Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-15

over the city. Several sleighing par
ties were organized and others went
to the country school houses to liter
aries.
Mrs. Maggie Jamison, of Osceola,
stopped over between trains Friday
and visited Charlton friends.
Mrs Kintsler of the depot hotel
was u business visitor in Ottumwa
Friday.
Mrs. William Childs and infant
child were both reported as quite Sc
riously i'll on Thursday evening.
General Deputy Henry Crippen has
organized local lodge of forty men,
bers called Rosewood Camp Fraternal
Choppers of America The meeting
was held in the A. o. u w. hall
where they will meet every two weeks
on Thursday nights. The officers
elected for the new organization were
N. Leinen, w. c.; Mrs. Cora Bryan, v.
c.; ]. J. Smyth. clerk; A. A. Eckfelt,
banker; j. McBee, conductor; Mrs.
A. B. Averill, doorkeeper; J. w. Peel,
sentinel; j. H. and 7. P. Stanton,
physicians.
Charlton, Jan. 14.--Mr. and Mrs. w.
e. Lewis left Sunday for a few days
business and pleasure trip to Ottum-
wa.
The snow of last week rapidly dis
appeared under warm sun on Sun
day but quite a goodly number of peo-
pie We're out Sunday enjoying it While
it listed. In the evening, however
the roads were filled with water and
slush and unless we get another snow
in few days the sleighing will be en-
tirely gone.
A. D. Gray, w. NJ. Householder, and
F. NJ Waynick went down to Lucas
Saturday night to be present at the
public installation of the l. o. 0. f.
lodge of that place. A. d. Gray acted
as installing officer and all report a
most enjoyable time.
The marriage license business has
almost closed since the first Of the
year, the clerk reporting but four Ii
.censes issued during the present year.
J. d. Sullivan. an employee in the
Cornell barber shop, has been taking
a weeks vacation with his sister in
the northern part of the state.
The epidemic of grip has taken
quite hold on the people of Charlton
during the past week 1t is not in Sc
rious form, but whole families are con-
fined at home at one time. All the
doctors report as much business as
they can attend to and over one-half
of their cases are grip cases.
D. M. Davis has sold his farm of
ninety acres in Warren township to
J. w. May for consideration of $40
an acre. Mr.. Davis will give posses
sion the first of March and will prob
ably move to Oklahoma to live.
Ernest Woodward, an old resident
of Charlton, but now of Atlanta, Ca,
is spending few days in the city re-
newing old acquaintance.
Abraham Press, who has been run
ming his uncle's store while the latter
was i'll, has returned to his home in
Des Moines, his uncle having recover
led sufficiently to be at the store again.
One of the moss enjoyable social
events of the season was the second
of series of afternoon luncheons CIV
en- by Mrs. Gibbon and Mrs. McCol-
Tough at the home of the former on
Grand street. Friday afternoon. The
guests were invited from IL till $40
and the game of our presidents togeth-
er with some musical selections serv-
ed to pass the afternoon most pleas
antly till luncheon was announced,
which was served in. three courses on
small tables. The house was taste
fully decorated with evergreen and
Mrs. Ed Brown guessing the most
names of the presidents, was present
ed with a handsome steel engraving
of President Lincoln, while Mrs. j. A.
Brown, who guessed the next highest
number, was presented with like pic
ture of President Grant.
Attorney G. E. Conner drove down
to New York Saturday evening where
he held services on Sunday.
The board of supervisors did not fin
ish it's work on Saturday but adjourn
ed until tomorrow. 1t expects to COM
plete it's work in very short time
now as there is but little left.