Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-26

county. He died at Aurora, Neb., and
his remains were inferred in the Derby
Icemeterv,. followed by the sincere re-
1gret OF host of friends.
Mrs. 4. Scott Rogers has returned
70 her home at Lucas, after a weeks
Visit with her daughter. Mrs. S. c. Por-
tier, of this place.
Mrs. Wilson, mother of Rev. A. c..
Ormand, of the Presbyterian church,
land who has been spending the winter
with him, departed Friday evening for
IMuncie, Ind, where she will spend the
|summer with another son.
Fred Boland, one of Chariton's
Iyoung men, who has been working in
the telegraph office here for the past
five wears, has successfully passed the
examination as telegraph operator,
and entered upon his duties at Maxon,
to which place he was assigned.
=. @. Stuart, formerly editor of the
Charlton Democrat and city editor of
the Des Moines Leader, but who for
the past two years has been practicing
law in Charlton, has been admitted in
to partnership of the law firm of Stu
art q Stuart. The firm now consists
of r. NJ. Stuart, his son, C. w. Stuart,
and f. @. Stuart.
Rev. j. ii. Aughey, formerly of shis
place. but now located at Weston, Mo-,
has returned to his charge, after a
weeks visit with old friends in Char
|iton.
John Shellar, one of the Oldest resi-
dents of Lucas county and father of
Deputy Auditor Shellar, was stricken
with paralysis Friday evening. Mr..
|Shellar is past SO years OF age, and il
is feared his age will prevent his re-
covering from the effects of the stroke.
ia. c. Pealle, who accompanied
ii. II. Day to Chicago to undergo an
operation for gall stones, has returned
and reports Mr.. Day as better, tho
still in dangerous condition.
Miss Maggie BEEN, who was recently
elected one of the teachers in our pun
Elic schools. closed {; most successful
term of school at the Wright school
i house, just north of town, Friday ev-
Iening. The school held some very in
Iterestin~ exercises, and at the conclu-
Ision several nice speeches were made
by the patrons of the school, telling
the high regard in which they held
the teacher and regretting her loss 10
the district.
| Charlton, April 24.-Charles j. Eek
felt, formerly of this place, but now
i deputy treasurer of Wapello county,
was an over Sunday visitor with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. F. Eckfelt.
4 Court convened here Monday with
Judge Robert Sloan on the bench and
Carey Wilkins as reporter. The day
was taken up in preliminary work and
the assignment of cases. The docket
is small, consisting of nineteen law
cases, ten criminal, thirty-one chancery,
twenty-five probate cases. The grand
jury will meet today and the trial
jury will report May 1. The mosl
important criminal cases this term
are the Tuttle-Sandahl attempted
murder trial, the rehearing of the Es-
sex case, and the Emma Pyle attempt
1 ed murder trial.
Charles E. Lewis has returned from
a few days visit at Des Aioines, and
begun work for S. Levin at the novelty
i store.
4 Gus bergman, student at Drake
university, has come home for few
days visit with his parents.
i The Misses Cleo Bryan and Maude
Shular have returned from few days
visit with Miss Shular's brother, Rob-
Iert, OF that place.
The store room occupied by jacob
Yengal d Sons meat market has
been greatly benefited by the addi-
ton of a nice coat of paint on the walls
and ceilings, with a pretty border and
some new fixtures.
| Company IL has made arrangements
with Colonel E. B. Temple, owner of
the war drama, 'The Union Spy" to
come to Charlton some time in the
next two weeks, to see about putting
on the drama here by local talent for
the benefit of the company.
| The many friends of H. L. Penick
will be panied to hear of his death at
the home of his father. W. c. Penick,
on Sunday morning. Mr.. Penick was
about 40 years of age, had resided in
Charlton nearl-- all his life. was the
son of w. c. Penick cashier OF the
Charlton bank, and was well known in
Charlton and thruout Lucas county.
He was thrown from a buggy about
two weeks ago and sustained injuries
from which he never recovered. The
funeral services We're conducted from
the family residence today.
Clarence Dolin, student at the S. S.
tobiii SSiSOi VI OSlSODduuNa dG LES
Moines, came down and spent Sunday
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. C. Dolin
of this place.
i Peter Williamson, of Lucas county,
has been drawn as a petit juror for
the federal court, to be held at Des
MoineS, May s, with Judge Oliver Shi-
ras on the bench.
1 D. r. BLAZER. an old resident of
Charlton, but who for the past few
Z years has been residing at Grand Riv-
er, has returned to his home after
q weeks visit with friends in Chari-
I ton.
i Charlton, April 25.-The south side
OF the square has been greatly inn
proved and the public greatly benefit
ed by the laying of a new twelve foot
sidewalk in front of the Dewey build
ings at the southeast corner.
| Hon. j. c. Mitchell, OF Ottumwa, is
in Charlton attending court this week.
j. H. Sanders. of Lucas, formerly a
resident of Charlton, was renewing old
acquaintances on our streets Monday
i Mrs. Geo. L. Carpenter is dangerous