Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-10-31
LITTLE BITS OF NEWS
Short Tales Concerning People You
Know.
THE VICINITY OF OTTUMWA IN BRIEF
Births, Deaths, Marriages, Movements
of Your Acquaintance as Chronicled
by courier's Staff of Correspondents
Who Know Whereof They Speak.
Charlton,

Charlton.
Rev. and Mrs. Wilson Mills of the
Baptist church have returned from
Cedar Falls, where they had been at
tending meeting of the Baptist
church convention and Rev. Mills fill
ed his pulpit as usual Sunday morn
ing.
Mrs. NJ. A. Wilson has returned from
weeks visit with her son. Horace,
of Lacona.
Claude Johnson departed Sunday
for Davenport, where he has secured
position in ~the factory of the Lee
Broom and Feather Buster Co.
Will Simpson, an old Charlton boy,
but who has not been in our city for
twelve years is visiting relatives and
friends in and around Charlton for a
few days.
DR.. NJ M. Berry has departed for
his old home in Burlington where he
will spend some weeks renewing old
acquaintance and visiting at the
farm of his boyhood days.
B. F. Dora. of Warren township,w who
has been seriously i'll for few days,
is now reported as some better though
not yet able to be around.
Mrs. Louie Treasure has returned
from weeks visit with her brother,
Prof. James Treasure, of Hiteman
There was no preaching at the U.
p. church Sunday owing to the alb
sence of the minister, Rev. M. G.
Mum, who was absent assisting his
fatber-in-law, Rev. Jackson, of Abba,
in the administration of the sacra-
ments of Holy Communion.
Mr. and Mrs. j. L. Young, of Leon,
are visiting for few days in Chart
ton the guests of their daughte, Mrs
Fred j. Wright.
Emery Farlin, who has been en-
ployed in a bakery at Abba, has re-
signed his position there and returned
to his home in Charlton.
Charles Peppers, formerly of this
place but now located at Abba was
an over Sunday visitor with Charlton
friends.
The store room of N. A. Bufinton on
the east side, is closed this week
while they are engaged in invoicing
preparatory to turning it over to Will
Clark the first of the month, he hay
ing purchased the stock and rented
the room.
Geo. Zaum, ST., who has been EN-.
ployed in the meat business at this
place for the past year held an auction
sale of his stock and fixtures Satur-
day and departed Monday to join his
family in Des Moines. he having Sc
cured employment with the Agar
Packing house of that place.
Mrs Fred Mauk has accepted a po-
n q mn ct a
in Tabor. She will be better remem-
bered in Charlton as Miss Anna Bar
ger, who was employed for time be-
fore her marriage in the music store
of Myers & Pickerel OF this place
E. c. Larmer of Charlton, l. A.
Fain, of White Breast township, II. T.
Brown. Of Lincoln township and c.
H. Palmer of Charlton, have depart
ed for Creston to be present at the
opening of the term of federal court
there Monday by Smith Mcpherson.
The former went as grand juror and
the three latter as petit jurors or trial
jurors. There will probably be sew
tendance as witnesses, there being
Two cases from Lucas county to conc
up this term. One railroad damage
court and the other case against
James Hall. charged with raising and
passing United States government
bills.
John Patterson of English township
had very serious and disastrous ac
cident while coming to town Monday
Just as he got to the old Wigeren hill,
the tongue to his spring wagon fel
down and the horses became frighten
ed and started to run. When he saw
they were getting beyond his control
his wife jumped from the buggy witt
her little baby in her arms. and Sc
verely hurt her knee; his sister who
was also in the buggy then jumped
but was not hurt aside from severe
shaking up. John held to the horses
until they reached the Jack Bryan
place, distance of three miles, and
was then thrown out of the wagon
bruising him considerably and cutting
his face very severely The horses
broke loose from the wagon and soor
stopped, not however, until the Wagon
and harness had been badly torn UP
Word has been brought to Charlton
from the new coal shaft of the lnlanc
Coal company which is being SUM
two and one-half miles northeast o
town, that they expected to strike Goa
on Sunday. AS consequence man.
of the citizens of Charlton drove on
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