Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-03-13
Daily Doings of Some Of ottumwas
Close Neighbors.
Personal, SOCIAL AND POLITICAL
Everything From Joyous births to the
Philosophical Observation ofSages,
Arc Chronicled by the Courier's
Special Correspondents,
CHARLTON.

will sail in few months to take his
position as missioner to Honolulu, and
Rev. Ed Hastings, of the same place,
district evangelist, stopped over here
Thursday night on their way home
from district conference and attended
q meeting at the Christian church.
The moving picture show given by
The Wilbur Picture company, for the
benefit of the new II. r. church,
Wednesday night, was splendid sue
cess.
Mrs. j. w. Mccullough and three
children left Wednesday for Western
Kansas, where they will join Mr.. Nc
Eullough, who has preceded them and
purchased farm.
Charlton, March 10.-Dr. A. NJ. Full
ton has removed his Office from the
public square, to his residence on
North Main street.
NJ. M. Hinton, of aIelrose, was
transacting business in Charlton on
! Thursday.
Sylvia Douglass is spending the week
in Russell, the guest of her sister, Miss
Lily, who is teacher of the Russell high
school.
Mrs. T. N. Price has returned from
Ottumwa. where she went TO attend
the opening of Phillips new depart
ment store.
Mrs. Jennie Van Werden and daugh-
ter, Maria, have returned from Leon,
where they were called by the death
of Mrs. Van Werden's nephew.
From the appearance OF things
around here now, spring is not very
far off. The past two days has been
bright and sunny days that have
taken the snow and ice almost en-
tirely off. The thermometer has stood
as high as 60 above zero. The streets
and roads are mass of mud and wa
ter, the water is running over the side
walks in places, and backed up before
sewers and bitches, which cannot carry
the: water off, fast enough. The river
is out of its, banks, and every slough
is running bank-flll. IT tried TO rain
little Friday morning, but finally
cleared up. N Ia
George Bennett, of Benton township,
is reported as quite seriously ill at
his home in the country.
Mrs. Francis Cooney, who has been
visiting friends in Ottumwa, for few
days, has returned to Charlton, to
complete her visit with relatives.
Rev. B. S. Denney, state evangelist
for the Christian church, stopped over
here Thursday evening on his way from
the district conference at Abba, and
attended meeting at the Christian
church.
Robert Shular, former Lucas coun-
ty. boy, but now one of the leading
attorneys of Des Moines, is in the city
for few days visit with his parents,
MIR. and Mrs. A. j. Shular.
A very mysterious. case OF robbery
was reported from this place. on Thurs
day afternoon, when the residence Of
III. S. Glenn was entered and q small
amount Of money taken. The entire
family had gone to Miss, Palmer,s fun
eral, and When they returned i they
4 found every door ins tile house OPEN
and the little box of missionary anon
ey,r which Mrs. Glenn kept on the
dresser broken open and the money
gore. The amount is not definitely
\ known but it will not exceed SIS. The
work seems to- have been done by some
one familiar with the place where the
money was kept, as nothing else in
the house was disturbed and nothing
else of value is missing. I.
Mr.. and Mrs, Bert Baker have moved
ed from this place to Grand River,
where they will make their future
home, he having purchased y black
smith shop at that place.
Miss Mabel Schilling, of Washing
ton, lis in the city, called here by tha
illness and death Of her cousin, Miss
Anna Palmer. !,
Charlton, March 12.-AIrs. Fora Har-
per, who has been spending the past
Z few weeks with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. G. j. Stewart OF this place, has
returned to her home in Nebraska.
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. S. Baker are rejoic-
ing over the arrival of a nice eight
pound baby girl at their home on Au-
burn avenue and Eighth street.
Prof. Z. S. Wells, of Lucas, was trans
acting business and shaking hands
with old friends on our streets Satur-
day.
Mrs. C. A. Abrahamson was slightly
lndisposed last week but is now much
better, ~. ~
Word has been received from Des,
Aloines, by Perry Walker, of the death
of his sister, Iva M. Walker, at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j.
G.WallSer, of 500 East Court avenue,
Des Moines Miss Iva was well and
.
been born here. and lived among us
until she,was14 years of age when her
{ parents moved to Des Moines, taking,
her with them. She united with the
Christian church of this PLACE. shortly
before her departure and has endeav-
ored to live true to her profession of
faith, her last words beings II am
ready. am not afraid to die She
has host Of friends in our city who
regret her death.
Mrs. E.<E. Lewis has. returned from
a few davs' visit with relatives in and
around Fairfield.
Mrs. Nellie, Amos, the trained nurse,
who was called here by the illness and
subsequent death of her cousin Miss
Anna Palmer, has returned to her du-
ties in the, hospital at Burlington.
d. @. Storie left for Chicago Sat,,r-
day night, called there by telegram
anno9ne ing, The dangerous illness of
his son Dave, who is attending, Rush
medical college, at that place He is
suffering from a severe attack OF ~
phoid fever from which ii is feared