Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-10-24

az pun u Sohu siiot anu smell INTO the
aisorSanized ranks of the democratic
party being frequently interrupted by
storms of applause and but few of his
| audience left before the close of his
| talk.
The remains of Mrs Susie M. Heed
were buried on Sunday Mrs Heed
was an old resident of this place be-
| ing the wife of DR. Heed pioneer
| physician and an aunt of w. Il. Lewis
and Cora BEEN. She had been max
ing her home in st. Joseph with her
| two sons, George and Harmon, for the
past few years and was at the home
of the former when stricken by paraly-
sis. She was sixty-siX years of age
and had taught school III Charlton for
years during the early sixties. The
remains We're taken direct from the
| train TO the cemetery where short
burial services We're conducted by
Kew, Written and Rev Russell of the
Episcopal church OF which she had
been an earnest faithful member for
forty years The remains were car
RED by nephews and grand-nephews.
large number of sorrowing friends.
ana relatives were present. The cask-
ct was opened to allow friends to view
the body at the grave. All her chill
dren We're present at the funeral. She
leaYes TWO sons and daughter to
Whom the large number of friends ex-
tend their heartfelt sympathy in the
loss OF a kind and patient parent. Her
husband died several years ago
quite an exciting time was had by
the officers in Charlton on Friday
night when they attempted to arrest
Jessie Dawson commonly known as
"Speck." Some weeks ago he was Gre
ating a disturbance at the depot when
Officer Milthorpe attempted to arrest
MIN and he resisted with such vigor
as to completely knock out the officer.
M1lthorpe had warrant issued charc
ing MIN with resisting an officer but
ne Skipped town and had not been
seen until Friday night when he came
pack and Officer Cook, who had the
warrant. again attempted to arrest
him. He went along all right at first
but finally refused to go any father
and again resisted. Cook called Mil
thorpe to his assistance. They final
ly landed him in the Jail Dawson is
hard character, having served one
term in the penitentiary on the charge
of larceny.
The members of the Benevolent SO.
ciety of the Baptist church held a
very pleasant and enjoyable reception
at the church Friday evening in hon
OF q. w. Rose, a resident of this place
who has recently returned from the
klondike, where he has been for the
past four years, in search of gold.
He was an earnest, faithful mem
Der of the church and his MANY friends
in that body were glad of his safe re-
turn from the vigorous hardships of
four years life in the far north. The
evening was spent most pleasantly
and profitable in social conversation
and refreshments, and the renewing of
old acquaintance.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. d. Finch and child
of Des Moines, Mr. and Mrs. George
Heed and two children of st. Joseph.
Mo-, Mrs. Harold Smoke of Indianapo-
lis, Ind, and Mrs. Harmon Heed of ST.
Joseph, Mo-, and Mrs. A n Parsons
and two children of Minneapolis, were
IN charlton Sunday attending the fu-
neral of Mrs. Susie NJ Heed.
VIM. Peel, an old resident of Char
1ton, but now located at Lacona, was
renewing old acquaintance on our
streets Saturday.
Oris RULER and wife of Lucas was
transacting business and calling on.
relatives and old friends in Charlton
on Saturday.
Saturday was an ideal fall day, the
thermometer which was low in the
morning, gradually rising until about
2 p. m. 1T was very warm. The day
was bright and clear and as it was
too warm for the farmers to pick corn
they took advantage of it to come to
town in large numbers, and as con
sequence the business of the mer-
chants was greatly increased. They
report the heaviest days business in
months. The hitching rack round the
public square which holds four hun
dred teams was completely filled and
the various feed yards and livery sta.
bles had all they cared to do Every
thing was rushing and the Importance
OF Charlton as d trading point was
greatly emphasized
Flora w. Marshall of the Patriot
force, departed Saturday for weeks
visit with the family of Robert Mar
shall at st. Joseph, Mo. She was ac-,
companied by her nephew, Carrie Wal.
ton U@
Mrs. John Oldacre has returned from
a weeks visit with her parents in
Milo.
Mr., and Mrs A. 2. Kirby. son and
daughter. OF Humeston, came up Sun
day for few days visit with their
daughterand sister. Mrs. A. R. Becker
of this place.
Stephen Randall and wife OF Cedar
township have departed for an eXtend-
ed visit with relatives and friends in
Kansas City.
VIM Ornduff has returned from ii
few days visit with relatives in Der
by.
Mrs. Ellen Davis has departed Tor
a few days visit with her sister, Mrs.
b. +. Murphy, of Carson, from which
place she expects to go to Dennison
to spend the winter with her daugh-
ter Mrs. Ola Kemming.
Rev. Deewslet of Des Moines
preached two very scholarly and elo-
quent sermons at Central church in
English township on Sunday Several
young people from Charlton drove out
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