Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-30
NEWS FROM NEAR BY
Daily Doings of Some of Ottunlwa's
Close Neighbors.
Personal, SOCIAL AND POLITICAL
Everything From Joyous Births to
the Philosophical Observation of
Saees, Are chronicIed by The cour.
ier's Special Correspondents.
Charlton.

Charlton.
Charlton, Aug. 2S.-Anna Eckfelt
and Tilda Brown have departed for a
few days visit at the state fair in Des
Moines.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tonneson and son, of
Tacoma, Washington, have arrived in
the city for few days visit with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. L.Dukes.
Logan Field, who is on the road for
a Des Moines wall paper firm, has re-
turned to his work after weeks va
cation spent with his parents, Dr. and
Mrs. 3. L. Field, of this place.
A quiet wedding ceremony was per-
formed Sunday afternoon, at the home
of the brides parents in English town
ship, when Rev. C. F. Sanderson, of
the Christian church, pronounced the
words that joined the lives of G. +.
McDaniels and Stella Baughman. The
ceremony was performed in the pres
ence of only few of the relatives of
the contracting parties. Both young
people are well and fayorably known
in and around Charlton, he for his in
dustry and integrity and she for her
charming manners and many woman
~ graces. They will reside on farm
previously rented by the groom and
surrounded by their many friends who
wish them success and happiness.
Peter Williamson has returned from
a visit at Galesburg, H.. where he and
his wife went to attend the William
son reunion. His wife did not accom-
pany him home but will remain for a
more extended visit.
/. N. Nolen has returned to his
home in Corydon after a few days
visit in this city with his sister, Mrs.
]. E. Sullivan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Book left Sun
day night for Chicago where they go
for the benefit of Mrs. Books health.
The subscribers of the Charlton Dali
ly World were much surprised at not
receiving their paper on either Satur-
day or Monday evenings. Constant
ringing of the telephone gained no re-
Spouse save from central that they
could not get the office. An investi-
cation proved the fact that the editor,
G. A. Reece, and his family had left
town Friday night. They evidently
were in hurry to get out as they left
behind all their household goods,
presses, type and machinery used in
getting out the paper. Mr.. Recess
stay among us in the field of daily
Journalism was short, but long enough
to demonstrate the fact that a good
clean daily run on business principles
and gotten out in a Dusiness-like shape
is greatly needed and would be liberal
ly supported in Charlton
Prof. John Sheppard and wife have
returned to their home in South Dako-
ia after an extended visit with rela-
tiyeS and friends in and around Char
iton.
Charlton, Aug. 29.-The annual state
begun. The station agent reports
twenty-five tickets sold this week from
this station to Des Moines. Among
those who left are George and Ward
Carpenter, H. S. Glenn, j. M.Kneeland,
Benz. Fox, Harry Day, D. S. Wright,
Otto Cormack and H. NJ Allen.
w. S. Long and family have moved
from the house near North Park to
their own house in Brookdale addit-
ton.
Miss Maude Throckmorton has left
for Alton where she goes to take
charge of the room in the public
schools to which she was recently
elected.
Mary Lynch left Monday for Colora-
do where she went, called by the seri-
GUS illness and death of her three
months-old neice
The street fair and carnival commit
tee held meeting Monday evening
and nearly completed arrangements
for the fair and carnival to be held
here Sept. to s. They decided to go
ahead Win the fair in spite of the op-
position of more than three-fourths
OF the business men who still persist
they will have nothing to do with it
and discourage others from partici-
pating. The committee, however, has
gotten out posters, secured reduced
rates on the railroads, engaged over
forty attractions and has everything
In shape for a glorious time next
week.
The many friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ira G. Noble will be pleased to learn
that Mrs. Noble, who has been con-
fined at the hospital at Clarinda for
some time past, has SO far recovered
as to be discharged as totally cured
thllu 10 ctI lOulS OllCS luOIC WIFI Hcr
family.
Clarence Moore, who has been work
Ing for ]. T. Crozier, is taking weeks
vacation, during which time he expects
to take unto himself wife.
Colonel Savage, an old pioneer of
Lucas county, but who for the past
few years has resided at Lawrence,
Kansas, is in the city renewing old
acquaintance, and attending the bed
side of his brother, Abel Savage, who
is not expected to live.
Ed. H. Storie was business visitor
to Chicago on Tuesday.
Bloomfield.
Bloomfield, Aug. 2S.-M. H. Beck &C
companied by his niece, Miss Alice
Speer, spent Sunday in Ottumwa, at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Will Beck.
Rev. M. S. Hughes, of Kansas City,
Mo-, who is visiting at the home of his