Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-12-26
LITTLE BITsOF NEWS
Short Tales Concerning People You
IS Know.
THE VICINITY OF 0TTUMWA IN BRIEF
Births, Deaths, Marriages, Movements
OF Your Acquaintance as chronicled
Z by courier's Staff of Correspondents
Who Know Whereof They Speak.
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Il Charlton.
Rev. w. J. HASTE, of the Christian
church, was not in Charlton to preach
Sunday, he delivered his farewell SER
mon at Altoona His family is here,
however, and he expects to be with us
regularly from next Sunday. The
church held very interesting social
meeting, however, at which arrange
ments were made for carrying on a
revival meeting, under the direction
of Rev. HASTE to begin January 8 and
continue as long as the interest lasts
They have secured the services of
Miss Katie McRay, very successful
choir leader, to assist with the sing
ing during the meetings and it is eX-
pected that much good will come from
them.
81 Geo. Israel of Grand Rapids, Mich,
but who is employed on the road for a
dry goods firm of Chicago, is spending
the holidays with his old friends and
relatives in Charlton.
= j. l.. Manning, who is employed as
travelling salesman for Tisdale Bros
$ grocery house of Ottumwa, is laid up
for few days with a very sore eye.
He made fifteen mile drive one day
last week when the weather was so
cold and the physicians say he chilled
his eye so badly that it will be some
!: time before it RECEIVERS.
3. F. Nine, of Ottercreek township,
has sold his farm and expects to de-
part in a short time for Oklahoma to
make his future home.
Guy Larimer, of Northwestern Uni
versity, Gross Throckmorton, of
Ames, Marie. Callahan OF. Cedar Rap,
ids, May Lorimer of Indianola and
Ed. Culbertson of Fairfield, are among
the late arrivals q college students,
who have come hon e to spend the hol-
idays with their parents in Charlton.
Mrs. Harry Blanchard has return
ed from few days visit with friends
in Osceola.
Mrs. C. A. Abrahamson. who has
been confined to the house for the past
few weeks has so far recovered as to
be able to be about the streets again.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Clayton, of In
dianola, are spending the holidays
with their daughter Mrs. H. B. Stew
art, of Charlton
Friday Melville Bells was thirty-two
years of age and about twenty-five OF
his neighbors and friends in English
( township took occasion to remind him
of the occasion by very pleasant and
happy surprise party. OF course his
wife was into the secret and managed
to have everything in readiness SC
when the guests arrived they could
proceed to enjoy themselves and this
they did in the most approved man
ner. After he had recovered from the
shock of his first surprise Mr.. Bell en-
tered heartily into the spirit of the oc
casion and all had royal good time
Refreshments were served and the
selfinvited guests left many beautiful
and useful articles as reminder oil
the high esteem in which he was held
by his neighbors.
Miss Jennie Funk, who is teachins
in the public schools at Minneapolis
is home to spend the holidays Will
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. N. Funk
of this place.
Miss Ora Harper, of Wallace, Neb.
is spending a few days with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. ]. Stewart, O
this place, and visiting old friends.
The Charlton public schools CLOSED
Monday evening for the Christmas va
cation. It was at first decided to no
close until Tuesday, but the boarc
concluded the teachers and pupil
would need one day to prepare TO
Christmas, SO they closed them Mon
day night instead There were ap
propriate Christmas exercises in near
ly all the rooms consisting of recita
lions, dialogues and music at whicl
the parents of the children We're pres
ent and the teachers and pupils ex
changed presents. Nearly all the low
ser grade teachers also furnished
& treat for their pupils and the goo,
!, feeling prevailing at this season wa
4 all the more pronounced by tbeseagen
tie reminders of the teachers interes
in her pupils.
Myrtle Cowan, of Whitebreast town
ship, has departed for a weeks visi
with her sister in Monmouth, H.
Mrs. J. D. Elliott, who has been at
tending the Still school of Osteopath,
at Des Moines, has come home t
spend her Christmas vacation wit
her son Frank and family of Charlton