Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-31
Daily Doings Of Some of Ottumwas
Close Neighbors.
Personal, SOCIAL AND POLITICAL
Everything From Joyous Births to
the Philosophical Observation of
Sages, Are Chronicled by The cour-
ier's Special Correspondents.
CHARLTON.

M. Perry have returned from days
visit with friends in Garden Grove.
Joseph Sprots, of Union township,
one of the hardy pioneers of Lucas
county, who has been so dangerously
i'll for the past few months, has SO far
recovered as to be able to be out once
more and was visiting his old friends
in Charlton Wednesday,
Lee Tacker, of Lucas, came up We'd
nesday and spent the day with Chari-
ton friends. He was accompanied
home by his wife, who has been visit
Z ing her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. w.
Farlin.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Copeland are re-
joicing over the arrival of fine, large
baby girl at their home Wednesday
evening.
with friends in Charlton this week.
Mrs. |. N. Funk. Jr., is enjoying a
very pleasant visit from her mother,
Mrs Lewis, of Bethany. Mo.
Mrs. j. ID. Elliott, who has been en-
ployed as nurse at a little town in
5 Missouri, is home for few days visit
with relatives and friends.
7 Ed Lockwood was business visitor
at Lucas on Thursday.
John Leonard, the man who was in
jured by a hay fork one day last week
while at work on the farm, and whom
the doctors thought for time might
I survive the accident, took a backset
Sunday and grew steadily worse I'M
til Wednesday evening when he died.
b The many friends of DR.. and Mrs j.
"A. Bowen extend their hearty congrat-
ulations upon the arrival of 1O-pound
son at their home. Thursday after
noon.
Mrs. Chas. B. Lusk is enjoying very
pleasant visit from her cousin. Miss
Maude Lynn, of Des Moines
Charlton, July 2S.ARev. j. J. Voll-
mer, of the M. E. church, who has
been spending a weeks vacation at
Lineville Springs, returned to his
home in Charlton Friday.
Work has already begun on the
beautiful new residence of DR.. f. II.
Boynton, to be erected at the corner
of Eighth street and Court avenue,
where his old home formerly stood.
The foundation is nearly completed.
The Royal Neighbors Lodge Of this
place held very interesting and
profitable meeting at their lodge
rooms on Thursday evening. One can
dldate was shown thru the mysteries
OF the camp, and just as they were fin
1shing up, the Modern Woodmen of
America, seventy-five strong, headed
by the City Guard band, marched in
and took possession of the hall. Rev.
w. Y. Written gave very pretty talk
to the Neighbors, closing by drinking
their health in a glass of water. The
Royal Neighbors then turned the hall
over to them, and refreshments were
sserved at the expense of the Wood
men, who had it arranged beforehand
as little surprise for the Neighbors,
as return for the surprise given the
Woodmen by the Neighbors Monday
night. During the course of the even
ing they were entertained by selec-
tons by the band, solo by George
Throckmorton, instrumental music,
speeches, and grand march.
Beah Van Arsdale. former Chari-
ton boy, but now the proprietor of a
clothing store at Russell, was visiting
old friends in the city Thursday.
Mrs. Q. B. Lusk is entertaining her
mother from Bethany, Mo-, at her
home on Grand street, this week.
Mrs. A. M. Fulton is dangerous
~ Ill of blood poisoning.
James Whitney, one of the oldest
Z and most highly respected citizens of
Lucas county, is seriously i'll of paral-
ysis of the stomach.
Mesdames w. HI. Smythe and |. N.
Funk, Jr., very pleasantly entertained
about sixty-five of her friends at 4
O'clock reception Thursday afternoon.
Refreshments were served and the La
dies Mandolin club furnished music
turnout the evening. Everybody pres
ent express themselves as more than
pleased with the afternoons pleasure
Kent Harper, one of sthe riders in
the bicycle races at the fair grounds
Friday afternoon, was run into by Max
Blune, another rider, and a smashup
was the result, with nobody seriously
hurt but two wheels broke and Kent
pretty badly skinned and bruised.
Miss Lille Fulton, Of Fairfield, and
Mrs. Sherrick, of Birmingham, sister
and mother Of Mrs. A. M. Fulton
are in the city, called here by the seri-
GUS illness of Mrs. Fulton.
The much advertised and oft post
poned bicycle meet has been pulled off
at last, after two postponements on
account of rain. Friday afternoon was
clear and bright and an ideal day for
racing. About 200 people gathered at
the race track and witnessed as pretty
a display of Workmanship as has been
the pleasure of a Lucas county crowd
to witness. Every race but the cham
pionship one mile race was holly con-
tested and very close. There was but
one slight accident to mar the pleasure
of the day and all present were well
pleased. Summaries of the races:
Three mile handicap. eleven starters
Glenn Anderson, first, from 800
yards; Arthur Dolin, second, from $50
yards, and Mike Cowles, third, from
$50 yards. Time. 3:0S.
y Half mile open, nine starters-Mike
Eowles, first; Arthur Dolin, second;
Eddie Woodman, third. Time, 1:13.
One-fourth mile open, eight starters
Max Blouse. first; Eddie Woodman,
second; Slant. Hooper, third. Time,
I:35.
Charlton, July so.-s. openheimer