Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-02-05
Daily Doings of Some of ottumwa's
Close Neighbors.
Personal, SOCIAL AND POLITICAL
Everything From Joyous Births to
the Philosophical Observation of
Sages, Are chronicled by The cour.
ier's Special Correspondents.

SouHtIy uuiluS Tie past WSeh. LII. j.
"A. Mcklveen, of this place, one of the
members of that body, has been kept
busy answering calls. He says there
is not a single case in Lucas county
owing largely to the ract that vacci-
nation has been rigidly insisted upon
William r. Garretson, of Lucas, was
before the commissioners of insanity
Wednesday. He was adjudgeu in
sane and will be taken to the hospital
at Clarinda in a few days. 1t seems
that his malady was in a mild form
and was intermittent He is said to
have been insane for some time, but
the nature of it was not sufficient to
warrant his detention until Wednes-
day. The use of narcotics and intoXi-
cants is said to be responsible for his
condition, which coupled with heredit-
DAxsSys seffd enc iesenchaefed his incarcera-
ton in a hospital desirable
G. w. Peterson and family have
moved from their late residence in the
north part Of town to the house re-
Gently occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Colds
berry.
D. D. Daniels was calling on Chart
ton friends Thursday.
Bonny Fox, of Oakley, returned to
his home at that place Thursday after
a visit of a few days with friends in
Charlton
Henry Wormley, of Des Moines, an
old resident of Charlton, is visiting at
the old home of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. D. Wormley, of this place.
Justin TAYLOR left Thursday for Tex
as where he will be employed in oper-
ating diamond drill fer the ensuing
six months.
Roy Larimer. of Russell, visited with
Charlton friends Thursday.
John Walters, of OttLmwa, is the
guest of his friend, Harry Hadges, of
this place.
Thomas Thorn, of Benton township,
acres, to George Risbeck THhe con-
sideration was $4,000 The purchaser
will take possession at once.
The marriage of Miss Ollie Mon
Grief and William futile, both of Char
iton, occurred Wednesday afternoon.
The ceremony was performed in the
Office of the clerk of the district court,
Justice Z. Manning officiating. Mr.
futile is well and favorably known in
Charlton and lives nearly on the
Wayne county line. Mrs. futile is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Mon
Grief, of Whitebreast township, and is
a highly respected woman The cou-
pie went to housekeeping at once on
the groom's farm about nine miles
southeast of this place.
Charlton, Feb. 2.-The time is draw
ing near for the city election and the
citizens have begun to talk city poll
tics. Almost every group of men one
sees is discussing the merits of. GER
tain candidates, and lnere are plenty of
them mentioned this year. Charlton
will elect a full city ticket, including
a mayor, assessor solicitor, treasurer
and three aldermen. The waterworks
question will enter largely into the
canvass, and it is with this idea in
view, it is said that the voters are
picking out their candidates. There
has been, it is said, no definite state
ment from any of the good men men
toned as to whether or not they would
accept the nomination if offered them.
but this does not prevent their friends
from eXtoIng their merits. Among
those mentioned are HI. o. Penick, B.
r. Van Dyke, J. Lee Brown, ]. C. Cope
land, I. N. Bowen, Thomas Gay and G.
W. Alexander.
Roadmaster w. 3. Criswell, of this
place went to Creston Thursday where
he was in consultation with G. M.
Levey, superintendent of the Burling-
ton lines in Iowa, and the new officers
of the west Iowa division.
w. Fl. Dewey, publisher of the Char
iton Democrat was a business caller
in Creston Thursday.
T. o. Hughes is dangerously ill with
pneumonia and his death is hourly ex-
pected.
Ed Walton, of the firm of Walton &
8 Co.. was a Lucas business visitor yes
terday.
Mrs S. B. Ralston and daughter.
Miss Lulu, have returned from visit
with friends in Ottumwa.
Mrs. Q. G. Lewis and son, of Lucas,
are visiting with relatives here.
:. j. ID. Reeves, of Des Moines, is in
attendance at the bedside of his faith
err, r. II. Reeves, who is very i'll.
The Burlington road is making pre-
parations to spend 100000 in making
repairs to their track and in building
new roads thru Iowa this year. 1t is
said that Lucas coanty will be the
scene of some of the improvements as
the company, it is said. intends to
double track the system from White
breast Junction to Murray.
DR.. "A. l.. Yocum, of this place, has
purchased an X-Ray machine. 1t is
a very expensive and elaborate piece
of machinery and has already been
used in practical way.
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Bloomfield
Bloomfield, February 2.-Mrs Sarah
Miller is visiting in Pulaski at the
home of her son, Clyde, who is now
recovering from a severe illness.
AT the regular meeting of the East
ern Star Tuesday evening the new
officers had the pleasure of comforting
the first degree of the year upon Mr..
and Mrs. /. 7. Dabney.
w. M. Hotchkiss made business
trip to Pulaski on Thursday
The Ladies' Missionary Society of
the Christian church celebrated their
eighteenth anniversary by giving an
Z excellent literary program on We'd
nesday evening, coffee and waters be-
ing served.
K T. Hotchkiss made business
trip to Pulaski on Friday.
Mrs. G. Hazlewood and Mrs. w. H.
Dillener pleasantly entertained the
y <..