Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-09-20
personal, SOCIAL AND POLITICAL
Everything From Joyous Births to
the Philosophical Observation of
sages, Are chronicIed by The cour.
Il ier's Special Correspondents.
Charlton.

program.
Olive Cain began term of school
at Graves school house in English
township Monday. Ollie is one of Luz
cas- county's most successful teachers
and the people of English township
were extremely lucky in securing her
services.
Miss Hettie Lewis has departed for
Chicago where she will enter Mrs.
Sterrett's school for girls during the
winter term. 4
The evening services at the U. P.
church which were given up on ac-
count of the warm weather, were re-
sumed again on Sunday evening, when
the pastor, Rev. M. G. Mum, delivered
most pleasing and instructive SER
mon. qE
Charlton, Sept 19.-The prohibit
tion party of Lucas county and sur
rounding counties is preparing for a
grand time in Charlton Thursday,
Sept. 20, when the special train carry
ing John G. Wooley, candidate for
president, Henry Metcalf, candidate
for vice-president, Samuel Dickey, for
mer chairman of the prohibition ma
tional committee, will pass thru here
and stop for couple of hours, allow
ing these noted men time to come to
the court house and deliver speeches.
Lawrence Dunn, a former Charlton
boy who has been visiting in this
place for the past few weeks, has de-
parted for Colorado and the western
states.
Mrs. Jennie Lutte, of Allegheny
City, Penn, who has been spending
a few days visiting her cousin,
Mrs. Thos. Potion, of this place, has
left for her home.
Earl Allen, of La Grange, was a
Charlton visitor Tuesday.
Bloomfield.
Bloomfield, Sept. 1S.-Miss Frances
L. Warrington, who has spent the past
three months in this city at the home
of her cousin, Miss Carrie Warrington,
left Saturday for her home in Licking
ton, Neb.
Mrs. e. T. Mathews has resigned her
position as bookkeeper in the State
bank and leaves the first of October
for Knoxville, where Mr.. Mathews is
located, having purchased the Marion
County Reporter. The vacancy in the
bank will be filled by Mrs. Flora Nc
Achran.
Miss. Ada Brouhard left Sunday for
Lick Creek township where she Will
open five months term of school.
She was accompanied by her sisters,
Alma and Agnes, and brother, Harley,
who drove thru to Ottumwa where they
spent several days at the home of
their uncle, Byron Brouhard, whose
daughters, Myrtle and Greta, are very
i'll with typhoid fever
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Pierson, of OF
tumwa, spent Sunday at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. w. e. Galpin.
Mrs. Jennie Walton has returned
from Kansas City where she has spent
the summer as the superintendent of
the trimming department in Frankie
Frank & Co.'s millinery house.
Hedrick.
Hedrick. Sept .19.-W. N. DE Ar
monds leaves this week for Keokuk
where he will resume his medical
studies the coming year.
Rev. l.. Ingham preached his last
sermon as pastor of the Hedrick
charge last Sunday unless returned.
He left yesterday for Bloomfield
where the Iowa M. e. conference is
now in session.
Mrs. Myrtle Rickett and son, Or
vile, are visiting in Ottumwa this
week.
Hamilton Eller, of Pekin visited his
son, DR.. Eller last Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. S. Fryer are visit
ing friends at Garden Grove
Mrs. Susanna TroXel, of Clay Cen
ter, Neb., left for her home Monday
night after spending several weeks
among relatives at Hedriqk and Com
petine.
Jno. Hogan and mother expect to
leave for Keokuk tomorrow where
Jno. will enter the medical college at
that place. Mrs. Hogan will also re-
main there during the winter.
Miss Louise Heidenreich left for
Tossing Friday where she will teach
school the coming year. This is her
third year there.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. o. Bowen returned
from New York state Saturday where
they have been visiting Mr.. Bowen's
parents for several weeks.
w. o. Bowen is now in Hedrick on
business. He has recently returned
from Paris and eastern markets.
w. G. Hicks returned from Ray
mond, Mimi, Saturday where ne has
been for several weeks.
w. G. McWilliams returned to Mar
quette, Mich, where he has been
spending few weeks.
Znae Ogden of Fairfield, has been
spending short time with his Uncle,
Jas. Wilson.
Eldon.
Eldon, Sept. 19.-Mrs. w. Lewis and
daughter, Olive, returned to their
home at Monroe Monday, after a visit
with Myrtle Potruff.
D. Burden was a Fairfield visitor
Monday.
A. Phelps is recovering from very
severe attack of typhoid fever. XII
Mrs. d. Basquin is visiting relatives
and friends at Des Moines.
Ethel Ritz returned from a visit at
Bloomfield Monday night
VIM. Ball, of Fairfield, spent Mon
day in Eldon.
Miss Bertha Tenant, of Mt. Pleas
ant, was elected as high school teacher