Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-05-24
NEWS FROM NEAR By.
Daily Doings of Some Of O ttumwa's
Close Neighbors.
Personal, SOCIAL AND POLITICAL
Everything From Joyous birth. to tho
4 Philosophical Observation orsages,
Are Chronicled by the CourIer's
special Correspondents,
CHARLTON.

CHARLTON.
Charlton, May 1S.-G. j. Thompson
returned home from Des Moines We'd
nesday night.
A. r. Byers, of Belinda, spent The
day Wednesday attending the Sandahl
trial.
Charles Copeland returned from
Des Moines Wednesday night. He has
been working for bicycle firm at the
capital city.
Mrs. DR.. Paxton and two children,
of Columbus Junction, arrived Thurs
day evening to visit her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. d. S. Burlington.
Mrs. Nell Amos has arrived home
from Burlington, where She has just
completed full course of instruction
at the hospital.
NJ. NJ. Hinton, editor of the Melrose
Record, was a business caller in the
city Thursday.
n. C. Byers, of Belinda, is visiting in
4 Charlton this week.
Mrs. Davidson left Thursday on No.
3, for an extended visit in Creston
Sam McKlveen, of the firm of Nc
Klveen Bros, left yesterday for !ll-
Edianola to attend to some of the firm S
I business.
Elmer Spiker has returned from Ne
braska.
DR.. Harmon, of Creston, spent Sun
4 day in the city, a guest of DR.. Moffitt
and wife.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. o. Penick are en-
pertaining DR.. Chas. Wardell, of Wash
ington, b. c..
j, A. Penick returned from a bust
ness trip to Burlington Thursday.
Chas. Tower, travelling salesman for
j. II. Merrill & Co., of Ottumwa, spent
Thursday in Charlton
James Space, of Lucas, was. trans
acting business in Charlton Thursday
afternoon.
Charlton, May 19.-The Charlton
public schools~close today for the sum
mer vacat ton. In the meantime we are
building a new $4,000 school house.
The bids will be opened May "a.
Mrs. Dent, the mother OF the North
Side dry goods man, arrived from
Ohio Thursday evening, to spend
<several weeks visiting relatives and
friends.
Billy Penick, who has spent several
days in our city, attending to business,
returned to his home at Tingley, Fri
I day morning.
Lew Josslyn, of Melrose, was in the
city Thursday afternoon.
Mrs j. H. Jamison, of Osceola, is in
the city visiting Margaret True. Mrs
Jamison is better known as Maggie
Robins.
Mrs. Lockwood has returned from
Des Moines, where she has been visit
ing friends.
Mrs. Folsom entertained st. An
drew's Guild Thursday, the ''open Sc
cret" she was to reveal being her
sfftieth birthday. She served delicious
refreshments, and a delightful time
was enjoyed by a large number of the
ladies despite the inclemency of the
weather Mrs. Folsom was born and
reared in Charlton and her old friends
are only too glad to have the privilege
Of helping her celebrate her half cen
fury mile stone.
j w. Lyons, the contractor and
builder, made business trip to OF
tumwa Friday morning.
Manager Coleman, of the Depot no.
tel, spent the day in the city looking
after his business interests.
Mrs. John Curtis entertained num-
Der of friends at tea Friday evening,
asa farewell to her two sisters, Mrs.
Albert Palmer and Miss Lizzie Proc
tor, who start Sunday night for Bur-
lington, VT, to be absent thru the
coming year. Mr.. Palmer holds 4 re-
4 sponsible position in that state with
the NJ. w. A. lodge.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Gittinger, of Nor
wood, spent a few hours visiting AIR.
Gittinger's grandmother yesterday.
Thomas Gay, our silver tonguea
\ orator, will deliver the address in Rus
4 sell on Decoration day.
Charlton, May 21.-AIrs. Nose Fol
som. who has been spending several
weeks visiting relatives and friends in
Charlton, has received a telegram from
st. Paul, Minnesota, announcing the
serious illness of her husband. The
telegram stated he had appendicitis.
Mrs. Folsom left Friday night for her
home.
Tom Maxwell was in Lucas Friday
hooking after his political fences.
ID. ID. Viers returned from business
"trip to Omaha, Neb., Friday night.
Lula McMasters arrived Friday ev-
@zening from Osceola where she has
been engaged in teaching in the public
schools.
Harry hickman was an eaSt-bound
passenger on No. Saturday evening.
Miss Bessie Newsome, who has spent
the greater part of the winter attend
B ing school in the Charlton schools, de-
parted for her home in Derby Satur-
day morning.
After spending several days visiting
relatives and friends in Charlton, Mrs.
lnez Kali departed for her home in
3 Denison Saturday morning.
Mrs. II. II. Larimer spent Saturday
in Russell visiting relatives and friends.
Z. NJ. Coffman, of the grocery firm
of Coffman & Bowen, at Melrose, spent
i the day in that city.
Gen. w. L. Alexander. of Washing
ton, ID. c.. is spending a few days in
Charlton visiting his sister. Mrs. Dan
Eikenberry, and his father, VIM. Alex
+ apder. who is very low.
Il. T.. Carroll, of Benton township.
was taken suddenly i'll Thursday night
He was reported much better Sunday.
Mrs. VIM. Parmenter, of Grand
Junction, Col. is visiting relatives and
friends in Charlton.
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