Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-02-01
NE VS. FROM NEAR BY
Daily Doings of Some of ottumwa's
,s. Close Neighbors.
personal, SOCIAL AND POLITICAL
rerythips From Joyous births to the
philosophical Observation orSages,
Are Chronicled by the Curriers'
Special Correspondents.
CHAR ITON,

CHARLTON.
I Mrs. G. L. Temple is reported. as
quite dangerously i'll with very bar
Hing complication of diseases.
Bert BEEN, of the First National
bank force. has returned from a
/ weeks trip to Chicago. During his
visit he got grain of sand in his eye
/ that necessitated quite painful ops-
ration that laid him up for day or
two.
Eugene Duckworth, an old resident
OF Charlton, but who for the past few
years has been deputy marshall OF
Hammond, Ind, under Eugene Nofus,
Z another Charlton man, is in the city
visiting old friepds.
Special Pension Examiner John r.
s Grace, is able to be around once more
after few weeks siege of lung fever.
Logan r. Field, who has been on the
road for Des Moines wall paper firm,
spent Sunday with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs Z. L. Field, of this place.
Charlton lodge No. GA, /. o. o. f.,
of this place, held a special meeting
3 Monday night to make arrangements
for the. burial of Mrs. E. Reed and
also to more perfectly prepare the
floor work for the third degree team.
Mrs. Peter M. Lawson, of Brookdale,
is confined to her bed with severe
attack of the rheumatism.
Sunday was the eighteenth anniver-
saiy of the marriage of Mr.. and Mrs.
n. 2. Carroll, of Benton township, and
j accordingly about swenty of their
friends We're invited in tot help cele.
brate the event. Several people from
Charlton We're in attendance and all
report most enjoyable time. a
bountsous dinner was served and sew
eral pretty and useful presents We're
left by she guests as token of the
high esteem in which this worthy
couple. is held by their friends and
neighbors.
Roy Almacl, who has been spending
q few weeks in the city visiting with
Capt. S. S. Arnold. has departed for
Charlton, Jan. 31.-Willie Miller, who
where he had been confined by an at
tack of the mumps, and who was
thought to have been cured, is once
more very i'll, having taken baek-set
and contracted the disease on the 9th
er side of his face. He is in danger
Gus condition.
The Christian Endeavor society OF
the Christian church is making ar
rangements for a masquerade box sup
per, to be given in the basement of the
church, Friday evening, Feb. 9.
Peter Lingrene is reported seriously
III with severe attack of pneumonia.
Company H, Fiftieth Regiment, I. N.
O., stationed at this city, is one of the
finest and best military companies in
hn fofa
of officers, who have drilled the boys
itl excellent shape, until now the work
Of the boys in their manual of arms is
above reproach. They are constantly
taking in new members, having re-
ceiyed five last week and four this
week. As soon as new members are
admitted they are given into the
charge of the noncommissioned officers
who soon instruct them in the manual
of arms and military training.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. b. Cutler, who have
been living in Charlton for the past
few years, have packed their house
hold goods and shipped them to Wood
burn, where he has received employ
ment, and where they will make their
future home.
The funeral services of Mrs. Eliza
beth Reed, who died Monday after an
illness of but one week with pneumo-
MIA, We're held from the Presbyterian
church here Tuesday afternoon Mrs.
Heed was "a years of age and had been
IN poor health for some time, but dur
ing the present winter was in better
health than usual until the fatal i'll |
ness attacked her. She came here
about thirty years ago from Ohio with
hoy ,111lS hot
She was an earnest, faithful, Christian
woman, being member of the M. %.
church, and has many friends who ex-
TEND their sympathy to the bereayed
children, Mrs. S. d. Williamson and
j. w Reed, both of this place.
The remains were accompanied to their
last resting place in the Charlton Gem
etery by the /. o. o. T. lodge, No. 164.
and the Rebekah lodge Of Charlton.
who conducted the burial.
r. d. Temple left for Des Moines
Tuesday morning, called there by the
serious illness of his mother, who is
visiting at the home of her daughter.
Mrs. Louis Finch, of that place.
The elocution and delsarte enter
tainment given by Prof. Geo. NJ. Rich
ie and his wife, Monday evening at the
CuulSll, WAS OIlG Oh Ule pest
GIFTS kind that ever visited Charlton.
The weather was bad and but small
crowd was present. Prof. Richie is
without doubt one Of the finest del
sartarians that ever visited Charlton,
while his elocutionary efforts were far
above the average. His wife gave him
able support with aher well-trained
voice, both in songs and recitations,
while her accompaniment to his pan
tomimes and delsarte work was be.
yond criticism. Aside from his del
sar'te work, Prof. Ritchies rendition of
selections from Beside the Bonny
Briar Bush proved the most popular
and taking selections.
Abba, Jan. 3O.-John Jeffries, of
Hiteman, got drunk last Friday night
and lay down beside the walk and
went to sleep. When found both his