Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-11-07


of Creston, We're over Sunday visitors |
Klirtz, of this place.
Charlton, Nov. 6-Miss Bette Wads- |
worth. formerly high school teacher of
this place, but now located at Somer-
set, was visiting her friends, Miss
Maggie BEEN, and renewing old ac-
Quaintances on our streets the first
of the week.
The Sunday school class of G. C.
social in the basement of the M. E.
church on Thursday evening, Nov. Z.
Enos Anderson has departed for
ern states for the purpose of looking
over the country with a view to locat-
ing if it proves satisfactory.
Miss Minnie Vanoy of Belinda has
been engaged to teach the winter term
of school at No. 8 in Pleasant town
ship and begins her duties on Monday.
of Burlington, Mrs. Lou McBroom of
City and Mr. and Mrs John Barlow of
Des Moines, who were in the city to
attend the funeral of their son and
tive homes.
Mrs. Clarke Noble is confined to her
bed with a very serious case of blood
poisoning in her right hand
Mrs. Rose Gibson of Des Moines, is
spending few days visiting relatives
and friends in Charlton. Mrs. Gibson
will be better remembered as Miss
Rose Turk and has a host of friends
cr1a IN hnr
more.
The X. P. lodge of this place gives
dance in the armory tonight which
will be preceded by fine supper by
| the members of the Rathbone Sisters
| lodge.
Mrs. N. A. Buffinton, who has been
suffering for so long with tumor and
who submitted to an operation for its
removal is reported as quite danger
ously i'll and fears are entertained for
her recovery.
| Hon. f. @. Stewart, secretary of the
democratic state committee, came back
home on Monay night and Tuesday
morning cast his ballot in the first
ward of the city of Charlton. He was
in the booth but short time and
probably made cross in the circle of
the second ticket on the BALLOT. In
an interview he said he had not kept
in close touch with the politics of our
county but from reports since his AZ
rival home he would not be surprised
to see one or two county officers elect
ed by the democrats. On the state
campaign he said the republican ma
jority would be greatly reduced and if
the democrats could only have had
| m f0
paign along lines he would liked to
have done, that he had no doubt but
that Phillips would have been elected.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. S. Bufinton of this
place, are enjoying very pleasant Wis
it from their daughter, Mrs. Floyd
Duncan.
Hon. J. A. Penick returned Tuesday
from a few days business trip to Chi
cago and cast his vote in the second
ward Of Charlton
l Charlton camp 272 NJ. w. A, held a
very pleasant and enjoyable meeting
at their lodge room on Monday even
ing. There was quite good attend
ance of the members present and the
usual routine business of the camI
was transacted including the adoption
by card of Rev. B. f. Miller of the M
place from Stuart. After the bust
ness of the lodge and as the mer
were preparing to leave the hall, the
Royal Neighbors lodge to the number
of about forty marched into the room
and after good, social time spent in
playing games and social conversation
refreshments were served and al
went home feeling that they had spent
most enjoyable evening.
A new piece of music that will be OF
, special interest to the people of Chair
TIM, has been published by the Peer
less Music Co., of Chicago. 1t was
composed and written by a prominent
music teacher of that city, w. L. Need
ham, and is entitled Songs Well Sing
in Heaven The special interest tc
Charlton people of the song centers ir
!, the fact that it is dedicated to one o.
the charming little lassies who claims
T. Charlton as her home, little Miss Haz
ell Abrahamson.