Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-25
Daily Doings of Some of Ottumwa's
Close Neighbors.
Personal, SOCIAL AND POLITICAL
Everything From Joyous Births to
the Philosophical Observation of
Sages, Are chronicIed by The cour.
ier's Special Correspondents.
Charlton.

Amos, of Osceola, is spending few
days in the city the guest Of her Sis
ter, Mrs. ]. H. Curtis.
Miss Blanchard, of Russell, was in
Charlton Wednesday attending the
wedding of her cousin, Miss Villa Hol-
linger, and visiting with friends.
Wednesday was payday on the Bur-
Ington railroad at this place, and ow-
ing to the holiday rush of business
that has been going on in the railroad
circles the boys received extra large
checks this month. While Charlton is
not a railroad town, yet there is
enough railroad employees here to ma
terially increase the volume of bust
ness each payday, and it is especially
noticeable in Christmas shopping.
Miss Ora Shellar, who has been Wis
iting in the south for the past few
months, has returned to her home in
Charlton.
Janet and Gross Throckmorton, who
have been attending college at Indian
ola, have returned home to spend the
holidays.
Wednesday evening occurred one of
the pfettiest weddings ever solemn
lied in Charlton, when Rev. ]. A. Rus
sell, Of st. Andrews Episcopal church,
using the impressive ring ceremony of
that church, united the lives of
Miss Villa Hollinger and Horace G.
Larimer. The bride was given away
by her mother and was accompanied
by Miss Jessie McKlveene as brides
maid. The groom was accompanied
by Will Eickenberry as best man.
Both young people are well known and
favcrably liked in Lucas county. Both
were raised in Charlton. Mr..
Larimer is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. K. Larimer and is connected with
the firm of HoIlinger & Larimer. He
is a prominent MEMBER of and was re-
Gently president of the NoXall club
and is well known and highly respect
ed in the community. The bride is a
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. N. B. Hol-
linger and is charming and accomp-
lished. She is prominent in club cir
cles and has hosts OF friends. The
young people were the recipients of
number of beautiful and handsome
wedding presents. They went to
housekeeping at once in a cottage pre-
to their friends.
The ladies of the U. P. church will
hold their annual sale and dinner in
Saturday, December %. They will
serve roast turkey, beef, chicken, pork
pie, potatoes and cold slaw and have
a counter loaded with fine home made
confectionery.
Miss Goldie Gladys Rhodes, the
young daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. J. M.
Rhodes, who has been dangerously i'll
for the past few weeks, is reported to
be great deal better.
Mrs. Nellie Renzinhausen, of Mono
ma, is spending few days in the city,
the guest of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
N. B. Hollinger.
The case of the Huber Manufacture
ing company VS.. S. T. Tanner and FL
mer Stafford, in which the defendants
were sued for the price of threshing
machine which they claimed would
not work, was finally given to the jury
Thursday, after having consumed all
week, in which time over fifty wit
nesses were examined. The Baker
case and this one have consumed so
much time that the term will be adj
journed Saturday with much business
continued until next term.
Charlton, Dec. 24.-While two
stockmen, enroute to the Chicago
market with stock, had temporarily
left the way car of fast stock train
Saturday night at this place, two
overcoats belonging to them were
stolen. The coats contained valua-
BILE papers, none of which were nego-
table. The thieves are supposed to
be local talent and the officers are
Keeping a lookout for the stolen prop
erty.
Jesse Woods, the barber, was taken
i'll very suddenly Saturday evening
while at supper, and was unable to re-
sumo his work. Yesterday he was
s some better but is yet unable to at
tend to his business.
Mrs. w. w. Whitfield is seriously i'll
at her home in Orchard addition.
Court adjourned Friday, after ses-
sion lasting two weeks. The early
part of the term was taken up with
probate matters which were quickly
disposed of. Two jury trials were
heard, both of which consumed about
ten days of the session. The personal
damage case of George Baker VS., the
Burlington railroad, in which the
plaintiff sued for $4,000 and recovered
$500, will be appealed to the supreme
court. The second jury trial was thai
Il OF The f1uUGF notwithstanding COupduo
VS.. S. T. Tanner and Elmer Stafford
and consumed nearly all of the seconc
week of the term. The verdict in thi!
case was $46S damages in favor of TIT
defendants.
The box supper given by Miss Ger
trude WEIGH at Grove school hous'
lust north of town, near the fai
grounds, on Friday evening, was de
cided success both socially and finan
cially. There was fine literary ant
musical program in connection witt
the supper, and the many young pee
pie from Charlton who attended, re
port most enjoyable time. TIL
school will realize about Sis from tn
affair, which will be used to start ;
school library.
The new ice house, situated on tn
banks of Spring Lake, in the new add
ton, is now completed and ready TO
the ice harvest. 1t has a capacity O
1900, tons of ice, which will be sur
piled from Spring Lake this winter.
Miss Mae McMasters, who is teach
ing school near Derby, and Miss Lul'
McMasters, who is teaching in tn
public schools of Osceola, are spend
ing the holidays with their mother