Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-12-12

make their report of at least three
true bills today. when it is expected
that they will he discharged.
Lodge Expels Member.
The Virginia City Lodge No. 256S, |
G.. U. o. o. F., of this place, held an
important meeting here Tuesday even
ing. The regular routine business of
the lodge was conducted after which
the n. G. made the statement that this
was the regular meeting for the cleo
ton of officers, but owing to other I'M
portant business it would be postpon
ed until next meeting night. The
trial committee of the lodge from Mon
roe county. consisting of Robert Chan
ly, Henry Belford and Chas. Allen were
introduced and the lodge resolved it
self into court and proceeded to ex-
anime witnesses and take testimony
in the case of Walter Scott. a mem
Der of the lodge charged with conduct
unbecoming member. After much
consideration and gust talk they final
ly decided he was an undesirable
member of the lodge and accordingly
expelled him from membership. Wal
ter Scott is the man who was so seri-
ously cut with pocket knife by Hen
Try Miller in fuss over some chairs
which were in the house Of Mrs. Shell
ton, SCOTS landlady. and in which
Miller cut Scott nine times, the aggre-
gate length of the wounds being six
feet. The trial committee decided
that inasmuch as Mrs. Shelton had
husband and Scott was in no way con-
nected with her that he was out of
place in interfering between her and
another party and violated the spirit
and letter of the teachings of the
lodge. The decision will be of far
reaching Importance to the colored
population of Charlton, as the lodge is
one of the leading orders of that race,
having membership of about thirty
five in Charlton and their action may
create serious divisions in the lodge.
improvements.
The appearance of the public square
has been greatly helped by the cree
ton of several new brick business
blocks during the last season, and
Charlton now has two solid half blocks
| OF brick store rooms on the square.
The new Barnett building is complet-
| ed and occupied by the Star bakery,
while the CrockerEnsley buildings on
the west side are rapidly nearing
completion, and will be ready for oc-
cupancy NY the first of the year.
These two rooms are of brick with
white stone fronts and large bay win
dows on the second story and the
whole is supported by large pillars of
granite, and are two of the handsom.
est store rooms this side of Chicago.
Personals.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. C. Chambers, for,
mer residents of this place, but now
of Bussey were in Charlton Tuesday
S. Levison, former business man
of Charlton, but now of Des Moines,
was renewing old acquaintance and
transacting business in Charlton on
Tuesday.
c. A. Carlson. of Lincoln township
has returned from Chicago where he
had been in attendance at the fat
stock show.
Lille Gillespy has returned to her
home in Lincoln township after a
short visit with the family Of Rev. M
G. Mum, of this place.
1 Belle Stonebraker, of Lincoln town
ship. who has been ill for the past
week, is now reported much better.
i H. l.. Mauk, of Liberty township
near Oakley, has returned from q
weeks business trip to Chicago.
4 Miss Janette Throckmorton, who
has been attending Simpson college al
Indianola, and who was taken sick
Whine at school, has been brought back
to her home in Charlton. Miss Jan
cite was unable to walk and was
!, brought home in an invalid's chair
She is now at the home of her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. T. M. Throckmorton, O.
, this place, and is in a very seriou:
condition, suffering with tonsilitis.
Hol Hatcher, of Russell, was trans
acting business and renewing old &C
quaintances on our streets Monday.
A large piece of plastering on thu
: ceiling of the room occupied by o.
: Rebel as harness shop, became loos'
and fell to the floor. In it's descent j
landed upon the head of VIM. Traut
; vein, as he sat working at his bench
: but aside from slight bruise and
! great fright he was not injured.
: Mrs. Frank Richards, of the Luca
Ledger, was a Charlton caller on Nor
day.
Mrs. N. ]. Moore departed Tuesda
, morning for Clarinda and will retur
in few days with her daughter Ma
/ ry, who has been in the hospital Their
. and has been very seriously i'll. 1t
! hoped that the change man benefit he
: health.
: Mrs. G. r. Tower, of Ottumwa, i
Y spending few days in Charlton Wis
: iting relatives and friends, she havin
Y been former resident of this place.
5 Lyman Whitcomb. of Russell, is a
2 attendant at this session of the dis
f trict court and Is renewing acquain
ances in Charlton.
: Winter seems to have come to sta.
Y After the disappearance of the sno'
e Sunday it began showing again Tue
0 day morning and about two inches {
e snow fell. The thermometer droppe
e to below freezing and Tuesday ever
d ing was clear and cold with sleigh
e running all over the city.
: County Treasurer-elect T. NJ Wa.
e mick is already in the treasurer's o
e flee getting acquainted with his dutie
before the first of the year.
J. H. Sanders, an old resident {
Charlton, but now Of Lucas, stoppe
!, over between trains Monday evenin
:, :. and visited friends while enrout
:. home from Abba where he has bee