Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-05-31
NEWS FROM NEAR BY
Daily Doings of Some of o ttumwa's
Close Neighbors.
Personal, SOCIAL AND POLITICAL
Everything From Joyous sirtlls to tho
Philosophical Observation ofSages,
Are Ohronicled by the CourIer's
special Correspondents.
CHARLTON.

CHARLTON.
Charlton, May 2s.<Mrs. Ira Stone, of
Melrose, drove to Charlton Saturday.
She is visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John .Hurford.
The cards are out for the wedding
OF Miss Harriet Blake with some gen.
tleman from Washington state. The
wedding occurs Wednesday, June 6.
Mr.. and Mrs. Redman, of Nebraska,
are in Charlton visiting Mrs. Redman's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. james Sullivan.
From Charlton Mr.. and Mrs. Redman
expect to go to California to make
their future home.
There was fight on the levee Sun
day morning between a tramp and
Jake Burlington. The tramp hit Buff
fington on the head with large stone.
The ladies of the w. r. c., the veter-
ans of the G. A. R. and Company III
met at the assembly room of the court
house at $3.50 O'clock Sunday afternoon
and marched from there down to the
Presbyterian church where Rev. Or
mond delivered the memorial address.
It goes without saying that it was a
mastery effort and was highly praised
by all who heard it.
Sunday was decoration day for the
, Charlton fire department. The mem-
bers met at the city hall at 2 O'Clock
and marched in a body to the cemetery
where they decorated the graves of all
!, the departed members.
Charlton, May 29.-Lee Culbertson
and wife, with Miss Reece, spent Sun
day visiting friends in WOODBURY..
Miss Emma Bruyen, of Monmouth,
ILL.,, is visiting friends in the city.
Madge Rogers returned to her home
in lndianola after spending several
days at the home of Rod McPhee.
Mrs. G. H. Burns was passenger
on No. Saturday evening bound for
Ottumwa.
John Darrah entertained Judge
Towner, of Corning, on May 25.
Mrs. kephart and daughter, who have
been in Milo for several days, returned
home Monday morning.
VIM. Coles left for Batavia, Ill, Fri
day morning to visit friends.
Frank Clark and wife returned home
Friday from three weeks visit with
AIR. Clark's parents in Indianola.
The stone cutters working on the
Episcopal church were all discharged
for drunkenness Monday morning.
Mrs. Graves is reported quite ILL.,
Mrs. higgins and children, who have
been visiting Mrs. John Bentley, re-
turned home to Indianola Monday.
Mrs. Josie McCallahan, who has been
visiting her brother, Rev. w. B.Thomp-
SON, returned to her home in Abba
Monday.
Mrs. Claude Younkin, who has been
visiting friends and relatives in the
city, returned to her home in Creston
Saturday evening.
Miss Rankin spent Sunday visiting
friends in Lucas.
Chas, Copeland, who has been visit
ing his parents in this city, has returns
ed to his work in Des Moines.
Charlton, May 50.-airs. Alter, of La
coma, spent Monday in Charlton.
DR.. Thomas, Of Newhurn, was bus
mess caller in the city Tuesday.
Mrs. Ira Willoughby left for Lander,
Wyo., on No. 5 Monday night. She
intends to stay year.
The Mesdames Robertson, Nelson
and Nelson are visitors at the home of
their sister, Mrs. James Brown.
Mrs. G. Z. Kirk returned nome Mon
day from a few days visit in Murray,
Iowa
Fl. B. Stuart left Sunday night for
Chicago.
Mrs. Nellie Amos, who has but just
returned from Burlington, was taken
suddenly ill Monday morning.
Mrs. j. M. Kneeland, who has been
in Des Moines .doctoring, returned
home Monday night. She is in a very
critical condition.
The W. R. C. met in regular session
Tuesday and made arrangements for
Decoration Day. Besides they expect
to surprise some of our soldier citi-
zens.
Married, Monday evening at the
county clerks office, James Van Win
kle and Mary Tull. Their friends eX-
tend congratulations.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. H.. Underhill have
rented the Lining property in the
north part of the city.
Hon. J. c. Mitchell, of Ottumwa,
was transacting business in the city
Monday.
Mrs. III. d. Copeland returned from
Chicago Monday night, where she had
gone to meet her daughter, Miss Susie,
who has been spending the winter in
Cuba and Porto Rico.
Gus Thompson's mother went to
Des Moines Tuesday morning to visit
friends and relatives.
Your correspondent was informed in
regard to the discharge of the stone
cutters working on the Episcopal
church. The contractor informed
your correspondent that he discharged
them all for drunkenness, but it is
now said the men quit of their own
ACCORD. They asked for a nine-hour
day, instead of ten hours.
Elijah Lewis, Jr., was passenger on
No. Tuesday afternoon, bound for st.
Louis.
BLOONIFIELD.
Bloomfield, May 29.-Miss Lila Haz-
lewood, in the absence of her mother,
who is spending week at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. viii Scott, of
keosauqpa, pleasantly entertained a
number of friends at house party
from Saturday evening until AInndax