Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-05-30
NEWS FROM NEAR BY.
Daily Doings of Some of Ottumwa's
Close Neighbors
Personal. SOCIAL AND POLITICAL
Everything From Joyous Births to
tho Philosophical Observation OF
sases, Are chronicled by The cour
isr's Special Correspondents.

y
ier's Special Correspondents.
Charlton.
Charlton, May 27.-The annual
commencement exercises of the Chart
ton high school were held from the
stage of the new high school building
on Thursday and Friday evenings. The
class which has christened itself the
Twentieth Century Class, though ex-
ceeded in numbers by two former
classes can truly be said never to have
been surpassed, the thoroughness of
their school work as evidenced by
their orations delivered on those two
evenings. There were twenty-seven
in the class, boys and girls, and all de-
livered orations. The stage was beau
tifully decorated in garnet and white,
the class colors, potted plants and
cut flowers, while the class motto in
garnet and white letters, BE What
You Seem to Be" was hung across the
front of the stage. The music that
ran all through the program and which
was under the personal supervision of
Miss Edith Brant, the music teacher
of the public schools, added greatly
to the enjoyment of the exercises and
was greatly appreciated by both class
and audience. Every member of the
class did excellently in the delivery of
their Grafton and it would be impossf-
Bile to determine which one did the
best. This class besides being one of
the brightest classes to leave the pub
lie schools here, has many other no.
table points. 1t is the first class to
graduate from the new school building,
the first class of the new century, the
only class for years that have all de-
livered orations, and contained one col
ored girl graduate, who upheld the rep
utation of her race and did nobly in
the rendition of her Grafton. Never
did commencement exercise in
Charlton pass off more smoothly and
with fewer mistakes than did that of
the class of 1901 and the parents,
teachers and patrons of the schools
certainly have good cause to be proud
of the high class of graduates being
turned out from the Charlton public
schools.
Glenn Curtis, the boy who was SO
seriously injured some weeks ago in
attempting to board moving train
and whose life was several times de-
SPARED of, has so far recovered as to
be able to be around the streets once
more.
George Barlow, who has been so Sc
riously i'll of lung trouble for the past
three weeks, is reported as much
worse and grave fears are entertained
for. his final recovery.
Winfield Campbell, who has been
employed for the past few months in
a hotel in the northern part of the
state, came down Friday for few
days visit with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. T. H. Campbell.
Rev. G.. F. Sanderson filled his &C
customed place in the pulpit of the
Christian church Sunday morning and
wedding trip. His sermon was a
one addition to the church.
Saturday was the first anniversary
of the foundation of the "Yardirf" club
of this place and Miss Mary McMast.
ers very pleasantly entertained the
club in honor of the event Saturday
evening. The club consists Of about Is
young ladies and each invited one OF
their gentleman friends to be present
Miss Myrtle Graham of Winterset and
Mr.. Jeffries of Osceola were the guests
Of honor. A bounteous three-course
luncheon was served during the course
OF the evening which passed most
pleasantly and swiftly in games, mu
sic and social conversation. Altogeth
or the affair proved most successful
and the club proposes to make it reg
ular annual affair in the future.
Col. w. s. DUNCAN, historian of the
Lucas County Old Settlers association
at the suggestion of Chas. Aldrich
curator of the historical department
Of Iowa, Miss Margaret Brown il
charge of the circulating library worl
Of Iowa, and many other citizens OF
Lucas county, has called meeting 70,
this evening in the assembly room OF
the court house to talk over and organ.
lie il possible Lucas County Histor.
ical society. The meeting will be call.
ed to order at p. m. and all who
are interested in the work are earnest.
.ly requested to be present.
Mrs. G. A. Swanberg and two chill
dren of Woodruff Ill.,, are spending a
few days visiting old friends in Chart
ton. Mrs. Swanberg is the wife OF
Rev. G.. A. Swanberg for five years
pastor of the Swedish Lutheran church
OF this place and has many friends In
and around Charlton who will be pleas
ed to see her.
Mrs. Jas. Sullivan and son Willie
who went to Creston last week to con.
suit DR.. Sampson, the eye specialist
in regard to Willies eye which was
nearly put out while at play some days
ago have returned to their home in
Charlton and their many friends here
will be glad to learn that that eminent
physician gave them much hope Of
saving the sight of the injured mem
Der.
VIM. Christie, the man who was sc
seriously hurt in runaway last Wed
nesday while driving through our towr
is not SO badly injured as was at first
supposed, only his collar bone being
broken. He is lying at the county
farm until he gets able to be removed