Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-05-14
Other Charlton News.

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Other Charlton News.
The w. o. W. lodge of this place
has recently closed contract w,.h
A. E. Enslow, our local marble man.
for $500 monument to be erected oV-
er the grave of their late neighbor
John Shelton. 1t is handsome gran
lite shaft of pretty design and a2pro-
pirate emblems carved thereon. The
lodge will hold an unwilling ceremony
of the monument on the second sun
day in June. The exercises which are
peculiar to that fraternity are sail to
be very beautiful and impressive. They
will be carried out according to the
ritualistic provisions and as it is the
first ceremony of its kind to be given
in Charlton it will no doubt be wit
messed by a large crowd of people.
John Lynch has sold his property
on East Court avenue to ]. H. A-illin-
er of Knoxville. Mr.. Lynch and fam
lily expect to move about the first of
September TO their old home near Cen
terville while Mr.. Milliner and family
will move to Charlton. Mr.. and Mrs.
Lynch have been residents OF Chart
ton about three years and while here
made many friends who will regret
their departure. Mr.. and Mrs. Millin-
er are well known in Charlton, Mrs.
Milliner being the daughter of our
tCwnspeople, Mr.. and Mrs. j. r. HUI
ford, and formerly residing here. They
have a large number of friends, who
will be glad to welcome them to our
city.
Chas. F. Noble, one of our success.
full farmers, who has recently retired
from the farm and now lives in town
and who has been an earnest and
faithful member of the Christian
church for years, has recently shown
his appreciation of the work being
done for that denomination by Drake
University of Des Moines, in most
substantial manner. A travelling rep.
resentative of that institution was in
Charlton some days ago and Brother
Noble presented him with deed tc
100 acres of land in Missouri to be
used for the work Of the school.
Jesse Woods was compelled to lay
off from work Saturday by a severe
attack of stomach trouble.
Glenn Curtis, the boy who was sc
seriously hurt several weeks ago by
jumping on train and whose life has
several times been despaired of, is re
ported as much better and now able
to sit UP in chair and be moved
around the house. The doctor think!
now that he may soon recover hi!
usual health.
The City Guard band gave the sec
ond of their series of weekly open ali
concerts Friday evening in the cour
house park The concert brought gu
a largec rowd of appreciative listen
ers in spite of the cold raw air ant
was we'll rendered and highly en-
joyed program They expect to Civ
one each week this season, as former
ly.
Clean up day was generally observes
by the people of Charlton on Friday
Nearly every property owner of tn
city had their old tin cans and rub
bish picked up ready for the cit.
teams So many more than las
year notified the committee .
their work that they did not hav
sufficient teams to gather it all up Fri
day and were compelled to work al
day Saturday also. The city now pre-
sents very clean and pretty appear
ance and the Improvement association
are well pleased with the observanc
of their third annual clean up.
Tom Barnes is driving w. E. Lew
is grocery wagon during the illness G
Geo. Barlow, the regular driver.
Mrs. VIM Grafton has -returne
from a few days visit with friends a
her old home in Ottumwa
Mrs. Ed. Stokesberry and childre
are spending a few days with her pa,
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ketchum {
Ottumwa.
There was no preaching at tn
Swedish Lutheran church Sunday ov
ing to the absence of the pastor, VIII
is in Ottumwa attending missionar
conference.
The o. E. S. lodge of this place ce
ebrated its seventeenth anniversar
Friday evening. Nearly the entil
lodge was present and the evening We
one of unallayed pleasure and passe
off too swiftly for those pre-
ent. Delicious refreshments wei
served and a good program CO
sisting of music, talks and recitation
was rendered. Reys. Written and O
mond each gave very happy and a
propriate little talk. Miss Coombs d
liyered recitation that was great
enjoyed and Rev. Ormond also sang
beautiful solo. All present report
one of the most enjoyable occasion
of the season.
Mr. and Mrs. John Carson, former
residents Of Charlton, but for som
time located at Abba, have decide
that this place is much better for
permanent residence than our neig
borly county seat on the east and ha'
accordingly moved back to Chart,
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