Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-09-12
Short Tales Concerning People You
Know.
THE VICINITY OF OTTUNWA IN BRIEF
Births, Deaths, Marriages, Movements
of Your Acquaintance as Chronieled
by courier's Staff of Correspondents
Who Know Whereof They Speak.
Charlton,

Kinzie, girl living short way from
Charlton is now lying in spasms the
result of taking two boxes of corn
salve with suicidal intent. Some time
ago she was working in town and be-
came engaged to young fellow by
the name of Whitcomb who, it is said
Tilted her for another girl. Not being
able to live without him she resolved
to commit suicide and not having any
thing else handy she took two boxes
of a wilma corn salve and in conse-
quence is suffering great agony. The
physicians say she may recover though
the chances are very slim.
Two ministers who have been Ia
boring in Charlton for the past few
years closed their contracts with their
congregations on Sunday. Rev. P. j..
Vollmer, of the M. E. church. was ap-
pointed by conference to fill out the
unexpired term of three years of for
mer minister who died while in SER
vice. The three years expired Sun
day and Sunday morning Rev. Voll-
mer preached his regular sermon and
after the services he assembled all
the classes of the Sunday school and
gave them nice farewell talk, full
of encouragement and admonition and
Christian warning. He talked with
much feeling and earnestness and
when he finished there was many a
tear in the eyes of the audience. Ac-
cording to the custom of the M. e.
church Rev. Vollmer will be sent to
other fields of labor by the conference
which meets here this week and many
will regret his departure from their
midst where he has labored so earn
estly. He has built new church and
taken in about 120 new members dur
ing his work Rev. c. F. Sanderson,
of the Christian church, also closed
two years pastorate here and will de-
part about Sept 10th with his wife
for Lenox where he has accepted
call to the pastorate of the Christian
church there. Rev. Sanderson has
labored earnestly, taking in siXty-one
new members and partially providing
for the church debt which hung over
the congregation. While it is impos-
sible for minister to please all and
all are liable to mistakes yet the con-
gregation here wish him abundant
success in his new field. He dispensed
with the usual custom of farewell
sermon and just preached an eXcep-
tionally strong sermon, full or advice
and encourag cement.
~ Samuel Neptune, of Benton town
ship, who recently lost his home by
fire has begun hauling rock and sand
preparatory to erecting a new house
of more pretentious proportions than
the one that was burned.
Mr.. and Mrs Thos. Patton have de-
parted for Cleveland, O., where they
will spend some time visiting trends
and attending the National encamp-
ment of the G. A. R.
Mrs. l. E. Stone has returned to her
home in Melrose after a weeks visit
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. r.
Hurford, of this place.
There was no preaching at the Bap-
fist church Sunday owing to the alb
sence of the minister, Rev. w. Mills.
The pulpit next Sunday will be filled
by some of the visiting M. e. minis
tiers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alonzo Williams have
returned from a weeks visit with rel
atives and friends in Derby.
VIM. Heddleston has returned from
a weeks business trip through south
ern Iowa and northern Missouri.
D. Householder, who has been so Sc
riously ill for the past few weeks of
stomach trouble, has so far recover
ed as to be able to be around once
more.
H. S. Glenn has departed for Cleve-
land, Ohio. where he will attend the
national encampment of the G. A. R.
He also expects to visit relatives and
friends at the old home in Pennsylva-
MIA while he is gone.
Eugene Adams, who has been work
ing in st. Joseph for. the past few
months, has returned to his home in
Charlton.
Mrs. Arthur Kenyon, of Des Moines,
has returned to her home after a few
days visit with the family of F. G..
Stanley, of this place.
w. B. Penick and family have re-
Gently moved into their nice new
house in Spring Lake addition and are
now nicely located and at home to all
their friends.
Charlton. Sept. 11.-Prof LW. John
son, who has been visiting his sister
in-law, Mrs. E. E. Lewis, of this
place, has departed for Oskaloosa,
where he goes to teach violin music
and open up piano and organ store
Floyd Holmes of Benton township
has returned from few days visit
with his brother, e. D. Holmes, and
family at Seymour.
Miss Laura Copeland has returned
from weeks visit with her brother,
w. D. Copeland, in Lincoln township.
Rev. W. S. Mills of the Baptist
church is taking two weeks vaca-
ton from his work which he is spend
ing in Petoskey, Mich, for his health
he being badly afflicted with hay few
er and the climate of Petoskey being
especially beneficial to that disease.
Robert Fulton, who has been 10.
Gated in Wyoming for the past year,
is spending few days in Lucas coun-
ty visiting his parents in Union town
ship.
Rev. Carl Brown, wife and children
of Newbern are visiting relatives and
friends in Lincoln township and Rev.
Brown is attending conference at
Charlton
Frank Wilson, one of the best
known and highly respected ciizens of
Benton township was seriously hurt
Monday evening by being kicked by a
horse. He was working with the