Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-02
NEWS FROM NEAR BY
Daily Doings Of Some of o.tumwa's
Close Neighbors.
personal, SOCIAL AND POLITICAL
Everything From Joyous births 70 tho
Philosophical Observation ofsages,
Arc Chronicled by tho Courler's
Special Correspondents
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CHARLTON

CHARLTON.
Rev. G. A. Swanberg, of the Swedish
lutheran church of this place, preach
ed his farewell sermon on Sunday. He
preached in Swedish in the morning
and in English at night. Rev. Swan
berg has been pastor of the church
here for nine years and by his earnest,
faithful, Christian work and his genial,
manly bearing has greatly endeared
himself not only to the congregation
but also to the citizens in general who
greatly regret his departure and wish
! he and his estimable wife all the sue.
cess possible in their new field.
Miss Mae Peatman, of Centerville, is
visiting at the home of Mrs. Ed. Young,
of this city.
Rev. P. j. Vollmer, pastor of the NJ.
=. church of this place, departed Mon
day morning for Milo to attend the
Charlton district conference of the NJ.
e. church, he having prominent part
in the carrying out of the program.
Mr.. Marshall, graduate of the
Moody Bible schol of Chicago, lectured
to large audience on the "Bible, Bible
Study and Institutes" at the Christian
church. Sunday afternoon. Il ay
The returns of the school census of
Lucas county have been made to the
county auditor and show 5000 school
children in the county, 1924 male and
2,576 female, an increase of only los
over last year. But for the opening of
the mines at Lucas and Spring Hill it
would have shown decrease. Nearly
all the school districts of the county
show decrease, the greatest being in
Charlton where a decrease of forty was
noted. Spring Hill showed an increase
of "a and Lucas of 112, owing
to the increase of population caused
by the opening of the mines.
Rev. Palmer, of Keota, preached two
very interesting and instructive SER
mons to good audiences at the Baptist
church Sunday morning and evening.
Rev. Palmer is a young man looking
for a location and many of the audi
ence who heard his mastery sermons
Sunday and had the pleasure of meet
ing him, sincerely hope the congrega-
sion may see fit to engage him.
Mrs. Sol Swartzlander departed Mon
day morning for three months visit
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]. NJ. Loving and son, Roscoe. OF
Creston. were over Sunday visitors
with Mr.. Loving's daughter, Mrs. Mar
garet L. Lewis, of this place.
Quarterly meetings We're held at
Beonla church Saturday and Sunday
There We're good crowds present at
both meetings and the services were
very interesting.
The democrats of Lucas county are
Becoming desperate over the small
crowds their speakers are drawing and
have gone Ito the extremity of advertis-
ing their meetings in the republican
papers Of the county, in the vain hope
Of getting a few republicans to attend
their meetings and help swell the
crowds. This is the first case on rec
ord In this county of such an extraor-
binary proceeding.
Rev. A. Jacobs, of Winterset, who re-
Gently received call from the Bap.
list church Of this place to preach for
them during the coming year, has re-
his many friends here who sincerely
hoped for his return.
Rev. p. j. Borg, of Lynn, Mass, has
accepted the call to the pastorate OF
the Swedish Lutheran church of this
place, and will begin his duties about
the first OF March. Rev. Borg is high
iy spoken of as a minister and gentle.
man and the congregation here is in.
deed lucky in securing his services.
Henry Kubitschek finished moving
from his old property at Eighth and
Grand streets to the rooms over Hssel.
quist's dry goods store, which he re.
Gently fitted up as a dwelling, and he
will now be comfortably located and at
home to all friends.
R. Lee Davis, the night operator a.
4he depot, has resigned his position and
departed for Wyoming, with the OBJ
ject Of finding a place TO locate.
Earl Murray, of Lucas, was in the
city Monday, having some dental work
done and visiting his brother. Glenn.
A quiet little home wedding took
place Sunday evening at the residence
of the groom, DR.. j. A. McKlveen on
Main street, when he and Miss Mary
j. Milthorpe were made man and wife
by Rev. Ormand. The doctor has
practiced here for thirty-fve years, and
ds now well known throughout the
state. He is a member of the state
board of health. The bride is well
known as a charming woman and both
parties have a host of friends who
wish them all the happiness possible
They left Monday for Minnesota Oh
their wedding trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. III. Curtis are re.
6oicing over the arrival of twelve.
pound boy at their home, Monday ev.
ening. Mother and son are doing fine.
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Miss Susie James returned to her
home in Creston, Monday, after a
months visit with her friend, Miss Ida
Hosea, of this city.
Frank Gardner, an old resident OF
Charlton, but who for the past ten
years has been employed at Kansas
City, is visiting friends and relatives in
the city for few days.
BLOOMFIELD.
Bloomfield, Nov. Geo. r. Mont.
gomery, son of o. Z. Montgomery, died
at his home in this city on Friday
at the age of 7 months and 10 days
The funeral services occurred at the
residence at 10 a. M, Sunday, conduct
ed by Elder NJ. Downing. The remains
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