Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-03-01
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 ofsages,
Arc Chronicled by the Courier's
special Corresporaents

Special Correspondents
CHARLTON.
Charlton, Feb. 27-The funeral SER
vices of Mrs. Mary Strain, of Hubbel,
Neb., were conducted from the Baptist
church an this place Monday afternoon.
Mrs. Strain was the widow of Alecls
Strain and formerly resided at this
place. Tho for years resident of Ne
braska and having died at that place,
her remains were brought to this
place for burial beside the body of her
husband and son. Mrs. Strain had a
large circle of friends in Charlton who
mourn her death and followed the re-
mains to their last resting place.
Rev. j. Jesperson, of Rock Island,
Ill, very acceptably filled the pulpit
at the Swedish Lutheran church of
this place both Sunday morning and
evening.
Gus Becker has gone to Oskaloosa
where his wife has been visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Miskim.
ons, and has been very seriously i'll of
consumption. Gus expects to take her
to Arizona or some warmer climate
AOL ACI l1Od1%l OCiOlC ITO 1CGuIuSs
Miss Alma Law, of Mt. Pleasant, is
in the city for a few days visit with
her mother, Mrs. H. Law.
Mrs. LaNelle Simmons and sister,
Mrs. Amy Treusdale, who have been
visiting with Mrs. Z. j. Simmons, of
this place, have departed for the home
Of the latter in Des Moines.
Gus Anderson, who is working in
the Western Cold Storage Co.'s plann
at Chicago, has been visiting his pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. r. Anderson, of
this place for the past few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. E. Vale are rejoice
ing over the arrival of fine eight
pound baby girl at their home since
Sunday evening.
Hon. j. C. Mitchell, of>Ottumwa, was
transacting business and calling on old
friends in the city Monday.
Everett Stone has resigned his posi-
tion at j. 7. Crozier's store. He has
bought the old Johnny White farm
southeast of town and will move on it
this spring.
The protracted meetings at Oakley,
conducted by Rev. E. o. Douglass, that
began last week, are growing in inter-
est and attendance each evening. Rev.
Douglass is a strong, fluent, forcible
talker and scholarly man and his
sermons cannot help but have a good
effect on his hearers.
Harvey Ford, an old resident of
Charlton, but for the past few years
q resident of Nebraska, came in Mon
day morning with the remains of his
other-in-law, Mrs. Mary Strain. He
has many friends in Charlton who are
glad to see him once more but sorry
to see him on such an errand.
Mrs. E.sE. Lewis has been laid up
for the past few days with severe
attack of the grip, but is now able to
be around once more. ~
Charlton, Feb ,2S.-The committee
of the United Societies of Young People
held a meeting in the assembly room
of the court house Tuesday afternoon.
The object of the meeting was to make
arrangements for making systematic
canvass for signatures to the one mill
ion voters pledge. They are endeavor-
ing to secure the services of State
Secretary Miss Jones for a lecture here
in the near future.
Quite a number of the young peo-
pie of Charlton made a visit to Mel
rose Monday night to attend the ball
given at that place, and all report a
most enjoyable time.
Watson Reinard departed Tuesday
morning for Arizona, where he will
spend the summer with his father,
who owns a ranch in that state.
Frank Wilson, of Warren township,
has returned from a few days business
trip to Ottumwa.
T. j. Garland, the blacksmith, is
moving from the house on Armory
avenue~to the old Ellis Lyman proper
ty, on Linden avenue.
Senter Payton and his company pre-
sented their new comedy "a Gigantic
Liar to avery small audience Tuesday
night. The play was a very good one
and full OF fun from start to finish,
and those who saw the play say it
deserved better house.
Captain w. T.. Alexander, u. S. A., of
Chicago, who was called here by the
serious illness OF his father, William
Alexander, has returned to his post,
his father being much improved in
health.
Rev. "A. r. sanderson, OF Keokuk,
arrived in the city Tuesday and
preached the first of his series of SER
mons at the Christian church, Tuesday
evening. His sermon was mastery
effort, full of good common sense and
pure, simple Bible truths, and was pre-
sented in such a plain, fluent and
forcible manner as to stamp him at
once as one OF the finest pulpit orators
of the state and one who can be a
great power for good in a community.
Owing to the extremely stormy
weather there was not as large a crowd
present as was desired.
1t is getting to be unsafe to leave
anything lying around loose after
dark in Charlton. w. E. Lewis, the
groceryman, left a basket of dressed
poultry standing Outside his store
door as o sign Monday evening. When
he went to take them in about p. m.
two chickens and one turkey were
missing. How much petty thieving
can be carried on almost before dark
and right on the public square is very
remarkable.
Eli Dismore and son Lott have re-
signed their positions at the Palmer