Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-28
Daily Doings of Some of Ottumwa's
Close Neighbors.
personal, SOCIAL AND POLITICAL
Everything From Joyous Births to
the Philosophical Observation of
Sages, Are ChroncIcd by The cour.
ler's Special Correspondents.
Charlton,


Morrell picnic day was held at the
residence of Mrs. w. r. Lewis, on
Eighth street She spent her girl
hood in Ottumwa and Blakesburg. and
! about twenty-five of her schoolmates
come up by invitation on the SPECIAL
trains from Ottumwa and spent the
day, taking dinner picnic fashion 90
her lawn and talking over old times.
Mrs. |. N. Funk, Jr., has returned
from ten days visit with her mother
at Bethany, Mo.
Mrs. Lee Tacker, who is spending
few days in the city with her pa.
ents Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Farlin, is re-
ported ill.
Little Edwin Lewis, son of MIR. and
Mrs. Bert Lewis, is reported as quite
dangerously i'll.
Miss Pearl Field was very badly
bruised and frightened Thursday eve
ming by colliding with a buggy while
out riding on her wheel There were
no bones broken, and aside from be-
ing very sore today, she is getting
along all right.
Deputy Treas. c. j. Eckfelt, of CT
tumwa, took advantage of the special
excursion from that place Thursday
to spend the day with his paren5s,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. f. Eckfelt, of this
place.
Charlton, Aug. 25.-Miss LA Bar
tram, OF Abba, is spending a few days
in the city,the guest of Miss Laura and
Miss Minnie Yocum and Miss Ethel
Black
Mrs. Frank Powell went to Melrose
Thursday, called there by the serious
illness of her sister.
Mrs. Eta Shull, who has been spen-
ding few days with friends in OF
tumwa, has returned to her home in
Charlton.
The members of the A. M. E. church
OF this place gave a very interesting
entertainment Thursday evening in
the |. O. o. F. hall. A small admis-
sion fee of 5 cents was charged and
the proceeds, about SIS, will go for
the benefit of the church.
Miss Jessie McKlveene is spending
few days with relatives and friends
in Leon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Swanson have re-
turned from few days visit with
friends at Derby.
The board of directors of the indie
pendent district of Charlton have al
most completed arrangements for the
beginning of school here the first week
In September. They have elected
janitors and assigned them to their
different rooms and buildings, have
contracted for their supply of coal and
rented six rooms for the children while
the new building is being built. They
have secured the two Hickman rooms
used last year, two Copeland rooms
nj
two rooms in the basement of the Bap-
fist church and all will be inreadiness
before the opening Of the school year.
o. E. Brewer and family, of Ottum-
wa, are visiting relatives and friends
IN the city for a few days.
Misses Katherine and Theresa Null
doom, former Charlton girls, but now
OF Ottumwa, took advantage of the
Morrell picnic excursion to visit old
friends in Charlton on Thursday.
The Noxall club boys gave very
pleasant and enjoyable informal dance
at their club rooms Thursday evening
after the picnic. The City Guard or
chestra furnished the music and all
present were highly pleased with the
evenings amusement.
There is friction here over the com
ing street fair. The Street Fair Asso-
citation, so-called organized a street
fair and advertised September 4, 5, 6,
and s, as the dates Fifty-one bust.
ness men signed remonstrance CON
demning the project. A meeting was
then called, and it was decided to go
ahead with the fair. The business
men who signed the remonstrance,
however, declare that they will ha, e
nothing to do with the fair.
Charlton, Aug. 27.-Miss Ida Hick-
man, one of Chariton's charming and
accomplished daughters, will start
tomorrow for tour of the larger cit
les in the northwest of the United
States and thru Canada with the An
drews Opera. Co., which she joined
in ST. Paul two weeks ago. Miss Ida
has voice of natural sweetness and
thoro cultivation which combined with
natural talent as an actress and
charming manners will no doubt win
her fame and success in the operate
field.
County Recorder Fora McMains left
Saturday for a few weeks visit with
her uncle in Des Moines, and the fam
lily of HI. HI. Crenshaw at Abel.
IA II. WiiiCy, wiz mere lTOUl
Sheridan, Wyoming, and has been Wis
iting with d. S. Wright and VIM. Bax-
ter, brought with him car load Of
western horses, which he sold at the
stock yards Saturday for good prices
Bob Rockhold, of Burlington, who
visited few days with his mother
at the home of Mrs. w. e. Lewis, re.
turned to his home Friday.
The Charlton Ideal Opera Co. that
SO successfully staged two or three
operas here three years ago, has been
reorganized, and under the direction
of Mrs. Jessie M. Thayer will present
that charming opera Priscilla" at the
Opera House, September and Z. The
company includes some Of the finest
musical talent in the city, and has
been in training several weeks, insur-
ing fine production.
Mrs. e. S. Jones left Saturday for
few days visit in Chicago, where she
will attend the National encampment
of the G. A. R. this week.
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