Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-23
Births, Deaths, Marriages, Movements
of Your Acquaintance as chronic'ed
by Curriers' Staff of Correspondents
Who Know Whereof They Speak.

Who Know Whereof They Speak.
Charlton.
Charlton, July 19.-The Uniform
Rank of the K. P. lodge OF this place
is thinking of attending the state en-
in August and is now
drilling every other night at the arm
ory. The company now has twenty
eight uniformed members and several
more belong to the dank who have not
yet secured uniforms. The Uniform I
Rank here has recently been revived
having been in existence years before t
but died out on account of lack of in
terest. There is not much danger of
the present camp dying for lack OF IN
terest, however, as the members are
unusually enthusiastic in their work
and under the efficient command OF Off |
GERS who have had previous experience
in drilling companies they are rapidly
projecting the manual of arms that
will win recognition in competitive
drills during the encampment The
officers are Capt, R. A. Gray; first
lieutenant, ]. Fl. Collins; second lieu
tenant, o. A. Hoagland.
Fay and Winnie Childs, Mrs Flor
ence and Mrs. Jane Childs OF Coots-
vile, Mo, and Misses Fife and Willie
Childs of Linsbury, Kansas, visited
their friend, Mrs. Pert Lewis, Of this
place on Thursday.
Lillian Fluke of Pleasant township
is in the city for an extended visit
with her aunt, Mrs. N. iNeifora.
w. p. Adams, an old resident OF
Charlton but now travelling out OF
Davenport was renewing old acquaint-
ances and transacting business in our
city Thursday.
Once more the merchants of Chart
ton have demonstrated their good,
common sense by turning down rep
resentative of trading stamp con
Germ who has been in town for the
past two days endeavoring to interest
them in his scheme. The trading stamp
! has proven very Improbable invest
ment for merchants in other towns
and sometime ago the merchants OF
/ Charlton entered an agreement not to
/ invest in such schemes, and this is the
third time an attempt has been made
by travelling representatives to induce
them to break their agreement with
out result.
/ l.. c. Denerice of Pleasant township
| departed Wednesday for Fruita, Colo.
where he expects to make an extended
visit with relativs and friends.
4 After a two weeks visit with rela
1 tives and friends in Charlton, Mrs
Homie Mercer returned to her home
in Corning on Wednesday. { ,s,s
The drouth in Lucas county wa
partly broken on Wednesday evening
when a bounteous rain fell all over tn,
north and east part of the county tina
will be of much benefit to the crops
Though the rain in Charlton and tn
! south part Of the county was hardl.
: sufficient to lay the dust yet 1t coolies
the atmosphere to a cetain degee an
made life more bearable for the heate.
: populace who had begun to tire of 10
. degree weather.
> Quartermaster Sergeant S. C. Hicf
man Of Co. H. Fiftieth regiment, |. \
G., left Wednesday for Des Nome
D where he will look after the shipmen
: of the supplies for Co. II. to Dubuque
From there he will go to Dubuque t
attend to the details of getting tn
: camp in shape for the reception of tn
company.
o C. f. Anderson who had his foot s
,. severly injured in runaway som
u weeks ago is so far recovered as to
II able to be around once more witho,
n the aid of crutches though not yet e.
II tirely well.
d RACIAL Rosenberg of the Democr;
u force is taking a weeks vacation fro
a. her duties at the case.
le John Miller, an old residnt Of Chal
% ton but who for the past few mont
p. has been located at Lucas, was
IS town again Wednesday making 9
p. rangements to move his family back
l; Charlton he having secured employees
lie in the new coal shaft that is being Q
I'd Grated northeast Of town.
r. Wednesday was great day I
~ marriages with Justice T.. Manning,
ut tied three matrimonial knots on tn
ell day, the largest record for one d
al ever made by a justice in Charit
is township The contracting partl
be were Clarence Morgan and LOWE Ag
he of Pleasant township; Harvey Quer
is of Washington township and jenr
an Holmes Of Benton township; Chas.
nd Fenton and Alice Coe of AppanoC
he county.
N Mrs. ]. v. Mcneil has returned frc
wv a weeks visit with her husbands !
IT. atives in Indianola.
he The Democrat county convent
to for the nomination of county Office
) if and the selection Of delegates to I
,el state convention has been called
August II, but as yet there has be
but one candidate announced. 7
On republican county convention for
his selection of delegates to the state c
IN vention has been called for July
zu- There has been much interest creat
ma in the selection of delegats as the Gu
re- minis men are making quiet fight
ma. secure no instructions and get
at Cummins men ON the delegation.
ar Charlton. July 20.-Will Copeland
,lle Detroit, Mich, departed Thursday
Virginia after pleasant visit at
home of J.W. McDougall, of this pis
Me w. w. Coles and family enjoyet
be- very pleasant visit FROM his cou!
are Mrs. Woods Robinson and. daugh'
zen Lila, of Chicago, on Thursday. II
,ey were on their way home from a V
the in Denver, Col.
and Mr.. and Mrs. E. M Rosenberg
My enjoying a very pleasant visit fl
the their daughter, Mrs. Hettfe Sand