Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-03-21
NEWS FROM NEAR BY
Daily Doings of Some of Ottumwa's
Close Neighbors
Personal, SOCIAL AND POLITICAL
Everything From Joyous Births to
the Philosophical Observation Of
Sages, Are chronicIed by The cour.
ier's Special Correspondents.
Charlton.

Charlton.
Charlton, March 1S-Yesterday was
st. Patrick's day, but aside from few
green ribbons and shamrocks worn in
the button-holes of the boys of the
town there was nothing to denote its
being anything but a common day.
The Irish did not observe the day and
coming on Sunday precluded all idea
of a ball.
j. A. Penick returned Friday from
few days business trip to Chicago
and Burlington
T. o. Hughes, who has been suffer
ing for so long with severe attack of
pneumonia and rheumatism, has so
far recovered as to be able to be
around the house once more, tho not
able to be down town.
j. w. Eastes, who recently sold his
farm and will move to the east in a
few days held public sale of all his
stock, implements and grain on Fri
day. The sale was well attended and
the stuff brought excellent prices.
w. l.. Wilson has returned from an
extended visit in Port Arthur, Texas,
He expects to start up a store in Red
Oak in short time.
d. A. Enslow has returned from a
few days visit with his son, Don Ems
low at Boulder, Col, and reports him
much better
Mr.. and Mrs. John Coles, of Kansas
City, who are visiting Mr. Coles par
ents in Charlton, are rejoicing over
the arrival of a fine ten-pound boy
baby, born to them Saturday morning.
Sam Cougdon. an old resident of
Charlton, but now located in Wayne
county, was calling on old friends in
Charlton on Saturday.
The new high school building of
Charlton was dedicated Saturday even
ing with appropriate exercises.
Miss Maggie Christ mas returned
from a weeks visit with friends and
relatives at WOODBURY..
Bert Harris, an old resident of Char
iton, but who has been cooking in a
hotel at Galesburg, ILL.,, for the past
three years, is in the city for short
visit with relatives and friends.
Constable Willis Adams and other
officers made a raid of "the levee" on
Friday. They succeeded in securing
two cases of beer at Mrs. John De-
neenes, which they appropriated and
will have condemned They have
been making life miserable for the
dive-keepers on the levee" during the
past few weeks and expect to clean
the place out before long and stop the
sale of liquors.
Miss Helen Van Arsdale, of this
place closed very successful term of
school near Russell on Friday The
dow w nhrotn1 with nrio OF
exercises of music recitations, ETC..
and all report most pleasant closing
of the term.
Charlton, March 19.-Alonzo Will.
liams and wife have returned to their
home in Charlton after a weeks visit
with relatives near Derby.
Mrs. Nellie White Graves, of Mar.
tin, Texas, is spending few days in
the city the guest of her mother, Mrs.
Amanda White, and visiting her ma.
ny Charlton friends
Rev. Butterfield preached very in.
teresting and instructive sermon al
Central church in English township
Sunday. A few Charlton people were
going out to hear him but the condi
ton OF the roads prevented the trip
j. w. WILDLY and family will occu
Ply the farm in English township this
season made vacant by the removal
of l.. N. Brownlee and family to Colo
RADIO.
Ezra Rich and family, who have
been living on farm in English town
ship for the past few years, have de.
cided to give up farming for awhile
and have moved to Charlton to reside
for the summer.
Irwin Waynick is unable to attend
to his duties at Wiltsey's grocery on
account Of severe attack of typhoid
fever from which he is suffering.
Minnie Stuart has left for Russell
after a weeks visit with Charlton
friends. She expects to stay there
about a week before she returns to
her home in California.
The many Charlton friends of Mrs
S. NJ. Jones will be pleased to learn
that she has been successful in secur
ing a pension of SIS a month. Mrs.
Jones is widow and the pension is
especially deserving.
Rev. G. F. Waldron, of st. Mary's
Catholic church of this place, was at
Craston Sunday and delivered the St
Patrick's day address in the church
at that place The subject was "The
Irish Citizen" and as Rev. Waldron is
'a,thoro scholar and plain, fluent
speaker there is no question but that
the people of Creston were entertain.
ed and instructed by the talk.