Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-06
Short Tales Con,cerninr People You
THE VICINITY OF OTTUMWA In BRIEF
Births, Deaths, Marriages, Movements
of Your Acquaintance as chronicIed
by courier's Staff of Correspondents
Who Know Whereof They Speak.
Charlton.

Charlton, Aug. accompany H, Fiji
tieth regiment, /. N. G., has returned
from Dubuque where they spent the
last week in camp in connection with
the Forty-ninth regiment. The boys
came back all looking well and as
though they had enjoyed their weeks
camping. Captain Hasselquist says
the boys carried themselves in excel
lent shape and made a record for good
soldiers so that the citizens may well
feel proud of them. Their rank in
the regiment will be second or third
which is a great improvement over
last years record. Each member
of the company deported himself in a
gentlemanly soldier-like manner.
There was some dissatisfaction
expressed by the boys as to
the manner of entertainment and
treatment in camp, but altogether it
was very successful encanlpment
Attorney G. w. Stuart was bust
ness visitor in Creston Wednesday.
where he went to- look after some i'm
portant law suits which the firm of
Stuart & Stuart have in the Union
county courts.
Ed. Perry has secured the position
of driver for the Standard Oil Compa-
ny's delivery wagon of this place for
Ad Mitchan, who is laying off for an
indefinite period.
Geo. Williamson, of Webster City
formerly resident of this place, was
in Charlton Wednesday attending the
funeral of his infant child that was
buried in the Charlton cemetery. His
wife was not well enough to be pres
ent.
Miss Letta Written is spending a
few days vacation with relatives and
friends in the country near Derby.
G. w. Brown, of Lincoln township
has returned to his home near Chart
ton after al weeks visit with the fam,
lily of his son, Carl Brown, of Wichita
Kas.
Miss Margaret Mapel has resigned
her position as clerk in the Charlton
postoffice and expects to go away to
school in a short time.
The ice consumers of Charlton are
now enjoying the benefits of an ice
war. For several years the Charlton
Ice company has had a monopoly Of
the ice business of this place and
have been charging the consumer thir
ty cents per hundred for the ice used
This year, however. the Spring Lake
!. Ice company which was organized
last fall, began delivering ice, and ;
fight. soon developed between the two
companies. AS result the people
are now furnished ice delivered a
their doors for ten cents per 10(
pounds, or just a trifle over the actua
cost of production and cheaper thar
was ever known in Charlton before
The extremely hot weather of the pas
few Gays and the unusual low price o
ice has greatly increased the demand
for the cold product. The companies
are now running two wagons each ant
have all the work they can do, beini
compelled to run late into the nigh
on many occasions to fill orders.
Mrs. Bert Baker has returned to he
home in Grand River, Ga) after few
days visit with relatives and oil,
friends in Charlton.
Miss Grace Larimer, of Creston. 1
spending few days in Charlton visit
ing relatives and friends.
Work has been progressing on tn
new coal mines of the Inland Goa
company, two and half miles NORTH
J vast VI SLittiiL Ouy IOl IhC P1St "SSr
Things are getting pretty well i
shape for the opening now, and me
were put to work making the shaft o
Thursday. The mines are suppose
to be in working order before winte
comes and then the extent and valu
of the coal deposits will determine til
nature and number Of Improvement
to be made.
John Miller, an old resident of Cha
iton, but who for the past year ha
been employed in the mines at Cleve
land No. 4, has moved his family bac
to Charlton to live. They are now nice
ly located in their new house in tn
southeast part of town and at HON
to all friends. Mr.. Miller is employs
in making the shaft of the Inland Goa
Company.