Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-03-29
Daily Doines Of Some Of O ttumwa's
Close Neishbors.
Personal, SOCIAL AND POLITICAL
Everything From Joyous Births to the
philosophical Observation ofsages,
Are Chronicled by Che Courier's
Special Correspondents
CHARLTON.

sStIRlCSS dl Une S1TlSUlan CDurcl Il SNORT
time ago, will be in the city Wednes-
day and will give an entertainment
and lecture at the Christian church in
the evening with the help of his fine
3stereopticon machine.
Mrs. j. w. Dalton, formerly resi-
dent of this place, but now of Ottum-
wa, is visiting old friends in Charlton.
Eli Gray, of Humeston, was an over
Sunday visitor with Charlton friends.
s Rev. G. E. Benson, who has been act
ing as pastor of the Swedish Lutheran
church since before Christmas, preach
ed his farewell sermon Sunday even-
ing. The house was well filled and the
sermon was very interesting and in
structive.
after a severe sick spell.
Miss Josie Bearman has departed for
"a three weeks visit with the family of
Max Loeb at Abba.
& Miss Edith Brant is seriously ill of
the grip.
Miss Addie Manning has just CONF
pleted a most successful term of school
at High Point, and has come home to
spend the vacation with her father,
Leonard Manning.
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the Presbyterian church had charge
of the services at that church Sunday
evening, A good literary and musical
terest was taken by the young people.
CIV. Stuart is suffering with Sc
we're case of the mumps.
Chas. e. Flulle, who was candidate
for alderman in the first ward Monday,
1x,t, p,,fS, 10 ~
of the grip and was unable to look af-
ter his interests on election day.
Deputy Auditor P. p. Shellar is tax
flee during the illness of Miss Fora
McMains.
Miss Jessie Seigel, of Des Moines, is
spending a few days in the city the
guesr Of Mrs. S. Levison on Grand
street.
The city election at Cleveland Mon
the fact that the question of changing
the name of the town was to be Voted
upon. When the new mines were OPP
ened at Cleveland No. the railroad
company gave it the name of Cleveland
and changed the name of the station
at old Cleveland to Troy. The people
of East Cleveland of the old town of
Cleveland objected to being called by.
the name of Troy and submitted to
the voters the question OF changing it,.
which was defeated by good ma or-
ity.
Mrs. Ed Lawrence has returned from
q weeks visit with her parents at
Leon.
Mr.. libel, who is spending few days
in the city occupied the time at the
M. E. church Sunday evening with a
discourse on how be become Chris
5ian. Mr.. libel is a plain, fluent tallSer
and deep thinker and his address aside
from being full of interest and
amusing personal experiences con-
tanned a great amount of gospel truth
and GOOD, homeiy advlce.
VIII d. Lewis, candidate for county
recorder at the republican primary,
was IN russell Monday looking after
MS polatlcal !nferests. -.
word mas been received, from CHI
cago tnat Dave Store, VINO mas Deen
laid up IN the hospital with 2 severe
attack OF typhoid fever for the past
lew weeks, as greatly improved and
now on the road 10 recovery.
Nharlton, March ss.--James wilson,
= 49, - ~ : f>,-t,i' H'>'s ~--S
ne ne. expects 10 secure employment.
Several Charlton people drove down
to Mt. Carmel church sunday 70 at
TEND the benton township sunday
school convention that was held there
on That day, and all report most en-
Joyable and instructive day
NJ Strain, formerly a resident of
Lucas county bur now OF Nebraska, has
returned to his home alter lew days
visit with Lucas county friends.
VI Miss Bess Bruce, local reporter Tor
the Charlton Herald, mas returned from
an over Sunday visit with friends at
Fairfield.
I'd. II. Storie was-a business visitor
at Russell Monday.
The citizens of Charlton have good
joke on the city marshal and all you
have to do to provoke a smile now is
to saw, Sam dem your chickens?. 1t
happened in this manner. There has
been quite good deal of chicken steal
ing going ON around here for the past
week and Mrs, Owsley, a, colored wo-
man, was suspected of being the thief.
City Marshal John Householdera was
sent to her home in the east aend of
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