Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-02-14
Daily Doings ofsome of ottunnwa's
Close Neighbors.
personal. SOCIAL AND POLITICAL
Everything From Joyous Births to
the Philosophical Observation of
sases, Are chronicIed by The cour.
ler's Special Correspondents.
Charlton.

visit with relatives and friends in OF
tumwa. While there she attended the
Mltchell-Williams wedding.
Charles Graves is at his post in Won
Behrens grocery store again after a
weeks absence caused by a serious
attack of grip
The w. G. T. U. of this place will
meet this afternoon at the home of
Mrs. P. j. Vollmer. There ia business
of Importance and good attendance
is expected.
|. H. Vollmar, who is travelling in
the western part of the state for a
piano house, was in Charlton and spent
Sunday with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
P. ]. Vollmar
County Clerk E. S. Wells spent
Sunday with his father, Sidney Wells.
of Cedar township.
Roy Rodgers, who has been work
ing in Kansas City for the past few
months, has returned to Charlton and
will enter the law office of County At
torney Drake to read law
~ A. B. Averill returned Monday from
a few days business trip to Des
Moines, where he went in the interest
of his fur and hide house.
Quite a number of young people of
Charlton drove ont to the English
church on Sunday to attend the meet
ing. Rev. A. c. Ormand of the Pres.
byterian church of this place preached
and all who heard him report that he
was at his best and delivered a master
ly address that surely made deep
impression on the minds and hearts of
his audience.
j. Stokesberry of this place claims
the record for early fruit trees. He
has cherry tree in his yard that was
loaded with blossoms on January %.
1t had been exceptionally warm wealth
err during the whole of that week,
which had no doubt forced the bios
SONS. He gave several punches of
these early blossoms to his friends
who kept them as curiosities. One of
the largest and most beautiful punches
was preserved by a process that will
allow of their keeping their original
color and freshness and will be kept
as the earliest cherry blossom ever re-
corded in Lucas county.
Mrs. Gertrude Johnson and daughter
NIuriel returned to their home in Cres-
ton Sunday after weeks visit with
Mrs. Johnson's sister, Mrs. e. E. Lew
is, of Charlton.
Charlton, Feb. 13.-Thursday is Val
entines day and the merchants who
handle that line of goods have the
windows of their stores full of those
little novelties. The stock this year
IS larger and more complete than ever
before and contains many new and
very pretty novelties.
Joe w. Cowles, who was recently
elected to the position of second lieut.
enant of Co. Fl fiftieth regiment, l. N.
G., situated at this place, has assumed
the duties of his new office and at
tended drill for the first time Monday
night since his promotion. He was a
member OF the original Co. H, that en-
listed in the Spanish war, and served
as a private in that company all thru
their camp at Jacksonville. When the
new company was organized he enlist
ed and has served with credit as SER
geant until his promotion to the office
he now holds.
Mrs. Nellie w. Glow went down to
Cleveland No. 4 on Tuesday where
the music class she is teaching at that
place gave public recital
The protracted meetings begun at
Zion church in Pleasant township are
drawing good crowds and the meet
ings are proving interesting. Rev.
Frame is conducting them and the
young people from Charlton are taking
of the good sleighirg to
drive out and attend the meetings.
One of the pleasantist social affairs
of the season was the birthday party
given by Master Harry Conner at the
home of his grandfather, John Murray,
Monday evening. 1t was the occasion
of his thirteenth birthday and about
fifteen of his young friends were in
vited in to help pass the evening
Games and music were in.
dulged in and refreshments cerved.
At the conclusion of the evening he
was presented with several little gifts
as tokens of affection from his friends
present.
sIIon. j. c. Mitchell, of Ottumwa,
vas calling on old friends and transact
ng. business in Charlton Tuesday.
Wilda Anderson returned Monday
rom a few days visit with her sister,
Mrs. Geo. Haven, of Ottumwa.
Almost all the merchants in Chart
ton began closing their places of bust
ness at s o'clock on Monday evening.
The clerks union was instrumental
In securing the signatures of nearly all
The business men to a petition agree.
ing to this arrangement and it is ex-
pected that the remainder of them
will soon adopt the idea and close at
o'clock.
Anderson Gartin, of Moomaw, Neb.,
is in the city, called here by the SER
ious illness of his mother, Mrs. Felix
Gartin.
The First National bank and Thos.
Thorne VS.. Hugh and Ella McCallag
case was finished in court about
o'clock Monday and given to the judge
for his consideration. They then took
up the case of the state of Iowa VS..
Dave Sodestrom, William Muller, Jr.,
and Sam Stull, charged with the hold
up Of E. J. Wyman, of Burlington. A
jury was secured and the taking Of
testimony begun on Tuesday. 1t con-
sumed the entire day Tuesday and will
consume the most of today's
session Martin Murray plead guilty
to the theft of DR.. Browns overcoat
and Thursday was set for sentence.
May Lockwood, of Ottumwa, is Wis
iting friends in Charlton
Henderson WILDLY, an old resident
of Lucas county, is reported to be
i'll at his home on the old