Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-03-22
Daily Doings Of Some Of Ottumwas
II Close Neighbors.
personal, SOCIAL AND POLITICAL
Everything From Joyous Births TO the
Observation ofSages,
Are Chronicled by the Courler,s
Us special Corresponaentar
CHARlToN..

=. Charlton, March 20-The choir OF the
M. +. church gave a sacred song con-
cert in the court house Sunday evening
that was greatly enjoyed by the large
audience present. The sermon Sun
day morning was The Joys and Bless-
ings of Christian Song" and that to-
gether with the fact that there were nc
services at any other church save the
Baptist, filled the large court room to
overfowing. Each number on the
program was well rendered and hear
lily enjoyed by! the audience, VINO
showed their appreciation of the mu-
sic in substantial manner at the close
by contributing literally when the
basket was passed around.
Rev. Seastrand, of Augustana col
lege, Rock Island, preached two SER
mons Sunday morning and evening at
1.-THE Swedish Lutheran church.
=. G.. Woods, an old resident of Char
has been running a barber shop at
Garden Grove, has returned to Chari-
ton.
Mollie Leon, who has been spending
1.-THE past few days at the home of her
friend, Mrs. S. Levison, of this place
has returned to her home in Des
Moines. S--l
Miss Jones, of Des Moines, state Sec
rotary of the young peoples temper
! ance union 100000 voters league was
in the city Sunday and delivered an
address ar the Baptist church Sunday
evening. It was made a union service
all the other churches dismissing SER
vice and joining in the meeting. She
gave a very interesting and entertain
i ing temperance talk that was we'll re.
ceiyed by the large audience present
Mrs. j. NJ. Kneeland is reported as
squite seriously ill. Her mother is at.
tending her.
Il Joe Besr, living in the west part OF
! town, reports the theft of nine of his
chickens Sunday night, This is the
third stealing that has taken place in
Charlton during the past two weeks.
David Bell and family are moving
from Lucas county to northern Kansas
z Where they will make their future
home. Mr.. and Mrs. Bell are both
worthy citizens and good neighbors
We regret their departure from Lucas
county and congratulate Kansas or
their gain of such good people.
Uncle Jack Barrow, who is suffering
with a severe case of blood poisoning
is much worse, it being doubtful if he
:siwill survive the day.
ID. @. Storie has returned from Chi.
cage where he was called by the seri.
ssous Illness of his son Dave, who was
suffering with a severe attack of ty.
phoid fever, and reports him much i'm.
proved and on the road to recovery.
AT the meeting of the Young PEG.
pies Christian Temperance Union a,
the Baptist church Sunday evening
Sam Porter was elected president, Miss
Cora Coombs, vice presidents; Stella
Monk, corresponding secretary; Alice
McDougall, recording secretary, and E
p. Lewis treasurer. The society start,
ed out with "a membership of about
thirty-five.
j. o. Sharpe has almost completed
his new dwelling house in the south
east part of town and will move into
4 u as soon as finished.
Miss Mamie Hurley has returned
from Des, Moines where she has beer
spending the past three weeks in 8
wholesale millinery store.
The meeting at the Baptist church
Sunday evening was very much inter
rupted by the high winds which blew
off the top of the chimney and created
. panic. The windows and chimneys
4 of the church were blown and smashed
last summer during the cyclone, ant
when the bricks began to fall the au
dience made break for the doors
Il thinking perhaps another cyclone hai
struck them and the house was nearly
emptied in five minutes, but fortunate
ly no one was hurt. When they were
organizing the union the lights Wen
out on them also.
~ o, - l.
First National bank, isiseriously ill Of
the grip.
Charlton, March 21.-W. w. Cramer
the North Side grocer, who has been
/, doing business in Charlton for many
! years, was compelled by his health tc
give up the grocery business, and as a
consequence he made an assignment
to Will B. Barger for the benefit Of
his creditors. The stock will more than
pay for his obligations. 1t has been
sold to I. NJ. Hooper, who will close
out the goods.
Rev. p. S. Greene, of Russell, was
calling on friends and transacting bus
mess in Charlton Monday.
AZ. Hon. j. A. Penick left Monday fol
Creston to attend court, he having
been engaged to defend Williams, tbs
man who shot the sheriff there early
in the fall.
Rev. P. ]. Barg, who has accepted
the call OF the Swedish Lutheran
church OF this place, will soon arrive in
this city and will preach his introduc.
tory sermon on April /.
The people of Charlton, who have
been struggling SO hard for the past
twenty years to maintain free public
library for the citizens of the county
are anXiously awaiting the result of {,
petition that Sheriff Eli Manning cir
eulated and secured about 500 sigma
lures to, praying Andrew Carnegie te
help the citizens establish and main
tain free public library in the city
and from his record in the past fol
philanthropic work in the shape of do
mating public libraries they feel very
much encouraged ana hope for a ia
yorable reply from that liberal. broad
minded citizen of. the United States.
@. a. Goodrich, OF Minnesota, has
been visiting in the city the past few
days, the guest OF Miss Ida BEEN, and
Miss Jessie AicKiveen..
Rev. Mills, OF the Baptist church 81
Z this place, began a series Of protractet