Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-10-04
NEWS FROM NEAR BY
Daily Doings of Some of Ottumwa's
Close Neighbors.
Personal, SOCIAL AND POLITICAL
Everything From Joyous Births to
the Philosophical Observation of
Sages, Are chronicIed by The cour.
ier's Special Correspondents.
Charlton.

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Charlton.
Charlton, Oct. 3.-Tuesday was the
opening or entry day of the postponed
Lucas countr fair. 1t was fine day
and most of the live stock that was
taken away last week and much more
was returned. Many more entries
were made in the art department Sew
eral merchants put up advertising
booths, large field of fast horses ar
rived and with the weather continu-
ing fine the attendance should be
larger than usual. The track is in
fine shape and several seconds faster
than last week which assures good
time for the races.
A three days session of the Mis-
sion society of the Burlington district
of the Swedish Lutheran church was
begun here Monday evening There
We're about 35 ministers present and
the evening session was occupied by
the Introduction of the new minister
of Charlton, Rev. P. j. Borg. The
installation sermon was preached by
Rev. l.. Holmes, president of the Iowa
conference and was mastery and
very appropriate discourse. Tues
days session was taken up by routine
business Tuesday evening was de-
voted to recognizing and short talks
by young ministers. This church is
now in the Burlington conference,
having been transferred from the
Stanton conference, hence most of
the ministers present were new to the
people of Charlton, but all appeared
to be true ministers and excellent
gentlemen.
Ed H. Burt, the contractor, depart
ed Monday morning for Oakley where
he will remain all week working on
new residence there.
Mrs. T. C. Walker. of Burlington,
and her sister, Mrs c. F. Skirvin, of
Creston, spent Monday in Charlton,
the guest of Mrs. E. E. Lewis. While
here Mrs. Walker rented the H. B.
Stewart property on Grand street and
will remove thereto the first part of
the week to make her future home
among our people.
E. S. Baker is spending a few days
in Lacona on business.
Jake Julian. an old pioneer OF Lucas
county, VINO mas been visiting friends
uay LOT lew days VISIT with reia-
yves IN Red Oak.
WI. ana MIS-. j. Y: Maloney are re-
sJolclng over the arrival OF a nine
pouhd DaDy slfl aI tnelr nome on
MONDAY evening:
Amos r1ampsliH mas returned from
q Meehs visl WIN TelatlVes and
lIlellus ~ rage county, iowa. ana VIII
ludk0 Ills uOulS mere uurlQB Cno WIFE
leT VIII ms son george.
pert hosels mas returned TO MS
nome IN pes MONIES alter rev Gays
~. -, N. nosefs, OF Ills place.
!ne jury IN me Geo. BAKER person
a. injury aainase case VS. the Y. q. d
Y. y; n. 20, came IN aues az Wv Win a
5Deralct LOT tne pialntllI OF S1,ooo with
aate OF the accloenI. he was Ildlng
ary Wnen Train caught MIN on the
{ kliing ms team ana ln1urlng
~, unset I, anu Tue lauy y, lnat was win MN
me GfoWiey VS. fletcher case was
settled ana ulsmlssed.
Ben Dismore, son of John Dismore,
has SO far recovered from his recent
s4AAi1Oco elo " DC e1DlC " DC lpOuL ClS
house once more. Ben was private
in company B, 39th United States
Voluteer Infantry and was serving
in the Philippines until given a dis
ability discharge, when he was taken
to San Francisco and placed in the
hospital, suffering with malaria. He
recovered there until able to be re-
moved when he was brought to Chart
ton and with good care and the COM
forts of home surrounding him he soon
began to recover his health.
The city council met in regular SEES
sion on Monday evening, allowed the
usual monthly batch of bills and con-
Quoted the routine business of that
body. They also took steps to remedy
the terrible jumping and Pickering of
the electric lights of which the bust
ness men have been complaining.
They ordered new belt for the large
wheel, the old one being worn out.
The slipping OF this belt is what caus-
ed the uneven light.
X. McFee has secured position in
Lacona and will move his family there
this week.