Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-11
NEWS FROM NEAR BY
Daily Doings of Some of O ttumwa'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, Dec. Mrs. T. M. Hoop
er has departed for her old home in
Coffeyville, Kansas, where she will
visit her parents until after the holt
days.
The residents of Whitebreast town
ship have organized literary and de-
batting society that meets every Thurs.
day evening at Center school house.
Several of the young people of Chari'
ton were figuring on going out to hear
the program last night but were pre-
vented by the weather.
Mrs. Kate Carroll is spending few
days visiting friends in Ottumwa. She
expects to return Sunday.
Ed. P. Larimer has returned from a
few weeks business and pleasure trip
in Illinois and the eastern states.
The justice in English township
was engaged in hearing very anus.
ing and interesting case on Wednes-
day. The suit was entitled Frank Eos
ter VS.. Lem Perry, an action for dam.
ages sustained to Fosters field by Per-
rvs hogs getting into it. While the
case was originally to recover dam
ages, yet during the progress of the
testimony it developed into a neigh
borhood quarrel and family records
were gone into in detail much to the
interest of the thirty witnesses and
houseful of listeners. 1t was a jury
trial and after several hours delibera.
ton they failed to arrive at verdict
and were discharged. The rehearing
is set for December 81.
NJ M. Hinton, of Melrose, was a
business visitor in Charlton on We'd
nesday.
Will Powell has returned to his
home in Charlton to spend the winter
after summers employment at Shen-
andoah.
Miss Harriet Delano, of Russell,
who has been spending few days in
the city visiting friends, returned
home on Wednesday.
Mrs. TIC. Walker has returned from
days shopping trip to her old home
at Burlington.
The many Lucas county friends of
/ Michael Mahon, of Russell will be
pleased to hear of his good fortune of
securing a pension of SIT month
from the government at Washington
on Wednesday.
Charlton, Dec. S.-John w. Reed.
foreman of the dressing room at Swift
& Co.'s poultry house met with an ac-
cident Wednesday that will incapaci-
tate him for work for a day or two
He was on duty when he caught his
hand under heavy wheel squeezing
it quite severely tho not seriously.
Mrs. J. w. Truitt departed for an
extended visit in California with her
daughter, whom she has not seen for
many years.
The work on the new Episcopal
church is progressing nicely. The
the boss mason departed Thursday
/ for his home. They are rushing the
inside work as fast as possible, run
ming both a night and day force Of
workmen. They expect to have il
completed in time to hold Christmas
services therein.
Newton Lyman, who has been Wis
for the past two weeks with severe
attack of stomach trouble, is reported
as no better and is now confined to hi
house.
Miss Dora Fluke, who has been Wis
iting her brother, Chas. E. Fluke, o
this place for the past few days, re
turned to her home in Des Moines, OF
Thursday.
The Ladies' Mandolin club, of Char
iton held practice meeting Thursda,
E evening at the home of their presiden
Mrs. e. r. Lewis, On Eighth street
The club has been engaged to play a
the sample sale December Ia ant
most of the time was taken up il
practicing new music for that occa
sion. They have secured bass vic
and second violin for the club tina
will be a great help to their alread,
excellent music. They will NEE
with Mrs. Lewis every Thursday even
ing during the winter months.
Mrs. l.. d. Monroe and little sol
I have returned to their home in Char
tan after few weeks visit with rela
tives in st. Joseph and other part
of Missouri.
H. l.. Edison held sale of all hi
stock and farming implements Thurs
Gay afternoon and will depart in a fey
days for Emerson where the famil
expects to make their future home.
There are plenty of turkeys in tn
country, yet, from all indications al
that is necessary to bring them t
market is for the merchants to offe
"a suitable price for them. The pric
has been four cents per pound for tn
past two weeks, but they are now o.
fering six cents for them during FIR
day and Saturday of this week an
Monday and Tuesday of next Thi
the farmers consider a fair price an
in spite of the bad condition of tn
roads and weather quite numbe
was marketed Friday, or more tina
has been during the entire two week
just past and the merchants expec
still more today.
Bloomfield.
Bloomfield, Dec. S.-The vacanc
caused by the resignation of D.
Cavenaugh as superintendent of til
city light and water plant, has bee
filled by Phillip Palmer, of this cit
~ who, for the past few months has hel
the position of craftsman in the O
tumwa Iron works. Previous to M
Palmers departure for Ottumwa l
was an employee of the light plan