Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-20
NEWS FROM NEAR BY
Daily Doings of Some of ottumwa,s
Close Neighbors
PERSONAL, SOCIAL AND POLITICAL
Everything From Joyous Births to
the Philosophical Observation Of
sages, Are chronicled by The cour.
ier's Special Correspondents.
Charlton.

Charlton.
Charlton, Dec. 19.-The board Of d.
rectors of the independent school dis
trict of Charlton have one of the most
peculiar pieces of work now on their
hands that will probably ever be their
lot to deal with. 1t is the matter of
selecting a successor for the late Prof.
Michner, whose death occurred a few
days ago. There are seven applicants
for the position, each of whom pre-
sents excellent recommendations
Prof. Michner has developed the
schools to such high degree of ex-
cellence that it is difficult work to Sc
lect a man to take his place, even out
of the list of able applicants. The
board held very interesting meeting
Monday evening. They had met in
special session to consider the ques-
ton Of selecting superintendent to
succeed the late Prof. Michner.
There were ten applications for the
place, all giving list of references,
and the task of choosing between
them was not an easy one. After con-
sidering it for some time they finally
concluded that it was not wise to
elect at this time and voted to con-
tinue County Superintendent G. F.
Goltry as the temporary head of the
city schools until further arrange
ments.
Clarence Moore, VINO was confined
to his room last week, has so far re-
5 covered as to be at work again.
q 0n1nfv
boy, preached two very interesting and
church in Belinda Sunday morning
and evening. Mr.. Vannoy has rapidly
come to the front as one of the pulpit
orators of the county.
P. L. Harper, of Wallace Neb., is in
the city, the guest of his father-in-law,
G. L. Stewart.
o. A. Palmer, formerly of Charlton,
but now state deputy of the M. w. A.
lodge in Vermont, is renewing ola &C
aquaintances in Charlton, and will visit
here few days.
Miss Martz has returned from few
days visit with friends in Creston: .
Camp 272, M. w. A., located at Char
fton, held very interesting and profit
able meeting at their lodge room Mon
day evening. Three new candidates
were initiated into the mysteries OF
woodcraft and two more applications
were voted upon. A pleasant part OF
the meeting was the presence of Yer.
mont state deputy, o. A. Palmer, a
former member of the Charlton camp,
and that gentleman gave an interest,"
ing talk on the progress of woodcraft
In Vermont. At the next meeting
there will be an installation of officers
and a full attendance is desired.
Miss May McMasters, who is teach
ing school near Derby, spent Sunday
with her mother, Mrs. Clara McMas-
tiers, of Charlton.
The first part of the week at the
court house has been taken up with
the hearing of the case entitled Huber
Manufacturing Co. VS.. S. T. Tanner
ct al. 1t is claimed that the company
sold Mr.. Tanner and others thresh-
ing machine som time ago, and that
the latter parties refused to pay for
the machine, claiming that it would
not work properly. A jury in the case
was easily secured, but slow progress
was made in the taking of testimony.
Roy Michner, Of Columbus juno
ton, who was called to Charlton by
the recent illness and death Of his
father, Prof D. r. Michner, has re-
turned to his home.
Miss Jessie Myers has returned to
her home in Russell after few days.
visit in Charlton with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. d. S. Myers.
Clyde Slater, formerly a resident of
this city, but now of Charlton, Mo-,
stopped over here for few days Wis
1t with old friends, on his way home
from Des Moines, where he has been
employed.
Bert Plots, Of Russell, was a bust
ness visitor in Charlton Monday.
George Barlow, who is working on
the S. H. Mallory farm in Lincoln
township, and who has been confined
to his bed for the past few weeks, has
recovered.
d. S. Myers and family have moved
from their rooms on the square to the
Wilkerson property on East Court
avenue and are now nicely settled and
ready to receive their friends.
w. A. Morford and family, of Rus
sell, were transacting business at tho
county seat Monday.
Harry Lewis, who has been confined
w IAo uOo LII tAC pdoI WCSh, ID oOulS
better but not yet entirely out of dan
ger.
There is only week remaining I'M
til Christmas, and the merchants of
Charlton have experienced an ex-
ceptionally good fall trade. Many
concerns have engaged extra clerks
to care for the increased trade they
expect. Merchants have had their
holiday goods on the shelves for near
sly two weeks, and the stocks are bet
ter, larger, more varied and cheaper
than for many years. The trade open
ed up with a rush on Saturday and
began again in earnest Monday. The
weather tho not much like Christmas
weather. Is better than it has been
for weeks and as nearly all the corn
has been gathered the farmers are
taking advantage of the weather to
do their Christmas shopping.
Observation-Disclosures
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