Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-10-11
Daily Doings of Some of ottumwa's
Close Neighbors.
Personal, SOCIAL AND POLITICAL
Everything From Joyous Births to
the Philosophical Observation OF
Sages, Are chronieed by The cour.
ier's Special Correspondents.
Charlton.

Charlton, Oct. 11.-Miss amanda G.
Crowley, the daughter of David Crow
ley, prominent farmer of Lucas
county, and r. HI. Waite. formerly OF
Burlington, were united in marriage
last ewing by Mayor G.. w. Alexand-
en- The bride is well known as a
bright and capable young woman, and
the groom, altho comparatively a
stranger, comes here highly recon-
mended. Mr.. and Mrs. Waite, ac-
companied by the brides sister, have
gone for ali eastern trip, and on their
Z return will make this their future
home.
Mrs. Cora BEEN, of Indianola is
spending few days in the city, the
guest of her mother, Mrs. E. Gregg.
Mrs. Nellie Amos, who is employed
as a professional nurse at SANTA
rum in Osceola, is spending a short
vacation with her sisters, Mrs. J. III.
Curtis and Miss Lizzie Proctor of this
place.
Rev. H. w. Tate, formerly pastor of
the First Baptist church, of this place,
but now in charge of the Baptist
church at Streator, ILL.,, was visiting
old friends and transacting business
in Charlton Tuesday.
Engineer r. C. Price, who has been
running on the Charlton and Kansas
City branch, has been transferred to
the main line of the Burlington, run
headquarters at Burlington.
Carl Anderson, of English township
who has been confined to his bed for
the past two weeks, has so far recov-
cred as to be able to be about work
on his farm once more.
James Johnson, of Cedar township,
returned to Des Moines Tuesday NOR.
mig, where he will locate for short
time before going to Canada to take
up government land.
The Tuesday session of court was
taken up with the hearing of the Roy
Branch murder trial. The state COM
pleted their witnesses, and the de-
feEse got thru a considerable portion
of their evidence. The case will
probably be finished today
Mrs. William Edgington returned
to her home at Denver, Col, Tuesday
after an extended visit with old
friends.
Ed. Barrier, Nose Sargent and Reece
Griffin are charged with grand lar
ceny in disposing of $44 worth of
4 clover seed belonging to Custer &
( Jewell. About the 18th of September
the seed was missed and the firm has
been writing around over the country
enquiring about clover seed. They
finally found out that Nose Sargent
and Reece Griffin had sold eleven
bushels of clover seed week age
Monday at Knoxville. The officers
accordingly got on the track of the
seed and found out it had come from
Custer & Jewell. They Immediately
arrested Nose Sargent, who said that
ne was ignorant of any wrong doing
that Ed Barrier, the driver for Custer
& Jewell, delivered the seed to them
Ed. was then arrested and denied all
fin cannot be found. Sargent gave
bonds but Barrier was unable to dc
so, and is now in Jail, where he will
remain until the grand jury can in
vestiGate.
J. 3. Holman, formerly of this place
but now of Lucas, came up Wednes
day evening to attend the Hedge
meeting.
One of the best attended and most
enthusiastic political meetings OF
this campaign, was held in the opera
house Wednesday evening, when the
Hon. Thomas Hedge, member of con
gress from the first district, address
cd the people on the political issues
of the day. Before the speaking the
Oakley rough rider club of forty-one
members and the Oakley ladies'
marching club of twenty-four mem
bers, all wearing uniforms, paraded
the public square with torches, and
the band played one or two selec
lions, after which the house quickly
filled UP and seats were alta premium
Col w. DUNCAN was chairman OF
the meeting, and owing to the late
ness of the North Branch train, OF
which the speaker was to arrive, the
County Attorney w S. Boyer, Repre-
sentative r. A. Hasselquist and Mrs
ID. T. Storie were compelled to enter
tain the audience by short talks inter
spersed with music by the band. The
crowd on the whole was good naturet
and waited patiently until nearly g.: