Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-01
Daily Doings of Some of ottumwa's
Close Neighbors.
Personal, SOCIAL AND POLITICAL
Everything From Joyous Births to
the Philosophical Observation Of
Sages, Are chronicled by The cour.
ier's Special Correspondents.
Charlton.

| was the o CLOCK. dinner given at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. John O.
Grips in honor of the formers moth
er, Mrs. Martha Cripps, the occasion
being the celebration of Mrs. Cripps'
seventy-ninth birthday. About fifteen
| guests We're present including her son
Ed Cripps, of Ottumwa The evening
passed all too swiftly for the guests.
An elaborate dinner was served and
| at the, conclusion of the function, the
| guests departed wishing Mrs. Cripps
| many more happy birthdays.
The old custom of keeping open
house on New Years day will be reviv-
ed in Charlton, some of the society
| ladies having made known their in
| tentions to that effect.
Mrs. Mabel Best and Miss Jessie
| Myers have returned to their home in
Russell after visit at the home Of
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. D. S. My
ers, of this place.
William Farmer, of Ottumwa, was
visiting with relatives and calling on
old friends in and around Charlton
| this week.
| Sam C. Coles has returned to Des
Moines where he is employed, after a
| visit at the home of his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. W. w. Coles, of this place.
| Carl Abrahamson was slightly injur-
| ed during the fire at the Burlington
coal chutes Thursday. Mr.. Abraham
son is member of the fire depart
ment and while assisting in quelling
| the flames, caught his hand in the
| fire apparatus in such manner that
two fingers were crushed.
l ~ nd hoc rat nd
to her home in this place after visit
with friends in Des Moines.
Frank Wright, night clerk at the
Bates hotel is spending weeks vaca-
| ton at his home in Osceola.
Mrs. Herbert Clarke, of Cedar Falls,
has removed to Charlton and will
make this place, her future home. Mr..
Clarke has been here for several
weeks,
MI. and Mrs. George Hutchins and
daughter, Of Bloomfield, are visiting
at, the home of Mr.. and Mrs.55N. M.
|, Miller, in Benton township.
I William Allison, Of this place, is en-
| joying a very pleasant visit from his
| daughter, Barbara, and family, of
Kansas City 81 ab4
| The funeral services of P. NJ. Lin
strom, the Swedish, American who
died Christmas light, were. conducted
! Yesterday afternoon from the Swedish
/ Lutheran church, of this place, by
Rev. Borg. Mr., Linstrom was SO
years of age and had been a resident
Of. Charlton for 255 years.
Dot Jackson, who has been employ
ed as clerk at the Bates house, has
resigned his position and will depart
Monday morning for his home in
Knoxville.
Mrs. Edgar Wayland is spending
| the week visiting her parents near Be-
linda. ty.
Judge J. c. Mitchell, of ottumwa, a
| former resident of Charlton. was
ltransacting business and calling on old
friends in the city on Thursday.
Rev. G. F. Sanderson, of the Chris
siaI, chuf oh in this city, is visiting rel
atives in iBrookfield. Mr. Sanderson's
mother and sister were visiting him
foraJa few days and he accompanied
them home to Bloomfield.
Perry Bell and son Frank, of Belin-
lda. lSave departed for visit with rel
at;vesi in different parts of Nebraska.
/ If faSorably impressed with the coun-
/
future home in that state.
Miss Margaret Maple, clerk in the
pestoffice in this city, was the guest Of
Miss Effie Pepper, of Abba, on Thurs
| Gay. While there she attended a dance
given by prominent young society peo-
! pie CT Abba.
James Carter, of Des Moines, is Wis
lifting relatives in the city.
| u n,,fbr;a form, orI1y racidont IF
Charlton and noH railway mail
clerk With headquarters in Chicago, is
visiting friends in the city.
w. p. BEEN, assistant cashier of the
First National bank, of Charlton, is
confined to his. home suffering from a
severe attack of quinsy.
Miss Alice Waugh is visiting friends
at her former home in Abba.
Ilof Peterson, a former resident of
| Charlton, and now employed in Ottum-
wa, has returned to the latter place
after visit with relatives in this city.
One of the most enjoyable social af-
fairs Of the season was the Christmas
dance given Wednesday evening by
the Marquette club at the arnory
present and enjoyed a delightful social
i SSCuiAS. nc iuuSlCf. Was luIulSllCu
by Cramer's orchestra of Des Moines.
The Marquette club was organized ear.
ly in the fall, and since that time has
made rapid strides, until now itsstands
among the best social organizations
1 in Charlton. ii
4 The colored cornet band of Cleve.
land has purchased an entire new out.
fit OF instruments at cost of $3.50 and
new interest in the organization is be.
ing taken by the people of Cleveland.
The baLd is. composed entirely of col
ored lnen of much musical ability.
i Bloomfield.
Bloomfield, Dec. %. - One OF
4 the most brilliant entertain.
ments of the holiday season occurred
4 Wednesday evening at the residence
of Mr.. and Mrs. Will Hill, where the
latter's sister, Miss Myra Colliver, and
Miss Maud Ferguson, entertained a
large number of friends. The guests
were greeted at the door by Mr.. HILL
a md oo Itnr IL.