Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-19
NEWS FROM NEAR BY
Daily Doings of Some of Ottumwa's
Close Neighbors.
Personal, SOCIAL AND POLITICAL
Everything From Joyous EsIrths to the
Philosophical Observation ofsages,
Are Chronfcled by The CourIer's
special Correspondents.
CHARLTON.

CHARLTON.
Charlton, June 1s.-Postmaster L. T.
Maple went down to Ottumwa Sunday
to spend the day with his wife who is
vlsiIiEg relatives at that place.
Harry Timmons, who has been abb
sent the past few weeks working as
newsboy on the train running out of
Galesburg, ILL.,, is home to spend few
days with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. q.
u. Nmmons, of this place.
The little son of C. A. Reece, editor
of the Daily World. met with very
painful and what might have proven
serious accident on Saturday evening.
He was coming home from the postof-
fee, when just on the crossing at the
Z northeast corner Of the square buggy
i driven at a furious speed and cantain-
4 ing two young men evidently out for
astime, ran into him and knocked him
down. He was knocked insensible and
taken to DIR. Yocoms office where an
examination was made, disclosing the
fact that no bones were broken but
that he was badly bruised around the
head and shoulders, tho not seriously.
4 He was taken home where he is now
able to be around tho very sore. This
is but one of the unfortunate accidents
that may happen, if those people who
are in the habit of making our streets
race track are not taken care of and
prohibited driving so fast, especially
when the streets are as full of people
as they were Saturday night.
The open air concert by the City
8 guard band that was postponed Friday
night, was given Saturday evening in
! the court house park and large crowd
OF interested Charlton people listened
to the sweet music and encored the
boys most heartily.
Sunday was the day set apart by the
grand lodge of the NJ. w. A. as memo
rial day for the organization thruout
the country, and Charlton Camp 272
observed it in a fitting manner. To-
gether with the members of June
Camp. No. IA r. N. A., they met at the
hall and marched in body to the
Christian church where the pastor,
Rev. G. r. Sanderson preached the me-
mortal sermon. The church was deco
rated in flowers and purple and white
the colors of the r.. N. A.. and Rev.
Sanderson preached a sermon full of
81 encouragement and good cheer that
was attentively listened to and very IA
vorably received by the members of the
two lodges who attended. Owing to
rain the decoration of the graves of the
departed members was postponed from
the morning to the afternoon and at
p. m. the lodges met again and
\ marched to the cemetery where they
sstrewed beautiful floral tributes on the
graves of those sleeping there.
Mrs. =. G. Wetzel has returned to her
home at st. Paul after an extended Wis
it with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. d.
Hickman, of this place.
IA bounteous and much needed rain
visited these parts Sunday. 1t began
& tosrain shortly after daylight and kept
it up continuously until a. M, about
one-half inch of rain falling. 1t was
badly needed for grass and small vege-
tables as the ground was getting in
very bad shape from the long drought.
Prof. James Treasure, principal OF
the Loyilia schools during the last
term, who has been visiting his parents
in Lucas county for the past four
weeks, has returned with his family
to Lovilia. He expects to take a post
{ graduate course at Cedar Falls this
nmmer, after which he will teach at
A1AoCiA aii, having DetH SleCtcu prince
pal of the schools at that place with
m increased salary.
The Charlton engine company was
out practicing Thursday night for
their contest with the hook and ladder
company on the Fourth of July.
The Twentieth Century Benefit I'm
ION, fraternal society, gave very
interesting musical and literary pro-
gram at their hall over Penich's store.
The entertainment was free and great
lysenjoyed by a large audience, who
know more of the objects and aims of
the Union than formerly.
Census Enumeration +. T.. Manning.
who has had charge of the enumera-
ton in the west ward of Charlton, has
completed his count and made his re-
FL port to the census bureau. He reports
that he met with but little difficulty in
his work, most of the citizens being
willing and anxious to help him. d. S.
Burlington, who has charge of the east
and north wards, will be thru in
short time.
There will be a meeting of all the
committees for the Fourth of July eel
ebration in the court house Monday
evening for the purpose of completing
the arrangements for glorious cele-
q bration. The financial committee have
already nearly $500 subscribed and
Charlton is preparing for one of the
Y grandest celebrations in its history.
Quite little excitement was created
Friday evening in the neighborhood Of
the clubs office by the vicious actions
and loud shouting of Albert Cheney
an insane man from Lucas, who was
before the board of insanity. Mr.. Che.
ney is young man about 30 years Of
age and was employed as miner in
Cleveland No. until last week when
he refused to work. He went from
No. a to Lucas and roamed the streets
in an absent-minded way, talking
about the Odd Fellows lodge in an in.
coherent manner. On Friday he be-
came unmanageable and was brought
to Charlton where be was adjudged in
sane and will be taken to Clarinda.
Friday was republican primary day
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