Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-04
NEWS FROM NEAR BY
Daily Doings of Some Of O ttumwa'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.

Il
ier's Special Correspondents.
Charlton.
Charlton, Nov. 29.-The annual
exodus of Charlton residents for
Thanksgiving visits began yesterday.
Among those who have gone are Bert
Cookin, who spent the day with his
brother, Walter, in Des Moines. The
Misses Mollie and Margaret Freel and |
Carrie Kull, in Osceola, with Mrs. j. |
H. Jamison; Miss Alma Clay in
Omaha, and Misses Ida BEEN and
Jessie McKlveen with Miss Bessie /!
Wadsworth at Somerset.
The annual sale conducted by st.
Andrews Guild will be held Wednes-
day, December II. The ladies are
now busily preparing articles for the
event.
Charlton Lodge, No. GA, 10. o. F.,
held an interesting and profitable
meeting at their lodge room Tuesday
evening. The regular business of the
order was transacted. and one candi-
date was shown thru the mysteries OF
the second degree, after which the
following officers were elected for the
Patton, v. G.; J. B. Smith, Recording
Secretary; c. A. Abramson, Perma-
nent Secretary; A. D. Gray, Treasurer
Word has ben received from Hem
mingford, Nebraska, that Elmer Row.
land, an old Charlton boy, who was re-
ported as being dangerously i'll OF APP
pendicitis, has fully recovered. He
may return to Charlton to spend the
holidays.
The ladies of the Otterline church,
In Benton township, will hold milk
maids convention in costume, this
evening. Twenty-six young ladies will
be in attendance and refreshments
will be served. Quite a number of
Charlton people will attend.
DIR. J. w. Starr, formerly of Chart
ton, but now of Tacoma, renewed old
acquaintance in this place, tuesday
Mr.. and Mrs. F. M. Stewart and son,
Corwin, who have been in Creston for
the past few days, have returned to
their home in Charlton. The Messrs.
Stuart were engaged in court and Mrs.
Stuart visited relatives.
Charles Oldham, of Derby, greeted
old friends in Charlton Wednesday.
Miss Hattie Sweet, of Des Moines,
is spending few days in the city,
Rose, and other Charlton friends.
Charles Eckfelt, of Ottumwa, is
spending Thanksgiving at the parental
Eckfelt home in this place.
r. Lee Davis, formerly night opera
tor at the depot here, but now located
at Green River, Wyoming, is spending
q few days in the city with his par
ents Mr.. and Mrs. w. P. Davis
Charlton, Nov. 30.-The dance giver
at the armory Wednesday evening was
a decided success both socially ant
financially.
e. o. Kinsey, formerly of Charlton
but now of Cambria, was calling OF
old friends in Charlton Tuesday.
Lille Douglass, who is employed a
teacher in the public schools at Rus
sell, came up to Charlton Wednesda.
evening for an over Sunday stay
the home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Douglass, of this place.
Mrs. j. E. Bentley returned Thurs
day from Des Moines, where she Wis
tied with her daughter, Miss Maude
who is taking course in the musica
department of Highland Park norma
college.
=. H. Darrah left Thursday for Leo
where he will visit with his wife, VIII
is staying with friends there.
Elijah Lewis, publisher of the Cha
iton Patriot, departed Thursday ever
ing for Washington, D. G., where h
will resume his duties as clerk OF tn
committee on Interstate commerce
during the session Of congress.
The Murray high school footba
team, accompanied by about one-hul
drea rooters, came down Thursda
and played the Charlton team. Th
game was not very interesting unit
within about ten minutes of the clos
when the Charlton team scored
touchdown and a goal by a fuke I
one of the Murray boys There We
some dispute as to counting it. A fe
Murray rooters persisted in kickir
and their team left the ground I'll
Charlton men offered to pass tt
count, but the Murray team refused
continue. 1t was an unfortunate q
fair and is much to be regretted
Mrs. Davis, an old resident of Cha
iton, but who for number of yea
has been located in Omaha, has I
turned to this place to make it h
home.
Miss Gem Coles and Mr.. Rogers,
Des Moines, spent Thanksgiving
Charlton, the guests of Miss Cole
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Coles.
Guy Guerney, of Creston, spe
Thanksgiving in Charlton with b
friend, William Chaffee.
Rev. A. p, ,Minshel, the Oldest re
dent minister in Lucas county, di
suddenly Wednesday evening at /
home in English township of heart d
ease, at the age Of rs years. Wednt
day evening he was in his usu
health, attending and personally s
pervising a public sale of his farmi
implements and stock Altho in
health for years, yet he seemed to
as we'll as usual He had just sold
farm with the intention of removi
to Charlton to end his days. He W
one of the pioneers of Lucas cour
ana preached the gospel in the eal
SOS when churches We're few and
between. The funeral services we