Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-02-13

ming, who has been laid up for the |
past few weeks with severe attack
of fever, is able to be at his office once
more.
Lawrence Mathers, of Creston, was
business caller in Charlton on We'd
nesday.
Perry Pearcy, former resident of
ing on old friends in the city Wednes-
day.
DR.. T. M. Throckmorton made a
professional call at Lucas Thursday.
The day in court was taken up We'd
nesday by law and probate business.
DR.. B. E. Daugherty was granted a
permit to sell Intoxicating liquors as
medicine. The case of Chas. r. Kirk,
who asked the same privilege, was set
Tor rfial Saturday morning, there be-
ing a remonstrance on file. A motion
to overrule the remonstrance was not
allowed but motion to make it more
specific was granted. Six divorce cases
were heard and DEGREES signed. The
divorce cases were Geo. Pyle VS.. Sadie
Pyle, Viola Briggs VS.. John Briggs,
Peter Rosenhalm VS.. Mary Rosenhalm,
Mary l.. Isenheart VS.. Lloyd G. Isen-
neart, Margaren Stombaugh VS.. w. II.
Stombaugh. Thos. Loan VS.. Rosa G.
Loan, Isaac West VS.. Anna West. The
will of Elisha Gregg was entered for
probate. The heirs wished to make
an agreement not to probate but the
Judge overrufed' it. The wills of Sam
Nisewender, John Bell, S. T.. Lewis and
Esau Groves were admitted to probate
and the administrators named in the
wills. appointed. while objections We're
filed to the probate OF John Goods will
Inv ooff ~f fol
ter. The day, Thursday, was taken up
in hearing the injunction case of J. Z.
and r. ID. Piper VS.. j. G. Fletcher and
z. w. Ramsey in which they ask for
an injunction to restrain the defend |
ants from collecting rent for a store
room in Oakley. The evidence was not
all in Thursday but will probably be
finished this morning.
Eugene Holmberg is suffering with
a very sore knee and a sprained ankle,
the result of fall on the slippery
Sidewalks.
C. HI. Kirkhart, the real estate man,
is able to be around once more after a
two weeks struggle with the humps.
J.W. Sprott, of Derby, one of the
most popular citizens of Lucas county,
\ is in Charlton attending court.
Mrs. Armstrong, of Galesburg, ILL.,,
is the guest of her friend, Mrs. j. A.
4 Brown, of this place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Lyttle, who have
made their home in Charlton for the
past year, have packed their household
goods and returned to their former
home in Oil City, Pennsylvania. While
here they have made some very true
friends who regret their departure.
Charlton, Feb. 1O.-Mesdames S. and
e. Oppenheimer very pleasantly enter
tanned q number of their women
friends at a 10 o'clock luncheon at the
home of the former Thursday. There
were about shirty-ive guests present,
land the afternoon proved most enjoy
able
Mrs. M. R. Kurtz is enjoying very
pleasant visit from her cousin, Mrs. l..
3. McCabe. of Burlington.
Mrs. Frances Bremhorst and little
son, Of OtIumwa, are spending few
days in the city with her mother, Mrs.
y. B. Moon.
George Tout, an old resident of Char
iton, but now of Ottumwa, is in Char
iton attending court.
The report of the great success of
the Noxall City Guard band MINISTRIES
has gone beyond the bounds OF Char
jton, and a call has been received from
the people Of Humeston for them to
come to that city and repeat the per-
Torrance. The boys now have the
proposition under consideration, and
B it is possible they will accept and
appear there next Thursday.
The Christian church of this place
will begin a protracted meeting Feb
ruary 26. Rev. A. T. Sanderson, of
Keokuk, brother of the pastor, and one
of the finest pulpit orators and most
successful ministers of the state, will
conduct the meetings.
Miss Nellie Durham, the assistant
high school teacher, is confined to her
bed with an attack of mumps and was
unable to fill her place at the school
room. Miss Grew is supplying her
place during her illness.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Chris
tian church, that was to have met at
Mrs. Joliff's, east of town, Thursday,
was postponed on account Of the
weather and will meet Thursday with
Miss Laura Copeland.
John Boland, of Lucas, was visiting
friends in the city Friday.
The weather, that has been so
stormy and cold for the past few days,
settled down a little Friday and be-
came much warmer with no wind
blowing. The snow melted just enough
4 to make the sleighing the finest in
these parts for years.
The day in court was taken up Fri
day by the hearing of the Piper VS..
Fletcher suit, on injunction. About
forty witnesses were examined and
the case is not finished yet, but will
probably go to the judge oday.
James Rhodes, who has been confined
to his bed for the past week, with a
serious attack of stomach trouble, is
able to be around the house once
more.
Charlton. Feb. 12.-Bert Brown, ex-
& pressman on the Charlton and Kansas
4 City run, spent Sunday with his pa
rents at Abba.
The masquerade box supper given by
the Christian Endeavor society of the
Christian church Friday evening was
a mosn glorious success, both socially
and financially. There were about 100
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