Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-14
NEWS FROM NEAR By
Daily Doings of Some of Ottumwa's
Close Neighbors.
personal, SOCIAL AND POLITICAL
Everything From Joyous Births to
the Philosophical Observation of
Sages, Are chronicled by The cour-
ier's Special Correspondents
Charlton.

Charlton.
Charlton, August 13-Matthew OAR
ran has returned from a weeks visit
in Corning.
Mary Mccullough has returned to
her home in Lucas after weeks Wis
it with friends in Charlton
j. M. Loving and son, Roscoe, Of
CreSton, were over Sunday visitors
with his daughter, Mrs e. E. Lewis,
of this place.
The democrats of Lucas county met
in delegate convention at the court
house Saturday afternoon and placed
in nomination G. w. Alexander for
county attorney. On July IA they
nominated full county ticket with
Hon. F. NJ. Stuart for that office, but
Mr.. Stuart realizing the hopelessness
OF the task of democrat being elect.
& ed this year, refused to run After
Offering the place on the ticket to two
or three attorneys, who also refused
to make the useless race, the congen-
ton On Saturday unanimously nomin-
ated G. w. Alexander, who has been
three times defeated for the same OF.
fee, but is ever ready to run. The
withdrawal OF Mr.. Stuart will be
quite a blow to the ''antis" of the
county, who had proudly hoped for
his election.
The regular weekly band concer1 of
The City Guard band will be given
Tuesday evening in the court house
park in place of Friday evening, as
usual owing to the fact that several
members of the band play to Company
H, 50th regiment, l. n. G., who start
Tor the encampment in Ottumwa on
Wednesday.
Miss Carrie V. Lynn, graduate of
the Boston school of oratory, assisted
by local musical talent, will give an
Evolutionary entertainment in The N.
g. church Tuesday evening under the
auspices of the Lucas county normal
institute. Admission free.
Mrs. Bert Lewis spent the day Sat
urday in the country with her friend,
Mrs. e. e. Carroll, of Benton town
ship.
Keb, Aug. 13.-Born to Mr.. and Mrs.
James Muller, on Friday laugh
ter.
q James fShevlin and H. Fosdick We're
in Abba this week before the board of
mine examiners taking the examira-
ton for mine foreman.
John McManus, of Des Mones, Sc
cured work here this week.
j. HI. Bosquet, of Pella, was in
town Friday.
Morgan Phillips started to work
this week, after a two months illness
with rheumatism.
Politics are warming up. Street cor
ner discussions are all the go. We
heard one socialist offer to bet fifty
dollars that Mckinley would be elect
ed. He found no takers.
William Simeon, of Mystic, moved
his family here on Thursday.
David Jones, of Ottumwa, started to
work here on Wednesday; also James
Klien.
DR.. Abegg, of Kirkville, visited Mrs.
w. E. Williams on Tuesday. Mrs. vii
liams is rapidly getting better from
the operation recently performed on
her.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Rees gave an ice
cream party to their many friends
at their commodious home on Main
street Tuesday night.
]. ]. Daniels last week received
letter from his wife who is visiting in
Wales. She writes she is well and
enjoying her visit, but will sail for
home in short time.
Thomas Carey, of Hooking, secured
work here last week.
Mrs. R. Holt, of South Ottumwa,
was in town on Saturday.
We hear several farmers compli-
menting the Courier on it's crop le-
port They say it is up to date in all
respects.
OrmanvlIie.
Ormanville, Aug. 13.-Bert Barr and
family and Eugene Burton left Tues