Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-09-27
Personal, SOCIAL AND POLITICAL
Everything From Joyous Births to
the Philosophical Observation of
sases, Are chronicIed by The cour.
iers Special Correspondents.

home near the depot Friday evening, of
complication OF diseases. She was
well known in Charlton and was de-
vout Catholic. She has been in fail
ing health for years and the past year
has been affected mentally. The fun
eral services will be held from st.
Mary's Catholic church today.
The opening of the democratic cam
paign in Lucas county that was sched-
uled to occur at Russell, on Saturday,
with V. R.McGinnis, candidate for con-
gress. as the chief speaker, was not
the success counted upon by the lead
ers. The crowd was not very large
and the enthusiasm not pronounced.
The rain in the afternoon, however,
can be used as an excellent excuse to
explain away the small attendance and
lack of interest.
Hiram Moore, one of the pioneers of
Lucas county, is able to be on the
streets again after an extended ILL
ness.
Mrs. w. w. Beardsley and brother,
N. S. Melville, of this place, are en-
joying a very pleasant visit from their
sister, Mrs. Rhoda Gillespy, of Colo
RADIO.
These parts were visited Saturday
afternoon by heavy downfall of rain,
that tho it interfered somewhat with
business, was badly needed and will
do much good to rye, wheat, fall pas
lures and many late potatoes that
are still in condition to be helped.
A farmer named Fry met with a
very serious accident Saturday while
at work with a threshing machine
or nf In 10, of Va
machine when he slipped and in some
manner got his foot caught in the ma
chine, which could not be stopped I'M
bruised that it was found necessary to
amputate the leg just below the knee.
Mrs. w. E. WEIGH is in Ottumwa,
her mother, Mrs. P. H. Kirkhart.
Rev. T. M. NICK. Stuart, formerly
pastor and presiding elder of the M.
q. church at this place, but who has
been stationed at Grace M. E. church,
Des Moines, the past two years. de-
liyered most interesting and instruc-
tive sermon to the congregation Sun
day morning.
The infant daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Perry A. Walker. died at it's home Sat
birth. Mr.. and Mrs. Walker have a
host of Charlton friends who sympa-
thize with them in their loss.
Charlton, Sept. 25.-Today is entry
day or opening day of the Lucas coun-
ty fair, but owing to the extremely wet
weather the exhibits are not coming
in as freely as they otherwise would
have done. The management of the
fair has prepared an extraordinary
strong program for the weeks exhibi-
tion.
Miss May Waynick, stenographer for
the First National bank, has returned
from two weeks visit with her broth
er and sister in Chicago, who had but
lately returned from trip abroad.
The attention of the court was TAX
en- up again Monday by the hearing of
the Downward VS.. Holmes SANDER suit.
The evidence is all in and the attor-
neys are now pleading the case 1t
will probably go to the jury this even
Ing. The judge has granted Sheriff
Eli Manning the change of venue asked
for by him in the $4,000 damage suit
begun against him by Chas. Essex for
false Imprisonment and the case was
dismissed. The grand jury has re-
! turned several indictments. Allen
Branch has pead guilty to burglary and
the jury in the Platts VS.. Rocky case
y returned a verdict for the defendant.
The funeral services of Mrs. j. Nc
z Govern were conducted from st. Ma
rvs Catholic church by Rev. G. F, Wal
dron. Mrs. McGovern was about SIS
years old and had a host of Charlton
friends who mourn her death. She
! was buried in the rites of the Catholic
church, Of which church she has
been a faithful member, and her re-
mains were followed to their last rest
ing place in the Catholic cemetery by
large concourse Of people despite the
bad weather.
The management of Company H who
have in charge the production of the
two military dramas, "The Generals
Daughter" and "The Union Spy" post
poned their opening night until Tues
day to accommodate the Harrison
Bros minstrels, who were billed to
play her Monday night,
Sunday was rally day and roll call
for the congregation of the Christian
church of this place. Notices had
been sent out previously and nearly
the entire congregation was present to
respond to their names or sent ex-
cuses. The choir prepared and render
ed some very pretty special music, and
Rev. Sanderson delivered short talk
on the work of the previous year,
this being the end of the church year.
After the roll was called arrangements
were made for carrying on the work
OF the church the coming year.
,s The Charlton delegates to the con-
ference of the Des Moines conference
of the M. En- church who went to Des
Moines this year We're successful in
their efforts to secure the next confer
ence and the people of Charlton can
prepare to entertain the ministers of
the conference in September 1901.
Howard Culbertson, the young son
of Mr.. and Mrs. H. d. Copeland, of this
place, met with very serious acct
dent at his home just east of town on
! Sunday. He was riding pony with a
lasso in his hands playing Buffalo Bill,
by lassoing a post when the horse slip