Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-05-15
Daily Doings Of Some Of Ottumwa's
Close Neighbors.
personal. SOCIAL AND POLITICAL
Everything From Joyous RIrths to the
Philosophical Observation ofSages,
Are Chronicled by the CourIer's
special Correspondents.
CHARITON.

I RCSiClOA III LUCAS. II
Rev. Eli Parker has returned TO
fDes Moines, after spending several
days in this city.
Howard Slater, OF Russell, who has
been spending few days in Charlton,
left Wednesday for Box, Butte county,
Nebraska, where he will take up a
claim.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Alcom, OF Chi
cago, are the proud parents of a baby
girl. Mrs. Alcom was formerly
Ambr Coles, of this city.
Thos. Halpin, OF Omaha, formerly
of Lucas county, is spending several
days in Charlton.
Mrs. A. j. Nader and daughter, of
Ottumwa, are visiting Miss Ada
Cooper.
Prof. E. C. Bridge is spending this
week in Kansas City.
Phil Hahn returned from a business
trip to Des Moines Wednesday.
Sheriff Manning left for Albany,
Mo-, Thursday morning, with requisi-
ton papers to bring back John Ryan,
charged with burglarizing Mccullough
& Co.'S store.
Ed McEndree is laid UP with typhoid
fever.
Mrs. p. III. Van Patten went to OF
tumwa today, to visit relatives and
friends.
Mrs. Bert Turner left Thursday ev-
ening for Chicago, to visit relatives.
Mrs. Sam Porter has departed for
i Lucas to visit her brother, Charles
Rogers, and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Atha are the proud
\ parents Of little son.
Charlton, May 12.-Wm. Shaffner, of
Darlington, arrived in this city Fri
day.
S. d. Hickman has made all arrange
nents to bore for coal on his farm in
the southeast part of Lucas county.
Mrs. Geo. Carpenter, of Benton
township, is improving slowly. She
has been laid up with inflammatory
rheumatism for some eight or ten
weeks.
Ex-senator Barry, of Indianola, was
in the city Friday.
Ike Turk, of the Burlington road,
\ made a business trip to Ottumwa
Thursday morning.
Mrs Flora Marshall was a passen-
ger for the south Friday morning.
OFT. Burrell, general agent for the
3 Mccormick Harvesting machinery, of
Ottumwa, spent Tuesday in the city
on business.
Sadie Lodge visited her sister Ada
in this city Thursday.
Jessie Garland is visiting her aunt,
Mrs. Goode, in Russell.
j. p. Hall, of Denver, Colo, former
" a Charlton boy, but now connected
with the passenger department of the
Santa F'e railroad, is visiting friends
and relatives in Charlton and vicinity.
j. A. Campbell, who has been laid
up with the mumps, is on the streets
III Bert Mcfarland, of st. Louis. has
accepted a position as second cook at
the Depot Hotel.
4 Miss Dollie Baker has returned from
ter.
Geo. yogel, Of Chicago, visited
friends in Charlton Thursday.
The Royal Neighbor banquet Thurs
day night was quite success. Three
courses We're served.
Mrs. j. d. Hardin is laid up with
rheuma tism.
Cashier Penick, of the Charlton
bank, is making quite extensive i'm
provements in his property in the
south part of the city.
Charlton, Nav 14.-Mr. and Mrs. Earl
with Mrs. Bert Lewis.
Died, at his residence, corner Wood
lawn avenue and Seventh street, Fri
day evening, Thomas Burtchby of
paralysis. Mr.. Burtchby was formerly
a resident of Montezuma and Dubuque,
where he was in business for quite a
number of years. Altho his residence
in this city has been of short dura-
ton, he has endeared himself to many
friends, who will mourn his death.
The funeral was held from the family
residence at 3 O'Clock, Sunday after
noon. He leaves a wife, five sons and
one daughter.
Rev. Ormond, of the Presbyterian
church, delivered the baccalaureate
sermon to the Charlton graduating
class OF 1900, Sunday morning, at Ii
o'clock, and it goes without saying
that it was mastery effort and well
appreciated by all VIE heard it.
Word has been received by friends
in this city that Mr.. and Mrs. A. L.
johnson, of Creston, are the happy
parents of a nine-pound girl baby.
Mrs. Johnson was formerly Miss Ger
trtde Loving, of this city.
Word was receiw>1 in this city Sat-
uisAdy evening", OF Lne QeaIl OF MISS
Ella Cock, of Burlington, who died
suddenly of heart disease at the home
OF her sister, Mrs. Hutchinson. Miss
Cock has relatives in this city and has
visited here frequently.
Lucas county has been enjoying the
finest weather imaginable for the
past week. Nearly all the farmers fin
sished planting corn Saturday, and all
say that crops have gone into the
ground better than for number Of
years.
Mitch Ream left for Chicago satur-
day afternoon.
Citizens of Charlton feel as tho Mr..
and Mrs. NJ. v. Written are really and
truly Charitonians now, as they have
purchased residence on Court ave-
nue., in the east partsof the city, from
Mrs. Peter Wigeren.
Mrs. J. a. Penick returned from
Chicago Saturday night, after spend
ing several days visiting her sister.
The Christian church people are
making arrangements to paint and pa
per their place OF worship on Grand