Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-04-04
Daily Doings of someof ottumwas
Close Neighbors.
Personal, SOCIAL AND POLITICAL
Everything From Joyous Births to
the Philosophical Observation Of
sases, Are chronicled by The cour.
ter's Special Correspondents.
Charlton,

loss of their baby, two months of age.
Its death occurred Saturday. Funeral
services were held Sunday afternoon
and the remains were inferred in the
Charlton cemetery.
| James Baker has returned from
Grand River where he visited with
his brother, Bert Baker.
! Mrs. Maggie James, of this place, is
spending few days at the home of
her mother, Mrs. Waugh, in Creston.
| Kull brothers have closed their feed
store on the south side of the square.
Howard Rose delivered another one
of his lectures on the Science of Gov
eminent" at the court house Sunday
afternoon
E. c. Stillwell, who is travelling for
a company which manufactures gaso-
line engines, spent Sunday in this
place, with his fanny.
Beta jackson has returned to her
home in Abba, after visit of week
at the home of her sister, Mrs. M. G..
Mum, of this place.
Miss Jennie Law, of Charlton, will
teach the spring term of school at the
Oxford school house in Lincoln town
ship.
Postmaster l.. r. Maple has added
greatly to the appearance and conve-
nience of the Office by the addition of
ninety-six lock boxes. The business
of this Office has increased to such an
extent during the past two years that
it has been made second class office.
| While the Office contained a number
of lock boxes they were always rented
and people were clamoring for more.
The new boxes had been in the office
but few days until nearly all were
taken.
Mrs. William Russell is seriously i'll
at her home in the southeast part of
town All members of the family have
been sent for and are now at her bed
side
Lucas county is perhaps better sup.
piled with telephones and telephone
service than any county in the state.
There is in operation fifteen lines, all
of which connect with Charlton, com.
prising $50 miles of wire and repre-.
senting about $4,000 invested Over
one hundred farmers now have phones
IN their homes and two more lines are
in course of construction.
The Benton township Sunday school
association held their annual meeting
Sunday at the Otterline church. The
condition of the roads prevented a
number of Charlton people, who in
tended going, from taking the trip.
Abba.
Abba, April 2.-Roadmaster w. J
Calvin, of Ottumwa, spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Nose Mix.
i After a weeks vacation school has
taken up again and the studies re
sumed with more vigor than ever
The Lucky Thirteen met with Maud
Ingram last night A good program
was rendered and an enjoyable even
ing was passed The next meeting
will be with Katie Sparks Monday
April Is.
Charles Puttenoff, of Eldon, spent
Friday with friends in Abba He was
on his way home from Charlton where
he has been visiting.
Train Dispatcher A. A. Wright, wife
and son, of Ottumwa. were over Sun
day visitors at the Mix home.
The d. DIS will meet this evening
with Mrs. Peterson. Some extra worl
is to be done and full attendance Ii
desired.
E. l.. Cox, supreme secretary Of the
Fraternal Pilgrims of America, ant
w. c. Briggs, colonizer for the same
order, spent Sunday in Abba. They
have been in Ottumwa the past ter
days securing applications for colony
to be instituted at that place Wednes
day. April 10. More than $50 applica
lions have been secured. This is the
new fraternal beneficial society O
which Judge Roberts, of Ottumwa, i.
president.
Bloomfield