Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-08-03
badly Doinss Of Some Of ottumwa's
!, Close Neighbors.
'lRsOSAL, SOCIAL AND POLITICAL
4 erything From Joyous births to IN Q
=hilosophical Observation ofsages,
Arc Chronicled by the Courler's
II special CorresponaentA
CHARLTON.

In,ve departed for South Dakota where
'ryor,>f will spend the summer.
aINss3rs. Ola Kemming, of Dennison, is
a.e the city for q few days visit with
a;4H parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. P. Davis.
pRev. 2. J. vollmer, of the NJ. E..
s.ercurch, conducted services at the
county farm Sunday afternoon. He
2 cs assisted by the Mems League that
llsrlade the meeting more interesting to
ssieAe Unfortunate inmates 1t was one
10 the best services ever held at the
slhhnty farm and will be long remem-
hs7 red by the inmates.
ne Mrs. Chas. Cuppy, of Newkirk, o. r.,
'itsvisiting for a short time with her
,fhfeaughter, Mrs. Jos. Wallace, of Otter
u tseek township.
nIclRev. W. B. Cunningham preached a
Wbrry interesting and entertaining SER
abon at Otterbine church in Benton
4 w1tship Sunday. Quite a few Char
ny IN people drove out and enjoyed the
re- Sscourse.
ri;,There were no services at the Bap-
sdst church on Sunday evening and
,S,iu be no more evening services
hsr month, Rev. Browns throat being
&, u such bad condition that he cannot
he,eak at night. Rev. Brown is good
onSIlker and always draws large crowds
lao will greatly miss his evening SER
.eoplaons.
iEsA quiet little wedding took place
re nday at the Office of Justice L. Man
esg when S. S. Smith, prosperous
tetener of Wayne county, was Joined in
eren matrimony to Miss Lizzie Lam
lna esson, of Corydon. The happy coup
t5returned to their home in Corydon
:Nt,ae same day.
sen, Charlton, Aug. 3.-Miss Mamie Hur-
h'Tnay. the trimmer for Sherman's, de-
WeTarted Monday for a visit with her
a1sa.rents in Des Moines. She will visit
Ia he wholesale houses in st. Louis be-
F1,re her return.
"a The Charlton postoffice has been
~ realty improved by the addition of q
hree-foot wainscoting. 1t is
ainted a light color and
beedds light to the room besides pro>
Hnnacting the walls. The plastering had
e,,aeen picked off in several places by
aeople leaning against the wall watt
Zig for the mail and carelessly throw
,,ig their feet up against the wall.
Mrs Cora p; johnson left for Knox
,55aile, on Mondl erSls she will join
+ husband, Josalest,so, had preced I
her several weeksas. She moved all
,fr household goods and will make
.hr future home there.
sLuther Kellar and family, residents
,ILucas county, started Monday for
= overland trip to Nebraska City,
RIB, where they will spend the sum,
,r visiting friends.
AT a special meeting of the school
lard Monday night some routine
!siness was conducted and they then
oceeded to the election of janitors
+ the coming school year. There
re a score of applications presented
ID out Of these they finally decided
al. ii. Jones, Perry Vickroy, S. S..
'slloby and Frank Taper. Their
.ildings have not yet been assigned.
rro of them, Taper and vickroy,
"a the same position last year.
tuesday was one of the hottest days
the season, the thermometer reach
as high as 81 degrees above zero
not breath of air stirring. It is
tiderful weather for the farmers,
VI, late corn being much better than
meek ago, and the berry crop that
fTis counted almost a failure before
i rain being now practically made
i.'s there will be a large yield.
The M. w. A. lodge, of Oakley, is
s,paring to give a grand picnic and
N,becue on Aug. "a, at which time
~ of the most noted Woodmen ora
" and musicians of the country will
present and an OK will be roasted
sdinner. A grand good time is ex-
epted and quite crowd from Chart
I. are making preparations for at
''aading.
Z, resident of Charlton, but who for
q past two years has been painting
f,Pussey, is spending a few days in
city visiting friends and looking up
n.;cation with view to returning to
s,iton to live.
pliss Dell Simpson departed Tuesday
"a several weeks visit in Colorado
/. the western states.
/. and Mrs. Geo. Barlow are rejoic-
over the arrival of girl baby at
Il home ON Tuesday evening.
:attorney O. A. Bartholomew, who
been spending the summer at the
It's in Minnesota, has returned home
lie present at the August term of
At, when he will return and finish
'ltsummer. His family is still
are.
Linn Baker, an old resident of
,titon, is at the home of his brother,
lfene, very dangerously i'll, having
wed from Chicago in that condi-
u.