Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-05-03
Daily Doings ofsome of Ottumwa,s
Close Neighbors.
personal, SOCIAL AND POLITICAL
Everything From Joyous Births to the
philosophical Observation of Sages,
Are ChronicIed by the CourIer's
Special Correspondents.
CHARLTON.

Central church in English township,
on Sunday afternoon.
u. Culbertson, of Ottumwa, arrived
Saturday for short visit with his
brothers in this city.
Mrs. Flora w. Marshall made bust
ness trip to WOODBURY. Friday, re-
turning on Saturday. She was accom-
panied by her nephew, Cory L. Wal
ton. While there they were guests of
i Mrs. Jno. Robbins.
Rev. Kephart left Monday night for
Milo, where he will conduct a series
of meetings. He has just returned
lied church, L. d. S., held at Lamont.
Harry Blanchard, of this city, spent
Sunday in Russell with his parents.
Bert Fuller, of Lucas, spent Monday
e in Charlton.
Mrs. L. r. Maple has returned home
after an extended visit in the south.
Mrs C. G. Maxwell, of Indianola,
was called here by the death of her
sister-in-law, Mrs. r. II. MAXWELL
What might have proved to be a
serious accident occurred Monday at
( ternoon at the implement house of
IA. j. Woodman, at the southeast cor
ner of the square. They had a large
pile of culitvators piled up in the back
room, from which they had been sell
ing, and taking out from the bottom.
The pile became loosened and with
but moments warning ten cultiva-
4 tors fell to the floor with a crash.
Fortunately no one was underneath
ii 1T, all the men having left the pile
but a moment before. and aside from
few bent rods and wheels no damage
was done.
l,o9s sp
county in regard to the republican pri-
3 mary is being rapidly simplifed. The
fight for county recorder, for which
there are twelve candidates, is being
1 rapidly simmered down to a fight be-
tween three candidates. w. II. Lewis,
a. ID. Gray and Ida Brownlee. The
indications now point to the bulk OF
the vote being cast for these three
candidates, with the remainder scat
teging to the personal following of
their friends. 1t now looks as tho $50
votes would be sufficient to nomin-
ate, and all three of these candidates
claim to have that many votes already
pledged.
Mrs. Minnie Mccullough, of this
city, came home Monday from Chica-
81 go, where she has been with her
father, H. III. Day, who went there for
note he is much improved.
The Boys Anti-Cigarette league of
the M. e. church gave very enter
tanning program at the court house
SUNDAY evening. The president, Char
ley Rogers, read paper on the use
OF the cigarette and its damage to
"a boys. The music was excellent and
helped to make the meeting interest
ing.
Mrs. Edith Z. Peake. the evangelist
who has been conducting meetings at
he United Presbyterian church for
n three weeks, left Monday for Des
Moines.
Charlton, May Pr. E. Houston, of
\ Russell, was on the streets of Charlton
today.
Mrs. Emma Pyle, who is under bond
TO appear OF the May term of court,
has returned from Colorado.
Mrs. Columbus Chambers has return
ed to her home in Kansas after several
weeks visit with her relatives and
friends.
q. S. Boyd, of Russell, candidate for
county recorder, is in town today,
looking after his interests.
Constable Phil Hahn was Cleveland
visitor Monday in search of some box
car Migrants who stole some shoes. He
found the shoes but the tramps were
not in sight.
=. ID. Hickman leaves today for var-
GUS places over the state to look after
his property interests.
Mrs. ID. S. Burlington is home from
Des Moines where she has been for
!, several weeks, having an operation per-
formed for cancer.
Bert Fuller, of Lucas, spent Monday
in Charlton.
May Day was celebrated in the pub
lie schools yesterday.
Mrs. Il. S. Jones and Miss Lillian
Keene spent Sunday in Russell ait the
home OF the formers. sister, Mrs. Van
Dyke.
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. L. Lewis left this
morning for a few weeks visit in Cres-
ton enroute to California where they
81 viii make more extended visit.
All the merchants are well pleased
u to see the street sprinkler out this
spring. They have had all the dust
they want.
John Allen and wife, of LAGRANGE,
spent Tuesday in Charlton.
Mrs. Condit, of Indiauola, formerly a
resident of Charlton, stopped in the
city this morning on her way to Chi
cago.
BLOOMFIELD.
Bloomfield, May 1.-Hon. II. II. and
y Palmer Trimble, of Keokuk, spent
Monday in this city where they visit
ed relatives.
NJ. Brenneman and family spent Sum
day at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. David
Trickler, who reside on farm three
miles southeast of the city.
Rev. and Mrs. j. w. Caldwell, of
Troy, spent Sunday with relatives in
this city.
Miss Winnie Dunshee, of Moulton.
was the guest of Miss Cassie Plank on
Sunday.
w. ;. Steclel was business visitor
in Milton on Saturday.
r. III. Todd, of New Sharon, made a
business tripjto This city Monday.
Mrs. Andrew Taylor, of Duluth,
Mimi, joined her husband in this city
on Friday and spent several days Wis
iting relatives in this city. Friends