Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-08-29

out in large numbers and following
the remains 10 their last resting place
in the Charlton cemetery.
Thomas Murphy returned Thursday
evening from few days spent with
his parents at Ottumwa.
Miss Nettie Poucher returned Thurs.
day from a few days visit with friends
at Des Moines.
Elmer Lott, of Lucas, formerly a
Charlton boy, was shaking hands with
day.
Bob Wilson, of Dallas, spent the day
Friday visiting Charlton friends.
John Curl. of Tacoma, drove down to
Charlton Friday on business and while
here called on a few old friends.
| The day in court Friday was taken
up with the famous Sargent-Fletcher
SANDER case. A jury was impaneled
and nearly all the evidence taken
This is the Islander case that created
so much talk during last term of court
and in which the jury disagreed. The
feeling ran quite high then and is be-
ing again stirred up untiM nearly the
entire community around Oakley
where the parties live has become di-
vided. each neighbor taking sides with
one or the other of the contestants.
The grand jury has adjourned after
finding but one true bill, that against
Geo. Carroll for attempted rape. The
case, however, was never brought to
trial, being dismissed and the costs
returned to the county, After an ex-
tended wrestle with the liquor cases
the jury refused to find an indictment
and the only criminal case before the
court is the John Deneen, liquor nui-
| sance, which was continued.
i Mrs. L. NJ. Vohris, accompanied by
Miss Neva Needham, left for Des
Moines Friday for weeks visit with
friends and relatives.
Charlton, Aug. 2S.-The funeral ser.
vices of Uncle James Mcdowell, of Ce-
Z dar township, occurred Saturday after
noon from the family residence. Mr.
Mcdowell was one of Lucas county's
oldest residents, being about 81 years
old. Having been in poor health fol
months his death was the~result of q
steady decline. He has large circle
of friends throughout the county who
will greatly mourn his death.
4 On Thursday evening at o'clock al
the home of the brides parents, in
English township. occurred a very i'm
pressive wedding ceremony, when Rev
A. G. Ormand, of the Presbyterian
church pronounced the words thai
made John II. Williamson and Louie
Il. Dunshee man and wife. There
were about thirty guests present and
the bridal party, consisting of the
bride and groom, Miss Cora : Will
Hanson, the groom's sister, as brides.
maid, and Fred Dunshee, the brides
brother as best man, marched to their
places in the parlor to the sweet
strains of a wedding march played by
Miss Charlotte Breckenridge. The
4 bride was dressed in beautiful
cream wool dress and the bridesmaid
in cream organdie. After the cere.
mony the young couple We're the re-
cipients of congratulations and numer-
GUS beautiful and useful wedding pres
ents. Both young people are well and
favorably known to Lucas county peo-
pie, having been raised here. The
groom is the son of our sturdy pion-
GERS, Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Williamson,
is sober, steady, Industrious farmer
and possessed of many manly traits
that make him respected wherever he
is known. The bride is the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. I. NJ. Dnnshee and is
a charming and accomplished young
lady OF pleasing. agreeable manners
and quiet lady-like department that
makes her favorite with all her ac-
quaintances. Mr.. and Mrs. William
son gave the newly married couple a
bounteous and enjoyable reception on
Friday evening at which about sixty
of their friends gathered to wish the
young couple, much joy and happiness.
Mrs. Willis Adams and daughter
Daisy, left Saturday for a few days
visit at Leon, called there by tele-
gram announcing the serious illness
of Mrs. Adams mother, who has been
very poorly for months.
| What might have proved serious
accident occurred Friday evening at
the residence of Mrs. Wilson. Her
little granddaught Miss Thompson
of Chicago, who is visiting her, was
playing in the second story of their
house, when she got too near win
dow, which was open and fell to the
ground, fifteen feet below. She was
4 picked up and taken into the house
when DR.. Yocum was hastily sum
moned and an examination of the lit
tie one made. 1t was discovered that
no bones We're broken and aside from
a general shaking up she was unin-
4 jured.
i In spite of the threatening weather
of Saturday Miss Maude Mcfarland
4 gathered up her Sunday school class
and took them to Bakers grove, just
east of town, where they spent most
enjoyable day in the words eating a
! picnic dinner on the grass apd indulg.
ing in all the sports applicable to the
occasion.
| Master Chas. Sharpe, son of j. O.
Sharpe, the carpenter, accompanied
| his uncle, Clarke Sharpe, to Illinois on
4 Saturday where he will remain until
school begins here in September.
| Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Lewis and Mr..
and Mrs. Able Savage from town were
in attendance at the Williamson re-
ception in English township, Friday
evening.
The Brotherhood of American Yeo.
| man IF Cbarifop hold vow,