Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-01-18
NEWS FROM NEAR BY
Daily Doings Of Some Of ottumwa's
Close Neighbors.
Personal, SOCIAL AND POLITICAL
Everything From Joyous Births to tn 9
Philosophical Observation ofsages,
Are Cllronicled by the CourLer's
Special Correspondents.
CHARLTON.


CHARLTON.
Charlton, jan 16.-The funeral serv-
Ices of Ed Marker, the man who COM
Initted suicide by hanging, We're con-
Quoted from the family residence near
Norwood Monday morning. 1t appears
that he has been in very poor health
for the past year and worried consid-
erably over it, which finally affected
his mind. For the past week relatives
had been watching him, fearing some
about 4 p. IN. with the intention OF
4 away, but instead he went to an old
house about thirty rods from home,
tied the end Of a halter around his
neck, and jumped out of a window,
dropping about eight feet, where he
hung until discovered. His neck was
/ broken and the doctor said death was
instantaneous.
The mem bers of the Equal Suffrage
Z society of this place, or few OF the
4 more active members, at least, are cir
culatino petition to the legislature,
praying for female suffrage, and are
1neeting with small degree of sue
cess: They are not as active, however,
as; thew were two years ago and the
petition will not be as large, owing,
perhaps, to their defeat at that time
Rev. G. w. Carter, janitor of the
house OF representatives at Des Moines,
4 came down Saturday night and spent
Sunday with his c,milv. <,
Jack Bell, of Tacoma was, an over
Sunday visitor with Charlton friends.
Rev. Martin, who has been holding
services at the U. p. church every
night during the week of prayer,
) preached a most interesting and in
structive sermon to the young people
Sunday afternoon. Rev. Martin is an
easy, fluent talker, a deep thinker, and
/. an earnest, logical, persuasive reasoner
and his sermon Sunday afternoon was
full OF good advice and plain gospel.
truths that made a deep impression on
his hearers. His sermons during the,
week proved so interesting and the
crowds We're so good that he has de-
cldedS to remain, another week and will
4 preach ever night.
Tarvin Edwards, former resident of
this place, but now Of Emerson, accom-
u panied by his wife. arrived here Sun
y day evening, called by the serious ILL
( ness of Mrs. Edwards sister, Miss
Leota Howard, who is dangerously i'll
OF nervous prostration.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed f. Dawson are re-
joicing over the.arriyal of a ten-pound
boy at their home, Saturday evening.
81 Rev. Wilson Mills, of Monroe, filled
the pulpit very successfully both morn
ing and evening at the Baptist church.
Rev. Mills is one of the finest pulpit
orators of the state and his sermon
Sunday was we'll received by the large
audience present.
The weather still continues very
out of the ground, making the roads
muddy and bad. The continuous warm
weather has induced the masons to be-
4 gin work AGAIN on ! the Episcopal
church, which was abandoned during
the. freezing weather.
Mrs Forker is able to be around
again after q severe attack of the
mumps. lbs
Ed I'll. Bert, the contractor, returned
Saturday night from Russell, where he
has been employed in finishing the
4 new school house.
E.. R. Shore and W. T. Vincent, of
Lucas, were in town Monday and at
tended the meeting of M. w. A. camp
272.
7. r. Percefeld is confined to his
bed by serious attack of the grip.
Paul Griswold, of Burlington, is
spending a few days visiting in Char
iton.
The congregation of the Christian
church held their regular yearly bust
s ness meeting on Sunday morning, a,
which time Vim. Troutwein was elect
ed elder and w. S. Holmes and j. G
Stroud, deacons. They also made ar.
+ rangements for holding a protracted
meeting the first week in March. The
tIeasurer's report showed the church
to be ina -reat deal better shape finan.
s cially than was expected and every de.
+ partment of the church taking on new
\ life, which betokens more prosperous
year in 1900 than ever before.
Charlton, Jan. 17.-Mr. and Mrs. Lee
Tacker are rejoicing over the arrival
Of a new baby girl at their home.
Mrs. Fanny Britt and children ac-
companied Mrs. Britt's sister, Mrs
Jack Bell, to Tacoma on Monday for a
few days visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. D. Beaman, former
Lucas, were calling on old friends in
Charlton Monday.
Messrs. Lawrence and Elmer Hassel-
quist and Misses Susie Wright and
Florence Maple went down to Russell
Monday evening to be present at the
marriage Of their friend, Miss Nina
Sprague.
Rev. G. +. Sanderson, of the Chris
tian church, spent Monday in Ottumwa
visiting his brother and attending the
4 southeastern Iowa district board meet
ing.
Miss Leota Howard died at her home
four d weeks illness which finally cui.
minated in a stroke of paralysis which
caused her death. Tho she has not
been expected to live for several days
her death comes as great shock
to her relatives and many friends. The
funeral services will be conducted
from the Baptist church today.