Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-12-03

but recently moved to town, are now
nicely located in their new home on
/ Eighth street.
| Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Culbertson of OF
tumwa spent Thanksgiving with Char
iton relatives.
H. Ostdiek of Ottumwa was tran
sacting business and calling on old
friends in Charlton on Friday.
Little Miss Hazel Abrahamson is
confined to her home with a serious
attack of whooping cough.
| George Tout, an old resident of Char
iton, but now located at Ottumwa was
visiting his brother, VIM. Tout, and
I renewing old acquaintance in this
city Friday.
Miss la Bartram of Abba is spend
ing few days in the city, the guest
Of her friend, Miss Laura Yocum.
Mrs. W. X. Farmer entertained the
members OF the Ladies' Aid society of
the Christian church on Friday after
noon. The regular meeting day is
Thursday, but it was postponed on ac-
count of Thanksgiving day. There
was much business of Importance
transacted. Saturday December IA,
was settled upon as the date for hold
ing the annual dinner and sale in the
basement of the church and commit
tees were appointed to take charge of
the work.
Mary X Stuart has departed for an
extended visit with relatives and
friends in Mystic.
Word has been received in Charlton
that Hon. H. L. Byers of Lucas was
robbed Of drafts and valuable papers
valued at $4,000 while in Des Moines
this week. Mr.. Byers had his grip at
the hotel and, as the story goes, the
thief took the grip which contained
the papers from the hotel, rihed it OF
its contents and returned it to its
place in the hotel. Mr.. Byers is pay
master at the Morgan Valley coal
mines and intended to cash the drafts
| for the payment of the miners. All
) the banks of the country have been
notified not to honor the drafts and
the thief will have hard time realiz
ing any money on his plumber Mr.
Byers is well known in Charlton hav
ing represented Lucas county for two
terms in the state legislature.
Among the students of the various
colleges and universities of the state
who are spending their Thanksgiving
vacation with their parents in Chart
ton are the following: Miss Stella
Mauk, Ethel and Fora Smythe, May
Lorimer. Blanche Dent. Ella Shreves
Myrtle Fisk, Bessie Decker, Maude and
Janette Throckmorton, Messrs. ArthuS
Curtis, Nelson Mitchell, Jean Throck
morton and Ed. Culbertson.
> What Cheer.
What Cheer, Nov. sos. w. White
and family have moved to Charlton
Mr. White is manager of the Crescen
! Coal company now located at Lucas.
red King has just returned from
2 AlLkin, Mimi. at which place he has
l purchased a farm.
Union Thanksgiving services were
2 held at the Presbyterian church con
Quoted by Rev. Ford, of the Christian
e church.
!, Miss Anna Windett is visiting will
4 friends in Des Moines.
4 Water is getting scarce, many O
4 the wells are dry and unless tn;
! drouth is soon broken many families
i will be greatly Inconvenience.
A holly contested game of football
J. played here Thursday between kes
i wick and What Cheer teams, resul.e,
il. score of to 0.
: Lebanon.
J. Lebanon, Nov 30.-Will Guernse,
= and two little sons of Ok omc City
n are visiting vita relatives here.
# Earnest RouSh and wife have a cir
!. at their home.
Dale Brooks, of Eldon, is 4 visito
v It'll friends here
= Belmer Slater and family of nea
. Troy were calling on friends her
8 Tuesday
/ Miss Maud Foglesong had vacatio
on Thanksgiving day.
Protracted meeting still continue
o at the NJ. E. church with quite goo
u interest.
Y. James Peacock and wife, old tim
d residents of this vicinity. but now c
d Oklahoma, are visiting relatives nea
y here
y Mrs. VIM. Davis is quite sick a
y present.
o Mrs. Snider is moving into her ne,
s. home recently purchased of Ed. Pc;
g cock.
n Miss Bessie Snder is nursing yer
If sore hand.
If Miss Abbie and Irene Conner sper
S. Thanksgiving at keosauqua.
,e Mystic.
ID Mystic, Nov. 30.-Miss Gertrud
Orr, of Ottumwa, visited relative
Is here Tuesday.
n Peter Mcintosh and Mr.. Stearne
ig and families depart for Oregon tn
it week where they will make their f,
le ture home A farewell reception We
i'd given them at the M. e. church Mo
IS day evening.
lie Mrs. D. B. Forsythe left the first
as the week on a trip to California #
n the benefit of her health.
is Harve Ramsey who has been visi
~ ing relatives in this city for sever
I'd months. left for his home in Gre;
v. Falls, Mont, Tuesday evening.
v The ladies of the NJ. e. church gay
70 social at Leppers Hall last Saturds
,e evening.
The first show to be given in Il
N. new opera house will be December
ii The Rebekah lodge of this place a
of arranging to attend lodge in Cente