Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-04-18

man and has been making a campaign
along new lines peculiar to his own
ideas. In accordance with his ideas
of campaign for a nomination he has
announced that he will hold public
meeting and discuss the issues of the
campaign on Thursday evening"
April II.
kathyren Smith has returned to her
home in Charlton after weeks visit
with friends and relatives in Melrose.
Miss Lille Cofeld of Van Vert ar
rived in Charlton Monday for few
weeks visit with her sister, Mrs. Har-
ry Ketcham.
Miss Jessie Myers has returned from
Russell, where she went last week to
assist her sister, Mrs. Mable Best, in
closing out her stock of millinery
goods
Chas. E. Fluke, the east side news
dealer, Chas. E. Noble, the north side
restaurant man, and Frank Hampshire
are all laid up nursing very sore arms.
the result of recent vaccinations.
Amos Hampshire, one of the Oldest
residents of Lucas county, but now
staying at Burlington, has returned
to Burlington to spend the summer
with his daughter, after short visit
with his son, Geo. Hampshire, of this
place.
The roads in and around Charlton
are once more in an almost impossible
condition from recent rains. Satur-
day they were becoming beat down to
an extent that gave signs of soon re-
suming their normal condition. Sun
day and Monday We're nice days and
added greatly to the bettered condi-
ton. They were drying up rapidly
under warm wind and the rays of
bright sun, but Monday evening a
heavy rain accompanied by violent
thunder, vivid lightning and heavy
wind continued all night Tuesday
was a damp, cloudy day with occas-
ional gusts Of rain and in the evening
the thermometer began to drop and
fell II degrees in three hours, accom-
panied by cold, drizzling rain. Many
farmers had their fields ready for
sowing oats, many gardens had been
put in and some blowing done, but all
is now stopped for several days and
business is once more at standstill
| Frank Darrah, who is on the road
| for st. Louis shoe firm, was visiting
| relatives and transacting business in
Charlton on Monday.
! Miss Minnie Myers began her first
term of school at Braden school house
in Benton township on Monday Miss
Minnie is one of the brightest young
ladies of the county and though this
is her first term of school. yet she
! passed an excellent examination and
is peculiarly fitted for the ardous and
/ trying position of teacher
Geo. Watsabough, formerly resi-
dent of this place, but now located at
Tacoma, was renewing old acquaint-
ances Monday.
t. j. Allen of Lucas was transacting
business in Charlton on Monday.
| The supreme court of the state of
Iowa has recently handed down two
decisions that interest Lucas county
people. The first was taken from the
| Lucas county court and was the case
of John Osborne VS.. B. R. Van Dyke
for personal damages. Mr. Osborne
was working for Van Dyke and was
holding horse which was being doc,
tored. Van Dyke became angry and
struck at the horse, which lodged the
blow, and Mr.. Osborne received the
full force of the blow upon
his face breaking his nose
/ Osborne sued for damages, the lower
court bringing in verdict for the de
tense. The supreme court reversed
the decision on ruling of the court
in a point of law. The other comes
from the Wapello county court and
was the case of A. Knapp VS. The c..
B. & @. railroad and detective j. M
Harrison of Charlton. The company
haI ctD1 f,,r, i, a
ply betting seven inches wide and for
ty-seven feet long. Harrison was EN-
ployed to find the thief He caused a
search to be made and had Knapp and
his son arrested. Knapp being clear
ed sued the company for damages fol
malicious prosecution. The lower
court gave verdict for the plaintiff
and the supreme court reversed the
decision on the grounds that the evi
dence did not justify the verdict.