Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-12-19


hand store where he disposed of the
entire lot for about $40, and when the
sport returns to Charlton there may
be trouble between the two former
friends as the furniture of a gambling
house is contraDand goods and the law
can do nothing with the derelict young
man.
Rev. Wilson Mills, pastor of the
Baptist church of this place, has hand
ed his resignation to the congregation
to take effect January !, if they will
accept the same.S Rev. Mills has been
here about three years and during that
time his relations with the congrega-
>tion has been the most pleasant and
profitable and it is only on account of
ill health that he now resigns. He
expects to leave for Colorado in a
short time in hopes that the change
will be beneficial to his hay fever.
Rev.M Mills is the fourth Charlton minis
ter who has resigned here. Rev. San
derson, of the Christian church left
for Lenox. Ia; Rev. Ormand, of the
Presbyterian church then left for Indi-
ana; Rev. Written then resigned but
has not yet decided upon location.
Rev. Vollmer, of the M. z. church, was
removed by the conference. and Rev.
Grant of the A. NJ L. church; was al
so removed by the conference. This
leaves Rev. M. G. Mum. of the U. P
church, and Rev. G. F. Waldron, of the
Catholic church. the veteran ministers
of the city, and they have only. been
here a little over two years.
+ Another telephone line has been
completed to Oakley and is now in
running order. The farmers built the
line from Oakley to the city limits of
Charlton where it was met by the
Charlton telephone company's lines
and brought into town over the central
switch board. This new company is
known as the Liberty line and in
cludes seven farmers on it's route. 1t
is the third line running from Oakley
to Charlton and the nineteenth line
running into Charlton from all parts
of the county. all of which come into
Charlton. thus connecting all the
county seats in the state reached by
telephone, and all are operated from
the efficient central office in Charlton
which is giving such splendid satlsfac-
ton that new phones are being con-
stantly added and new cards are be-
ing received by the company every
month
Joe w. Best. who has been working
in Swift & Co.'s poultry department,
is laid up for few weews with very
sore hand. He was employed in the
killing department of the poultry
house when in sticking turkey the
knife slipped and struck his hand cut
ting a deep cash. 1t struck the hand
near the thumb joint and cut in a cir
cular shape about five inches long and
so deep that it went clear to the bone.
The cut is very painful and serious
and will lay him up for several weeks.
| Rev. w. ]. HASTE Will move his
family here to live this week. He is
thoroughly in earnest as is demon
strated by his announcement that he
will begin series of protracted meet
ings January 9, at the Christian
church
Amel Bergman, who has been sta
toned at Altoona for the past few
months in the interests of a View Co.,
! is spending the holidays with parents
and friends in and around Charlton.
Miss Minnie Savage has returned
from a weeks visit with her sister,
Mrs. Bert Shore at her country home
| in English township.
| Geo. Farlin has returned to his
home in Charlton after few days
visit with friends in Hiteman.
Ed. P. Larimer and family have
moved into the Voiland property at
Eighth and Usage avenue, and are
now nicely located and at home to
their friends.
| G. r. Bryan, the conductor on the
North branch train, who sustained
painful injuries by falling from the
train while in motion few weeks
ago, is able to be around again. but it
will be sometime before he will be
sufficiently recovered to resume his
work.
Miss Vernon Householder has ac-
cepted position in the Fair store to
help out during the holiday rush.
Mrs. H. B. Stewart and children
have returned from a weeks visit
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. B. F.
Clayton, of Indianola.
| Mrs. Harry Blanchard is spending a
few days visiting friends in Osceola.
Philip Cumpton, of Liberty town
| ship. has returned to his home near
Oakley after a visit of three weeks
with relatives and friends in Missouri.
Mrs. Ed. McEndree, who has been
confined to her bed for the past few
weeks from the eHectS or stroke Oh
paralysis, is reported as somewhat i'm
proved but she is still in dangerous
condition and serious doubts are en-
tertained for her final recovery.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. l.. Morrison, of Lin
coin township, are enjoying very
| pleasant visit from their daughter
Daisy, of Russell.
Henry Blouse, who has been spend
ing the summer on his farm in Union
township, has moved his family to
Charlton where they expect to reside
this winter
Hugh McCallag. who has been work
ing in the coal house of the Burlington
road, is laid off from work for few
days with frozen foot.
Bloomfield.
Bloomfield, Dec. 1.-THE second de-
gree Of the Masonic order was confer
red Saturday evening on Jesse Higbee,
at the regular meeting held in the
Masonic hall
7. B. Turpin spent Saturday even
ing and Sunday in Ottumwa visiting
| at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Della