrs. A. o. Lee, of Melrose, spent a
few hours in the city Monday evening.
Also Miss Julia Burns, of Melrose, was
shopping in, town Tuesday.
The Woman's Relief Corps met in
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