Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-11-19
LITTLE BITS OF NEWS
Short Tales Concerning People You
Know.
TIE VICINITY OF OTTUMWA IN BRIEF
Births. Deaths, Marriages, Movements
OF Your Acquaintances as Chronicled
by Curriers' Staff of Correspondents
Who Know Whereof They Speak.
Charlton,

Charlton.
Charlton, Nov. 15.-The attention or
the board of supervisors was consumed
on Thursday mostly with the consid-
Grafton of claims and miscellaneous
petitions. There were several bridge
petitions presented but there were no
new ones ordered the petitions being
referred to various committees. There
were several petitions for the remittance
of taxes set up against their property.
Of these there We're 1iVe petitions ap-
proved and the taxes RENTED, all be-
Ilg on widows property. The con-
tract for supplying the county build
ings with coal was awarded to w. e.
and F. Newman of English township
ut the rate of nine cents per bushel
Cor the first 500 bushels, and eleven
cents per bushel for all over 500 bush
els. The bill for keeping the insane
OF the county at the state hospitals of
sS55.60, was allowed and ordered paid,
There was an unusual number of bills
allowed mostly small ones, amounting
in all to about $1,000. They had the
errors in the returns by the judges Of
the various precincts rectified and the
result of the election was declared.
The request of the state agricultural
department for the appointment of a
delegate to the agricultural convention
to be held in Des Moines December IL,
was acted upon anu Hon. S. l.. Bestow
of Lincoln township was appointed
County Recorder l. H. Maxwell has
begun the erection of neat little cot
Iage on his lot recently purchased in
The north part of town on Main street.
Carl Linquist, who has been work
ing in Des Moines for the past year, is
spending few days vacation with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. Linquist, OF
this place.
Miss Ruth Doolittle, who has been
spending the past few days with her
friend, Mrs. Sadie Swanson, of Pleas,
ant township. returned to her home in
Knoxville on Wednesday,.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Russell departed
Wednesday for few weeks visit with
relatives and friends in Omaha.
will Shore of Lincoln township has
returned from few days business
trip to Creston.
Joe Bert left Wednesday for Water.
loo, where he goes to accept a posi-.
ton for Swift and company at that
place.
Geo. Zaun, Jr., formerly of this place
but now of Des Moines, has accep ed
n position with the Wilson Milling Co
lasstrayeling salesman and was calling
on the trade ard renewing old &C
q1aintances in Charlton on Wednes
day.
Chas. Shultz, an old resident o,
Charlton, but who for the past few
years has been located at Shenandoah
where he has hal employment has re
signed his position with the railroad
which he held. and moved his house
hold goods and family back to Chart
ton. He expects to make Lucas coun
ty his future home having purchased
che Robert Nolan place, just north O
town. He will not set possession un
u spring and in the meantime tn;
family is nicely located in the N. F
Snyder property on Rowland avenue
Mrs. Anthony Taylor Of Pleasan
township, who has been seriously il
for the past few weeks, Is reported a
some better though not yet able to b.
around.
John McGovern, of this place, bu
who Is now employed on the roal a
OGtumwa has returned to his work al
ter a few days visit with his mother
Mrs. John McGovern.
Lott Dismore departed Wednesda.
FOR Wa erloo. where he goes to worl
FOR Swift and company in the commits
SIGN business.
Willis Adams was a business yisi
tor in Newbern on Thursday.
John Johnson, an old resident @
this place, butsawho for the past fey
4 months has been employed in railroa
work in the western part of the stat
IS in the city for few days visit wit
RELATIVES and friends.
81 Mabel Timmons has returned to he
home in Charlton after two weeks
visit with relatives and friends in De
MONIES.
Miss Maude Burlington, daughter c
Mr.. and Mrs. d. s. Burlington of thl
place, was taken suddenly i'll of inhan
nation of the bowels on Thursday an
Is in serious condition, being uncol
scious Thursday evening.
G. j. Thompson, for ten years prt
prietor of the Eureka bakery of thi
place but now located at FIT. Dodg,
Is in the city attending to some bus
ness matters and renewing old a
luaintances.
The druggists of Lucas county hav
formed an association to be known g
the Lucas County Retail Druggist
association and will be a branch {
The National and State organization
of similar character. The Officer
elected were D. l. Storie, of Charito
president; j. H. Sprague, of Russell
vice-president; ]. y. Beaman, of l.
cas-, secretary, and w. R. Briles,
Charlton, treasurer. Nearly ever
druggist in the county has joined ii
as ociation.
John F. Noble who has been wor
ing in Centerville for the past fe
months, has returned TO his home
Charlton for short time.
T. H. Mines has returned fro