Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-08-24
Daily Doings of Some of ottumwa's
Close Neishbors,
Personal, SOCIAL AND POLITICAL
Everything From Joyous Births 10 tn .
Philosophical Observation ofsages,
Arc Chronicled by the Courler's
special CorrespoEaents.
CHARLTON.

IN business at Garden Grove, was an
Sunday visitor here.
+ $50 A. Jacobs, of Winterset, former
~ pastor of the Baptist church at this
place, filled the pulpit at that church
both Sunday morning and evening.
Rev. Jacobs was for two years pastor
of this church and while here made a
host of friends by his fearlessness and
straightforward talks. Both meetings
at the church Sunday were crowded
full, showing the appreciation of the
Charlton public.
Mrs. A. 5. johnson. of Osceola, ar
rived in the city Saturday for a few
days visit with her friend, Mrs. Clara
McMasters.
Miss Dora Watts left Monday to OPP
en- up her school about fourteen miles
south of Charlton. ,
A union Sunday school picnic of the
christian churches of this county will
be held in Miller's grove, about a mile
west of Central church, Sept. 2. A
large attendance is expected and a
good time in store for every one who
goes.
Sunday was the annual congrega-
ton meeting of the NJ L. church of
! this place. Quite large crowd was
in attendance and the rules and regu-
lations of the church were read at the
morning services.
The class of '97 of the Charlton high
school. the largest. class that ever
graduated and one with the largest
percentage of boys, are preparing for
class picnic or reception. at the home
of Will McDougall, just east of town,
on Aug. 2S.
The official board of the Christian
church has decided to extend Rev. C..
+. Sanderson, of Keokuk, call to
preach at this place during the coming
year.
The catalogues of the Lucas county
agricultural association to be held here
Sept. 26. 81, IS and 30, have been is
sued. They are in convenient folder
form, full of new and valuable premi-
llms more liberal and equitable than
ever before and filled with advertise
ments of the business men of Lucas
county. They are a fine piece of me-
chanical work and we are glad to note
it is the work OF the Charlton Herald,
q home printing plant, throughout the
entire catalogue.
Dr. and Mrs. Nloffett, of Creston,
have removed to Charlton where they
will make their future home, he hav-
ing opened his Office over Kneeland's
harness shop on the east side. Mrs.
Moffett is Charlton girl, who
will,be better remembered as Minnie
Stanley, and a large circle of Charlton
friends will be pleased to have her
return to Charlton to live.
Rev. Kerr, of Monmouth, ILL.,. filled
the pulpit very acceptably to the good
audience at>the U. p. church here Sum
day morning and evening. Rev. Mum
will be here next Sunday to fill his
pulpit once more.
Charlton, Aug. 23.ANr. Waugh,
from Abba, has purchased the Chart
ton steam bottling works of Fred Gas
kell and will move his family to Char
iton this week to make their future
home.
SCounty Auditor J. o. Becker now
\ has in his possession the free tickets
to all old soldiers, their wives or
widows, of the revolutionary, 1912, re-
bellion, Spanish and Philippine wars,
for old soldiers day at the state fair.
August 20, and all entitled to them
will please call at his Office and get
them.
Miss Bessie Findley, of Osceola. who
has been visiting her friend, Miss Mae
McMasters, of this place, for the last
few days, returned home Monday.
The Charlton ball club completed
their organization Tuesday and will
now be ready to meet all Corners in
the amateur line. They have induced
the fair association to offer SIS for ball
games during the fair and expect to
play Humeston, Ailerton and Abba
the three days of the fair at the fair
grounds.
j. w. Shuman, the efficient railway
postal clerk, on the Charlton and Kan
sas City railroad, accompanied by his
wife. left Sunday for a three weeks
vacation which will be spent with
friends at the summer resorts in Wis
consin.
Rev. Will Gillespy, of Odebolt, is Wis
ting his mother. Mrs. j. 4. Gillcspy, of
Benton township.
Geo. Williamson, of Iowa Falls. who
is travelling for a Des Moines drug
firm, arrived in town Tuesday TO be
present at the marriage of his broth
err John to Miss Lima Dunshell, which
will take place on Thursday.
Miss Hettie Lewis has returned from
pleasure, trip to Pennsylvania, called
home by the serious illness of her
mother, who is very much worse and
not expected to live,
The prohibitionists of Lucas county
held a mass convention in the court
house Saturday, afternoon and nomin-
ated the following county ticket: For
representative, j. NJ. Cowan; for treas
urer, S. ID. Prather: for sheriff, j. II !.
. Curtis; for superintendent, Maggie
Taylor. There was a good crowd pres
emit for a prohibition meeting and all
seemed very enthusiastic. Rev. O. ID.
Elliott, chairman of the state commit
tee, made two ronsing speeches and
efforts We're set on foot to secure John
q. Morley to deliver sn address in Luz
cas- county during the campaign.
D. Reinard expects to leave today
for the old settlers reunion at Garden
Grove and to look after his farm in
Wayne county.
John Curtis expects to build large
new house on his lot now occupied by
the broom factory this fall. Sand and
rock has already been hauled with
which to build the foundation.
1t is rumored that Chas. Haas, one of
the postal clerks on the Charlton and
Kansas City branch of the Burlington