Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-10
NEWS FROM NEAR BY
Daily Doings ofsome 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, JAN S.-A committee Of
fys from the Redmen lodge of Ottum-
wa went thru Charlton Monday en-
route to Cleveland No. to attend
the funeral of Thos. Jenkins, the min
er who was killed in the explosion at
cleveland Saturday. He was mem
Der of the Ottumwa lodge and was
buried by the Redmen fraternity.
The grand and trial jurors for the
February term of court We're drawn
on Monday. The grand jury consists
OF 9. w. Ramsley, Liberty township;
Pat Bevard, Union; J. c. Thorn, Ben
ton; Grove Taylor, Whitebreast; Sam
Buzzard, Cedar; j. T. Phillips, Jack
son; A. R. Boyd Washington; G. R.
Bond, Ottercreek; G. W. Gartin, War
rem: G. Q. Linstrom, Lincoln; ]. A.
White, English. They were ordered
ruary, tho there is not much business
to come before them yet.
Rev. P. S. Irwin preached the sermon
at the A. M. E. church Sunday morn
ing and Rev. Eli Grant, of Osceolo, in
the evening.
A. w. Knots, mayor of Lucas, and
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town, were transacting business in
Charlton Monday.
The board Of supervisors met in
regular session Monday, and dissolv-
ed the old board and reorganized the
new with G. w. Lorimer as chairman.
There was no business, aside from
listening to protests by the incum-
7. bent officers against the officers-elect
taking charge of the offices, the ap.
proval of official bonds, and allowance
of bills.
Attorney J. A. Campbell was a pro-
fessional caller at Lucas on Monday.
u E. d. Burchby was business visi-
tor to Abba on Monday.
j. e. Lockwood went to Russell on
business Monday.
F. G. Stanley and wife were over
Sunday visitors with friends at AL
bia.
The body of Thos. Bennett, one of
the miners killed in the explosion at
Cleveland No. 4, Saturday, passed
thru Charlton on No. 10 Monday for
Eddyville, where the funeral is to be
held.
The seating of the county officers
elect was accompanied with but lit
tie trouble on Monday. j. G. Seward,
the old county clerk, Will B. Barger,
the old county attorney, and P. Hahn,
Z the old constable, all filed protests
against the approval of the bonds of
their successors, but the board over
all the new bonds. Fora McMains,
Ashby, the old member of the board,
a w L11l H.,
the county, both turned over their
Offices without protest County Clerk
elect e. S. Wells signed an agree
ment that should the supreme court
decide favorably to Mr.. Seward he
would give up the office without pro-
test. Will B. Barger sent note to
the board claiming to still be county
attorney and standing ready to advise
them in any law matter until the SUI
preme court decided he was not legal
ly entitled to act in that capacity,
hence until a decision of the supreme
court can be had Lucas county will
have two acting county attorneys, as
q. w. Drake has already moved his
library and Office fixtures into the
room in the court house provided for
the county attorney.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelse Norman are
mourning the loss of an infant child
born Sunday and living but a short
time.
There seems to be an epidemic of
bad colds or grip in this part of the
country. Nearly half of the popula-
ton is sick.
Evan Lewis returned Monday from
Chicago where he has been to take
his daughter, Miss Hettie, to school,
after spending her vacation in Chart
ton.
At an official board meeting of the
Christian church, DR.. e. L. Field
was elected elder to serve three
years; C. e. Conner elected for two
years and e. H. Bert, elder for one
year. J. Waugh and Perry Walker
were elected deacons for three years;
F. c. Woods and E. e. Lewis, dea-
cons for two years; C. A. Abraham
son and j. Watts deacons for one
year, and John F. Noble additional
deacon They also discussed plans
for putting in an oil light plant for
the church and to make preparations
for holding revival meeting in Feb
ruary.
Charlton, Jan. 9.-The Charlton fire
u6ptrLulGuC WdS CdllGu OuL uGSuciy
afternoon by a slight blaze in the
house occupied by Ed. Northcutt, sew
en- blocks west of the M. e. church.
BY some mistake the chemical engine
and the hook and ladder company got
the direction mixed and ran seven
blocks north instead of west, getting
to the scene of the fire just after
the engine company has put it out.
The loss will probably amount to SIS,
fully covered by insurance.
Leonidas Baker returned the first
of the week from few days visit
with his son, Burt, at Grand River.
Chas. v. Hickman was business
visitor at Ottumwa Tuesday.
Rev. p. S. Erwin left Tuesday for
Cleveland No. 4, where he held SER
vices in the M. E. church for Rev.
Eli Grant, who is ill and could not
preach.
w. T. Long, of Marion county, is
spending few days in the city, the
guest of his cousin, w. S. Long.
The second days session of the
board of supervisors was consumed in
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