Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-05-29
NEWS FROM NEAR BY
Daily Doings OF Some of ottumwa's
Close Neighbors. rs
personal, SOCIAL AND POLITICAL
Everything From Joyous Births to the
Philosophical Observation ofsases.
Are Chronicled by the Courier's
Special Correspondents.
CHARLTON.

CHARLTON.
Charlton, May a5.-John hurry and
daughter, Mrs. S. b. Mcklveen, lett 1of
Cedar Falls Wednesday evening to VS.
itEfriends and relatives.
Mrs. q. d. Stuart gave card party
to a number of friends Thursday ev-
Mrs..W. NJ. Knight is quite sick; an
abscess has formed in her throat.
Miss Ada Manning has returned to
her school duties at keilerton, after
being ill for three weeks.
Miss Marguerite Butts entertained a
fsnsimb Der of her school friends Wednes-
day evening.
Lloyd Penick returned Wednesday
night from a trip to Chattanooga,
4 Tenn, and New Orleans.
Geo. Routt left for Chicago Wednes-
day night on business.
Mrs. Hayes Gillespie is much improy-
ed from her severe attack of pleurisy.
Hon. S. +. Bestow was taken sud-
denly i'll Wednesday afternoon, but is
reported much better today.
Harry Clinton, assistant postmaster
Of Russell, spent Wednesday in Chari-
ton.
s. II. Mallory and family returned
from Omaha Wednesday morning.
I Mr.. and Mrs. w. 0. Parmenter gave
party Thursday afternoon in honor
OF their daughter-in-law, Mrs. Jennie
Parmenter. Of Grand Junction, Col.
Mr. and Mrs. B. Il. Bates gave par
+ ty Thursday afternoon in honor of
their daughters, Mrs. Kulinz, of Chica-
go, and Mrs. Buchanan, who are visit
4 ing here.
Rev. Sanderson will deliver a memo
rial sermon Sunday morning to the
firemen at the Christian church.
The Ladies' Aid society of the NJ. D.
church will meet with Mrs. Geo. Brown
Friday afternoon at o'clock. Lunch
will be served.
The children of the seventh and
eighth grades practiced the opening
chorus of the Decoration exercises in
the assembly room of the court house
Thursday evening.
James Lynch has sold his match
team Of sorrel horses to u party in
AUnionyille, Mo. He received $500 for
sss
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Brown, of English
township, are the proud parents OF
baby girl.
SAdLllOu,e May ssO.--CIlaS. bulilllS UOu,
cashier of the Bankers Life associa-
ton of Des Moines, is in the city visit
ing his parents and friends.
Mrs. VIM. Glaze has returned from
Z Nebraska to make Charlton her future
home Mr.. Glaze has secured employ
ment in Osceola at the Haw Hotel.
Alfred Nelson, of Ottumwa, is spend
ing a few days in Charlton this week.
y. C. Copeland aud wife and O. S.
Hatcher and wife spent Friday in the
woods down at the New York bridge.
Mrs. C. w. Stuart and children de-
parted for Humeston Friday morning
TO make few days visit with her sis
ter, Mrs. Frank Smith.
Ala meeting of the school board
Thursday evening the bids for the
erection of the new school building
were opened and passed upon, Enslow
johnson and Bert were the fortunate
bidders, their bid being $26,04S. The
building is to be ZIG feet long by 76
feet wide, three stories high and to be
built of stone and ST. Louis pressed
buick. When completed, about Octo-
Der 1, Charlton will have the best
school building of any town of its size
s an the state. The Pond d Hasey Co.
OF Minneapolis, secured the contract
for heating the building, their bid be-
ing So, 1913.
2. z. Smoot has moved into the
Stewart property in the northeast part
I ofithe city.
Miss Nellie Hanlin is visiting friends
and relatives in Russell this week.
Miss Jessie Crawley attended the
commencement exercises in Lucas
Thursday.
BLOOMFIELD.