Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-17
Esily Dcings of Some of O ttunawa's
Close Neighbors.
personal. SOCIAL AND POLITICAL
Everything From Joyous Rirths to the
philosophical Observation ofSages,
Are Ghronicled by the Curriers'
Special Correspondents.
CHARLTON.

A 9'llelr rooms Tuesday evening. Visit
Ing members from Lucas and Derby
lodges Were in attendance to see the
degree work. One candidate was Civ
en- the initiatory degree and two We're
animated into the mysteries of the first
Z degree of Odd Fellowship. This lodge
is a growing, prosperous one and the
visitors were we'll pleased with the
floor work of both teams.
Hon. j. A. Penicl, one of the lead
ing attorneys of Charlton, has returns
ed from Creston where he was pres,
ent at .the sentence of Williams, his
client, Swho murdered the sheriff and
received life sentence.
II a clipping from the Porto Rico
News of March 81 we note piece in
1egard to the Charlton ladies. 1t re-
Elites the fact that Mrs. Jessie Thayer
and Miss Sue Copeland, OF this place,
4 had just completed the circuit of the
5island, they being the first ladies to
make the trip without male escort and
that they were shown every courtesy
by the natives and officers.
Chas. Gartin shipped a car of cattle
and car of hogs to Chicago Monday
and reports a price of $3.50 on both.
j.. b. Smith is filling the Office of
county recorder during the absence OF
Fora McAiains, who is visiting her
mother at Chicago for the benefit of
her health. ys
District Deputy j. c. Cole, of the NJ.
wv. A. lodge, is in the city for a few
days work in the interests of the M.
w. "A. fraternity. Mr.. Cole halls from
Shannon City and has a record for
good work in the lodge business.
I'll. III. Day, an old resident of Char
iton, who has been suffering for some
time with gravel stones, left Tuesday
evening for Chicago where he will sub
min again to an operation.
Miss Nina Powell. who has been
spending the past year in Des Moines,
has arrived home and is confined to the
house with a severe attack of pneumo-
mia fever.
The Charlton school board has elect
ed teachers for the ensuing year. There
We're bun two changes in the entire
list of twenty-five teachers The pres
ent corps Of teachers are the most eff
Gent ever employed in our schools and
all who made application We're re-elect-
ed, Miss Maggie BEEN and Miss Maude
X Malone were the TWO new teachers
elected in place of Miss Wadsworth
and Miss Rankin, who did not apply
for their schools again.
Charlton. April 13.-F. NJ. Shuler
and Will III. Lewis We're Lucas visitors
on Wednesday looking after their po-
itical interests.
Elmer Landes, an old resident of
Charlton but who for the past few
years has been Reaching music at Ana
mosa, was renewing old acquaintance
in the city Wednesday. He left Thurs
: day for "a few days visit with his pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. II. Landes. of
\ Lucas, before going on the road with.
the Lemon BrGs. circus during the
season.
Rev. P. S. Greene and wife, of Rus
sell, were visiting friends in Charlton
Wednesday and transacting little
business before their departure for
Oakland, Poweshiek county, where he
has accepted call to preach the com
ing year, having resigned his passionate
at Russell after a five years service
that has poven most satisfactory to the
congregation.
Rev. G. w. Carter, the colored man
who served as janitor OF the cloak
room during the last session of the
Iowa legislature, has returned TO his.
home in Charlton.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. j. Stewart have re-.
turned from few days visit with;
their daughter, Mrs. Fora Harper, OF
Nebraska.
Mrs. G. j. Swanson has departed for
Oregon where she will meet her hus-
band, who recently returned from the
Klondike. They expect to make that
state their future home.
Politics in Lucas county have begun
to grow lively. The date of the repub-
lican primary has been set for June Is
and the candidates have begun to pes
ter9the voters at every turn. The Of
flee of recorder leads the list with
twelve candidates now announced and
several more seriously contemplating
the announcement of their names. The
list now consists of ten men and two
women, all of whom are thoroly COM
petent to fill the Office. jackson town
ship has no candidate and this seems
to be the favorite field of the aspi-
rants for this Office. The Office of clerk
comes next with four candidates, one
for reelection, one who served as dep
nty, one who was defeated two years
ago for the nomination and one entire
ly new candidate. The fight for this
Office. tho the candidates are not so
numerous, is equally as warm and the
result almost as doubtful. The coun-
ty attorneys office as yet has but two
aspirants, tho it is whispered that Mr..
Barger will be 4 candidate for re-elec-
3 ton and the probabilities are there
will be three more announced before
the primary. There is no opposition
at present. to John o. Becker for coun-
ty auditor and but one candidate has
been announced for member of the
board. With the primary so far dis
tant it is impossible yet to predict the
outcome but the people of Lucas coun-
ty will have enough politics to keep
them busy during the intervening time
till June Is.
Roy G. Hatcher has returned to his
home in Charlton after a six weeks
trip thru Texas and the southern
states for the benefit of his health.
Miss Mollie Freel left Thursday for
few days visit with her friend, Mrs.
Maggie Jamison, of Osceola.
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