Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-06-18
Personal. SOCIAL AND POLITICAL
Everything From Joyous Births to
the Philosophical Observation OF
3 Sages, Arc chronicIed by The cours
ier's Special Correspondents
Charlton.


e. j. Holveston of the firm of Hol-
weston and James, of this place. has
returned from trip to Lacrosse and
Minneapolis. Mr. Holveston Is ac-
companied by his wife. They will re-
side in a. house on Grant street.
Amos Hampshire has returned to
Charlton after few days visit with
relatives and friends in Page county.
Justice Longs time was taken up
Wednesday in hearing the case of the
state of Iowa VS.. Olo Spence, charged
with horse stealing. Several weeks
ago Ed. Bales missed valuable horse
from his pasture and reported his loss
to the police, also the mans name
whom he suspected of stealing the
same. They finally got track of him
at Woodburn, where they arrested
him and brought him back to Charlton
for trial. The case seemed to be in
the nature of fuss and the ownership
of the horse was in doubt, but after
hearing all the evidence Justice Long
considered it sufficient to bind him
over to the grand jury in bonds of the
sum of 5000, which he furnished at
once.
N C. Byers was acting as special
.
Wednesday night, while one of the reg
uler men was out of the city.
Will McDougall recently graduated
from Monmouth college and is now
spending his vacation with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. McDougall, of Char
iton. He has not decided yet what he
intends to follow for a livelihood.
Miss Annie BEEN is suffering with
Il 80 s,1,
Oron Brown, of Charlton has accept
ed a position with Richard Miller in
English township and will work this
season on the farm, having already
begun his labors.'
One Of the most enjoyable social
events of the season was the reception
given at the home of Miss Maude Nc
Farland Thursday evening by the Pan
dora club in honor of Miss Lizzie
Proctor and Miss Cora Coombs, who
depart in short time for a summers
visit with Mrs. o. A. Palmer, Of Bur-
lington, VT. The evening which was
one of unalloyed pleasure passed very
quickly to the members of the club
who employed the time In games, mu-.
sic and social conversation, besides in
dulging in some literary exercises
which were interesting and instructive.
During the course Of the evening
dainty refreshments were served and
all went away feeling that it was one
OF the most enjoyable meetings the
members of the club had ever attend
ed.
Mrs. S. M. Green and little son were
at their old home in Clarinda where
Mrs. Green went to attend the wedding
of friend.
Mrs. Charles Kirk and Master Clay
ton Stewart were visiting in Murray
on "Wednesday, the gest of her sister,
Mrs. DIR. Sells.
9. U. Black and two daughters have
departed for an extended visit with
relatives and friends in Warren coun-
ty.
Mrs. R. A. Gray and two daughters
departed Wednesday for a few days
visit with her parents at Mt. Ayr.
The friends of F. R. Crocker of this
place, who is cashier of the First Ma
tional bank, and who has for the past
two years held the position of head
banker Of the Modern Woodmen of
America, will be disappointed to learn
that he was not successful in being re-
elected to the same position. A few
of his friends had thought that they
might be enabled to re-elect him, but
in order to do this it would have been
necessary to first change the bylaws,
which provide that the banker cannot
succeed himself and this they found
impossible. Mr.. Crocker has proven
himself most excellent banker and
has had many compliments from the
head officers who say his accounts
were kept in better shape than any
previous head banker, but the idea of
changing the bylaws did not appear
favorably to the delegates, who elected
R. R. Smith, of Brookfeld, Mo-,
for the position. Mr.. Crocker's record
is one that both himself and the citi-
zens Of Charlton can point to with
pride, however, and it is hoped that
he may be successful in being re-
elected to the office again at some fut-
ure time.
Charlton, June 15.-J. H. Darrah has
returned from weeks visit with rela-
tives and friends at his old home in
Villisca.
d. ]. Storie, proprietor of the Chart
ton stock farm. is mourning the loss OF
his 'nne bred trotting stallion, Bosser-
man, who died of a rupture Thursday.
The horse was one of the best bred
stations in this part of the country
and was valued at $4,000.
Mrs. w. S. Dorsey and daughter,
Lizzie have departed for an extended
visit with her daughter, Mrs. Villa
Leech, of California.
Harry Rhodes has accepted posi-
ton with Capt l.. S. Huntley on his
farm in Warren township and began
his duties on Friday.
TIL people on the public square wit
messed very destructive runaway on
Thursday in which Charles F. Ander-
son ,sprained an ankle and two rigs
were completely demolished. Charles
was riding in a lumber wagon with his
brother-in-law when the bride slipped
from one of the horses and they be-
came frightened and started to run
down the west side of the square
Charles jumped from the wagon and
in doing so sprained his right ankle
very severely and bruised himself up
otherwise until he is now laid UP in
bed. The horses continued down the
-