Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-04-18
DAILY Doings of Some of Ottumwa's
81 Close Neighbors.
Personal, SOCIAL AND POLITICAL
Everything From Joyous Births to
the Philosophical Observation OF
sages, Are chronicIed by The cour.
ier's Special Correspondents.
Charlton,

Charlton, April 16.-Wm. Alexander,
one of the Oldest and most highly re-
spected citizens of Lucas county died
at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Liz
zie Eikenberry, Sunday evening. Mr..
Alexander was ninety-one years of age
and had been an invalid for years but
during itall had borne up uncomplainly
and maintained firm faith in his mas
ter. He had been prominent in offices
OF the county in his younger days and
from 1880 to 1884 was postmaster of
this place. He had been resident
OF Lucas county for thirty-four years
and was engaged in general merchan--
disc business. He had been an earn
est and faithful member of the NJ. E.
church. A large circle of friends will
mourn his death. He leaves son,
Capt. M. l.. Alexander of the commits
sary department of the regular army
and for eleven years adjutant general
of the state of Iowa, and Mrs. Lizzie
Eikenberry, widow of d. Eikenberry,
residing in Charlton. Funeral serv-
ices will be held from the residence
of his daughter today.
Mrs. F. w. Smith of Humeston is
spending few days in the city the
guest Of her mother, Mrs. T. H.
Reeves.
A. E. Temple, president of the
Bankers Life association of Des
Moines came down Sunday and spent
the day, Monday, visiting relatives and
old friends in Charlton.
Il. w. Bruce, editor of the Charlton
Herald, was business visitor in
Pottawatamie county on Monday.
The Schuberts' Symphony club and
Chicago Ladies quartet are billed for
an appearance at the opera house here
Wednesday evening. The club was
here about ten years ago and gave
universal satisfaction.
Rt. Rev. T. N Morrison bishop of
Iowa, was in Charlton Sunday and
conducted services at the st. Andrews
Episcopal church in the evening.
There was to have been confirmation
service but for some reason the con-
: firmation class did not materialize.
The bishop, however, preached a very
entertaining and instructive sermon
and the large audience present was
more than pleased with the services.
The bishop is a very able scholar, a
plain, forcible pulpit orator and seem
ed to be at his best Sunday
Mrs. M. G. Mum has returned from
weeks visit with her parents, Rev.
Jackson and wife, of Abba
Miss Ida Moncrief, lunch counter
5 girl at the depot hotel of this place,
has returned from a weeks visit with
sfriends in Ottumwa.
Mrs. Nellie White Graves has re-
turned to her home in Marlin, Texas,
after a short visit with her mother,
Mrs. Amanda White, of this place.
All of the churches of this city be.
gun their services at s p. m. Sunday
evening in place of 1880 as had been
their practice heretofore. 1t was the
first meeting under the new order and
some inconvenience was experienced
by those not familiar with the change
who came at the regular time and
We're compelled to wait half an hour
before the services began.
c. J. Eckfelt, deputy treasurer OF
Wapello county, was an over Sunday
visitor with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
j. F. Eckfelt, of this place.
c. A. Abrahamson was laid off from
work in w. E. Lewis grocery store
Monday, suffering from the effects oil
vaccinated arm
VIM. Johnson, who has been so Sc
riously ill for the past few weeks
and whose life has several times beer
dispaired of is reported as much bet
ter and hopes are now entertained TO,
his recovery.
Mccullough & Co.'s dry goods
house and l.. c. Perke's jewelry store
ON the west side of the square have
been greatly beautified by the addition
of new awnings. They are of the 70
tary kind that wind up by cranl
and are the first of this style to be us
ed in Charlton. Other merchants are
anxiously watching their behavior will
view to putting them up
The Easter services at the Oakle,
church We're postponed on account o
the extremely bad condition of til,
roads on Easter and were held las
Sunday night.
The c., B. & @. railroad compan,
experienced strike among it's en-
ployes in Charlton Saturday Their,
has been ten coal shoyelers engage,
in the coal house here at salary g
$1.10 day. On Saturday they strucl
and all quit work demanding an ad
vance to $1.25 per day. The compan,
refused to pay it and began at ono
to fill their places with new mer
Monday the places were all filled witt
men whom the company were to pa
SLIPS day, the amount asked for b.
the strikers, but none of them wer
allowed to go back to work.
Charlton, April 17.-Geo. Barlow,th
driver of w. E. Lewis grocery Wagon
= laid off from work suffering fror
tie effects of a severe attack Q
fever.
Harry Johnson. who was taken sur
denly i'll while at work in the broor
factory last week, is still dangerousi
i'll and is delirious from the effects c
a.severe fever
s. B. Merrill has announced himsel
as candidate for the Office of repre-
@%>% $1,000 e@ee1