Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-03-28
Daily Doings of Some of Q ttumwa's
Close Neighbors.
Personal, SOCIAL AND POLITICAL
Everything From Joyous Births to
the Philosophical Observation of
!. sages, Are chronicIed by The cour.
ier's Special Correspondents.
Charlton.

Charlton, March 2S.-Business is al
most at standstill and traffic is al
most suspended here on account of
the condition of the roads. All the
stores have taken off their delivery
teams and are doing the work by the
use of hand carts and wheelbarrows.
There has been more work for the
wagon makers the last week repair
ing broken wagons and buggies that
have stuck in the mud than for many
years before. The. harness men too are
getting some work on broken harness.
An empty. wagon stuck Tuesday with
four horses and several teams have
been unhitched from the rigs which
have stuck and are left standing in
the road. The star route mail men
are going horseback and the rural
free delivery man is unable to make
his trip. One horse has been killed
and several others knocked out by
hard pulling.
Mamie Best has gone to Tingley
where she will spend a week visiting
her sister, Mrs. Chas. Murray.
Mrs. Lou McBroom has returned to
her home in Leroy after a few days
visit with relatives and friends in
Charlton.
VIM. Trautwein, who has been laid
up for the past few weeks with car
buncles, has so far recovered as to be
able to be at work once more tho not
yet fully recovered.
Cash Williams, formerly a business
man of this place, but now located at
Chicago was in Charlton Tuesday
transacting business and visiting old
friends.
A. G. Rebel returned Wednesday
from Oakley where he had been called
by telephone message announcing
the serious illness of his father He
reports him much better but not yet
out of danger, being threatened with
pneumonia.
Tuesday evening was the twentieth
anniversary of the wedding of Mr..
and Mrs. j. H. Curtis and they cele
brated the event by inviting about fiji
ty of their friends in to spend the ev
ening. They said nothing on the in
vitations about it being an anniver
Sary and it was meant to be kept a
secret but some one found it out ant
as the twentieth is the china wedding
the invited guests dubbed together
and purchased handsome chamber
set which they sent down in the after
noon. 1t was wholly unannounced ant
came as a glad surprise to Mr.. ant
Mrs. Curtis. The guests arrived a
$50 and bounteous 6 o'clock supper
was served and after an evening spen
in social conversation and solid enjoy
ment the guests departed all feeling
that they had enjoyed a most delight
full evening.
John Robinson, of Lucas, was il
Charlton Tuesday visiting friends ant
attending the Graves-Taylor sale ives
of town.
F. r. Croker, cashier of the FRS
National bank, and head banker o
the M. w. A. lodge. is spending thu
week in Chicago on business.
j. W. tastes, who recently sold hi
farm, has left for an extended visit il
the east and TO transact some bus
ness. He was accompanied by hi
wife who went for the benefit of he
health.
Will H. Lewis went to Abba Tues
day and returned Wednesday. He wa
accompanied home by his wife VIII
has been visiting friends there for tn
past week.
Will Shulor, of Cedar township, ha
departed for Canada to look up loo;
ton with l.. A. Shulor, who had pre-
ceded him.
Miss Edith Brant has been success
full in securing the services of Pro
A. C. McMannis for an illustrated le
ture on "a Trip Around the World
The lecture will be given in the oper
house for the benefit of the music
the public schools On April 5.
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