Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-10-23
NEWS FROM NEAR BY
Daily Doings of Some of Ottumwa's
Close Neighbors.
Personal, SOCIAL AND POLITICAL
Everything From Joyous Births to
the Philosophical Observation of
sages, Are chronicIed by The cour.
ier's Special Correspondents.
Charlton.

Charlton.
Charlton, Oct. 19-Mrs. M. J. Ketch
UNI and daughter, Grace, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry ketchum have returned
from ten days visit with relatives at
Weldon.
r. G. Price, engineer on the Burling
ton, and his family, who have made
their home in Charlton for the past
two years, have moved to Burlington
where they will reside in the future
Mr.. Price, who has for some time been
engineer out of Charlton on the ST. Joe
branch of the Burlington, has been
transferred to main line work, and his
headquarters have consequently been
changed to Burlington.
DR.. M. M. Perry was in Villisca this
week in attendance at the convention
of the Southwestern Dental Associa-
ton, which was held there Tuesday
and Wednesday.
j. M. jameson and H. S. Glenn de-
parted Tuesday for points in Okla
homa for twenty days stay. Mr..
Jameson goes with view to selecting
suitable place of residence, and Mr..
Glenn will visit relatives.
F. P. Wright is reported as serious
1y ill, at his country home near the
fair ground.
Hon. N. E. Kendall, of Abba, dis
cussed the political questions of the
day from republican standpoint at
Cleveland No. 4, Wednesday evening.
Mate" has made himself popular
among the miners turnout the state by
III s,,;f GOT LOT,
for bills in their behalf and this fact,
coupled with the fact that he is one OF
the best orators in the state, brought
out large crowd to hear him. The
Oakley rough rider club, the only or
ganization of its kind in the county,
added much to the interest of the
meeting, by mounted torch light pa
rade.
Mrs. J. M. Loring, of Creston. is WIS.,
iting her daughter, Mrs. e. E. Lewis.
Tom Murray, of Lucas, was bust
ness visitor in Charlton Wednesday.
Mrs. Catherine Lusk went to Bur-
lington Wednesday for a visit with
friends.
p. D. Burchly has returned from
Davenport, where he was called by the
serious illness of relatives.
Il Mr.. and Mrs. John Thompson, who
have made this place their home for
the past two years have gone to Lew
tston, Washington, where they will
make their future home.
Robert Herring, one of the old and
highly respected residents of Lucas
county, who resided in Warren town
ship about eight miles from Charlton
died suddenly at his home Thursday
morning. He had been in Charlton
the day before his death, and appeared
to be in unusually good health and
spirits. On Thursday morning, how
ever, soon after he had left the house
to go to work, he returned to lie
down. Before the neighbors or any
medical assistance could be summoned
he had died.
Charlton, Oct. 20.-Mlss Ida Preston
returned home Friday after week S
visit with relatives at Norwood.
Miss Jane Wilson and Miss Mary
Morrison were among the women who
went from this place to Lucas Friday
evening for the purpose of hearing Dr.
Frances Wood deliver her address on
equal suffrage, under the auspices OF
the Lucas County Equal Suffrage AS
ISOLATION.
G. M. Buchanan and l.. o. Reinard
two of the men who We're injured in
the wreck on the Charlton and Indian
ola branch of the Burlington short
time ago, are both much improved
AIR. Buchanan has recovered sufficient.
ay to be removed to his home in Fair.
field, and Mr.. Reinard is able to sit
up a little while each day.
Mrs. G. e. Tindell, of Superior, has
returned home after a three weeks
visit with her sister, Mrs. A. Shore, of
Pleasant township.
Cards have been received in Chart.
ton announcing the marriage of C. E.
Conner 60 Miss Lena May Young, of
Coldbrook. ILL.,. on the 18th of the pres.
ent month. Mr.. Conner is a prosper.
GUS young attorney who recently locat-
ed in Charlton, is a graduate of the
Drake law school and young man of
promising future. The bride is one of
the most prominent young ladies of
Coldbrook, and the Charlton friends of
MIR. Conner will be glad to welcome
her to their midst. They will be at
home at corner Seventh street and
Rowland avenue after October 80.
DR.. M. M. Perry has returned from
Nllisca where he was in attendance
at the Southwestern Dental Associa.
ton meeting. He reports most in.
teresting and profitable meeting.