Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-12-17

or the benefit of the memorial univer-
,ity was not very we'll attended and |
hose having it in charge are thinking
IF repeating it at some future date |
when the weather is more favorable.
Henry Allen, of Lincoln township,
has sold his farm to Brice Jackson, OF !
Charlton, and expects to depart IN a
short time for Wyoming, where he
will make his future home.
The new church in Cedar township
is now entirely completed and will be
on Sunday. Quite a num-
Der from Charlton are preparing to
drive out to the dedication if the
weather is possible.
The second of the Epworth League
lecture course, a lecture on Brains, by
DR.. Frank Bristol, of Washington, will
be given in the opera house this even
ing.
The cold weather of the past few
days and the icy condition of the
country has started the small boy out
with his skates. His sport is not con-
fined to the ponds or any body of wa
ter, but he can skate at will over side
walks, roads and any place he desires
to go.
Dee Pettijohn has accepted a con-
tract to clear the Barger farm of all
timber and underbrush and has al
ready begun the work Mr.. Barger
expects to make a stock farm of it
when fully cleared off.
Fred c. Woods has sold his barber
shop under Smythe's store to Alfred
Fisher, who has already taken posses
sion. Fred will go on the road in a
short time as district organizer for
the Bankers Union of the World in
surance society.
DIR. j. H. Stumbaugh, of Tacoma,
was transacting business and renew
ing old acquaintance in Charlton on
Thursday.
Capt. N. B. Gardner, an old resi-.
dent of Charlton, but now located at
Monroe, is spending a few days in the
city the guest of his daughter, Mrs
B. R. Van Dyke of the Bates House.
| Joseph Clarke is reported as quite
seriously i'll of stomach trouble.
! Mrs. Dollie Chestnut, of Durango
Mexico, who has been so seriously Ill
at the home of her mother, Mrs. Anna
Sullivan, of this place, died Thursday
evening after a protracted illness. She
submitted to an operation early in tho
week and was thought to be getting
better when she took a relapse ant
died. Mrs. Chestnut had many friend:
in Charlton where she was raised, wht
will regret her death. She was true
woman and possessed of a disposition
that drew to herself many friends
ho 1a, no Il two PhjI1rof
Ito mourn her death.
The day in court Friday was takel
up in the completion of the argument
in the Allen forgery case after whicl
u jury was called for the Sage murde
!. case. Chas. Sage is the man whom
) the grand jury indicted for the null
der of Thos. Hale, after the coroner
jury had eXonerated him upon the dy
, ing statement of his victim. Their
was much difficulty in securing jur
and nothing further had been done a
| the adjournment of court Friday. Th
: Grand jury has completed it's work an
{ has been discharged. They ignore
l. seven cases including that of lie
+ Whitlock. charged with the murder {
: Joseph Buchanan, the aged herm
5 who was found dead in his cabin wit
: a bloody axe by his side. The indie
2 ments returned Ivy them have not "
: been made public.
/ Ed, Northcut, an old resident {
. Charlton, but now located at Gle
f wood. is in Charlton this week atten
a ing court.
; Mrs. C. F. Goltry very pleasantly e
/ tertained the members of the eli
e Zetamathean AMI History club at h
home Thursday to a IL o'clock lunc
e con. Each guest was to give GU
rent event and those given furnish'
l. much amusement, and produced
l. great amount of information. Thu
l. included everything from birth
e deaths and marriages to politics, h
v tory and religion. During the cour
of the evening Miss Jessie M. Thaye
r of the Clio club, entertained the CUES
n by a very instructive and enjoyaL
e account of her trip to Italy which w
e interspersed with native songs by hi
s. self and Miss Susie D. Copeland.
r. the conclusion of the afternoon
u bounteous course dinner was serv
IF and all present report it one of t
n most enjoyable social events of t
lie season.
IS The cold wave promised by t
p weather department arrived on F
ID day and the thermometer dropp
d from degrees above freezing to
* degrees below zero in twelve hours
raw northwest wind is blowing, t
~ ground is covered with snow and
OF and everything has the appearance
he real winter.
Sc Attorney w. II. McNett of I
80 Moines is in Charlton this week
~ tending court, he having been reta
~ ed for the defense in the Sage murd
Is trial now in court.
Eddyville.
e. Eddyville, Dec. 14.-The two ru
r. mail routes running across the ri'
III west of town, which were petition
,g for early last spring, will be placed
I'd operation February /, 1902, with j..
~, fCorroll and Albert Emerson of I