Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-02-15
Daily Doings of Some Of ottumwas
Close Neighbors.
Personal, SOCIAL AND POLITICAL
Everything From Joyous Births to the
Philosophical Observation ofSages,
Are Chronicled by the CourIer's
Special Correspondents.
CHARLTON.

PIN Is enjoying very pleasant visit
from her father and mother, Mr.. and
Mrs. Hicks, of Des Moines.
Geo. Cook, who has been working
at the Bates house for the past month,
has resigned his place and returned to
his home at Ottumwa.
Mrs. j. I. Rounds, who has been Wis
tting her mother, Mrs. M. j. McNIains
for the past two weeks, has returned
to her home at Chicago.
Bert Campbell, who has been visit
ing with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. L.
III. Campbell, has returned to his work
in Kansas City
Rev. Wilson Mills, of Monroe, the
newly called minister for the Baptist
congregation, preached his first SER
mon at the church Sunday morning.
The church was comfortably filled both
morning and evening with an interest
ed and pleased audience, who drank in
every word of the discourses and ex-
pressed themselves as well pleased.
Rev. Mills was fully up TO the standard
set in his trial sermon here several
weeks ago, both sermons being we'll
delivered, logical and impressive talks
and brim full of Bible truths. He is
highly spoken of both as gentleman
and a pastor and we gladly welcome
him to our midst and hope his stay
may prove pleasant and profitable.
w. p. Adams, formerly of this place,
was transacting business and calling
on old friends in the city Monday.
Ralph Field has been compelled to
give up school work on account of his
eyes. Last fall while playing basket
ball he was hit in the eve by the ball
and the injury has developed into in
fammation of the retina that is prov
ing very troublesome.
Rev. A. f. Sanderson, of Keolluk,
who has the reputation of being one
of the finest, and most forcible pulpit
orators of the state,sh been engaged
by the Christian church for series of
meetings to begin Feb. 26. He will
have a stereopticon machine with him
and will give an exhibition each even
ing of the meeting after the sermon.
Charlton, Feb. 14.-Nrs. M. j. Nc
Mains, an old and respected resident
of Charlton, has left for Chicago, where
she will make her future home with
her daughter, Mrs. j. /. Rounds. Her
son Howard will leave about the first
OF March, while her daughter Fora will
remain until her present term of Of
flee as recorder is completed. y This
family is one of the Oldest and most
highly respected in Lucas county.
Tom Murray, of Lacona, was visiting
old friends in the city Monday.
Geo. B. Routt, Jr., former resident
OF this place, but now of Oakley, was
renewing old acquaintance in the city
Monday.
Miss Daisy Grail, who has been so
dangerously i'll for the past two weeks
of stomach trouble, and whose life had
been despaired of, has so far recovered
as to be able to sit up once more and
hopes are now entertained for her I'LL
innate recovery.
III. Fl. Day, one of the Oldest resi-
dents of the city, who was operated
upon in Chicago short time ago for
gall stones, and who was supposed to
have been entirely cured, has taken
backset and he is now very seriously
i'll of the old complaint.
Miss Essie Moore, the 6-year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. N. w. Moore,
is confined to her bed with a severe at
tack of the humps.
The long, tedious Piper VS.. Fletcher
injunction case was completed Tuesday
and given to the judge, who will decide
it during vacation. The court then
proceeded to the hearing of the famous
and interesting case of the State of
Iowa VS.. Chas. Essex charged with an
attempt to wreck the Burlington fast
mail No. S 4 few months ago by pill
ing ties on the track. A jury was Sc
cured after much trouble and the talk
ing of testimony begun. There are
nearly 100 witnesses SllbDOenaed and