Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-22
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once more.
| A. d. Mccullough spent Friday in
Cedar township buying horses.
l.. Reikel, Jr., has gone to OakIe,
for few days visit with his father
who is reported in very poor health.
w. q. Criswell returned Friday
from few days trip to Marshall
town.
Charlton, Jan. 21.-Miss Margaret
| Brown, the librarian, has made hel
annual report to the board of trustees
OF the library association which shows
the interest and benefit of the library
to be on the increase. 1t shows that
there are no borrowers using books
from the library and 4S country read.
ers. During the 2S5 days last year
the library was open there were H.
$50 books taken out for home use.
The average daily circulation was 40
volumes. One hundred fifteen new
books have been added during the
year, lO3 by purchase and IL by gift.
There is now on hand 1913 volumes
OF all kinds of reading matter. The
tax voted by the people which they
can use has not been sufficient to keep
up the expenses and various necessi-
lies, and private individuals have
helped them by donations 1t is plan.
ned to make the library of still more
benefit this year by the addition of
some useful reference books and the
citizens are taking much more inter-
est than formerly in it's work.
Sunday was a regular spring day.
The thermometer never registered
lower lhan 40 degrees above zero, the
air was warm and balmy and the
roads muddy.
Miss Bette Wadsworth, of Somer-
set came down Saturday for a few
days visit with the family of w. P.
Beem
Hon. j. A. Penick went to Knoxville
this morning, where he is employed
as attorney in a law suit.
o. E. Conner, of the Christian
church, has organized a Bible study
normal school, He has adopted reg
ular course of study and has had books
published that contain the lessons.
1t meets each Friday at the home of
some one OF the members of the class.
and it starts out under most favorable
circumstances. Should it prove
success it will be a great help to the
Sunday school and church, as each
member who completes the course will
be competent to teach in any Sunday
school and will be granted certifi-
cate to that effect.
Mrs. d. Q. Storie very enjoyably en-
etrtained a few friends at o'clock
tea on Saturday afternoon. The even
ing was one of great pleasure. Light
refreshments were served and the
evening passed all too swiftly for
those present.
Ed. j. Knipe, operator at the depot
was in Ottumwa Friday, looking into
the position OF operator at that sta.
Ion, which has been offered him. He
was not satisfied, however, and came
back to Charlton on Saturday, where
he will remain for the present.
Mrs. G. E. Conner returned Friday
from a weeks visit with her parents
at her old home in Illinois.
At an official board meeting of the
Christian church on Friday night, the
new board was organized by the cleo
ton of e. H. Best, chairman, G. E.
Conner, secretary and J. Waugh,
treasurer. Plans were discussed and
a course of action for the congrega-
ton during the next year was laid out.
A committee was appointed to look
into the ACCESSIBILITY of putting in an
air light machine to FURNISH the IL
Elimination of the church building.
The Burlington route pay-car came
thru here and stopped short time at
Charlton on Saturday. The boys
were made unusually happy this
month as their checks were so large,
on account of so many laying off on
account of sickness
hlr. and Mrs. Henry Heck are re-
joicing over the arrival OF a fine ten
pound baby boy that came to their
home the last of last week.
The meetings at the Baptist church
will be continued another week, as
the interest and attendance had been
kept up to a marked degree. .Altho
there have been no conversions as vet
the sermons have all proved interest
ing and instructive and have been pre-
sented in such plain, eloquent, force
full words that they cannot fail to have
some effect upon the minds and hearts
OF the hearers. Rev. A. Jacobs of
Winterset, former pastor of this
church and one of the most forcible
and eloquent pulpit orators in the
state will be here Tuesday and assist
them and it is expected that he will
do much good
Mrs. w. H. Williams of Whitebreast
township, departed Saturday for
few days visit with relatives.