Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-09-05

school building of this place and H.
H. Jones was elected but could not &C
cept the position.
Geo. Taylor, who has been visiting
his parents Mr.. and Mrs. Grove Tay-
lor of Whitebreast township for the
past few days has returned to his
work in Old Mexico where he is en-
ployed in running a diamond drill.
The board of supervisors of Lucas
County met in regular session Monday
The day was consumed in regular
business of allowing claims and APP
proving reports and nothing of impor-
lance was transacted There is but
little important business to transact
at this time and it will probably be a
short one.
Miss Carrie Allen who has been Wis
iting relatives and friends around
Charlton and Russell during the Sum-
mer has returned to Chicago where
she will resume her duties as teacher
in the public schools.
The city council held their regular
meeting Monday evening and but lit
tie business of Importance was trans
acted. They went through the regu-
lar routine and allowed the usual
amount of monthly bills after which
they proceeded to ascertain the tax
levy required for city purposes for the
current year This was found to be
14K. mills divided as follows: 10 mills
for general purposes, 2 mills for sink
ing fund. l mill for fire purposes and
liz mills for free public library pur-
poses. This is about the same levy
LOO, -,
of all property in Charlton is counted
about S443,000 but out of this there is
to be deducted soldiers widows, SOL
diers, church property and the like that
is not assessible. reduces this to $780,
900 from which taxes can be collected
With this to figure on the coun-
Gil expect to realize about $4,000 in
taxes for city purposes next year.
which with the revenue derived from
the city electric light plant they
think will be amply sufficient for all
needs.
Carmi Mckinley has resigned his
position in the furniture and
undertaking store here and will de-
part in few days for Abba here he
has secured similar position.
Mrs. Mabel Bert, of Russell was Wis,
iting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. D. S.
Myers, of Charlton, on Monday.
C. ]. Eckfelt, deputy treasurer OF
! Wapello county, was in Charlton Mon.
day visiting old friends and spending
| the day with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. F. Eckfelt.
| Miss Anna Lingrene has returned
from an extended visit with relatives
and friends in Ottumwa and resumed
charge of her dressmaking parlors
Mr.. and Mrs. o. E. Lamb, accompan.
led Mr.. Lambs father to Tacoma
Monday where they spent the day Wis
| iting relatives and friends. Mr.. and
Mrs. Lamb returned Monday evening
! Young Peter Wigiren who has been
working for S. P. Wirgiren on the
street sprinkler for so long has re-
signed his position and departed for
an extended visit with his sister at
| Peoria, Ill
Will l.. Edison has moved his family
to the j. ]. Myers property in the east
part of town.
There was small strike institut
ed in Charlton Tuesday among some
Hughes for the past few days. Mr.
Hughes has had them employed in cut
ting, sorting and picking wool. He
had been paying them 8 1-3 cents PEI
pound for the work which they were
doing with common hand shears. He
provided them with sheep shears
whereby they could do more worl
and attempted to reduce the price tt
21a cents per pound. The boys object
ed to the apparent reduction in wages
and all but two of them refused tt
work and prevented others from taking
their places. They were making from
80 to rs cents per day under the OLE
scale and thought the reduction woult
decrease their wages. The two boy
who remained at work however dc
: 1nonstrated that with the new shear
they could make as much money a
2h cents a pound as they could witt
the old ones at 1-3 cents and in tn
/ evening they informed the other boy
: of the result of their labors and the
decided to begin work again this morn
) ing under the new scale. Thus ar
J other chapter in the history of tn
fight between capital and labor wa
! brought to a close.
{ Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Glaze have move
from their previous home in the cas-
part of town to house just acros
, from the lumber yard on Main stree
: and are now at home to friends.
!, Mrs. Field has departed for a
a extended visit with her son in Coli
+ RADIO. She hopes the change in cl
!, mate will benefit her health which ha
, been very poorly of late.
l Miss Stella Maul1 departed Monda
, for Simpson college for the fall an
. winter terms of school.
, August Peterson and wife of Libe
: ty township have returned from fe'
, days visit with relatives and friend
, in Des Moines.
7 While working in the mill Tuesda
: the boys noticed that when a certai
: sack was touched there would be
, peculiar kissing sound come from
and the sack would move. They wer
t somewhat frightened and did nj
} know what caused it. Some of til
; older people thought it was a rattl
e snake and others said it was a bun
bic bees nest. They finally decide
: to open the sack and when it was CT
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