Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-06-04

Thursday was Decoration day and it
was fifty observed in Charlton. The
day was an ideal one with no rain and
just cool, enough to be pleasant. The
exercises were carried out as per the
program with not hitch and to add
to the impressiveness of the occasion
there was no sports or amusements
to mar the spirit of the day, it being
turned over entirely to the old soldiers
and observed by them in the spirit in
which it was originally intended it
should be, one of honor to the memo
ry of the departed heroes. The pro-
cession including the old soldiers, Co.
F, l. N. G., and citizens in carriages
marched to the cemetery in the morn
ing where appropriate exercises were
held and the graves of their departed
comrades decorated. In the after
noon they came back to the opera
house where Captain j. w. Muffey, of
Des Moines, delivered the Grafton of
the day. The captain is fluent long
talker and his address was a most
scholarly effort and we'll received by
the large audience present. Nearly
every business house. many private
residences, and carriages were beauti-
fully decorated in red, white and blue
and some of the stores closed during
the exercises of the afternoon. Though
the old soldiers are rapidly dying off
they cannot help but feel pleased over
the observance of the day as celebrat-
ed by the people of Charlton Thurs
day.
Charlton, June Attorney John
w. Lewis Of Ottumwa was visiting his
brother-in-law, Will B. Barger, and
other Charlton friends on Thursday.
Judge ]. G. Mitchell, of Ottumwa, a
former resident of this place and at
one time one of the leading attorneys
of the Lucas county bar was renewing
old acquaintances and transacting bus
mess in our little city on Thursday
Mrs. Chas. Hass and baby returned
Thursday evening from an extended
visit with her parents at Mt. Ayr.
Constable Willis Adams made raid
on the joints of town Thursday and
secured large quantity of liquor con-
sisting of ten cases, one bottle and
one key of beer, a jug of whisky and
a small quantity of wine. The entire
outfit was seized at the new joint
which has been running but a short
time and he had hard fight to secure
part of it which had already been sold
and the purchaser was endeavoring to
make way with it when he arrived on
the scene. All the stuff was stored
in various places around town until
the day of trial when it will be con-
demned and destroyed. This is the
third or fourth raid Willis has made
since he was installed into office and
he says he will close up every illegiti-
mate hole in the city before he quits.
F F. Tinker and family of near Rus
sell spent Decoration day visiting
Charlton friends and attending the
celebration here. -
e. c.. Lewis and family of Russell
spent Thursday with his father in
Charlton. Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis are
| old residents of Charlton and have
many friends here who were glad to
see them again.
Ed. Northcutt is reported as quite
seriously ill of the fever.
j. T. WILDLY has purchased the old
Barnett house on North Main
street and is moving it to the extreme
west end of town where it will be re
| fitted and prepared for renting pur.
poses @ ID
Miss Anna Lyman left Thursday for
Los Angeles, Cal, where she will
spend the summer with her sister.
The protracted meetings by Rev. w
e. Harbour of Parsons, Kansas, will
be begun at the Christian church this
evening and continue as long as the
interest seems to warrant. Rev. Har
| lour is one of the most successful and
forcible evangelists in the field today
and it is expected that his story here
will be productive of much good. II
is earnestly requested that every
member of the congregation be pres
ent at the opening meeting this even,
| ing especially.
Miss Myrtle Graham has returned to
her home in Winterset after an ex
| tended visit with relatives and friends
in Charlton.
About twenty-five of the members
of the Charlton fire department met
| Thursday evening and went to the
home of Rev. c. F. Waldron of the
Catholic church where one of theil
number in few words presented him
with handsome and valuable pres
ent. Rev. Waldron was the gentle
man who delivered their memorial day
address to them on last Sunday and
the present was given in appreciation
of the able address he delivered. AT
ter the surprise had worn off Rev
Waldron accepted the present in q
neat and witty speech of response and
the entire number proceeded to enjoy
an evening of pleasure and social in
| tercourse.
The city guard band was assisted
Friday night with their open air con
cert by the memers of the Metropoli
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