Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-25
Short Tales Concerning People You
Know.
THE VICINITY OF OTTUaWA IN BRIEF
Births, Deaths, Marriages, Movements
Of Your Acquaintance as chronicled
by Courier's Staff of Correspondents
VINO Know Whereof They Speak.
Charlton.

Charlton. |
Charlton, July 22.-Lester Hall. |
formerly of this place but now located
at Liberty Center. was renewing old
Z acquaintance on our streets Satur- |
day. |
Matte Lane, of Lucas. was in town
Saturday doing some shopping and Wis |
iting friends.
Mrs c. f. Ski1yin has returned to-
her home in Creston after a few days
l,isit with her sister, Mrs. T. c. Walk |
/, es. IN snis place. |
VA. Peel, who IS located on farm
near Lacona. was in Charlton the last
of last week. William is an old resi-
dent of this place and has many
! friends; who We're glad to see him.
Hattie Long and daughter, Gertie,
Visited Saturday with Mrs. Longs Old
s:choolmate, Mrs. w. e. Lewis, OF this
place.
Pearl and Ella Stanley departed Fri
cay for few days visit with friends
in Des Moines.
Mrs. Hugh McCallag, OF Russell was
renewing old acquaintances in Chal-
I ton on Saturday.
Conductor Patton, formerly OF OF
tlmwa, but who has been recently
Charlton & K c. branch has moved
his family to Charlton to make th"ir
future home.
John R. Johnson, of Lincoln town
ship, has departed for a siX-weeks'
visit with relatives and friends in the
Dominion of Canada.
j. D. Hardin, travelling stock agent
{ for the Burlington road, returned Sat
urday from business trip to Mis-
souri,. ~
The epidemic of gambling has be-
come so prevalent in Charlton that the
officers seem to be almost powerless
= to stop it. 1t is INDUCED in by sll
classes and grades of society for all
manner Of stakes from the prizes offer
ed at progressive card party to the
high stakes in the gambling houses
The vice is not confined to the older
men, however, as recently the small
boys have taken it up and use all their
spare change in gambling. Craps
seems to be the fayorite game OF the
youngsters and Friday evening Officer
Cook found six or eight OF the young
sters the oldest not over It, shooting
craps on the walk in the north part OF
town and brought them before the
mayor who gave them lecture and
fined each IS and costs. 1t is hoped
that this will prove a lesson to others
as the officers say they propose to stop
the gambling practice and will arrest
all found engaged in any game OF
chance. 1t might be good thing II
they would begin crusade against the
slot machines found all over town that
creates this appetite for gambling in
the brains of the youngsters.
Mr.. and Mrs. George WILDLY have
returned from weeks visit with re!a-
tives and friends near Newbern.
Friday was pay day on the % road
and Freight Agent r. l.. Pepper hand
ed the boys out their checks in phase
of the pay car. The checks OF ms
section men were somewhat larger
than usual this month on account oi
extra time put in by fighting fire start
ed by the engines along the road.
The extremely dry weather and
burned fields make the danger from
fire very great. Especially is this Sc
along the railroad tracks where
sparks from a passing engine may
start disastrous fire. The company
however, takes every precaution Il
prevent these fires and almost ever!
section gang contains extra men. Blu
for these there might have been two
very serious fires last week. Thu
grass in Spring Lake addition cauga
fire and before it could be put GU
about two acres including one larg
hay stack, was burned and the houses
were seriously threatened. A mr.
started in Penick's field, west OF town
Friday and before it could be stoppe'
five acres of meadow was burned over
Everything is sosdry now that sparl
will start fire and the citizens shoult
be very careful with fire.
Rev. H. O. Breeder OF the Contra
Church of Christ. of Des Moines, de
ivered one of his matchless lectures
on his travels in the old world at tn
opera house Saturday evening. TIL
lecture was really interesting ant
instructive one illustrated with specia
views taken by himself during the tril
and was deserving Of a better audienc
than greeted him. Rev. Breeder is
pleasing speaker and the lecture itsel
without the aid of the views woul
have fully repaid anyone for attending
The ladies of the A. M. e. churcl
gave a very interesting program AM
supper in the l. o. o. F. hall on Satul