Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-03-08
Daily Doings Of Some of ottumwa's
q Close Neighbors,
PERSONAL, SOCIAL AND POLITICAL
Every thing From Joyous Births to the
{ Philosophical Observation ofsages.
Axe Chronicled by the Courler's
& w Special Corresponaentss
CHARLTON.

Chariton, March 6.Mr. and Mrs.
Bert Sanborn, of Pleasant township.
are the proud parents OF charming
eight pound baby girl.
Ihos. Wilson and little son, formerly
residents of Lucas county, but now
having charge of the lumber office at
Milo, are visiting friends in Charlton
Tor a few days.
VIM. Kirkpatrick, who has been hous-
ed up all winter with a severe attack
OF rheumatism, is much improved and
able to be around the house, tho not
strong enough to attend to his duties
yet.
r. H. Washington, the genial colored
man, is laid up with a severe attack of
pleurisy.
Miss Lucy Simpson, who is teaching
school near Oakley, came down and
spent Sunday with Charlton friends.
Miss May Reynolds closed veryisuc-
cessful and profitable term OF; school
near Belinda last Friday.
Rev. Wilson Mills, the newly called
minister for the Baptist church, has
moved his family here from Monroe
and is now nicely located in the Jacob
Mcklveen property on North Grand
street.
We are having a little spell of wea-
Their this week. Friday and Saturday
We're warm and rainy, about an inch
of, water falling, which froze. Sunday
evening and Sunday night and Monday
all day u wet, dreary, sleet fell to the
depth of eight inches and frozen on top
strong enough to bear up a man, 1t
was very severe on unsheltered stock,
one farmer reporting the loss of 500
sheep.
Lester Winland and Mr.. Kelly, of
Humeston, spent Sunday with their
friend, G. A. Abrahamson, of this
place.
Rev. Benson filled the pulpit at the
Swedish Lutheran, church Sunday
lnorning and evening.
The funeraF Services of Mrs. Thos.
Loan were conducted Monday morning
from the family residence on Courc av-
enue. Mrs. Loan was sick but few
days of appendicitis and her death was
very unexpected and came as a shock
to her relatives and friends. She was
the daughter of A. L. Graves and has
been resident Of Lucas for years.
Fred and Maude updyle have re-
turned from an over Sunday visit with
friends at Humeston.
Dr. Hamilton, of Indianola, preached
Two sef mons TO the congregation OF
the NJ. q. church Sunday morning and
evening III place of Rev. Vo11mer, the
regular minister, who was absent at
Mt. Ayr holding quarterly meeting.
j. G. Keeney, of Des Moines, is maxi
ing arrangements to erect a nice dwell
ling house on the one and one-half
acres of land recently purchased in the
west part of town and will run truck
farm this summer. Mr.. Keeney and
family came to our city highly recon-
mended as, model citizens and we are
glad to extend them welcome.
Il Rev. A. Pearson conducted services
at Oakley Sunday and administered the
ordinance of baptism to five candi-
dates.
w. Il. Peppers and family have NOV
ed from Charlton to Abba where they
will make their future home. Mr.
and Mrs. Peppers have been residents
of Lucas county for several years, and
during their stay here have made
many friends who congratulate Abba
and Monroe county upon receiving
such good citizens. tho regretting theil
departure from Charlton.
Mrs. w. e. Welch departed Saturday
for Abba where she went as dele
gate from the G. w. b. NJ, society ot
the Christian church to the district
meeting of that society.
G. w. Harpis able to be around once
more after a severe attack Of rheuma
tism which kept him housed up for al
most a week. . 80.
Charlton, March 7.--AIrs. G. A. Alb
rahamson has. returned home, after a
few months visit with relatives and
friends at Humeston.
A.. Il. Graves, of Tacoma, was in the
city Monday attending the funeral of
his daughter, Mrs. Thos. Loan, of this
place. So
H. d. Copeland returned Monday ev-
ening from Chicago where he had been
for the past few days purchasing 400
head of stock cattle which he will feed
at his farm east of town.
Geo. Johns, of Lucas, was transact
ing business on the streets of Charlton
Monday
Ben Mellefcnt has resigned his posi-
ton at Stanley's store, and will depart
in n short time for. few weeks visit
at his old home in Montezuma.
Rcvs. A.F. and C. +. Sanderson were
in Abba Tuesday attending the meet
ing of the district conference of the
Christian church at that. place: Rev.
c. h. Sanderson is secretary of the dis
& trict.
Charlton is getting to be quite a
tough town from recent developments.
An attempted murder and two hold
ups within a week, besides any number
OF small scraps, common DRINKS and
petty thieving, to say nothing of the
numerous crap and poker games and
the boisterous and obscene language of
the innumerable street loafers who
congregate about the streets every
night the weather is favorable. If we
keep on at this rate for little while
longer and the officers do not do some
thing to put a stop to il, it will not
De safe for respectable people to live
here.
Mrs. NJ. A.. Phillips and daughter
nave returned home after weeks Wis
Al with friends at Humeston
y. NJ Loving and wife, of S6frestoD,
stol,ped i'm Charlton to visit their
daughter5 Mrs. Margaret Il. Lewis,
while on their way.to Fairfield.
The 3boa,sof this Vicinity haveS been
having. a jolly good time skating and